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2008-06-29sched: fix cpu hotplugDmitry Adamushko
the CPU hotplug problems (crashes under high-volume unplug+replug tests) seem to be related to migrate_dead_tasks(). Firstly I added traces to see all tasks being migrated with migrate_live_tasks() and migrate_dead_tasks(). On my setup the problem pops up (the one with "se == NULL" in the loop of pick_next_task_fair()) shortly after the traces indicate that some has been migrated with migrate_dead_tasks()). btw., I can reproduce it much faster now with just a plain cpu down/up loop. [disclaimer] Well, unless I'm really missing something important in this late hour [/desclaimer] pick_next_task() is not something appropriate for migrate_dead_tasks() :-) the following change seems to eliminate the problem on my setup (although, I kept it running only for a few minutes to get a few messages indicating migrate_dead_tasks() does move tasks and the system is still ok) Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27backtrace: replace timer with tasklet + completionsVegard Nossum
On qemu, the backtrace would show up _after_ the "end of backtrace testing" message. This patch changes it to use completions instead, which will guarantee that no such race exists. Cc: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@infradead.org> Signed-off-by: Vegard Nossum <vegard.nossum@gmail.com> Cc: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@infradead.org> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27stacktrace: add saved stack traces to backtrace self-testVegard Nossum
This patch adds saved stack-traces to the backtrace suite of self-tests. Note that we don't depend on or unconditionally enable CONFIG_STACKTRACE because not all architectures may have it (and we still want to enable the other tests for those architectures). Cc: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@infradead.org> Signed-off-by: Vegard Nossum <vegard.nossum@gmail.com> Cc: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@infradead.org> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27sched: export cpu_clockIngo Molnar
the rcutorture module relies on cpu_clock. Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27sched: make sched_{rt,fair}.c ifdefs more readableDhaval Giani
Signed-off-by: Dhaval Giani <dhaval@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27sched: bias effective_load() error towards failing wake_affine().Peter Zijlstra
Measurement shows that the difference between cgroup:/ and cgroup:/foo wake_affine() results is that the latter succeeds significantly more. Therefore bias the calculations towards failing the test. Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Cc: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27sched: incremental effective_load()Peter Zijlstra
Increase the accuracy of the effective_load values. Not only consider the current increment (as per the attempted wakeup), but also consider the delta between when we last adjusted the shares and the current situation. Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Cc: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27sched: correct wakeup weight calculationsPeter Zijlstra
rw_i = {2, 4, 1, 0} s_i = {2/7, 4/7, 1/7, 0} wakeup on cpu0, weight=1 rw'_i = {3, 4, 1, 0} s'_i = {3/8, 4/8, 1/8, 0} s_0 = S * rw_0 / \Sum rw_j -> \Sum rw_j = S*rw_0/s_0 = 1*2*7/2 = 7 (correct) s'_0 = S * (rw_0 + 1) / (\Sum rw_j + 1) = 1 * (2+1) / (7+1) = 3/8 (correct so we find that adding 1 to cpu0 gains 5/56 in weight if say the other cpu were, cpu1, we'd also have to calculate its 4/56 loss Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Cc: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27sched: fix mult overflowSrivatsa Vaddagiri
It was observed these mults can overflow. Signed-off-by: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Cc: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27sched: update shares on wakeupPeter Zijlstra
We found that the affine wakeup code needs rather accurate load figures to be effective. The trouble is that updating the load figures is fairly expensive with group scheduling. Therefore ratelimit the updating. Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Cc: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27sched: fix shares boost logicPeter Zijlstra
In case the domain is empty, pretend there is a single task on each cpu, so that together with the boost logic we end up giving 1/n shares to each cpu. Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Cc: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27sched: disable source/target_load biasPeter Zijlstra
The bias given by source/target_load functions can be very large, disable it by default to get faster convergence. Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Cc: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27sched: optimize effective_load()Peter Zijlstra
s_i = S * rw_i / \Sum_j rw_j -> \Sum_j rw_j = S * rw_i / s_i -> s'_i = S * (rw_i + w) / (\Sum_j rw_j + w) delta s = s' - s = S * (rw + w) / ((S * rw / s) + w) = s * (S * (rw + w) / (S * rw + s * w) - 1) a = S*(rw+w), b = S*rw + s*w delta s = s * (a-b) / b IOW, trade one divide for two multiplies Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Cc: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27sched: remove prio preference from balance decisionsPeter Zijlstra
Priority looses much of its meaning in a hierarchical context. So don't use it in balance decisions. Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Cc: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27sched: fix task_h_load()Peter Zijlstra
Currently task_h_load() computes the load of a task and uses that to either subtract it from the total, or add to it. However, removing or adding a task need not have any effect on the total load at all. Imagine adding a task to a group that is local to one cpu - in that case the total load of that cpu is unaffected. So properly compute addition/removal: s_i = S * rw_i / \Sum_j rw_j s'_i = S * (rw_i + wl) / (\Sum_j rw_j + wg) then s'_i - s_i gives the change in load. Where s_i is the shares for cpu i, S the group weight, rw_i the runqueue weight for that cpu, wl the weight we add (subtract) and wg the weight contribution to the runqueue. Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Cc: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27sched: fix load scaling in group balancingPeter Zijlstra
doing the load balance will change cfs_rq->load.weight (that's the whole point) but since that's part of the scale factor, we'll scale back with a different amount. Weight getting smaller would result in an inflated moved_load which causes it to stop balancing too soon. Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Cc: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27sched: hierarchical load vs find_busiest_groupPeter Zijlstra
find_busiest_group() has some assumptions about task weight being in the NICE_0_LOAD range. Hierarchical task groups break this assumption - fix this by replacing it with the average task weight, which will adapt the situation. Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Cc: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27sched: hierarchical load vs affine wakeupsPeter Zijlstra
With hierarchical grouping we can't just compare task weight to rq weight - we need to scale the weight appropriately. Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Cc: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27sched: persistent average load per taskPeter Zijlstra
Remove the fall-back to SCHED_LOAD_SCALE by remembering the previous value of cpu_avg_load_per_task() - this is useful because of the hierarchical group model in which task weight can be much smaller. Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Cc: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27sched: fix sched_balance_self() smp group balancingPeter Zijlstra
Finding the least idle cpu is more accurate when done with updated shares. Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Cc: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27sched: fix newidle smp group balancingPeter Zijlstra
Re-compute the shares on newidle - so we can make a decision based on recent data. Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Cc: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27sched: simplify the group load balancerPeter Zijlstra
While thinking about the previous patch - I realized that using per domain aggregate load values in load_balance_fair() is wrong. We should use the load value for that CPU. By not needing per domain hierarchical load values we don't need to store per domain aggregate shares, which greatly simplifies all the math. It basically falls apart in two separate computations: - per domain update of the shares - per CPU update of the hierarchical load Also get rid of the move_group_shares() stuff - just re-compute the shares again after a successful load balance. Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Cc: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27sched: no need to aggregate task_weightPeter Zijlstra
We only need to know the task_weight of the busiest rq - nothing to do if there are no tasks there. Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Cc: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27sched: dont micro manage share lossesPeter Zijlstra
We used to try and contain the loss of 'shares' by playing arithmetic games. Replace that by noticing that at the top sched_domain we'll always have the full weight in shares to distribute. Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Cc: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27sched: kill task_group balancingSrivatsa Vaddagiri
The idea was to balance groups until we've reached the global goal, however Vatsa rightly pointed out that we might never reach that goal this way - hence take out this logic. [ the initial rationale for this 'feature' was to promote max concurrency within a group - it does not however affect fairness ] Reported-by: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Cc: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27sched: update aggregate when holding the RQsPeter Zijlstra
It was observed that in __update_group_shares_cpu() rq_weight > aggregate()->rq_weight This is caused by forks/wakeups in between the initial aggregate pass and locking of the RQs for load balance. To avoid this situation partially re-do the aggregation once we have the RQs locked (which avoids new tasks from appearing). Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Cc: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27sched: fix sched_domain aggregationPeter Zijlstra
Keeping the aggregate on the first cpu of the sched domain has two problems: - it could collide between different sched domains on different cpus - it could slow things down because of the remote accesses Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Cc: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27sched: add full schedstats to /proc/sched_debugPeter Zijlstra
show all the schedstats in /debug/sched_debug as well. Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Cc: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27sched: fix wakeup granularity and buddy granularityPeter Zijlstra
Uncouple buddy selection from wakeup granularity. The initial idea was that buddies could run ahead as far as a normal task can - do this by measuring a pair 'slice' just as we do for a normal task. This means we can drop the wakeup_granularity back to 5ms. Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Cc: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27sched: sched_clock_cpu() based cpu_clock()Peter Zijlstra
with sched_clock_cpu() being reasonably in sync between cpus (max 1 jiffy difference) use this to provide cpu_clock(). Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Cc: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27sched: revert revert of: fair-group: SMP-nice for group schedulingPeter Zijlstra
Try again.. Initial commit: 18d95a2832c1392a2d63227a7a6d433cb9f2037e Revert: 6363ca57c76b7b83639ca8c83fc285fa26a7880e Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Cc: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27sched: fix calc_delta_asym, #2Peter Zijlstra
Ok, so why are we in this mess, it was: 1/w but now we mixed that rw in the mix like: rw/w rw being \Sum w suggests: fiddling w, we should also fiddle rw, humm? Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Cc: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27sched: fix calc_delta_asym()Peter Zijlstra
calc_delta_asym() is supposed to do the same as calc_delta_fair() except linearly shrink the result for negative nice processes - this causes them to have a smaller preemption threshold so that they are more easily preempted. The problem is that for task groups se->load.weight is the per cpu share of the actual task group weight; take that into account. Also provide a debug switch to disable the asymmetry (which I still don't like - but it does greatly benefit some workloads) This would explain the interactivity issues reported against group scheduling. Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Cc: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27sched: revert the revert of: weight calculationsPeter Zijlstra
Try again.. initial commit: 8f1bc385cfbab474db6c27b5af1e439614f3025c revert: f9305d4a0968201b2818dbed0dc8cb0d4ee7aeb3 Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Cc: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27sched: clean up some unused variablesPeter Zijlstra
In file included from /mnt/build/linux-2.6/kernel/sched.c:1496: /mnt/build/linux-2.6/kernel/sched_rt.c: In function '__enable_runtime': /mnt/build/linux-2.6/kernel/sched_rt.c:339: warning: unused variable 'rd' /mnt/build/linux-2.6/kernel/sched_rt.c: In function 'requeue_rt_entity': /mnt/build/linux-2.6/kernel/sched_rt.c:692: warning: unused variable 'queue' Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Cc: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-27fix: "smp_call_function: get rid of the unused nonatomic/retry argument"Ingo Molnar
fix: kernel/smp.c: In function 'smp_call_function_mask': kernel/smp.c:303: error: too many arguments to function 'smp_call_function_single' Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-26on_each_cpu(): kill unused 'retry' parameterJens Axboe
It's not even passed on to smp_call_function() anymore, since that was removed. So kill it. Acked-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@citrix.com> Reviewed-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2008-06-26smp_call_function: get rid of the unused nonatomic/retry argumentJens Axboe
It's never used and the comments refer to nonatomic and retry interchangably. So get rid of it. Acked-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@citrix.com> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2008-06-26Add generic helpers for arch IPI function callsJens Axboe
This adds kernel/smp.c which contains helpers for IPI function calls. In addition to supporting the existing smp_call_function() in a more efficient manner, it also adds a more scalable variant called smp_call_function_single() for calling a given function on a single CPU only. The core of this is based on the x86-64 patch from Nick Piggin, lots of changes since then. "Alan D. Brunelle" <Alan.Brunelle@hp.com> has contributed lots of fixes and suggestions as well. Also thanks to Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> for reviewing RCU usage and getting rid of the data allocation fallback deadlock. Acked-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Reviewed-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2008-06-26rcu: make rcutorture even more vicious: invoke RCU readers from irq handlers ↵Paul E. McKenney
(timers) This patch allows torturing RCU from irq handlers (timers, in this case). A new module parameter irqreader enables such additional torturing, and is enabled by default. Variants of RCU that do not tolerate readers being called from irq handlers (e.g., SRCU) ignore irqreader. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: josh@freedesktop.org Cc: dvhltc@us.ibm.com Cc: niv@us.ibm.com Cc: dino@in.ibm.com Cc: akpm@linux-foundation.org Cc: torvalds@linux-foundation.org Cc: vegard.nossum@gmail.com Cc: adobriyan@gmail.com Cc: oleg@tv-sign.ru Cc: bunk@kernel.org Cc: rjw@sisk.pl Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-26Merge commit 'v2.6.26-rc8' into core/rcuIngo Molnar
2008-06-25Merge branch 'linus' into tracing/sysprofIngo Molnar
2008-06-25Merge branch 'linus' into tracing/ftraceIngo Molnar
2008-06-25Merge branch 'linus' into sched/new-API-sched_setschedulerIngo Molnar
2008-06-25Merge branch 'linus' into sched/develIngo Molnar
Conflicts: kernel/sched_rt.c Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-25Merge branch 'linus' into core/softirqIngo Molnar
2008-06-25Merge commit 'v2.6.26-rc8' into x86/xenIngo Molnar
Conflicts: arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c arch/x86/xen/mmu.c Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-06-24[PATCH] remove useless argument type in audit_filter_user()Peng Haitao
The second argument "type" is not used in audit_filter_user(), so I think that type can be removed. If I'm wrong, please tell me. Signed-off-by: Peng Haitao <penght@cn.fujitsu.com> Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2008-06-24[PATCH] audit: fix kernel-doc parameter notationRandy Dunlap
Fix auditfilter kernel-doc misssing parameter description: Warning(lin2626-rc3//kernel/auditfilter.c:1551): No description found for parameter 'sessionid' Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2008-06-24[PATCH] kernel/audit.c: nlh->nlmsg_type is gotten more than oncePeng Haitao
The first argument "nlh->nlmsg_type" of audit_receive_filter() should be modified to "msg_type" in audit_receive_msg(). Signed-off-by: Peng Haitao <penght@cn.fujitsu.com> Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>