[PATCH 00/11] Support for grouping cores

Srikar Dronamraju srikar at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Tue Jul 14 14:36:13 AEST 2020


Cleanup of existing powerpc topologies and add support for grouping cores.

Patch 7 of this patch series: "Powerpc/numa: Detect support for coregroup"
depends on
https://lore.kernel.org/linuxppc-dev/20200707140644.7241-1-srikar@linux.vnet.ibm.com/t/#u
However it should be easy to rebase the patch without the above patch.

On Power 8 Systems
------------------
$ tail /proc/cpuinfo
processor	: 255
cpu		: POWER8 (architected), altivec supported
clock		: 3724.000000MHz
revision	: 2.1 (pvr 004b 0201)

timebase	: 512000000
platform	: pSeries
model		: IBM,8408-E8E
machine		: CHRP IBM,8408-E8E
MMU		: Hash

Before the patchset
-------------------
$ cat /proc/sys/kernel/sched_domain/cpu0/domain*/name
SMT
DIE
NUMA
NUMA
$ head /proc/schedstat
version 15
timestamp 4295534931
cpu0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41389823338 17682779896 14117
domain0 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,000000ff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
domain1 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,ffffffff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
domain2 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,ffffffff,ffffffff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
domain3 ffffffff,ffffffff,ffffffff,ffffffff,ffffffff,ffffffff,ffffffff,ffffffff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
cpu1 0 0 0 0 0 0 27087859050 152273672 10396
domain0 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,000000ff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
domain1 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,ffffffff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

After the patchset
------------------
$ cat /proc/sys/kernel/sched_domain/cpu0/domain*/name
SMT
DIE
NUMA
NUMA
$ head /proc/schedstat
version 15
timestamp 4295534931
cpu0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41389823338 17682779896 14117
domain0 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,000000ff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
domain1 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,ffffffff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
domain2 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,ffffffff,ffffffff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
domain3 ffffffff,ffffffff,ffffffff,ffffffff,ffffffff,ffffffff,ffffffff,ffffffff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
cpu1 0 0 0 0 0 0 27087859050 152273672 10396
domain0 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,000000ff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
domain1 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000,ffffffff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

On Power 9 (with device-tree enablement to show coregroups).
-----------------------------------------------------------
$ tail /proc/cpuinfo
processor	: 127
cpu		: POWER9 (architected), altivec supported
clock		: 3000.000000MHz
revision	: 2.2 (pvr 004e 0202)

timebase	: 512000000
platform	: pSeries
model		: IBM,9008-22L
machine		: CHRP IBM,9008-22L
MMU		: Hash

Before patchset
--------------
$ cat /proc/sys/kernel/sched_domain/cpu0/domain*/name
SMT
CACHE
DIE
NUMA

$ head /proc/schedstat
version 15
timestamp 4318242208
cpu0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28077107004 4773387362 78205
domain0 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000055 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
domain1 00000000,00000000,00000000,000000ff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
domain2 00000000,00000000,ffffffff,ffffffff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
domain3 ffffffff,ffffffff,ffffffff,ffffffff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
cpu1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24177439200 413887604 75393
domain0 00000000,00000000,00000000,000000aa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
domain1 00000000,00000000,00000000,000000ff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

After patchset
--------------
$ cat /proc/sys/kernel/sched_domain/cpu0/domain*/name
SMT
CACHE
MC
DIE
NUMA

$ head /proc/schedstat
version 15
timestamp 4318242208
cpu0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28077107004 4773387362 78205
domain0 00000000,00000000,00000000,00000055 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
domain1 00000000,00000000,00000000,000000ff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
domain2 00000000,00000000,00000000,ffffffff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
domain3 00000000,00000000,ffffffff,ffffffff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
domain4 ffffffff,ffffffff,ffffffff,ffffffff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
cpu1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24177439200 413887604 75393
domain0 00000000,00000000,00000000,000000aa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cc: linuxppc-dev <linuxppc-dev at lists.ozlabs.org>
Cc: Michael Ellerman <michaele at au1.ibm.com>
Cc: Nick Piggin <npiggin at au1.ibm.com>
Cc: Oliver OHalloran <oliveroh at au1.ibm.com>
Cc: Nathan Lynch <nathanl at linux.ibm.com>
Cc: Michael Neuling <mikey at linux.ibm.com>
Cc: Anton Blanchard <anton at au1.ibm.com>
Cc: Gautham R Shenoy <ego at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Vaidyanathan Srinivasan <svaidy at linux.ibm.com>

Srikar Dronamraju (11):
  powerpc/smp: Cache node for reuse
  powerpc/smp: Merge Power9 topology with Power topology
  powerpc/smp: Move powerpc_topology above
  powerpc/smp: Enable small core scheduling sooner
  powerpc/smp: Dont assume l2-cache to be superset of sibling
  powerpc/smp: Generalize 2nd sched domain
  Powerpc/numa: Detect support for coregroup
  powerpc/smp: Allocate cpumask only after searching thread group
  Powerpc/smp: Create coregroup domain
  powerpc/smp: Implement cpu_to_coregroup_id
  powerpc/smp: Provide an ability to disable coregroup

 arch/powerpc/include/asm/smp.h      |   1 +
 arch/powerpc/include/asm/topology.h |  10 +
 arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c           | 277 +++++++++++++++++-----------
 arch/powerpc/mm/numa.c              |  56 ++++--
 4 files changed, 226 insertions(+), 118 deletions(-)

-- 
2.17.1



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