The perf-profile data for the two commits are attached(for the case
of
prsctp_enable=1, the perf-profile data doesn't get collected for the 0
case for some reason, I'm checking the problem now).
The CPU gets much more idle time in the bisected commit a6c2f79287:
68.89% 0.70% [kernel.kallsyms] [k] entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath
49.32% 0.12% [kernel.kallsyms] [k] sys_sendmsg
49.17% 0.12% [kernel.kallsyms] [k] __sys_sendmsg
48.58% 0.22% [kernel.kallsyms] [k] ___sys_sendmsg
46.69% 0.06% [kernel.kallsyms] [k] sock_sendmsg
46.31% 0.16% [kernel.kallsyms] [k] inet_sendmsg
45.90% 0.98% [kernel.kallsyms] [k] sctp_sendmsg
29.66% 0.45% [kernel.kallsyms] [k] sctp_do_sm
29.54% 0.23% [kernel.kallsyms] [k] cpu_startup_entry
28.81% 0.68% [kernel.kallsyms] [k] sctp_cmd_interpreter.isra.24
26.20% 0.00% [kernel.kallsyms] [k] start_secondary
23.04% 0.09% [kernel.kallsyms] [k] sctp_inq_push
23.03% 0.08% [kernel.kallsyms] [k] call_cpuidle
22.94% 0.00% [kernel.kallsyms] [k] cpuidle_enter
22.60% 0.18% [kernel.kallsyms] [k] cpuidle_enter_state
21.99% 21.99% [kernel.kallsyms] [k] intel_idle
... ...
While its immediate parent commit 826d253d57 is mostly busy working:
98.53% 0.83% [kernel.kallsyms] [k] entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath
78.13% 0.12% [kernel.kallsyms] [k] sys_sendmsg
78.03% 0.16% [kernel.kallsyms] [k] __sys_sendmsg
77.08% 0.28% [kernel.kallsyms] [k] ___sys_sendmsg
74.44% 0.08% [kernel.kallsyms] [k] sock_sendmsg
73.82% 0.13% [kernel.kallsyms] [k] inet_sendmsg
73.34% 1.44% [kernel.kallsyms] [k] sctp_sendmsg
47.52% 0.75% [kernel.kallsyms] [k] sctp_do_sm
46.19% 0.90% [kernel.kallsyms] [k] sctp_cmd_interpreter.isra.24
37.17% 1.43% [kernel.kallsyms] [k] sctp_outq_flush
36.93% 0.08% [kernel.kallsyms] [k] sctp_outq_uncork
34.24% 0.15% [kernel.kallsyms] [k] sctp_inq_push
... ...
No idle related function above 1%.
Will the bisected commit make the idle possible?
No, not at all. :)
pls help to debug as I said in the last reply.