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Re: [PATCH] Optimize int_sqrt for small values for faster idle

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On Thursday, January 28, 2016 01:42:45 PM Andi Kleen wrote:
> From: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
> 
> The menu cpuidle governor does at least two int_sqrt() each time
> we go into idle in get_typical_interval to compute stddev
> 
> int_sqrts take 100-120 cycles each. Short idle latency is important
> for many workloads.
> 
> I instrumented the function on my workstation and most values are
> 16bit only and most others 32bit (50% percentile is 122094,
> 75% is 3699533).
> 
> sqrt is implemented by starting with an initial estimation,
> and then iterating. int_sqrt currently only uses a fixed
> estimating which is good for 64bits worth of input.
> 
> This patch adds some checks at the beginning to start with
> a better estimate for values fitting in 8, 16bit and 32bit.
> This makes int_sqrt between 60+% faster for values in 16bit,
> and still somewhat faster (between 10 and 30%) for larger values
> upto 32bit. Full 64bit is slightly slower.
> 
> This optimizes the short idle calls and does not hurt the
> long sleep (which probably do not care) much.
> 
> An alternative would be a full table drive approach, or
> trying some inverted sqrt optimization, but this simple change
> already seems to have a good payoff.

I'm wondering if you have any numbers on how much of a difference this
makes in practice in terms of energy consumption, performance, latency etc.

Thanks,
Rafael

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[PATCH] Optimize int_sqrt for small values for faster idle Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org> - 2016-01-28 22:50 +0100
  Re: [PATCH] Optimize int_sqrt for small values for faster idle kbuild test robot <lkp@intel.com> - 2016-01-28 23:10 +0100
  Re: [PATCH] Optimize int_sqrt for small values for faster idle Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> - 2016-01-28 23:20 +0100
    Re: [PATCH] Optimize int_sqrt for small values for faster idle Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org> - 2016-01-28 23:50 +0100
  Re: [PATCH] Optimize int_sqrt for small values for faster idle kbuild test robot <lkp@intel.com> - 2016-01-28 23:20 +0100
  Re: [PATCH] Optimize int_sqrt for small values for faster idle Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> - 2016-01-28 23:30 +0100
  Re: [PATCH] Optimize int_sqrt for small values for faster idle Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org> - 2016-01-28 23:40 +0100
  Re: [PATCH] Optimize int_sqrt for small values for faster idle Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com> - 2016-01-28 23:40 +0100
  Re: [PATCH] Optimize int_sqrt for small values for faster idle "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@rjwysocki.net> - 2016-01-29 05:00 +0100
  Re: [PATCH] Optimize int_sqrt for small values for faster idle Thomas Rohwer <trohwer85@gmail.com> - 2016-01-31 08:30 +0100
  Re: [PATCH] Optimize int_sqrt for small values for faster idle Rasmus Villemoes <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk> - 2016-02-01 22:30 +0100
    Re: [PATCH] Optimize int_sqrt for small values for faster idle Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com> - 2016-02-01 22:40 +0100
      Re: [PATCH] Optimize int_sqrt for small values for faster idle Rasmus Villemoes <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk> - 2016-02-02 00:10 +0100
        Re: [PATCH] Optimize int_sqrt for small values for faster idle Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com> - 2016-02-02 01:10 +0100
        Re: [PATCH] Optimize int_sqrt for small values for faster idle Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com> - 2016-02-02 01:40 +0100
          Re: [PATCH] Optimize int_sqrt for small values for faster idle Rasmus Villemoes <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk> - 2016-02-02 21:50 +0100
            Re: [PATCH] Optimize int_sqrt for small values for faster idle Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com> - 2016-02-02 22:40 +0100
      Re: [PATCH] Optimize int_sqrt for small values for faster idle Rasmus Villemoes <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk> - 2016-02-07 22:40 +0100

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