source: mainline/kernel/generic/src/proc/scheduler.c@ c7ceacf

Last change on this file since c7ceacf was 151c050, checked in by Jiří Zárevúcky <zarevucky.jiri@…>, 18 months ago

Rethink scheduler entry points

Changes the way scheduler is entered, to eliminate some unnecessary
locking and interrupt disables.

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1/*
2 * Copyright (c) 2010 Jakub Jermar
3 * All rights reserved.
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25 * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
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27 */
28
29/** @addtogroup kernel_generic_proc
30 * @{
31 */
32
33/**
34 * @file
35 * @brief Scheduler and load balancing.
36 *
37 * This file contains the scheduler and kcpulb kernel thread which
38 * performs load-balancing of per-CPU run queues.
39 */
40
41#include <assert.h>
42#include <atomic.h>
43#include <proc/scheduler.h>
44#include <proc/thread.h>
45#include <proc/task.h>
46#include <mm/frame.h>
47#include <mm/page.h>
48#include <mm/as.h>
49#include <time/timeout.h>
50#include <time/delay.h>
51#include <arch/asm.h>
52#include <arch/faddr.h>
53#include <arch/cycle.h>
54#include <atomic.h>
55#include <synch/spinlock.h>
56#include <config.h>
57#include <context.h>
58#include <fpu_context.h>
59#include <halt.h>
60#include <arch.h>
61#include <adt/list.h>
62#include <panic.h>
63#include <cpu.h>
64#include <stdio.h>
65#include <log.h>
66#include <stacktrace.h>
67
68static void scheduler_separated_stack(void);
69
70atomic_size_t nrdy; /**< Number of ready threads in the system. */
71
72#ifdef CONFIG_FPU_LAZY
73void scheduler_fpu_lazy_request(void)
74{
75 fpu_enable();
76
77 /* We need this lock to ensure synchronization with thread destructor. */
78 irq_spinlock_lock(&CPU->fpu_lock, false);
79
80 /* Save old context */
81 thread_t *owner = atomic_load_explicit(&CPU->fpu_owner, memory_order_relaxed);
82 if (owner != NULL) {
83 fpu_context_save(&owner->fpu_context);
84 atomic_store_explicit(&CPU->fpu_owner, NULL, memory_order_relaxed);
85 }
86
87 irq_spinlock_unlock(&CPU->fpu_lock, false);
88
89 if (THREAD->fpu_context_exists) {
90 fpu_context_restore(&THREAD->fpu_context);
91 } else {
92 fpu_init();
93 THREAD->fpu_context_exists = true;
94 }
95
96 atomic_store_explicit(&CPU->fpu_owner, THREAD, memory_order_relaxed);
97}
98#endif /* CONFIG_FPU_LAZY */
99
100/** Initialize scheduler
101 *
102 * Initialize kernel scheduler.
103 *
104 */
105void scheduler_init(void)
106{
107}
108
109/** Get thread to be scheduled
110 *
111 * Get the optimal thread to be scheduled
112 * according to thread accounting and scheduler
113 * policy.
114 *
115 * @return Thread to be scheduled.
116 *
117 */
118static thread_t *try_find_thread(int *rq_index)
119{
120 assert(interrupts_disabled());
121 assert(CPU != NULL);
122
123 if (atomic_load(&CPU->nrdy) == 0)
124 return NULL;
125
126 for (int i = 0; i < RQ_COUNT; i++) {
127 irq_spinlock_lock(&(CPU->rq[i].lock), false);
128 if (CPU->rq[i].n == 0) {
129 /*
130 * If this queue is empty, try a lower-priority queue.
131 */
132 irq_spinlock_unlock(&(CPU->rq[i].lock), false);
133 continue;
134 }
135
136 atomic_dec(&CPU->nrdy);
137 atomic_dec(&nrdy);
138 CPU->rq[i].n--;
139
140 /*
141 * Take the first thread from the queue.
142 */
143 thread_t *thread = list_get_instance(
144 list_first(&CPU->rq[i].rq), thread_t, rq_link);
145 list_remove(&thread->rq_link);
146
147 irq_spinlock_unlock(&(CPU->rq[i].lock), false);
148
149 *rq_index = i;
150 return thread;
151 }
152
153 return NULL;
154}
155
156/** Get thread to be scheduled
157 *
158 * Get the optimal thread to be scheduled
159 * according to thread accounting and scheduler
160 * policy.
161 *
162 * @return Thread to be scheduled.
163 *
164 */
165static thread_t *find_best_thread(int *rq_index)
166{
167 assert(interrupts_disabled());
168 assert(CPU != NULL);
169
170 while (true) {
171 thread_t *thread = try_find_thread(rq_index);
172
173 if (thread != NULL)
174 return thread;
175
176 /*
177 * For there was nothing to run, the CPU goes to sleep
178 * until a hardware interrupt or an IPI comes.
179 * This improves energy saving and hyperthreading.
180 */
181 CPU_LOCAL->idle = true;
182
183 /*
184 * Go to sleep with interrupts enabled.
185 * Ideally, this should be atomic, but this is not guaranteed on
186 * all platforms yet, so it is possible we will go sleep when
187 * a thread has just become available.
188 */
189 cpu_interruptible_sleep();
190 }
191}
192
193static void switch_task(task_t *task)
194{
195 /* If the task stays the same, a lot of work is avoided. */
196 if (TASK == task)
197 return;
198
199 as_t *old_as = AS;
200 as_t *new_as = task->as;
201
202 /* It is possible for two tasks to share one address space. */
203 if (old_as != new_as)
204 as_switch(old_as, new_as);
205
206 if (TASK)
207 task_release(TASK);
208
209 TASK = task;
210
211 task_hold(TASK);
212
213 before_task_runs_arch();
214}
215
216/** Prevent rq starvation
217 *
218 * Prevent low priority threads from starving in rq's.
219 *
220 * When the function decides to relink rq's, it reconnects
221 * respective pointers so that in result threads with 'pri'
222 * greater or equal start are moved to a higher-priority queue.
223 *
224 * @param start Threshold priority.
225 *
226 */
227static void relink_rq(int start)
228{
229 if (CPU_LOCAL->current_clock_tick < CPU_LOCAL->relink_deadline)
230 return;
231
232 CPU_LOCAL->relink_deadline = CPU_LOCAL->current_clock_tick + NEEDS_RELINK_MAX;
233
234 /* Temporary cache for lists we are moving. */
235 list_t list;
236 list_initialize(&list);
237
238 size_t n = 0;
239
240 /* Move every list (except the one with highest priority) one level up. */
241 for (int i = RQ_COUNT - 1; i > start; i--) {
242 irq_spinlock_lock(&CPU->rq[i].lock, false);
243
244 /* Swap lists. */
245 list_swap(&CPU->rq[i].rq, &list);
246
247 /* Swap number of items. */
248 size_t tmpn = CPU->rq[i].n;
249 CPU->rq[i].n = n;
250 n = tmpn;
251
252 irq_spinlock_unlock(&CPU->rq[i].lock, false);
253 }
254
255 /* Append the contents of rq[start + 1] to rq[start]. */
256 if (n != 0) {
257 irq_spinlock_lock(&CPU->rq[start].lock, false);
258 list_concat(&CPU->rq[start].rq, &list);
259 CPU->rq[start].n += n;
260 irq_spinlock_unlock(&CPU->rq[start].lock, false);
261 }
262}
263
264/**
265 * Do whatever needs to be done with current FPU state before we switch to
266 * another thread.
267 */
268static void fpu_cleanup(void)
269{
270#if (defined CONFIG_FPU) && (!defined CONFIG_FPU_LAZY)
271 fpu_context_save(&THREAD->fpu_context);
272#endif
273}
274
275/**
276 * Set correct FPU state for this thread after switch from another thread.
277 */
278static void fpu_restore(void)
279{
280#ifdef CONFIG_FPU_LAZY
281 /*
282 * The only concurrent modification possible for fpu_owner here is
283 * another thread changing it from itself to NULL in its destructor.
284 */
285 thread_t *owner = atomic_load_explicit(&CPU->fpu_owner,
286 memory_order_relaxed);
287
288 if (THREAD == owner)
289 fpu_enable();
290 else
291 fpu_disable();
292
293#elif defined CONFIG_FPU
294 fpu_enable();
295 if (THREAD->fpu_context_exists)
296 fpu_context_restore(&THREAD->fpu_context);
297 else {
298 fpu_init();
299 THREAD->fpu_context_exists = true;
300 }
301#endif
302}
303
304void scheduler_run(void)
305{
306 assert(interrupts_disabled());
307 assert(THREAD == NULL);
308 assert(CPU != NULL);
309
310 current_copy(CURRENT, (current_t *) CPU_LOCAL->stack);
311
312 context_t ctx;
313 context_save(&ctx);
314 context_set(&ctx, FADDR(scheduler_separated_stack),
315 (uintptr_t) CPU_LOCAL->stack, STACK_SIZE);
316 context_restore(&ctx);
317
318 unreachable();
319}
320
321/** Things to do before we switch to THREAD context.
322 */
323static void prepare_to_run_thread(int rq_index)
324{
325 relink_rq(rq_index);
326
327 switch_task(THREAD->task);
328
329 irq_spinlock_lock(&THREAD->lock, false);
330 THREAD->state = Running;
331 THREAD->cpu = CPU;
332 THREAD->priority = rq_index; /* Correct rq index */
333
334 /*
335 * Clear the stolen flag so that it can be migrated
336 * when load balancing needs emerge.
337 */
338 THREAD->stolen = false;
339
340#ifdef SCHEDULER_VERBOSE
341 log(LF_OTHER, LVL_DEBUG,
342 "cpu%u: tid %" PRIu64 " (priority=%d, ticks=%" PRIu64
343 ", nrdy=%zu)", CPU->id, THREAD->tid, THREAD->priority,
344 THREAD->ticks, atomic_load(&CPU->nrdy));
345#endif
346
347 /*
348 * Some architectures provide late kernel PA2KA(identity)
349 * mapping in a page fault handler. However, the page fault
350 * handler uses the kernel stack of the running thread and
351 * therefore cannot be used to map it. The kernel stack, if
352 * necessary, is to be mapped in before_thread_runs(). This
353 * function must be executed before the switch to the new stack.
354 */
355 before_thread_runs_arch();
356
357#ifdef CONFIG_UDEBUG
358 if (THREAD->btrace) {
359 istate_t *istate = THREAD->udebug.uspace_state;
360 if (istate != NULL) {
361 printf("Thread %" PRIu64 " stack trace:\n", THREAD->tid);
362 stack_trace_istate(istate);
363 }
364
365 THREAD->btrace = false;
366 }
367#endif
368
369 fpu_restore();
370
371 /* Time allocation in microseconds. */
372 uint64_t time_to_run = (rq_index + 1) * 10000;
373
374 /* Set the time of next preemption. */
375 CPU_LOCAL->preempt_deadline =
376 CPU_LOCAL->current_clock_tick + us2ticks(time_to_run);
377
378 /* Save current CPU cycle */
379 THREAD->last_cycle = get_cycle();
380}
381
382static void cleanup_after_thread(thread_t *thread, state_t out_state)
383{
384 assert(CURRENT->mutex_locks == 0);
385 assert(interrupts_disabled());
386
387 int expected;
388
389 switch (out_state) {
390 case Running:
391 thread_ready(thread);
392 break;
393
394 case Exiting:
395 waitq_close(&thread->join_wq);
396
397 /*
398 * Release the reference CPU has for the thread.
399 * If there are no other references (e.g. threads calling join),
400 * the thread structure is deallocated.
401 */
402 thread_put(thread);
403 break;
404
405 case Sleeping:
406 expected = SLEEP_INITIAL;
407
408 /* Only set SLEEP_ASLEEP in sleep pad if it's still in initial state */
409 if (!atomic_compare_exchange_strong_explicit(&thread->sleep_state,
410 &expected, SLEEP_ASLEEP,
411 memory_order_acq_rel, memory_order_acquire)) {
412
413 assert(expected == SLEEP_WOKE);
414 /* The thread has already been woken up, requeue immediately. */
415 thread_ready(thread);
416 }
417 break;
418
419 default:
420 /*
421 * Entering state is unexpected.
422 */
423 panic("tid%" PRIu64 ": unexpected state %s.",
424 thread->tid, thread_states[thread->state]);
425 break;
426 }
427}
428
429/** The scheduler
430 *
431 * The thread scheduling procedure.
432 * Passes control directly to
433 * scheduler_separated_stack().
434 *
435 */
436void scheduler_enter(state_t new_state)
437{
438 ipl_t ipl = interrupts_disable();
439
440 assert(CPU != NULL);
441 assert(THREAD != NULL);
442
443 fpu_cleanup();
444
445 irq_spinlock_lock(&THREAD->lock, false);
446 THREAD->state = new_state;
447
448 /* Update thread kernel accounting */
449 THREAD->kcycles += get_cycle() - THREAD->last_cycle;
450
451 if (!context_save(&THREAD->saved_context)) {
452 /*
453 * This is the place where threads leave scheduler();
454 */
455
456 irq_spinlock_unlock(&THREAD->lock, false);
457 interrupts_restore(ipl);
458 return;
459 }
460
461 /*
462 * Through the 'CURRENT' structure, we keep track of THREAD, TASK, CPU, AS
463 * and preemption counter. At this point CURRENT could be coming either
464 * from THREAD's or CPU's stack.
465 *
466 */
467 current_copy(CURRENT, (current_t *) CPU_LOCAL->stack);
468
469 /*
470 * We may not keep the old stack.
471 * Reason: If we kept the old stack and got blocked, for instance, in
472 * find_best_thread(), the old thread could get rescheduled by another
473 * CPU and overwrite the part of its own stack that was also used by
474 * the scheduler on this CPU.
475 *
476 * Moreover, we have to bypass the compiler-generated POP sequence
477 * which is fooled by SP being set to the very top of the stack.
478 * Therefore the scheduler() function continues in
479 * scheduler_separated_stack().
480 *
481 */
482 context_t ctx;
483 context_save(&ctx);
484 context_set(&ctx, FADDR(scheduler_separated_stack),
485 (uintptr_t) CPU_LOCAL->stack, STACK_SIZE);
486 context_restore(&ctx);
487
488 /* Not reached */
489}
490
491/** Scheduler stack switch wrapper
492 *
493 * Second part of the scheduler() function
494 * using new stack. Handling the actual context
495 * switch to a new thread.
496 *
497 */
498void scheduler_separated_stack(void)
499{
500 assert((!THREAD) || (irq_spinlock_locked(&THREAD->lock)));
501 assert(CPU != NULL);
502 assert(interrupts_disabled());
503
504 if (atomic_load(&haltstate))
505 halt();
506
507 if (THREAD) {
508 after_thread_ran_arch();
509
510 state_t state = THREAD->state;
511
512 if (state == Sleeping) {
513 /* Prefer the thread after it's woken up. */
514 THREAD->priority = -1;
515 }
516
517 irq_spinlock_unlock(&THREAD->lock, false);
518
519 cleanup_after_thread(THREAD, state);
520
521 THREAD = NULL;
522 }
523
524 int rq_index;
525 THREAD = find_best_thread(&rq_index);
526
527 prepare_to_run_thread(rq_index);
528
529 /*
530 * Copy the knowledge of CPU, TASK, THREAD and preemption counter to
531 * thread's stack.
532 */
533 current_copy(CURRENT, (current_t *) THREAD->kstack);
534
535 context_restore(&THREAD->saved_context);
536
537 /* Not reached */
538}
539
540#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
541
542static thread_t *steal_thread_from(cpu_t *old_cpu, int i)
543{
544 runq_t *old_rq = &old_cpu->rq[i];
545 runq_t *new_rq = &CPU->rq[i];
546
547 ipl_t ipl = interrupts_disable();
548
549 irq_spinlock_lock(&old_rq->lock, false);
550
551 /*
552 * If fpu_owner is any thread in the list, its store is seen here thanks to
553 * the runqueue lock.
554 */
555 thread_t *fpu_owner = atomic_load_explicit(&old_cpu->fpu_owner,
556 memory_order_relaxed);
557
558 /* Search rq from the back */
559 list_foreach_rev(old_rq->rq, rq_link, thread_t, thread) {
560
561 irq_spinlock_lock(&thread->lock, false);
562
563 /*
564 * Do not steal CPU-wired threads, threads
565 * already stolen, threads for which migration
566 * was temporarily disabled or threads whose
567 * FPU context is still in the CPU.
568 */
569 if (thread->stolen || thread->nomigrate ||
570 thread == fpu_owner) {
571 irq_spinlock_unlock(&thread->lock, false);
572 continue;
573 }
574
575 thread->stolen = true;
576 thread->cpu = CPU;
577
578 irq_spinlock_unlock(&thread->lock, false);
579
580 /*
581 * Ready thread on local CPU
582 */
583
584#ifdef KCPULB_VERBOSE
585 log(LF_OTHER, LVL_DEBUG,
586 "kcpulb%u: TID %" PRIu64 " -> cpu%u, "
587 "nrdy=%ld, avg=%ld", CPU->id, thread->tid,
588 CPU->id, atomic_load(&CPU->nrdy),
589 atomic_load(&nrdy) / config.cpu_active);
590#endif
591
592 /* Remove thread from ready queue. */
593 old_rq->n--;
594 list_remove(&thread->rq_link);
595 irq_spinlock_unlock(&old_rq->lock, false);
596
597 /* Append thread to local queue. */
598 irq_spinlock_lock(&new_rq->lock, false);
599 list_append(&thread->rq_link, &new_rq->rq);
600 new_rq->n++;
601 irq_spinlock_unlock(&new_rq->lock, false);
602
603 atomic_dec(&old_cpu->nrdy);
604 atomic_inc(&CPU->nrdy);
605 interrupts_restore(ipl);
606 return thread;
607 }
608
609 irq_spinlock_unlock(&old_rq->lock, false);
610 interrupts_restore(ipl);
611 return NULL;
612}
613
614/** Load balancing thread
615 *
616 * SMP load balancing thread, supervising thread supplies
617 * for the CPU it's wired to.
618 *
619 * @param arg Generic thread argument (unused).
620 *
621 */
622void kcpulb(void *arg)
623{
624 size_t average;
625 size_t rdy;
626
627loop:
628 /*
629 * Work in 1s intervals.
630 */
631 thread_sleep(1);
632
633not_satisfied:
634 /*
635 * Calculate the number of threads that will be migrated/stolen from
636 * other CPU's. Note that situation can have changed between two
637 * passes. Each time get the most up to date counts.
638 *
639 */
640 average = atomic_load(&nrdy) / config.cpu_active + 1;
641 rdy = atomic_load(&CPU->nrdy);
642
643 if (average <= rdy)
644 goto satisfied;
645
646 size_t count = average - rdy;
647
648 /*
649 * Searching least priority queues on all CPU's first and most priority
650 * queues on all CPU's last.
651 */
652 size_t acpu;
653 int rq;
654
655 for (rq = RQ_COUNT - 1; rq >= 0; rq--) {
656 for (acpu = 0; acpu < config.cpu_active; acpu++) {
657 cpu_t *cpu = &cpus[acpu];
658
659 /*
660 * Not interested in ourselves.
661 * Doesn't require interrupt disabling for kcpulb has
662 * THREAD_FLAG_WIRED.
663 *
664 */
665 if (CPU == cpu)
666 continue;
667
668 if (atomic_load(&cpu->nrdy) <= average)
669 continue;
670
671 if (steal_thread_from(cpu, rq) && --count == 0)
672 goto satisfied;
673 }
674 }
675
676 if (atomic_load(&CPU->nrdy)) {
677 /*
678 * Be a little bit light-weight and let migrated threads run.
679 *
680 */
681 thread_yield();
682 } else {
683 /*
684 * We failed to migrate a single thread.
685 * Give up this turn.
686 *
687 */
688 goto loop;
689 }
690
691 goto not_satisfied;
692
693satisfied:
694 goto loop;
695}
696#endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
697
698/** Print information about threads & scheduler queues
699 *
700 */
701void sched_print_list(void)
702{
703 size_t cpu;
704 for (cpu = 0; cpu < config.cpu_count; cpu++) {
705 if (!cpus[cpu].active)
706 continue;
707
708 printf("cpu%u: address=%p, nrdy=%zu\n",
709 cpus[cpu].id, &cpus[cpu], atomic_load(&cpus[cpu].nrdy));
710
711 unsigned int i;
712 for (i = 0; i < RQ_COUNT; i++) {
713 irq_spinlock_lock(&(cpus[cpu].rq[i].lock), false);
714 if (cpus[cpu].rq[i].n == 0) {
715 irq_spinlock_unlock(&(cpus[cpu].rq[i].lock), false);
716 continue;
717 }
718
719 printf("\trq[%u]: ", i);
720 list_foreach(cpus[cpu].rq[i].rq, rq_link, thread_t,
721 thread) {
722 printf("%" PRIu64 "(%s) ", thread->tid,
723 thread_states[thread->state]);
724 }
725 printf("\n");
726
727 irq_spinlock_unlock(&(cpus[cpu].rq[i].lock), false);
728 }
729 }
730}
731
732/** @}
733 */
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