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SubjectRe: Direct io on block device has performance regression on 2.6.x kernel
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On Wednesday, March 9, 2005 3:23 pm, Andi Kleen wrote:
> "Chen, Kenneth W" <kenneth.w.chen@intel.com> writes:
> > Just to clarify here, these data need to be taken at grain of salt. A
> > high count in _spin_unlock_* functions do not automatically points to
> > lock contention. It's one of the blind spot syndrome with timer based
> > profile on ia64. There are some lock contentions in 2.6 kernel that
> > we are staring at. Please do not misinterpret the number here.
>
> Why don't you use oprofileÂ>? It uses NMIs and can profile "inside"
> interrupt disabled sections.

That was oprofile output, but on ia64, 'NMI's are maskable due to the way irq
disabling works. Here's a very hackish patch that changes the kernel to use
cr.tpr instead of psr.i for interrupt control. Making oprofile use real ia64
NMIs is left as an exercise for the reader :)

Jesse
===== arch/ia64/Kconfig.debug 1.2 vs edited =====
--- 1.2/arch/ia64/Kconfig.debug 2005-01-07 16:15:52 -08:00
+++ edited/arch/ia64/Kconfig.debug 2005-02-28 10:07:27 -08:00
@@ -56,6 +56,15 @@
and restore instructions. It's useful for tracking down spinlock
problems, but slow! If you're unsure, select N.

+config IA64_ALLOW_NMI
+ bool "Allow non-maskable interrupts"
+ help
+ The normal ia64 irq enable/disable code prevents even non-maskable
+ interrupts from occuring, which can be a problem for kernel
+ debuggers, watchdogs, and profilers. Say Y here if you're interested
+ in NMIs and don't mind the small performance penalty this option
+ imposes.
+
config SYSVIPC_COMPAT
bool
depends on COMPAT && SYSVIPC
===== arch/ia64/kernel/head.S 1.31 vs edited =====
--- 1.31/arch/ia64/kernel/head.S 2005-01-28 15:50:13 -08:00
+++ edited/arch/ia64/kernel/head.S 2005-03-01 13:17:51 -08:00
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@
.save rp, r0 // terminate unwind chain with a NULL rp
.body

+#ifdef CONFIG_IA64_ALLOW_NMI // disable interrupts initially (re-enabled in start_kernel())
+ mov r16=1<<16
+ ;;
+ mov cr.tpr=r16
+ ;;
+ srlz.d
+ ;;
+#endif
rsm psr.i | psr.ic
;;
srlz.i
@@ -129,8 +137,8 @@
/*
* Switch into virtual mode:
*/
- movl r16=(IA64_PSR_IT|IA64_PSR_IC|IA64_PSR_DT|IA64_PSR_RT|IA64_PSR_DFH|IA64_PSR_BN \
- |IA64_PSR_DI)
+ movl r16=(IA64_PSR_IT|IA64_PSR_IC|IA64_PSR_I|IA64_PSR_DT|IA64_PSR_RT|IA64_PSR_DFH|\
+ IA64_PSR_BN|IA64_PSR_DI)
;;
mov cr.ipsr=r16
movl r17=1f
===== arch/ia64/kernel/irq_ia64.c 1.25 vs edited =====
--- 1.25/arch/ia64/kernel/irq_ia64.c 2005-01-22 15:54:49 -08:00
+++ edited/arch/ia64/kernel/irq_ia64.c 2005-03-01 12:50:18 -08:00
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@
void
ia64_handle_irq (ia64_vector vector, struct pt_regs *regs)
{
- unsigned long saved_tpr;
-
#if IRQ_DEBUG
{
unsigned long bsp, sp;
@@ -135,17 +133,9 @@
}
#endif /* IRQ_DEBUG */

- /*
- * Always set TPR to limit maximum interrupt nesting depth to
- * 16 (without this, it would be ~240, which could easily lead
- * to kernel stack overflows).
- */
irq_enter();
- saved_tpr = ia64_getreg(_IA64_REG_CR_TPR);
- ia64_srlz_d();
while (vector != IA64_SPURIOUS_INT_VECTOR) {
if (!IS_RESCHEDULE(vector)) {
- ia64_setreg(_IA64_REG_CR_TPR, vector);
ia64_srlz_d();

__do_IRQ(local_vector_to_irq(vector), regs);
@@ -154,7 +144,6 @@
* Disable interrupts and send EOI:
*/
local_irq_disable();
- ia64_setreg(_IA64_REG_CR_TPR, saved_tpr);
}
ia64_eoi();
vector = ia64_get_ivr();
@@ -165,6 +154,7 @@
* come through until ia64_eoi() has been done.
*/
irq_exit();
+ local_irq_enable();
}

#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
===== include/asm-ia64/hw_irq.h 1.15 vs edited =====
--- 1.15/include/asm-ia64/hw_irq.h 2005-01-22 15:54:52 -08:00
+++ edited/include/asm-ia64/hw_irq.h 2005-03-01 13:01:03 -08:00
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@

#define AUTO_ASSIGN -1

+#define IA64_NMI_VECTOR 0x02 /* NMI (note that this can be
+ masked if psr.i or psr.ic
+ are cleared) */
+
#define IA64_SPURIOUS_INT_VECTOR 0x0f

/*
===== include/asm-ia64/system.h 1.48 vs edited =====
--- 1.48/include/asm-ia64/system.h 2005-01-04 18:48:18 -08:00
+++ edited/include/asm-ia64/system.h 2005-03-01 15:28:23 -08:00
@@ -107,12 +107,61 @@

#define safe_halt() ia64_pal_halt_light() /* PAL_HALT_LIGHT */

+/* For spinlocks etc */
+#ifdef CONFIG_IA64_ALLOW_NMI
+
+#define IA64_TPR_MMI_BIT (1<<16)
+
+#define __local_irq_save(x) \
+do { \
+ (x) = ia64_getreg(_IA64_REG_CR_TPR); \
+ ia64_stop(); \
+ ia64_setreg(_IA64_REG_CR_TPR, IA64_TPR_MMI_BIT); \
+ ia64_stop(); \
+ ia64_srlz_d(); \
+} while (0)
+
+static inline void __local_irq_disable(void)
+{
+ u64 __tpr;
+
+ __tpr = ia64_getreg(_IA64_REG_CR_TPR);
+ ia64_stop();
+ ia64_setreg(_IA64_REG_CR_TPR, IA64_TPR_MMI_BIT);
+ ia64_stop();
+ ia64_srlz_d();
+}
+
+static inline void __local_irq_restore(unsigned long flags)
+{
+ ia64_setreg(_IA64_REG_CR_TPR, flags);
+ ia64_stop();
+ ia64_srlz_d();
+}
+
+static inline void local_irq_enable(void)
+{
+ ia64_setreg(_IA64_REG_CR_TPR, 0);
+ ia64_srlz_d();
+ ia64_ssm(IA64_PSR_I); ia64_srlz_d();
+}
+
+#define local_save_flags(flags) ((flags) = ia64_getreg(_IA64_REG_CR_TPR))
+
+static inline int irqs_disabled(void)
+{
+ unsigned long __ia64_id_flags;
+ local_save_flags(__ia64_id_flags);
+ return __ia64_id_flags & IA64_TPR_MMI_BIT;
+}
+
+#else /* !CONFIG_IA64_ALLOW_NMI */
+
/*
* The group barrier in front of the rsm & ssm are necessary to ensure
* that none of the previous instructions in the same group are
* affected by the rsm/ssm.
*/
-/* For spinlocks etc */

/*
* - clearing psr.i is implicitly serialized (visible by next insn)
@@ -137,6 +186,19 @@

#define __local_irq_restore(x) ia64_intrin_local_irq_restore((x) & IA64_PSR_I)

+#define local_irq_enable() ({ ia64_ssm(IA64_PSR_I); ia64_srlz_d(); })
+#define local_save_flags(flags) ((flags) = ia64_getreg(_IA64_REG_PSR))
+
+#define irqs_disabled() \
+({ \
+ unsigned long __ia64_id_flags; \
+ local_save_flags(__ia64_id_flags); \
+ (__ia64_id_flags & IA64_PSR_I) == 0; \
+})
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_IA64_ALLOW_NMI */
+
+/* FIXME: need to change for ALLOW_NMI */
#ifdef CONFIG_IA64_DEBUG_IRQ

extern unsigned long last_cli_ip;
@@ -170,16 +232,6 @@
# define local_irq_disable() __local_irq_disable()
# define local_irq_restore(x) __local_irq_restore(x)
#endif /* !CONFIG_IA64_DEBUG_IRQ */
-
-#define local_irq_enable() ({ ia64_stop(); ia64_ssm(IA64_PSR_I); ia64_srlz_d(); })
-#define local_save_flags(flags) ({ ia64_stop(); (flags) = ia64_getreg(_IA64_REG_PSR); })
-
-#define irqs_disabled() \
-({ \
- unsigned long __ia64_id_flags; \
- local_save_flags(__ia64_id_flags); \
- (__ia64_id_flags & IA64_PSR_I) == 0; \
-})

#ifdef __KERNEL__
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