From: =?UTF-8?q?Thomas=20Hellstr=C3=B6m?= <thomas.hellstrom@linux.intel.com>
To: intel-xe@lists.freedesktop.org
Cc: =?UTF-8?q?Thomas=20Hellstr=C3=B6m?= <thomas.hellstrom@linux.intel.com>,
	stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] drm/xe: Defer buffer object shrinker write-backs and GPU waits
Date: Mon,  4 Aug 2025 10:10:40 +0200
Message-ID: <20250804081040.2458-1-thomas.hellstrom@linux.intel.com>
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When the xe buffer-object shrinker allows GPU waits and write-back,
(typically from kswapd), perform multilpe passes, skipping
subsequent passes if the shrinker number of scanned objects target
is reached.

1) Without GPU waits and write-back
2) Without write-back
3) With both GPU-waits and write-back

This is to avoid stalls and costly write- and readbacks unless they
are really necessary.

Closes: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/xe/kernel/-/issues/5557#note_3035136
Fixes: 00c8efc3180f ("drm/xe: Add a shrinker for xe bos")
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # v6.15+
Signed-off-by: Thomas Hellström <thomas.hellstrom@linux.intel.com>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_shrinker.c | 51 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 47 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_shrinker.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_shrinker.c
index 1c3c04d52f55..bc3439bd4450 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_shrinker.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_shrinker.c
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ xe_shrinker_mod_pages(struct xe_shrinker *shrinker, long shrinkable, long purgea
 	write_unlock(&shrinker->lock);
 }
 
-static s64 xe_shrinker_walk(struct xe_device *xe,
-			    struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctx,
-			    const struct xe_bo_shrink_flags flags,
-			    unsigned long to_scan, unsigned long *scanned)
+static s64 __xe_shrinker_walk(struct xe_device *xe,
+			      struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctx,
+			      const struct xe_bo_shrink_flags flags,
+			      unsigned long to_scan, unsigned long *scanned)
 {
 	unsigned int mem_type;
 	s64 freed = 0, lret;
@@ -93,6 +93,48 @@ static s64 xe_shrinker_walk(struct xe_device *xe,
 	return freed;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Try shrinking idle objects without writeback first, then if not sufficient,
+ * try also non-idle objects and finally if that's not sufficient either,
+ * add writeback. This avoids stalls and explicit writebacks with light or
+ * moderate memory pressure.
+ */
+static s64 xe_shrinker_walk(struct xe_device *xe,
+			    struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctx,
+			    const struct xe_bo_shrink_flags flags,
+			    unsigned long to_scan, unsigned long *scanned)
+{
+	bool no_wait_gpu = true;
+	struct xe_bo_shrink_flags save_flags = flags;
+	s64 lret, freed;
+
+	swap(no_wait_gpu, ctx->no_wait_gpu);
+	save_flags.writeback = false;
+	lret = __xe_shrinker_walk(xe, ctx, save_flags, to_scan, scanned);
+	swap(no_wait_gpu, ctx->no_wait_gpu);
+	if (lret < 0 || *scanned >= to_scan)
+		return lret;
+
+	freed = lret;
+	if (!ctx->no_wait_gpu) {
+		lret = __xe_shrinker_walk(xe, ctx, save_flags, to_scan, scanned);
+		if (lret < 0)
+			return lret;
+		freed += lret;
+	}
+	if (*scanned >= to_scan)
+		return freed;
+
+	if (flags.writeback) {
+		lret = __xe_shrinker_walk(xe, ctx, flags, to_scan, scanned);
+		if (lret < 0)
+			return lret;
+		freed += lret;
+	}
+
+	return freed;
+}
+
 static unsigned long
 xe_shrinker_count(struct shrinker *shrink, struct shrink_control *sc)
 {
@@ -199,6 +241,7 @@ static unsigned long xe_shrinker_scan(struct shrinker *shrink, struct shrink_con
 		runtime_pm = xe_shrinker_runtime_pm_get(shrinker, true, 0, can_backup);
 
 	shrink_flags.purge = false;
+
 	lret = xe_shrinker_walk(shrinker->xe, &ctx, shrink_flags,
 				nr_to_scan, &nr_scanned);
 	if (lret >= 0)
-- 
2.50.1