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Loïc Grégoire 26ec72fb36 ke: many scheduler improvements
Added:
- PELT
- Decaying CPU affinity
- Better load-balancing metrics overall
- Better comments
And refined overall scheduler behavior
2026-07-12 21:46:16 -04:00

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//! Kernel scheduler inspired by FreeBSD's ULE scheduler.
//!
//! ## Overview
//! -----------
//! Threads are divided into three priority classes:
//!
//! - `Realtime`: Always scheduled before batch and idle threads.
//! Picked from `realtime_runq` in priority order.
//! Interactive batch threads are promoted into this queue.
//! - `Batch`: Scheduled via a circular calendar queue that rotates
//! on every tick, ensuring all threads get CPU time proportional
//! to their priority.
//! - `Idle`: Only scheduled when both realtime and batch queues are empty.
//!
//! ## Interactivity Scoring
//! ------------------------
//!
//! Each batch thread is assigned an interactivity score based on the
//! ratio of its recent sleep time to its recent CPU time:
//!
//! - If `sleep_time > run_time`: score = `run_time / (sleep_time / scaling_factor)`
//! — heavily sleeping threads score low (more interactive).
//! - If `run_time > sleep_time`: score = `scaling_factor * 2 - (sleep_time / (run_time / scaling_factor))`
//! — CPU-bound threads score high (less interactive).
//! - Niceness is added to the score, making low-nice threads easier to
//! qualify as interactive.
//!
//! Threads scoring below `interactivity_threshold` are considered
//! interactive and promoted to the realtime queue with a priority derived
//! from their score. This lets I/O-bound threads respond quickly without
//! being assigned a realtime priority.
//!
//! To prevent history from dominating forever, `sleep_time` and `run_time`
//! are decayed periodically by `sched_clamp_time`:
//! - Values are halved when their sum exceeds 120% of the 5-second cap.
//! - Values are reduced by 20% when the sum exceeds 5 seconds.
//! - Values are reset to (max, 1) when the sum exceeds 10 seconds.
//!
//! ## Calendar Queue
//! -----------------
//!
//! The calendar queue is a circular array of `runqueues_n` (64) lists.
//! It comprises of two indices:
//!
//! - `runidx`: The queue currently being drained by the scheduler.
//! - `insidx`: The queue where newly inserted threads land.
//! Always one slot ahead of `runidx` so fresh threads are never
//! picked in the same tick they were enqueued.
//!
//! Threads are inserted at `(insidx + prio_high_batch - thread.priority) % runqueues_n`,
//! placing lower-priority threads further ahead in the rotation so
//! they run less frequently than higher-priority ones.
//!
//! On every tick (10ms), `insidx` advances by one, giving all threads
//! the chance to run over time regardless of priority.
//!
//! ## Preemption
//! -------------
//!
//! Timeshared (batch) threads do not preempt each other by default.
//! Interactive threads may still preempt non-interactive batch threads.
//! Realtime threads always preempt batch and idle threads.
//!
//! Remote preemption is done lock-free by reading atomically a
//! `current_thread_prio` field that stores the running thread's priority.
//!
//! ## Load Balancing
//! -----------------
//!
//! Three mechanisms keep load distributed across CPUs:
//!
//! 1. When a thread is enqueued, its CPU might be changed if it is not pinned.
//! 2. Work stealing: When a CPU goes idle, it immediately attempts to
//! steal a thread from the most loaded CPU.
//! 3. Periodic balancing: Every ~1 second (randomized with an LCG to
//! avoid phase-locking with periodic threads), CPU0 moves
//! threads from the most loaded CPU to the least loaded one.
//!
//! ## CPU Selection
//! ----------------
//!
//! CPU selection is done on various metrics, but mostly relies on the CPU load
//! and its load average. The load represents the number of threads currently sitting
//! in its runqueue, while the load average uses per-entity load tracking (PELT)
//! to broadly measure CPU utilization, see comment below.
//! The load average is the only metric relied upon by periodic load balancing,
//! since it represents the broader history of a CPU. For other forms of balancing,
//! the load is preferred as to prioritize latency (i.e. you want to run a thread ASAP).
//!
//! See `sched_ule.c` in FreeBSD for the original implementation this is based on.
const std = @import("std");
const rtl = @import("rtl");
const config = @import("config");
const r = @import("root");
const ke = r.ke;
const ki = ke.private;
const runqueues_n = 64;
const interactivity_threshold = 30;
const scaling_factor = 50;
const preempt_threshold = ke.Thread.Priority.low_realtime;
const balance_interval = @as(u64, config.sched_balance_interval);
const steal_threshold = 1;
// Per-entity load tracking (PELT)
// -------------------------------
// Comes from the Linux feature of the same name.
//
// Each thread carries a decaying exponential weighted moving average (EWMA)
// of the time it has spent runnable (running or in a queue). Each CPU maintains
// the sum of its threads' values, which is used in load balancing decisions to
// estimate the *actual* load of a CPU (and not just its thread count). Each value
// is updated using periods of 1024us (~1ms) with a half-life of 32ms, i.e y^32 = 0.5.
// Math goes more in depth in comments below.
const pelt_scale = 1024;
const pelt_decay = 32;
const pelt_halflife = pelt_scale * pelt_decay;
// inf
// From load_avg_max = p Sum y^n
// n=0
// We can derive, with a half-life of 32:
// inf 31
// p Sum y^n = (Sum y^k) * (1 + 1/2 + 1/4 + ...)
// n=0 k=0
//
// 31
// Which yields: load_avg_max = 2*p Sum y^n
// n=0
// We can simplify this as p / (1 - y), so 1024 / (1 - table[1]),
// keeping in mind integer math, we use 1023 as our floor and calculate:
// floor((2^32 * 1023) / (2^32 - table[1])) + 1 as our value, yielding 47742.
pub const pelt_load_avg_max = 47742;
// pelt_inv_table[k] = floor(2^32 * 2^(-k/pelt_decay))
// NOTE: Linux uses 2^32 - 1 as base but this practically yields the same values.
const pelt_inv_table: [pelt_decay]u32 = .{
0xffffffff, 0xfa83b2db, 0xf5257d15, 0xefe4b99b,
0xeac0c6e7, 0xe5b906e7, 0xe0ccdeec, 0xdbfbb797,
0xd744fcca, 0xd2a81d91, 0xce248c15, 0xc9b9bd86,
0xc5672a11, 0xc12c4cca, 0xbd08a39f, 0xb8fbaf47,
0xb504f333, 0xb123f581, 0xad583eea, 0xa9a15ab4,
0xa5fed6a9, 0xa2704303, 0x9ef53260, 0x9b8d39b9,
0x9837f051, 0x94f4efa8, 0x91c3d373, 0x8ea4398b,
0x8b95c1e3, 0x88980e80, 0x85aac367, 0x82cd8698,
};
var balance_timer: ke.Timer = undefined;
var balance_dpc: ke.Dpc = .init(balance);
// LCG values taken from FreeBSD.
var lcg = std.Random.lcg.Wrapping(u32).init(0, 69069, 5);
pub const RunQueue = struct {
/// Bitmap of non-empty queues. A set bit represents a non-empty queue.
status: u64,
queues: [runqueues_n]rtl.List,
};
pub const PreemptionReason = enum(u8) {
None,
/// A higher priority thread was readied.
HigherPriority,
};
/// Per-CPU scheduler data.
pub const PerCpu = struct {
/// Current load on this CPU (number of ready threads)
load: std.atomic.Value(usize),
/// Average load on this CPU
load_avg: std.atomic.Value(usize),
/// Estimated load on this CPU
est_load_avg: std.atomic.Value(usize),
/// Number of threads on this CPU that can migrate.
migratable: std.atomic.Value(usize),
/// Lock over this CPU's queues.
queues_lock: ke.SpinLock,
/// Array of queues from which to pick realtime threads from.
realtime_queue: RunQueue,
/// Calendar queue.
calendar_queue: RunQueue,
/// Queue of idle threads.
idle_queue: rtl.List,
/// The index from which to pick the next thread.
runidx: u8,
/// The index on which the next thread is going to be inserted.
insidx: u8,
/// Set on idle thread entry to try stealing work.
steal_work: bool,
/// Atomic byte for getting the current thread's priority locklessly.
current_thread_prio: std.atomic.Value(u8),
/// DPC for rescheduling.
resched_dpc: ke.Dpc,
/// Timer for quantum expiration.
resched_timer: ke.Timer,
/// Flag indicating the start of the scheduling timer.
start_timer: bool,
/// The reason why the current thread was preempted.
preemption_reason: PreemptionReason,
/// Currently running thread.
current_thread: ?*ke.Thread,
/// Per-CPU idle thread.
idle_thread: ?*ke.Thread,
/// Thread selected for preemption.
next_thread: ?*ke.Thread,
/// Rotating offset to break ties in pick_cpu()
pick_offset: usize,
};
pub const Average = struct {
load: usize,
// Estimated load
est: usize,
// Amount of the period that has been accounted for
period_contrib: usize,
/// Timestamp (us) up to which history has been accounted.
last_update: u64,
};
pub const percpu = ke.CpuLocal(PerCpu, undefined);
/// Apply `n` microseconds worth of decay to `val`.
fn pelt_do_decay(val: u64, n: u64) u64 {
const shift = n / pelt_halflife;
if (shift >= 64) {
// Way too big, return 0
return 0;
}
var v = val >> @intCast(shift);
const rem = n % pelt_halflife;
if (rem != 0) {
// Fractional remainder, index into the table.
// The table gives us 2^32 * 2^(-k/pelt_decay), shift by 32 to remove the 2^32.
v = (v * pelt_inv_table[(rem * pelt_decay) / pelt_halflife]) >> 32;
}
return v;
}
fn pelt_update(avg: *Average, runnable: bool) void {
const now = ke.time.read_time() / std.time.ns_per_us;
const new_delta = now - avg.last_update;
if (new_delta == 0) return;
avg.last_update = now;
// Add the partial period we had before.
var delta = new_delta + avg.period_contrib;
const periods = delta / pelt_scale;
var contrib = new_delta;
if (periods > 0) {
// Decay old history. Only whole periods decay, the current
// partial period keeps accruing at full weight until it completes.
const decay_time = periods * pelt_scale;
avg.load = pelt_do_decay(avg.load, decay_time);
// Now contribute new history, including partial periods.
// d1 d2 d3
// |-----------|----------------|----------------|
// previous full periods current period
// remainder remainder
//
// The total contribution would be
// p-1
// d1 * y^p + p * Sum y^n + d3
// n=1
const d1 = pelt_scale - avg.period_contrib;
// d1 * y^p
const c1 = pelt_do_decay(d1, decay_time);
// For a full period, its contribution is 1024y + 1024y^2 + ... + 1024y^(p-1)
// inf
// We know load_avg_max = p * Sum y^n
// n=0
// So, load_avg_max - load_avg_max * y^p yields:
// p-1 p-1
// p * Sum y^n, subtracting the first term (n=0) gives us p * Sum
// n=0 n=1
const d2 = pelt_load_avg_max - pelt_do_decay(pelt_load_avg_max, decay_time) - pelt_scale;
// Get the partial period remainder.
delta %= pelt_scale;
contrib = c1 + d2 + delta;
}
if (runnable) avg.load += contrib;
// Remember our period remainder.
avg.period_contrib = delta;
}
// Idle-class threads never take part in load tracking.
fn tracks_load_avg(td: *ke.Thread) bool {
return td.base_priority_class() != .Idle;
}
fn pelt_update_td(td: *ke.Thread, cpu: ?*PerCpu, runnable: bool) void {
if (!tracks_load_avg(td)) return;
const old = td.avg.load;
pelt_update(&td.avg, runnable);
if (cpu) |c| {
const delta = @as(i64, @intCast(td.avg.load)) - @as(i64, @intCast(old));
_ = c.load_avg.fetchAdd(@bitCast(delta), .monotonic);
}
}
// Called when a thread enters the runnable state (running or ready).
fn attach_load_avg(cpu: *PerCpu, td: *ke.Thread) void {
if (!tracks_load_avg(td)) return;
if (td.avg.last_update == 0) {
td.avg.last_update = ke.time.read_time() / std.time.ns_per_us;
} else {
pelt_update_td(td, null, false);
}
_ = cpu.load_avg.fetchAdd(td.avg.load, .monotonic);
_ = cpu.est_load_avg.fetchAdd(td.avg.est, .monotonic);
}
// Called when a thread exits the runnable state.
pub fn detach_load_avg(cpu: *PerCpu, td: *ke.Thread) void {
if (!tracks_load_avg(td)) return;
pelt_update_td(td, cpu, true);
_ = cpu.load_avg.fetchSub(td.avg.load, .monotonic);
_ = cpu.est_load_avg.fetchSub(td.avg.est, .monotonic);
}
/// Handle preemption.
/// This is called in DPC dispatch when it notices `next_thread` is set.
pub fn handle_preemption(cpu: *PerCpu) void {
cpu.queues_lock.acquire_no_ipl();
const cur = cpu.current_thread.?;
const next = cpu.next_thread orelse {
cpu.queues_lock.release_no_ipl();
return;
};
cpu.next_thread = null;
cpu.current_thread_prio.store(next.priority, .monotonic);
cpu.queues_lock.release_no_ipl();
cur.lock.acquire_no_ipl();
if (cur != cpu.idle_thread and cur.state.load(.monotonic) != .Blocked) {
// Put it back in the queue.
cpu.queues_lock.acquire_no_ipl();
insert_in_queue(cpu, cur, cpu.preemption_reason == .HigherPriority);
cur.cpu = ke.cpu.current();
cpu.queues_lock.release_no_ipl();
}
next.lock.acquire_no_ipl();
next.lock.release_no_ipl();
do_switch(cpu, cur, next);
// cur.lock dropped
}
/// Called every time slice in DPC context.
pub fn clock(_: *ke.Dpc, _: ?*anyopaque) void {
const cpu = percpu.local();
std.debug.assert(ki.ipl.current() == .Dispatch);
const curtd = cpu.current_thread orelse return;
curtd.lock.acquire_no_ipl();
defer curtd.lock.release_no_ipl();
cpu.queues_lock.acquire_no_ipl();
defer cpu.queues_lock.release_no_ipl();
// Advance the insert index every tick, while keeping a separation of 1 with runidx.
// This ensures fairness.
if (cpu.runidx == cpu.insidx) {
cpu.insidx = (cpu.insidx + 1) % runqueues_n;
if (cpu.calendar_queue.queues[cpu.runidx].is_empty()) {
// Ensure we don't point at an empty queue.
cpu.runidx = cpu.insidx;
}
}
if (curtd.base_priority_class() == .Batch) {
curtd.run_time += config.sched_timeslice;
clamp_time(curtd);
recompute_priority(curtd);
}
pelt_update_td(curtd, cpu, true);
if (cpu.next_thread != null) {
// Another thread was already selected for preemption.
return;
}
// Pick a new thread to run.
const newtd = select_thread(curtd, cpu, false);
// Ensure the timer gets reloaded.
cpu.start_timer = true;
cpu.next_thread = newtd;
if (newtd) |n| {
cpu.current_thread_prio.store(n.priority, .monotonic);
}
}
/// Enqueue a thread.
pub fn enqueue(td: *ke.Thread) void {
const ipl = td.lock.acquire();
const cpu = pick_cpu(td);
enqueue_on_cpu(cpu, td);
td.lock.release(ipl);
}
/// Yield on the current CPU.
pub fn yield() void {
const ipl = ke.ipl.raise(.Dispatch);
const td = percpu.local().current_thread.?;
td.lock.acquire_no_ipl();
const cpu = percpu.local();
if (td != cpu.idle_thread and td.state.load(.monotonic) == .Running) {
cpu.queues_lock.acquire_no_ipl();
insert_in_queue(cpu, td, false);
td.cpu = ke.cpu.current();
cpu.queues_lock.release_no_ipl();
}
yield_locked();
// td lock released
ke.ipl.lower(ipl);
}
/// Block the currently running thread.
pub fn block() void {
const ipl = ke.ipl.raise(.Dispatch);
const td = percpu.local().current_thread.?;
td.lock.acquire_no_ipl();
block_locked(td);
// td lock released
ke.ipl.lower(ipl);
}
/// Block the currently running thread with its lock held.
pub fn block_locked(curtd: *ke.Thread) void {
curtd.state.store(.Blocked, .monotonic);
curtd.sleep_start = ke.time.read_time();
curtd.runq = null;
detach_load_avg(percpu.local(), curtd);
// WMA with 75% old and 25% new load.
// This is used to estimate the thread's load
// when it'll wake back up.
const sample = curtd.avg.load;
if (sample >= curtd.avg.est) {
curtd.avg.est = sample;
} else {
curtd.avg.est = (3 * curtd.avg.est + sample) / 4;
}
yield_locked();
}
/// Yield the current CPU with the current thread already locked at Dispatch IPL.
pub fn yield_locked() void {
const sched_cpu = percpu.local();
sched_cpu.queues_lock.acquire_no_ipl();
const cur = sched_cpu.current_thread;
var next = sched_cpu.next_thread;
if (next != null) {
sched_cpu.next_thread = null;
} else {
// Pick a new thread to run.
next = select_thread(null, sched_cpu, false);
}
if (next == null) {
// Nothing to run, go idle.
next = sched_cpu.idle_thread;
sched_cpu.steal_work = true;
}
if (next) |n| {
sched_cpu.current_thread_prio.store(n.priority, .monotonic);
}
sched_cpu.queues_lock.release_no_ipl();
if (next != null and cur.? != next.?) {
// Switch into the thread. Take its lock here to ensure it is not still on its stack.
next.?.lock.acquire_no_ipl();
next.?.lock.release_no_ipl();
do_switch(sched_cpu, cur.?, next.?);
} else {
// Ensure curthread is not marked as selected.
cur.?.state.store(.Running, .monotonic);
cur.?.lock.release_no_ipl();
}
// cur lock dropped
}
pub fn unblock_locked(td: *ke.Thread) void {
std.debug.assert(td.lock.is_locked());
std.debug.assert(td.state.load(.monotonic) == .Blocked);
const delta = (ke.time.read_time() - td.sleep_start) / std.time.ns_per_ms;
td.sleep_time += delta;
if (delta >= config.sched_timeslice and td.base_priority_class() == .Batch) {
// If we have slept for more than a tick, update interactivity.
clamp_time(td);
recompute_priority(td);
}
// Enqueue the thread
const cpu = pick_cpu(td);
enqueue_on_cpu(cpu, td);
}
/// Unblock a thread.
pub fn unblock(td: *ke.Thread) void {
const ipl = td.lock.acquire();
unblock_locked(td);
td.lock.release(ipl);
}
pub fn update_priority_locked(td: *ke.Thread, new_prio: u8) void {
std.debug.assert(td.lock.is_locked());
const old_prio = td.priority;
const c = td.cpu orelse {
td.priority = new_prio;
return;
};
const cpu = percpu.remote(c);
cpu.queues_lock.acquire_no_ipl();
defer cpu.queues_lock.release_no_ipl();
td.priority = new_prio;
const state = td.state.load(.monotonic);
if (state == .Ready) {
// Remove it from its queue and add it back.
remove_from_queue(cpu, td);
insert_in_queue(cpu, td, false);
td.cpu = c;
}
if (state == .Running) {
std.debug.assert(td.last_cpu == c);
cpu.current_thread_prio.store(new_prio, .monotonic);
// Do nothing else on promotion.
if (new_prio >= old_prio) return;
// Demotion: try to preempt the thread if possible.
if (cpu.next_thread != null) return;
// Only try picking from the realtime queue as batch threads don't preempt each other.
const next = pick_realtime_thread(cpu, new_prio + 1, false) orelse return;
_ = cpu.load.fetchSub(1, .monotonic);
if (!next.pinned) {
_ = cpu.migratable.fetchSub(1, .monotonic);
}
cpu.next_thread = next;
cpu.preemption_reason = .HigherPriority;
cpu.current_thread_prio.store(next.priority, .monotonic);
ki.ipl.set_softint_pending(c, .Dispatch);
if (c != ke.cpu.current()) {
ki.impl.send_resched_ipi(c);
}
}
if (state == .Selected or cpu.next_thread == td) {
// Thread is committed to run on but not running, update the hint.
cpu.current_thread_prio.store(new_prio, .monotonic);
return;
}
// XXX: Handle Selected threads so that they are placed properly?
}
/// Initialize a CPU for use by the scheduler.
fn init_cpu() linksection(r.init) void {
var cpu = percpu.local();
cpu.* = .{
.insidx = 0,
.runidx = 0,
.calendar_queue = .{ .status = 0, .queues = undefined },
.realtime_queue = .{ .status = 0, .queues = undefined },
.queues_lock = .init(),
.idle_queue = undefined,
.steal_work = false,
.load = .init(0),
.load_avg = .init(0),
.est_load_avg = .init(0),
.migratable = .init(0),
.current_thread_prio = .init(0),
.resched_dpc = .init(ki.sched.clock),
.resched_timer = undefined,
.start_timer = false,
.preemption_reason = .None,
.current_thread = null,
.idle_thread = null,
.next_thread = null,
.pick_offset = 0,
};
cpu.resched_timer.init();
cpu.idle_queue.init();
for (0..runqueues_n) |i| {
cpu.calendar_queue.queues[i].init();
}
for (0..runqueues_n) |i| {
cpu.realtime_queue.queues[i].init();
}
}
comptime {
_ = r.percpu_init_set.insert(&init_cpu);
}
/// Called on CPU 0 to initialize load balancing mechanisms.
pub fn late_init() linksection(r.init) void {
balance_timer.init();
ke.timer.set(&balance_timer, balance_interval * std.time.ns_per_ms, &balance_dpc);
}
fn calendar_queue_increment(cpu: *PerCpu) void {
cpu.runidx = (cpu.runidx + 1) % runqueues_n;
// Ensure insidx is always one ahead of runidx
if (cpu.runidx == cpu.insidx) {
cpu.insidx = (cpu.insidx + 1) % runqueues_n;
}
}
fn pick_realtime_thread(cpu: *PerCpu, minprio: u8, migrate: bool) ?*ke.Thread {
std.debug.assert(cpu.queues_lock.is_locked());
const runq = &cpu.realtime_queue;
if (runq.status == 0) return null;
// Search higher priority queues first.
var i: usize = ke.Thread.Priority.max;
qloop: while (i >= minprio and i > 0) : (i -= 1) {
const bit = (@as(u64, 1) << @intCast(i));
if (runq.status & bit == 0) {
// Queue is empty.
continue;
}
const curr_queue = &runq.queues[i];
std.debug.assert(!curr_queue.is_empty());
// Get the first thread of the queue.
var td: *ke.Thread = @fieldParentPtr("runq_link", curr_queue.first());
td.state.store(.Selected, .monotonic);
if (migrate) {
// Find the first thread that is not pinned.
while (td.pinned) {
const entry = td.runq_link.next;
// Every thread is pinned, go through another queue
if (entry == &curr_queue.head) continue :qloop;
td = @fieldParentPtr("runq_link", entry);
}
}
// Remove it from the queue.
td.runq_link.remove();
if (curr_queue.is_empty()) {
// Queue is now empty, clear its bit.
runq.status &= ~bit;
}
return td;
}
return null;
}
fn pick_batch_thread(cpu: *PerCpu, migrate: bool) ?*ke.Thread {
std.debug.assert(cpu.queues_lock.is_locked());
const runq = &cpu.calendar_queue;
if (runq.status == 0) return null;
// Search all queues, starting from runidx.
var i: usize = cpu.runidx;
var cnt: usize = 0;
qloop: while (cnt < runqueues_n) : ({
i = (i + 1) % runqueues_n;
cnt += 1;
}) {
const bit = (@as(u64, 1) << @intCast(i));
if (runq.status & bit == 0) {
// Queue is empty.
continue;
}
const curr_queue = &runq.queues[i];
std.debug.assert(!curr_queue.is_empty());
// Get the first thread of the queue.
var td: *ke.Thread = @fieldParentPtr("runq_link", curr_queue.first());
td.state.store(.Selected, .monotonic);
if (migrate) {
// Find the first thread that is not pinned.
while (td.pinned) {
const entry = td.runq_link.next;
// Every thread is pinned, go through another queue
if (entry == &curr_queue.head) continue :qloop;
td = @fieldParentPtr("runq_link", entry);
}
}
// Remove it from the queue.
td.runq_link.remove();
if (curr_queue.is_empty()) {
// Queue is now empty, clear its bit and increment runidx.
runq.status &= ~bit;
if (!migrate) {
calendar_queue_increment(cpu);
}
}
return td;
}
return null;
}
fn pick_idle_thread(cpu: *PerCpu, migrate: bool) ?*ke.Thread {
std.debug.assert(cpu.queues_lock.is_locked());
if (cpu.idle_queue.is_empty()) return null;
// Just get the first thread from the queue.
const td: *ke.Thread = @fieldParentPtr("runq_link", cpu.idle_queue.first());
if (migrate and td.pinned) {
return null;
}
td.state.store(.Selected, .monotonic);
// We can safely remove it.
td.runq_link.remove();
return td;
}
fn insert_in_list(list: *rtl.List, link: *rtl.List.Entry, head: bool) void {
if (head) list.insert_head(link) else list.insert_tail(link);
}
// Insert a thread into its respective queue.
fn insert_in_queue(cpu: *PerCpu, td: *ke.Thread, preempted: bool) void {
std.debug.assert(cpu.queues_lock.is_locked());
td.cpu = null;
if (td.priority_class() == .Realtime or td.is_interactive()) {
// Insert in realtime queue.
cpu.realtime_queue.status |=
(@as(u64, 1) << @intCast(td.priority));
insert_in_list(&cpu.realtime_queue.queues[td.priority], &td.runq_link, preempted);
td.runq = &cpu.realtime_queue;
td.runq_idx = @intCast(td.priority);
} else if (td.priority_class() == .Batch) {
// Insert in calendar queue.
// The insertion index is determined by insidx and the the priority of the thread,
// higher priority threads will be put closer to insidx, which ensures that they are ran more frequently.
var idx = (cpu.insidx + (ke.Thread.Priority.high_batch - td.priority)) % runqueues_n;
if (preempted) {
// Thread was preempted involuntarily, ensure it runs next.
idx = cpu.runidx;
}
cpu.calendar_queue.status |= (@as(u64, 1) << @intCast(idx));
insert_in_list(&cpu.calendar_queue.queues[idx], &td.runq_link, false);
td.runq = &cpu.calendar_queue;
td.runq_idx = @intCast(idx);
} else {
// Insert in idle queue.
insert_in_list(&cpu.idle_queue, &td.runq_link, preempted);
td.runq = null;
td.runq_idx = 0;
}
td.state.store(.Ready, .monotonic);
_ = cpu.load.fetchAdd(1, .monotonic);
if (!td.pinned) {
_ = cpu.migratable.fetchAdd(1, .monotonic);
}
}
// Remove a thread from a queue.
fn remove_from_queue(cpu: *PerCpu, td: *ke.Thread) void {
std.debug.assert(td.lock.is_locked());
std.debug.assert(cpu.queues_lock.is_locked());
// Decrease load.
_ = cpu.load.fetchSub(1, .monotonic);
if (!td.pinned) {
_ = cpu.migratable.fetchSub(1, .monotonic);
}
// Remove the thread from its queue.
td.runq_link.remove();
if (td.runq) |rq| {
if (rq.queues[td.runq_idx].is_empty()) {
// Clear the bit.
rq.status &= ~(@as(u64, 1) << @intCast(td.runq_idx));
if (td.priority_class() == .Batch) {
calendar_queue_increment(cpu);
}
}
}
}
// Update recent history for a thread.
fn clamp_time(td: *ke.Thread) void {
const max = 5 * std.time.ms_per_s;
const sum = td.run_time + td.sleep_time;
if (sum < max) return;
if (sum > max * 2) {
// History is way out of range (>10s), reset it.
// Preserve the dominant side to avoid flipping interactivity classification.
if (td.run_time > td.sleep_time) {
td.run_time = max;
td.sleep_time = 1;
} else {
td.sleep_time = max;
td.run_time = 1;
}
return;
}
if (sum > ((max / 5) * 6)) {
// History is moderately out of range (>6s), halve both values.
// Keeps the sleep/run ratio intact while pulling the sum back in range.
td.run_time /= 2;
td.sleep_time /= 2;
return;
}
// History is slightly out of range (5s-6s), 20% decay.
// Gradually ages out old history without disturbing the ratio.
td.run_time = (td.run_time / 5) * 4;
td.sleep_time = (td.sleep_time / 5) * 4;
}
// Compute the interactivity score for a thread.
fn interactive_score(td: *ke.Thread) usize {
var div: usize = undefined;
var score: usize = undefined;
// Calculate the interactivity penalty.
if (td.sleep_time > td.run_time) {
div = @max(1, td.sleep_time / scaling_factor);
score = td.run_time / div;
} else if (td.run_time > td.sleep_time) {
div = @max(1, td.run_time / scaling_factor);
score = (scaling_factor + scaling_factor - (td.sleep_time / div));
} else if (td.run_time != 0) {
score = scaling_factor;
} else return 0;
// Add niceness values to the penalty, this makes it easier for threads with
// lower nice values (higher priority) to be considered interactive.
var signed_score: isize = @intCast(score);
signed_score += td.nice;
score = @intCast(@max(0, signed_score));
return score;
}
// Recompute the base priority for a thread from interactivity and nice.
fn recompute_priority(td: *ke.Thread) void {
// Priority is computed only for time-shared (batch) thread based on
// interactivity and nice. If the thread is determined interactive, it is
// effectively promoted to real-time with a lower priority than actual
// real-time threads. If the thread is determined non-interactive,
// priority is calculated based on recent CPU usage and nice.
const score = interactive_score(td);
const base: u8 = if (score < interactivity_threshold)
// Choose a priority based on score, the lower the score,
// the higher the priority it will be.
// This is a simple formula I came up with that is probably good enough.
@intCast(ke.Thread.Priority.low_interactive + ((interactivity_threshold - score) / 2))
else blk: {
// Thread is not interactive, compute priority from recent CPU usage.
// cpu_pri_off is the fraction of the history window spent running,
// scaled to [0, batch_range). A thread that spent all its time running
// gets cpu_pri_off = batch_range - 1 (lowest priority).
// A thread that barely ran gets cpu_pri_off = 0 (highest batch priority).
// This is a pretty straightforward formula, which /should/ be good enough.
const cpu_range = ke.Thread.Priority.batch_range;
const window = if (td.run_time + td.sleep_time == 0) @as(u64, 1) else td.run_time + td.sleep_time;
const cpu_pri_off: u8 = @intCast((td.run_time * (cpu_range - 1)) / window);
// nice offset: negative nice increases priority value, positive decreases it.
// Clamped to half the range to avoid pushing priority out of bounds before clamping.
const nice_off = std.math.clamp(
-@as(i32, td.nice),
-@as(i32, cpu_range / 2),
@as(i32, cpu_range / 2),
);
const raw = @as(i32, ke.Thread.Priority.low_batch) +
@as(i32, cpu_pri_off) +
nice_off;
break :blk @intCast(std.math.clamp(
raw,
ke.Thread.Priority.low_batch,
ke.Thread.Priority.high_batch,
));
};
td.base_priority = base;
td.priority = td.effective_priority();
}
// Return whether or not a thread with given priority and interactivity should get preempted by `td`.
fn should_prio_preempt(td: *ke.Thread, other_prio: u8, remote: bool) bool {
const class = ke.Thread.Priority.class_from_prio(other_prio);
if (td.priority <= other_prio) {
// If our priority is lower or equal, ignore.
return false;
}
if (class == .Idle) {
// Non-idle threads always preempt idle-priority threads.
return true;
}
if (class == .Batch and td.is_interactive() and other_prio < ke.Thread.Priority.low_interactive and remote) {
// Interactive threads always preempt batch non-interactive ones on remote CPUs.
return true;
}
// Preempt if the priority exceeds the preemption threshold (i.e the thread is real-time)
// or if the thread is interactive.
// Interactive threads may still preempt each other based on interactivity.
if ((td.priority >= preempt_threshold or td.is_interactive())) {
return true;
}
return false;
}
// Return whether or not `td` should preempt `cur`.
// This is called with cur's CPU queue lock held.
fn should_preempt(td: *ke.Thread, cur: *ke.Thread, remote: bool) bool {
// Always preempt the idle thread.
return should_prio_preempt(td, cur.priority, remote);
}
// Return whether or not `td` should preempt the thread running on `cpu`.
// This is done in a lock-free manner.
fn should_preempt_cpu(td: *ke.Thread, cpu: *PerCpu, remote: bool) bool {
const prio = cpu.current_thread_prio.load(.monotonic);
return should_prio_preempt(td, prio, remote);
}
// Enqueue a thread on a CPU.
fn enqueue_on_cpu(c: u32, td: *ke.Thread) void {
std.debug.assert(td.lock.is_locked());
const cpu = percpu.remote(c);
cpu.queues_lock.acquire_no_ipl();
defer cpu.queues_lock.release_no_ipl();
attach_load_avg(cpu, td);
if (cpu.current_thread != null and should_preempt_cpu(td, cpu, c != ke.cpu.current())) {
// We can preempt the current thread, first check whether or not there
// is already a next thread selected, and if we can preempt it.
const next = cpu.next_thread;
var can_preempt = true;
if (next) |n| {
if (should_preempt(td, n, c != ke.cpu.current())) {
// This thread can preempt the next thread,
// put the next thread back into a queue as the first element.
insert_in_queue(cpu, n, true);
n.cpu = c;
} else {
// The next thread is higher priority, we can't preempt it.
can_preempt = false;
}
}
if (can_preempt) {
// Preempt the CPU.
cpu.next_thread = td;
cpu.preemption_reason = .HigherPriority;
td.cpu = c;
td.state.store(.Selected, .monotonic);
ki.ipl.set_softint_pending(c, .Dispatch);
cpu.current_thread_prio.store(td.priority, .monotonic);
if (c != ke.cpu.current()) {
// Send an IPI.
ki.impl.send_resched_ipi(c);
}
// queues_lock dropped
return;
}
}
// Normal enqueue path.
// Add the thread to its appropriate queue.
insert_in_queue(cpu, td, false);
td.cpu = c;
if (cpu.resched_timer.state.load(.monotonic) == .Stopped) {
cpu.start_timer = true;
ki.ipl.set_softint_pending(c, .Dispatch);
}
// queues_lock dropped
}
// Find a suitable CPU to run the thread.
fn pick_cpu(td: *ke.Thread) u32 {
// CPU selection policy in order:
// 1. Pick the last CPU the thread ran on if it would run immediately or if it's pinned.
// 2. Pick the least loaded CPU on which the thread can run immediately.
// 3. Pick the least loaded CPU overall.
const curcpu = ke.cpu.current();
if (td.last_cpu) |cpu| {
var ran_recently = true;
if (td.sleep_start != 0) {
const delta = ke.time.read_time() - td.sleep_start;
// If we haven't been on this CPU in the last second, don't bother.
if (delta > std.time.ns_per_s) {
ran_recently = false;
}
td.sleep_start = 0;
}
const sched_cpu = percpu.remote(cpu);
// If we can preempt and have ran recently on this CPU, run on it.
if ((should_preempt_cpu(td, sched_cpu, cpu != curcpu) and ran_recently) or td.pinned)
return cpu;
}
// Check all CPUs, keeping track of the least loaded one overall and the
// least loaded preemptible one.
// We try to pick the CPU on which we can run immediately, but if there is
// a tie we use the average load to break it.
const local = percpu.local();
local.pick_offset +%= 1;
var least: ?u32 = null;
var least_load: usize = 0;
var least_preempt: ?u32 = null;
var least_preempt_load: usize = 0;
var least_preempt_depth: usize = 0;
var least_depth: usize = 0;
for (0..ke.ncpus) |n| {
const i = (local.pick_offset + n) % ke.ncpus;
const cpu: u32 = @truncate(i);
const data = percpu.remote(cpu);
const depth = data.load.load(.monotonic);
const avg = @max(data.est_load_avg.load(.monotonic), data.load_avg.load(.monotonic));
if (least == null or depth < least_depth or
(depth == least_depth and avg < least_load))
{
least = cpu;
least_depth = depth;
least_load = avg;
}
if (should_preempt_cpu(td, data, i != curcpu)) {
if (least_preempt == null or depth < least_preempt_depth or (depth == least_preempt_depth and avg < least_preempt_load)) {
least_preempt = cpu;
least_preempt_depth = depth;
least_preempt_load = avg;
}
}
}
// If we found a preemptible CPU, pick that one. Otherwise pick the least loaded one.
return least_preempt orelse least.?;
}
// Find a thread to preempt `cur` with.
fn select_thread(cur: ?*ke.Thread, cpu: *PerCpu, migrate: bool) ?*ke.Thread {
// First try to pick from the realtime queues.
if (pick_realtime_thread(cpu, if (cur) |c| c.priority else 0, migrate)) |td| {
_ = cpu.load.fetchSub(1, .monotonic);
if (!td.pinned) {
_ = cpu.migratable.fetchSub(1, .monotonic);
}
return td;
}
// Nothing lower can preempt this thread.
if (cur != null and (cur.?.priority_class() == .Realtime or cur.?.is_interactive())) {
return null;
}
// Then try picking a batch thread.
if (pick_batch_thread(cpu, migrate)) |td| {
_ = cpu.load.fetchSub(1, .monotonic);
if (!td.pinned) {
_ = cpu.migratable.fetchSub(1, .monotonic);
}
return td;
}
if (cur != null and cur.?.priority_class() == .Idle) {
// Idle threads don't preempt each other
return null;
}
// Finally try picking from the idle queue.
if (pick_idle_thread(cpu, migrate)) |td| {
_ = cpu.load.fetchSub(1, .monotonic);
if (!td.pinned) {
_ = cpu.migratable.fetchSub(1, .monotonic);
}
return td;
}
// Nothing to run.
return null;
}
// Execute a context switch on `cpu`.
fn do_switch(cpu: *PerCpu, cur: *ke.Thread, next: *ke.Thread) void {
cpu.current_thread = next;
next.last_cpu = ke.cpu.current();
next.state.store(.Running, .monotonic);
// Do machine-dependent switch.
cur.context.switch_to(&next.context);
}
fn find_most_loaded(exclude: ?*ke.CpuMask, steal: bool) ?u32 {
var most: ?u32 = null;
var most_load: usize = 0;
var most_load_avg: usize = 0;
for (0..ke.ncpus) |i| {
if (exclude) |mask| {
if (mask.get(i)) {
continue;
}
}
const cpu = percpu.remote(@truncate(i));
// Check migratable threads.
if (cpu.migratable.load(.monotonic) == 0) {
continue;
}
// When work-stealing, use the load average
// to break ties only, otherwise rely on thread count.
// Load balancing relies solely on the load average to try
// to relieve longer-term CPU pressure.
const load_avg = @max(cpu.est_load_avg.load(.monotonic), cpu.load_avg.load(.monotonic));
const load = if (steal) cpu.migratable.load(.monotonic) else load_avg;
if (most == null) {
most = @truncate(i);
most_load = load;
most_load_avg = load_avg;
} else if (load > most_load) {
most = @truncate(i);
most_load = load;
most_load_avg = load_avg;
} else if (load == most_load and steal) {
if (load_avg > most_load_avg) {
most = @truncate(i);
most_load = load;
most_load_avg = load_avg;
}
}
}
return most;
}
fn find_least_loaded(exclude: ?*ke.CpuMask) ?u32 {
var least: ?u32 = null;
var least_load: usize = 0;
for (0..ke.ncpus) |i| {
if (exclude) |mask| {
if (mask.get(i)) {
continue;
}
}
const cpu = percpu.remote(@truncate(i));
const load = @max(cpu.est_load_avg.load(.monotonic), cpu.load_avg.load(.monotonic));
if (least == null) {
least = @truncate(i);
least_load = load;
} else if (load < least_load) {
least = @truncate(i);
least_load = load;
}
}
return least;
}
fn steal_thread_from_cpu(cpu: *PerCpu, curcpu: ?*PerCpu) ?*ke.Thread {
cpu.queues_lock.acquire_no_ipl();
defer cpu.queues_lock.release_no_ipl();
if (curcpu != null and curcpu.?.load.load(.monotonic) > 0)
return null;
const td = select_thread(null, cpu, true);
if (td) |t| {
detach_load_avg(cpu, t);
}
return td;
}
fn steal_work(cpu: u32) ?*ke.Thread {
const most = find_most_loaded(null, true);
const c = percpu.remote(cpu);
if (most == cpu) {
// We're the most loaded CPU, nothing to steal.
return null;
}
if (most) |other| {
const sched_other = percpu.remote(other);
if (sched_other.migratable.load(.monotonic) < steal_threshold) {
return null;
}
const ipl = ke.ipl.raise(.Dispatch);
const td = steal_thread_from_cpu(sched_other, c);
ke.ipl.lower(ipl);
return td;
}
return null;
}
/// Idle loop for a CPU. Must be set up in the idle thread.
pub fn idle(_: ?*anyopaque) noreturn {
const cpu = percpu.local();
const cpu_id = ke.cpu.current();
while (true) {
// Racy but only a hint anyway
const next = @atomicLoad(?*ke.Thread, &cpu.next_thread, .monotonic);
if (cpu.load.load(.monotonic) != 0 or next != null) {
ke.sched.yield();
continue;
}
if (cpu.steal_work) {
// Try to steal work once when we enter the idle loop,
// if there is nothing to steal, go into a power-saving loop
// until someone else wakes us up.
cpu.steal_work = false;
// Steal a thread.
if (steal_work(cpu_id)) |td| {
// Enqueue it on this CPU.
const ipl = td.lock.acquire();
enqueue_on_cpu(cpu_id, td);
td.lock.release(ipl);
}
}
std.atomic.spinLoopHint();
}
}
/// Called every second to balance work between CPUs on CPU0.
/// Takes a thread from the most loaded CPU and puts it on the least loaded one.
fn balance(_: *ke.Dpc, _: ?*anyopaque) void {
var high_mask = ke.CpuMask.init(false);
var low_mask: ke.CpuMask = undefined;
while (true) {
const high = find_most_loaded(&high_mask, false);
if (high == null or percpu.remote(high.?).migratable.load(.monotonic) == 0) {
// No highest loaded CPU.
break;
}
// Don't steal from this CPU again.
high_mask.set(high.?);
low_mask = high_mask;
if (high_mask.is_all(true)) {
// All CPUs are masked, nothing to steal.
break;
}
const low = find_least_loaded(&low_mask);
if (low == null) {
// No lowest loaded CPU.
break;
}
const high_cpu = percpu.remote(high.?);
const low_cpu = percpu.remote(low.?);
const high_avg = @max(high_cpu.load_avg.load(.monotonic), high_cpu.est_load_avg.load(.monotonic));
const low_avg = @max(low_cpu.load_avg.load(.monotonic), low_cpu.est_load_avg.load(.monotonic));
if (high_avg -| low_avg < pelt_load_avg_max / 2) {
// Only balance when the imbalance is high.
break;
}
// Steal a thread from the high CPU and put it on the low CPU.
const sched_high = percpu.remote(high.?);
const td = steal_thread_from_cpu(sched_high, null);
if (td) |thread| {
thread.lock.acquire_no_ipl();
enqueue_on_cpu(low.?, thread);
thread.lock.release_no_ipl();
}
// Don't shuffle threads around.
high_mask.set(low.?);
}
const offset = lcg.next() % balance_interval;
const ms = (balance_interval) + offset;
ke.timer.set(&balance_timer, ms * std.time.ns_per_ms, &balance_dpc);
}