[PATCH v2 5/6] RISC-V: Report vector unaligned access speed hwprobe
Evan Green
evan at rivosinc.com
Thu Jun 20 11:51:35 PDT 2024
On Thu, Jun 13, 2024 at 12:17 PM Jesse Taube <jesse at rivosinc.com> wrote:
>
> Detect if vector misaligned accesses are faster or slower than
> equivalent vector byte accesses. This is useful for usermode to know
> whether vector byte accesses or vector misaligned accesses have a better
> bandwidth for operations like memcpy.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jesse Taube <jesse at rivosinc.com>
> ---
> V1 -> V2:
> - Add Kconfig options
> - Add WORD_EEW to vec-copy-unaligned.S
> ---
> arch/riscv/Kconfig | 18 +++
> arch/riscv/kernel/Makefile | 3 +-
> arch/riscv/kernel/copy-unaligned.h | 5 +
> arch/riscv/kernel/sys_hwprobe.c | 6 +
> arch/riscv/kernel/unaligned_access_speed.c | 130 ++++++++++++++++++++-
> arch/riscv/kernel/vec-copy-unaligned.S | 58 +++++++++
> 6 files changed, 217 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> create mode 100644 arch/riscv/kernel/vec-copy-unaligned.S
>
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
> index f12df0ca6c18..b181b35f37ca 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
> @@ -813,6 +813,24 @@ config CONFIG_RISCV_UNALIGNED_ACCESS_UNSUPPORTED
> The kernel and userspace programs may run them successfully on systems
> that do support vector unaligned memory accesses.
>
> +config RISCV_SLOW_VEC_UNALIGNED_ACCESS
> + bool "Assume the system supports slow vector unaligned memory accesses"
> + depends on NONPORTABLE
> + help
> + Assume that the system supports slow vector unaligned memory accesses. The
> + kernel and userspace programs may not be able to run at all on systems
> + that do not support unaligned memory accesses.
> +
> +config RISCV_EFFICIENT_VEC_UNALIGNED_ACCESS
> + bool "Assume the system supports fast vector unaligned memory accesses"
> + depends on NONPORTABLE
> + help
> + Assume that the system supports fast vector unaligned memory accesses. When
> + enabled, this option improves the performance of the kernel on such
> + systems. However, the kernel and userspace programs will run much more
> + slowly, or will not be able to run at all, on systems that do not
> + support efficient unaligned memory accesses.
> +
> endchoice
>
> endmenu # "Platform type"
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/Makefile b/arch/riscv/kernel/Makefile
> index 62ac19c029f1..c4d6f54705a4 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/kernel/Makefile
> +++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/Makefile
> @@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_MMU) += vdso.o vdso/
>
> obj-y += traps_misaligned.o
> obj-y += unaligned_access_speed.o
> -obj-$(CONFIG_RISCV_PROBE_UNALIGNED_ACCESS) += copy-unaligned.o
> +obj-$(CONFIG_RISCV_PROBE_UNALIGNED_ACCESS) += copy-unaligned.o
> +obj-$(CONFIG_RISCV_PROBE_VECTOR_UNALIGNED_ACCESS) += vec-copy-unaligned.o
>
> obj-$(CONFIG_FPU) += fpu.o
> obj-$(CONFIG_FPU) += kernel_mode_fpu.o
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/copy-unaligned.h b/arch/riscv/kernel/copy-unaligned.h
> index e3d70d35b708..85d4d11450cb 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/kernel/copy-unaligned.h
> +++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/copy-unaligned.h
> @@ -10,4 +10,9 @@
> void __riscv_copy_words_unaligned(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size);
> void __riscv_copy_bytes_unaligned(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size);
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_RISCV_PROBE_VECTOR_UNALIGNED_ACCESS
> +void __riscv_copy_vec_words_unaligned(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size);
> +void __riscv_copy_vec_bytes_unaligned(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size);
> +#endif
> +
> #endif /* __RISCV_KERNEL_COPY_UNALIGNED_H */
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/sys_hwprobe.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/sys_hwprobe.c
> index c40df314058b..1679db4fe360 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/kernel/sys_hwprobe.c
> +++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/sys_hwprobe.c
> @@ -203,6 +203,12 @@ static u64 hwprobe_vec_misaligned(const struct cpumask *cpus)
> if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RISCV_UNALIGNED_ACCESS_UNSUPPORTED))
> return RISCV_HWPROBE_VEC_MISALIGNED_UNSUPPORTED;
>
> + if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RISCV_EFFICIENT_VEC_UNALIGNED_ACCESS))
> + return RISCV_HWPROBE_VEC_MISALIGNED_FAST;
> +
> + if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RISCV_SLOW_VEC_UNALIGNED_ACCESS))
> + return RISCV_HWPROBE_VEC_MISALIGNED_SLOW;
> +
> /* Return if supported or not even if speed wasn't probed */
> for_each_cpu(cpu, cpus) {
> int this_perf = per_cpu(vector_misaligned_access, cpu);
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/unaligned_access_speed.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/unaligned_access_speed.c
> index c6106bd4a25a..ddc49cce54e3 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/kernel/unaligned_access_speed.c
> +++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/unaligned_access_speed.c
> @@ -8,9 +8,11 @@
> #include <linux/jump_label.h>
> #include <linux/mm.h>
> #include <linux/smp.h>
> +#include <linux/kthread.h>
> #include <linux/types.h>
> #include <asm/cpufeature.h>
> #include <asm/hwprobe.h>
> +#include <asm/vector.h>
>
> #include "copy-unaligned.h"
>
> @@ -262,9 +264,126 @@ static int check_unaligned_access_speed_all_cpus(void)
> }
> #endif /* CONFIG_RISCV_PROBE_UNALIGNED_ACCESS */
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_RISCV_PROBE_VECTOR_UNALIGNED_ACCESS
> +static void check_vector_unaligned_access(struct work_struct *unused)
> +{
> + int cpu = smp_processor_id();
> + u64 start_cycles, end_cycles;
> + u64 word_cycles;
> + u64 byte_cycles;
> + int ratio;
> + unsigned long start_jiffies, now;
> + struct page *page;
> + void *dst;
> + void *src;
> + long speed = RISCV_HWPROBE_VEC_MISALIGNED_SLOW;
> +
> + if (per_cpu(vector_misaligned_access, cpu) != RISCV_HWPROBE_VEC_MISALIGNED_SLOW)
> + return;
> +
> + page = alloc_pages(GFP_KERNEL, MISALIGNED_BUFFER_ORDER);
> + if (!page) {
> + pr_warn("Allocation failure, not measuring vector misaligned performance\n");
> + return;
> + }
> +
> + /* Make an unaligned destination buffer. */
> + dst = (void *)((unsigned long)page_address(page) | 0x1);
> + /* Unalign src as well, but differently (off by 1 + 2 = 3). */
> + src = dst + (MISALIGNED_BUFFER_SIZE / 2);
> + src += 2;
> + word_cycles = -1ULL;
> +
> + /* Do a warmup. */
> + local_irq_enable();
Another one here, discussed in the previous patch.
> + kernel_vector_begin();
> + __riscv_copy_vec_words_unaligned(dst, src, MISALIGNED_COPY_SIZE);
> +
> + start_jiffies = jiffies;
> + while ((now = jiffies) == start_jiffies)
> + cpu_relax();
> +
> + /*
> + * For a fixed amount of time, repeatedly try the function, and take
> + * the best time in cycles as the measurement.
> + */
> + while (time_before(jiffies, now + (1 << MISALIGNED_ACCESS_JIFFIES_LG2))) {
> + start_cycles = get_cycles64();
> + /* Ensure the CSR read can't reorder WRT to the copy. */
> + mb();
> + __riscv_copy_vec_words_unaligned(dst, src, MISALIGNED_COPY_SIZE);
> + /* Ensure the copy ends before the end time is snapped. */
> + mb();
> + end_cycles = get_cycles64();
> + if ((end_cycles - start_cycles) < word_cycles)
> + word_cycles = end_cycles - start_cycles;
> + }
> +
> + byte_cycles = -1ULL;
> + __riscv_copy_vec_bytes_unaligned(dst, src, MISALIGNED_COPY_SIZE);
> + start_jiffies = jiffies;
> + while ((now = jiffies) == start_jiffies)
> + cpu_relax();
> +
> + while (time_before(jiffies, now + (1 << MISALIGNED_ACCESS_JIFFIES_LG2))) {
> + start_cycles = get_cycles64();
> + mb();
> + __riscv_copy_vec_bytes_unaligned(dst, src, MISALIGNED_COPY_SIZE);
> + mb();
> + end_cycles = get_cycles64();
> + if ((end_cycles - start_cycles) < byte_cycles)
> + byte_cycles = end_cycles - start_cycles;
> + }
> +
> + kernel_vector_end();
> +
> + /* Don't divide by zero. */
> + if (!word_cycles || !byte_cycles) {
> + pr_warn("cpu%d: rdtime lacks granularity needed to measure unaligned vector access speed\n",
> + cpu);
> +
> + return;
> + }
> +
> + if (word_cycles < byte_cycles)
> + speed = RISCV_HWPROBE_VEC_MISALIGNED_FAST;
> +
> + ratio = div_u64((byte_cycles * 100), word_cycles);
> + pr_info("cpu%d: Ratio of vector byte access time to vector unaligned word access is %d.%02d, unaligned accesses are %s\n",
> + cpu,
> + ratio / 100,
> + ratio % 100,
> + (speed == RISCV_HWPROBE_VEC_MISALIGNED_FAST) ? "fast" : "slow");
> +
> + per_cpu(vector_misaligned_access, cpu) = speed;
> +}
> +
> +static int riscv_online_cpu_vec(unsigned int cpu)
> +{
> + check_vector_unaligned_access(NULL);
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> +/* Measure unaligned access speed on all CPUs present at boot in parallel. */
> +static int vec_check_unaligned_access_speed_all_cpus(void *unused)
> +{
> + /* Schecudles work que*/
Tpyos!
> + schedule_on_each_cpu(check_vector_unaligned_access);
> +
> + /*
> + * Setup hotplug callbacks for any new CPUs that come online or go
> + * offline.
> + */
> + cpuhp_setup_state_nocalls(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN, "riscv:online",
> + riscv_online_cpu_vec, NULL);
> +
> + return 0;
> +}
> +#endif /* CONFIG_RISCV_PROBE_VECTOR_UNALIGNED_ACCESS */
> +
> static int check_unaligned_access_all_cpus(void)
> {
> - bool all_cpus_emulated;
> + bool all_cpus_emulated, all_cpus_vec_supported;
> int cpu;
>
> if (riscv_has_extension_unlikely(RISCV_ISA_EXT_ZICCLSM)) {
> @@ -280,7 +399,14 @@ static int check_unaligned_access_all_cpus(void)
> }
>
> all_cpus_emulated = check_unaligned_access_emulated_all_cpus();
> - check_vector_unaligned_access_emulated_all_cpus();
> + all_cpus_vec_supported = check_vector_unaligned_access_emulated_all_cpus();
> +
> +#ifdef CONFIG_RISCV_PROBE_VECTOR_UNALIGNED_ACCESS
> + if (all_cpus_vec_supported) {
> + kthread_run(vec_check_unaligned_access_speed_all_cpus,
> + NULL, "vec_check_unaligned_access_speed_all_cpus");
> + }
> +#endif
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_RISCV_PROBE_UNALIGNED_ACCESS
> if (!all_cpus_emulated)
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/vec-copy-unaligned.S b/arch/riscv/kernel/vec-copy-unaligned.S
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..e5bc94917e60
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/vec-copy-unaligned.S
> @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
> +/* Copyright (C) 2024 Rivos Inc. */
> +
> +#include <linux/linkage.h>
> +#include <asm/asm.h>
> +#include <linux/args.h>
> +
> + .text
> +
> +#define WORD_EEW 32
> +
> +#define WORD_SEW CONCATENATE(e, WORD_EEW)
> +#define VEC_L CONCATENATE(vle, WORD_EEW).v
> +#define VEC_S CONCATENATE(vle, WORD_EEW).v
> +
> +/* void __riscv_copy_vec_words_unaligned(void *, const void *, size_t) */
> +/* Performs a memcpy without aligning buffers, using word loads and stores. */
> +/* Note: The size is truncated to a multiple of WORD_EEW */
> +SYM_FUNC_START(__riscv_copy_vec_words_unaligned)
> + andi a4, a2, ~(WORD_EEW-1)
> + beqz a4, 2f
> + add a3, a1, a4
> + .option push
> + .option arch, +zve32x
> +1:
> + vsetivli t0, 8, WORD_SEW, m8, ta, ma
> + VEC_L v0, (a1)
> + VEC_S v0, (a0)
> + addi a0, a0, WORD_EEW
> + addi a1, a1, WORD_EEW
> + bltu a1, a3, 1b
> +
> +2:
> + .option pop
> + ret
> +SYM_FUNC_END(__riscv_copy_vec_words_unaligned)
> +
> +/* void __riscv_copy_vec_bytes_unaligned(void *, const void *, size_t) */
> +/* Performs a memcpy without aligning buffers, using only byte accesses. */
> +/* Note: The size is truncated to a multiple of 8 */
> +SYM_FUNC_START(__riscv_copy_vec_bytes_unaligned)
> + andi a4, a2, ~(8-1)
> + beqz a4, 2f
> + add a3, a1, a4
> + .option push
> + .option arch, +zve32x
> +1:
> + vsetivli t0, 8, e8, m8, ta, ma
> + vle8.v v0, (a1)
> + vse8.v v0, (a0)
> + addi a0, a0, 8
> + addi a1, a1, 8
> + bltu a1, a3, 1b
> +
> +2:
> + .option pop
> + ret
> +SYM_FUNC_END(__riscv_copy_vec_bytes_unaligned)
> --
> 2.43.0
>
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