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1 /*-
2  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
3  *
4  * Copyright (c) 2017,  Jeffrey Roberson <jeff@freebsd.org>
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27  */
28 
29 #ifndef _SYS_PIDCTRL_H_
30 #define _SYS_PIDCTRL_H_
31 
32 /*
33  * Proportional Integral Derivative controller.
34  *
35  * This controller is intended to replace a multitude of threshold based
36  * daemon regulation systems.  These systems produce sharp sawtooths of
37  * activity which can cause latency spikes and other undesireable bursty
38  * behavior.  The PID controller adapts to changing load conditions and
39  * adjusts the work done by the daemon to keep a smoother output.
40  *
41  * The setpoint can be thought of as a single watermark that the controller
42  * is always trying to reach.  Compared to a high water/low water type
43  * algorithm the pid controller is dynamically deciding the low water and
44  * regulating to the high water.  The setpoint should be high enough that
45  * the controller and daemon have time to observe the rise in value and
46  * respond to it, else the resource may be exhausted.  More frequent wakeups
47  * permit higher setpoints and less underutilized resources.
48  *
49  * The controller has been optimised for simplicity of math making it quite
50  * inexpensive to execute.  There is no floating point and so the gains must
51  * be the inverse of whole integers.
52  *
53  * Failing to measure and tune the gain parameters can result in wild
54  * oscillations in output.  It is strongly encouraged that controllers are
55  * tested and tuned under a wide variety of workloads before gain values are
56  * picked.  Some reasonable defaults are provided below.
57  */
58 
59 struct pidctrl {
60 	/* Saved control variables. */
61 	int	pc_error;		/* Current error. */
62 	int	pc_olderror;		/* Saved error for derivative. */
63 	int	pc_integral;		/* Integral accumulator. */
64 	int	pc_derivative;		/* Change from last error. */
65 	int	pc_input;		/* Last input. */
66 	int	pc_output;		/* Last output. */
67 	int	pc_ticks;		/* Last sampling time. */
68 	/* configuration options, runtime tunable via sysctl */
69 	int	pc_setpoint;		/* Desired level */
70 	int	pc_interval;		/* Update interval in ticks. */
71 	int	pc_bound;		/* Integral wind-up limit. */
72 	int	pc_Kpd;			/* Proportional gain divisor. */
73 	int	pc_Kid;			/* Integral gain divisor. */
74 	int	pc_Kdd;			/* Derivative gain divisor. */
75 };
76 
77 /*
78  * Reasonable default divisors.
79  *
80  * Actual gains are 1/divisor.  Gains interact in complex ways with the
81  * setpoint and interval.  Measurement under multiple loads should be
82  * taken to ensure adequate stability and rise time.
83  */
84 #define	PIDCTRL_KPD	3		/* Default proportional divisor. */
85 #define	PIDCTRL_KID	4		/* Default integral divisor. */
86 #define	PIDCTRL_KDD	8		/* Default derivative divisor. */
87 #define	PIDCTRL_BOUND	4		/* Bound factor, setpoint multiple. */
88 
89 struct sysctl_oid_list;
90 
91 void	pidctrl_init(struct pidctrl *pc, int interval, int setpoint,
92 	    int bound, int Kpd, int Kid, int Kdd);
93 void	pidctrl_init_sysctl(struct pidctrl *pc, struct sysctl_oid_list *parent);
94 
95 /*
96  * This is the classic PID controller where the interval is clamped to
97  * [-bound, bound] and the output may be negative.  This should be used
98  * in continuous control loops that can adjust a process variable in
99  * either direction.  This is a descrete time controller and should
100  * only be called once per-interval or the derivative term will be
101  * inaccurate.
102  */
103 int	pidctrl_classic(struct pidctrl *pc, int input);
104 
105 /*
106  * This controler is intended for consumer type daemons that can only
107  * regulate in a positive direction, that is to say, they can not exert
108  * positive pressure on the process variable or input.  They can only
109  * reduce it by doing work.  As such the integral is bound between [0, bound]
110  * and the output is similarly a positive value reflecting the units of
111  * work necessary to be completed in the current interval to eliminate error.
112  *
113  * It is a descrete time controller but can be invoked more than once in a
114  * given time interval for ease of client implementation.  This should only
115  * be done in overload situations or the controller may not produce a stable
116  * output.  Calling it less frequently when there is no work to be done will
117  * increase the rise time but should otherwise be harmless.
118  */
119 int	pidctrl_daemon(struct pidctrl *pc, int input);
120 
121 #endif	/* !_SYS_PIDCTRL_H_ */
122