Zachary Amsden
2007-Apr-18 13:02 UTC
[PATCH/RFC] replace get_scheduled_cycles with sched_clock paravirt_op
Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:> Subject: Add a sched_clock paravirt_op > > The tsc-based get_scheduled_cycles interface is not a good match for > Xen's runstate accounting, which reports everything in nanoseconds. > > This patch replaces this interface with a sched_clock interface, which > matches both Xen and VMI's requirements. > > In order to do this, we: > 1. replace get_scheduled_cycles with sched_clock > 2. hoist cycles_2_ns into a common header > 3. update vmi accordingly > > One thing to note: because sched_clock is implemented as a weak function in > kernel/sched.c, we must define a real function in order to override this weak > binding. This means the usual paravirt_ops technique of using an inline > function won't work in this case. >Acked-by: Zachary Amsden <zach@vmware.com>
Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2007-Apr-18 13:02 UTC
[PATCH/RFC] replace get_scheduled_cycles with sched_clock paravirt_op
Subject: Add a sched_clock paravirt_op
The tsc-based get_scheduled_cycles interface is not a good match for
Xen's runstate accounting, which reports everything in nanoseconds.
This patch replaces this interface with a sched_clock interface, which
matches both Xen and VMI's requirements.
In order to do this, we:
1. replace get_scheduled_cycles with sched_clock
2. hoist cycles_2_ns into a common header
3. update vmi accordingly
One thing to note: because sched_clock is implemented as a weak function in
kernel/sched.c, we must define a real function in order to override this weak
binding. This means the usual paravirt_ops technique of using an inline
function won't work in this case.
Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xensource.com>
Cc: Zachary Amsden <zach@vmware.com>
Cc: Dan Hecht <dhecht@vmware.com>
Cc: john stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com>
---
arch/i386/kernel/paravirt.c | 2 +-
arch/i386/kernel/tsc.c | 23 +++++++++++++++--------
arch/i386/kernel/vmi.c | 2 +-
arch/i386/kernel/vmitime.c | 6 +++---
include/asm-i386/paravirt.h | 7 +++++--
include/asm-i386/timer.h | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
include/asm-i386/vmi_time.h | 2 +-
7 files changed, 57 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
==================================================================---
a/arch/i386/kernel/paravirt.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/paravirt.c
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ struct paravirt_ops paravirt_ops = {
.write_msr = native_write_msr,
.read_tsc = native_read_tsc,
.read_pmc = native_read_pmc,
- .get_scheduled_cycles = native_read_tsc,
+ .sched_clock = native_sched_clock,
.get_cpu_khz = native_calculate_cpu_khz,
.load_tr_desc = native_load_tr_desc,
.set_ldt = native_set_ldt,
==================================================================---
a/arch/i386/kernel/tsc.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/tsc.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static inline int check_tsc_unstable(voi
*
* -johnstul@us.ibm.com "math is hard, lets go shopping!"
*/
-static unsigned long cyc2ns_scale __read_mostly;
+unsigned long cyc2ns_scale __read_mostly;
#define CYC2NS_SCALE_FACTOR 10 /* 2^10, carefully chosen */
@@ -90,15 +90,10 @@ static inline void set_cyc2ns_scale(unsi
cyc2ns_scale = (1000000 << CYC2NS_SCALE_FACTOR)/cpu_khz;
}
-static inline unsigned long long cycles_2_ns(unsigned long long cyc)
-{
- return (cyc * cyc2ns_scale) >> CYC2NS_SCALE_FACTOR;
-}
-
/*
* Scheduler clock - returns current time in nanosec units.
*/
-unsigned long long sched_clock(void)
+unsigned long long native_sched_clock(void)
{
unsigned long long this_offset;
@@ -110,11 +105,23 @@ unsigned long long sched_clock(void)
return (jiffies_64 - INITIAL_JIFFIES) * (1000000000 / HZ);
/* read the Time Stamp Counter: */
- get_scheduled_cycles(this_offset);
+ rdtscll(this_offset);
/* return the value in ns */
return cycles_2_ns(this_offset);
}
+
+/* We need to define a real function for sched_clock, to override the
+ weak default version */
+#ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT
+unsigned long long sched_clock(void)
+{
+ return paravirt_sched_clock();
+}
+#else
+unsigned long long sched_clock(void)
+ __attribute__((alias("native_sched_clock")));
+#endif
unsigned long native_calculate_cpu_khz(void)
{
==================================================================---
a/arch/i386/kernel/vmi.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/vmi.c
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ static inline int __init activate_vmi(vo
paravirt_ops.setup_boot_clock = vmi_timer_setup_boot_alarm;
paravirt_ops.setup_secondary_clock = vmi_timer_setup_secondary_alarm;
#endif
- paravirt_ops.get_scheduled_cycles = vmi_get_sched_cycles;
+ paravirt_ops.sched_clock = vmi_sched_clock;
paravirt_ops.get_cpu_khz = vmi_cpu_khz;
/* We have true wallclock functions; disable CMOS clock sync */
==================================================================---
a/arch/i386/kernel/vmitime.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/vmitime.c
@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@ int vmi_set_wallclock(unsigned long now)
return -1;
}
-unsigned long long vmi_get_sched_cycles(void)
-{
- return read_available_cycles();
+unsigned long long vmi_sched_clock(void)
+{
+ return cycles_2_ns(read_available_cycles());
}
unsigned long vmi_cpu_khz(void)
==================================================================---
a/include/asm-i386/paravirt.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/paravirt.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ struct paravirt_ops
u64 (*read_tsc)(void);
u64 (*read_pmc)(void);
- u64 (*get_scheduled_cycles)(void);
+ unsigned long long (*sched_clock)(void);
unsigned long (*get_cpu_khz)(void);
void (*load_tr_desc)(void);
@@ -549,7 +549,10 @@ static inline void halt(void)
#define rdtscll(val) (val = PVOP_CALL0(u64, read_tsc))
-#define get_scheduled_cycles(val) (val = paravirt_ops.get_scheduled_cycles())
+static inline unsigned long long paravirt_sched_clock(void)
+{
+ return PVOP_CALL0(unsigned long long, sched_clock);
+}
#define calculate_cpu_khz() (paravirt_ops.get_cpu_khz())
#define write_tsc(val1,val2) wrmsr(0x10, val1, val2)
==================================================================---
a/include/asm-i386/timer.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/timer.h
@@ -17,8 +17,38 @@ extern int recalibrate_cpu_khz(void);
extern int recalibrate_cpu_khz(void);
#ifndef CONFIG_PARAVIRT
-#define get_scheduled_cycles(val) rdtscll(val)
#define calculate_cpu_khz() native_calculate_cpu_khz()
#endif
+/* Accellerators for sched_clock()
+ * convert from cycles(64bits) => nanoseconds (64bits)
+ * basic equation:
+ * ns = cycles / (freq / ns_per_sec)
+ * ns = cycles * (ns_per_sec / freq)
+ * ns = cycles * (10^9 / (cpu_khz * 10^3))
+ * ns = cycles * (10^6 / cpu_khz)
+ *
+ * Then we use scaling math (suggested by george@mvista.com) to get:
+ * ns = cycles * (10^6 * SC / cpu_khz) / SC
+ * ns = cycles * cyc2ns_scale / SC
+ *
+ * And since SC is a constant power of two, we can convert the div
+ * into a shift.
+ *
+ * We can use khz divisor instead of mhz to keep a better percision, since
+ * cyc2ns_scale is limited to 10^6 * 2^10, which fits in 32 bits.
+ * (mathieu.desnoyers@polymtl.ca)
+ *
+ * -johnstul@us.ibm.com "math is hard, lets go shopping!"
+ */
+extern unsigned long cyc2ns_scale __read_mostly;
+
+#define CYC2NS_SCALE_FACTOR 10 /* 2^10, carefully chosen */
+
+static inline unsigned long long cycles_2_ns(unsigned long long cyc)
+{
+ return (cyc * cyc2ns_scale) >> CYC2NS_SCALE_FACTOR;
+}
+
+
#endif
==================================================================---
a/include/asm-i386/vmi_time.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/vmi_time.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern void __init vmi_time_init(void);
extern void __init vmi_time_init(void);
extern unsigned long vmi_get_wallclock(void);
extern int vmi_set_wallclock(unsigned long now);
-extern unsigned long long vmi_get_sched_cycles(void);
+extern unsigned long long vmi_sched_clock(void);
extern unsigned long vmi_cpu_khz(void);
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC
Andrew Morton
2007-Apr-18 13:02 UTC
[PATCH/RFC] replace get_scheduled_cycles with sched_clock paravirt_op
On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:07:14 -0700 Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@goop.org> wrote:> Subject: Add a sched_clock paravirt_op > > The tsc-based get_scheduled_cycles interface is not a good match for > Xen's runstate accounting, which reports everything in nanoseconds. > > This patch replaces this interface with a sched_clock interface, which > matches both Xen and VMI's requirements. > > In order to do this, we: > 1. replace get_scheduled_cycles with sched_clock > 2. hoist cycles_2_ns into a common header > 3. update vmi accordingly > > One thing to note: because sched_clock is implemented as a weak function in > kernel/sched.c, we must define a real function in order to override this weak > binding. This means the usual paravirt_ops technique of using an inline > function won't work in this case.include/asm/paravirt.h: In function 'paravirt_sched_clock': include/asm/paravirt.h:281: warning: implicit declaration of function 'PVOP_CALL0' include/asm/paravirt.h:281: error: expected expression before 'unsigned'