perf: add macOS GPU monitoring via mactop and ioreg (#816)
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Implement performance monitoring on OSX for Apple Silicon hardware. 

The implementation uses a combination of mactop and ioreg. If mactop is
installed (`brew install mactop`) it is used in a headless cli mode to
stream usage metrics. mactop hooks into unpublished(?) C based APIs in
OSX. Rather than introduce a cgo dependency into llama-swap's build
chain only for darwin I opted to go the external process route.

ioreg, which comes bundled with OSX is used as the fallback. It does not
provide temperature and power usage data but is able to show accurate
GPU and memory utilization.

Updates #771, #814
This commit is contained in:
Benson Wong
2026-06-03 21:51:03 -07:00
committed by GitHub
parent 9be9a87fa0
commit 29d3d9ba20
4 changed files with 371 additions and 2 deletions
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@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
package perf
import (
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
"math"
"regexp"
"strconv"
"strings"
"time"
@@ -43,3 +47,168 @@ func ParseNvidiaSmiLine(line string) *GpuStat {
PowerDrawW: powerDraw,
}
}
// mactopOutput maps the subset of mactop's headless JSON output that is
// relevant to GpuStat. Note that mactop's memory object is whole-system memory,
// not GPU-attributed; the darwin monitor overlays ioreg's GPU-attributed
// unified memory (see overlayIoregMem) so both backends report consistent
// memory figures.
type mactopOutput struct {
SocMetrics struct {
GPUPower float64 `json:"gpu_power"`
GPUFreq int `json:"gpu_freq_mhz"`
GPUTemp float64 `json:"gpu_temp"`
} `json:"soc_metrics"`
Memory struct {
Total uint64 `json:"total"`
Used uint64 `json:"used"`
} `json:"memory"`
GPUUsage float64 `json:"gpu_usage"`
SystemInfo struct {
Name string `json:"name"`
GPUCoreCount int `json:"gpu_core_count"`
} `json:"system_info"`
Fans []struct {
RPM int `json:"rpm"`
MinRPM int `json:"min_rpm"`
MaxRPM int `json:"max_rpm"`
} `json:"fans"`
Temperatures []struct {
Group string `json:"group"`
Avg float64 `json:"avg_celsius"`
} `json:"temperatures"`
}
// ioreg output uses ` = ` (with spaces) for top-level device properties and
// `=` (no spaces) for values inside nested dictionaries such as
// PerformanceStatistics.
var (
reIoregModel = regexp.MustCompile(`"model"\s*=\s*"([^"]+)"`)
reIoregCoreCount = regexp.MustCompile(`"gpu-core-count"\s*=\s*(\d+)`)
reIoregUtil = regexp.MustCompile(`"Device Utilization %"=(\d+)`)
reIoregMemUsed = regexp.MustCompile(`"In use system memory"=(\d+)`)
)
// ParseIoregOutput parses `ioreg -r -c IOGPU -d 1 -f` output into a GpuStat for
// the Apple Silicon integrated GPU. This is a fallback for when mactop is not
// installed: utilization and used memory are available, but power, temperature,
// and fan speed are not exposed by ioreg. memTotalMB is the unified memory size
// supplied by the caller, since Apple Silicon shares memory between CPU and GPU.
// Returns nil if no GPU device is found in the output.
func ParseIoregOutput(out []byte, memTotalMB int) *GpuStat {
utilMatch := reIoregUtil.FindSubmatch(out)
memMatch := reIoregMemUsed.FindSubmatch(out)
if utilMatch == nil && memMatch == nil {
return nil
}
var gpuUtil float64
if utilMatch != nil {
gpuUtil, _ = strconv.ParseFloat(string(utilMatch[1]), 64)
}
const toMB = 1024 * 1024
var memUsedMB int
if memMatch != nil {
memUsedBytes, _ := strconv.ParseInt(string(memMatch[1]), 10, 64)
memUsedMB = int(memUsedBytes / toMB)
}
var memUtil float64
if memTotalMB > 0 {
memUtil = float64(memUsedMB) / float64(memTotalMB) * 100
}
name := "Apple GPU"
if m := reIoregModel.FindSubmatch(out); m != nil {
name = string(m[1])
}
if m := reIoregCoreCount.FindSubmatch(out); m != nil {
if cores, err := strconv.Atoi(string(m[1])); err == nil && cores > 0 {
name = fmt.Sprintf("%s (%d-core GPU)", name, cores)
}
}
return &GpuStat{
Timestamp: time.Now(),
ID: 0,
Name: name,
GpuUtilPct: gpuUtil,
MemUtilPct: memUtil,
MemUsedMB: memUsedMB,
MemTotalMB: memTotalMB,
}
}
// ParseMactopLine parses a single line of mactop headless JSON output into a
// GpuStat for the Apple Silicon integrated GPU. Returns nil if the line cannot
// be parsed.
func ParseMactopLine(line string) *GpuStat {
line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
if line == "" {
return nil
}
var out mactopOutput
if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(line), &out); err != nil {
return nil
}
const toMB = 1024 * 1024
memUsedMB := int(out.Memory.Used / toMB)
memTotalMB := int(out.Memory.Total / toMB)
var memUtil float64
if memTotalMB > 0 {
memUtil = float64(memUsedMB) / float64(memTotalMB) * 100
}
name := out.SystemInfo.Name
if name == "" {
name = "Apple GPU"
}
if out.SystemInfo.GPUCoreCount > 0 {
name = fmt.Sprintf("%s (%d-core GPU)", name, out.SystemInfo.GPUCoreCount)
}
// Unified memory has no dedicated VRAM sensor; use the memory temperature
// group when mactop exposes it.
var vramTempC int
for _, t := range out.Temperatures {
if strings.EqualFold(t.Group, "Memory") {
vramTempC = int(math.Round(t.Avg))
break
}
}
// Average fan load across all fans as a percentage of their RPM range.
var fanSpeed float64
var fanCount int
for _, f := range out.Fans {
if f.MaxRPM > f.MinRPM {
pct := float64(f.RPM-f.MinRPM) / float64(f.MaxRPM-f.MinRPM) * 100
if pct < 0 {
pct = 0
}
fanSpeed += pct
fanCount++
}
}
if fanCount > 0 {
fanSpeed /= float64(fanCount)
}
return &GpuStat{
Timestamp: time.Now(),
ID: 0,
Name: name,
TempC: int(math.Round(out.SocMetrics.GPUTemp)),
VramTempC: vramTempC,
GpuUtilPct: out.GPUUsage,
MemUtilPct: memUtil,
MemUsedMB: memUsedMB,
MemTotalMB: memTotalMB,
FanSpeedPct: fanSpeed,
PowerDrawW: out.SocMetrics.GPUPower,
}
}
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@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
package perf
import (
"bufio"
"context"
"fmt"
"os/exec"
"strings"
"time"
"github.com/mostlygeek/llama-swap/internal/logmon"
@@ -11,7 +15,156 @@ import (
)
func getGpuStats(ctx context.Context, every time.Duration, logger *logmon.Monitor) (chan []GpuStat, error) {
return nil, ErrNotImplemented
if ch, err := tryMactop(ctx, every, logger); err == nil {
logger.Info("using mactop for GPU monitoring")
return ch, nil
} else {
logger.Debugf("mactop: %s", err.Error())
}
if ch, err := tryIoreg(ctx, every, logger); err == nil {
logger.Info("using ioreg for GPU monitoring")
return ch, nil
} else {
logger.Debugf("ioreg: %s", err.Error())
}
return nil, ErrNoGpuTool
}
// tryIoreg polls `ioreg -r -c IOGPU -d 1 -f` for Apple Silicon GPU stats. It is
// a fallback for when mactop is not installed. ioreg exposes GPU utilization and
// used memory but not power, temperature, or fan speed.
func tryIoreg(ctx context.Context, every time.Duration, logger *logmon.Monitor) (chan []GpuStat, error) {
if _, err := exec.LookPath("ioreg"); err != nil {
return nil, ErrNoGpuTool
}
// Verify ioreg actually reports a GPU device before committing to it, so we
// can fall through to ErrNoGpuTool otherwise.
if stat := sampleIoreg(ctx); stat == nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("ioreg reported no GPU device")
}
if every < time.Second {
every = time.Second
}
ch := make(chan []GpuStat, 1)
go func() {
defer close(ch)
ticker := time.NewTicker(every)
defer ticker.Stop()
for {
select {
case <-ctx.Done():
return
case <-ticker.C:
stat := sampleIoreg(ctx)
if stat == nil {
continue
}
select {
case ch <- []GpuStat{*stat}:
default:
}
}
}
}()
return ch, nil
}
// sampleIoreg runs ioreg once and parses a single GpuStat, or returns nil.
func sampleIoreg(ctx context.Context) *GpuStat {
out, err := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "ioreg", "-r", "-c", "IOGPU", "-d", "1", "-f").Output()
if err != nil {
return nil
}
var memTotalMB int
if vmStat, err := mem.VirtualMemory(); err == nil {
memTotalMB = int(vmStat.Total / (1024 * 1024))
}
return ParseIoregOutput(out, memTotalMB)
}
// overlayIoregMem replaces a GpuStat's memory fields with the GPU-attributed
// unified memory reported by ioreg. mactop only exposes whole-system memory, so
// without this the mactop and ioreg backends would report different memory
// semantics. It is a no-op when ioreg is unavailable or reports no GPU memory,
// leaving the mactop-supplied values in place.
func overlayIoregMem(ctx context.Context, stat *GpuStat) {
ioStat := sampleIoreg(ctx)
if ioStat == nil {
return
}
stat.MemUsedMB = ioStat.MemUsedMB
stat.MemTotalMB = ioStat.MemTotalMB
stat.MemUtilPct = ioStat.MemUtilPct
}
// tryMactop streams Apple Silicon GPU stats from mactop's headless mode.
// See https://github.com/metaspartan/mactop. mactop emits one JSON object per
// sample to stdout, which we parse into GpuStat.
func tryMactop(ctx context.Context, every time.Duration, logger *logmon.Monitor) (chan []GpuStat, error) {
if _, err := exec.LookPath("mactop"); err != nil {
return nil, ErrNoGpuTool
}
// mactop samples power over the interval, so give it at least a second.
intervalMs := int(every.Milliseconds())
if intervalMs < 1000 {
intervalMs = 1000
}
cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "mactop",
"--headless",
"--format", "json",
"--interval", fmt.Sprintf("%d", intervalMs),
)
stdout, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("mactop stdout pipe failed: %w", err)
}
if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("mactop start failed: %w", err)
}
ch := make(chan []GpuStat, 1)
go func() {
defer close(ch)
scanner := bufio.NewScanner(stdout)
// mactop's JSON objects can be large; allow generous line lengths.
scanner.Buffer(make([]byte, 0, 64*1024), 1024*1024)
for scanner.Scan() {
line := strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text())
if line == "" {
continue
}
stat := ParseMactopLine(line)
if stat != nil {
// mactop only reports whole-system memory; overlay ioreg's
// GPU-attributed unified memory so both backends are consistent.
overlayIoregMem(ctx, stat)
select {
case ch <- []GpuStat{*stat}:
default:
}
}
}
cmd.Wait()
}()
return ch, nil
}
func readSysStats() (SysStat, error) {
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@@ -264,3 +264,50 @@ func TestParseNvidiaSmiLine_ZeroMemoryTotal(t *testing.T) {
require.NotNil(t, stat)
assert.Equal(t, 0.0, stat.MemUtilPct)
}
const ioregSample = `+-o AGXAcceleratorG13X <class AGXAcceleratorG13X, id 0x1000009a1, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (39191 ms), retain 108>
{
"model" = "Apple M1 Pro"
"gpu-core-count" = 16
"PerformanceStatistics" = {"In use system memory (driver)"=0,"Alloc system memory"=14511046656,"Tiler Utilization %"=34,"recoveryCount"=0,"Renderer Utilization %"=34,"Device Utilization %"=34,"In use system memory"=7688503296}
"IOClass" = "AGXAcceleratorG13X"
}`
func TestParseIoregOutput_ValidOutput(t *testing.T) {
const memTotalMB = 32768
stat := ParseIoregOutput([]byte(ioregSample), memTotalMB)
require.NotNil(t, stat)
assert.Equal(t, 0, stat.ID)
assert.Equal(t, "Apple M1 Pro (16-core GPU)", stat.Name)
assert.Equal(t, 34.0, stat.GpuUtilPct)
assert.Equal(t, 7688503296/(1024*1024), stat.MemUsedMB)
assert.Equal(t, memTotalMB, stat.MemTotalMB)
assert.InDelta(t, float64(stat.MemUsedMB)/memTotalMB*100, stat.MemUtilPct, 0.01)
// Not exposed by ioreg.
assert.Equal(t, 0, stat.TempC)
assert.Equal(t, 0.0, stat.PowerDrawW)
assert.Equal(t, 0.0, stat.FanSpeedPct)
}
func TestParseIoregOutput_NoGpuDevice(t *testing.T) {
stat := ParseIoregOutput([]byte("no gpu here"), 32768)
assert.Nil(t, stat)
}
func TestParseIoregOutput_ZeroMemTotal(t *testing.T) {
stat := ParseIoregOutput([]byte(ioregSample), 0)
require.NotNil(t, stat)
assert.Equal(t, 0.0, stat.MemUtilPct)
}
func TestParseIoregOutput_MissingModel(t *testing.T) {
const out = `"Device Utilization %"=50,"In use system memory"=1048576`
stat := ParseIoregOutput([]byte(out), 1024)
require.NotNil(t, stat)
assert.Equal(t, "Apple GPU", stat.Name)
assert.Equal(t, 50.0, stat.GpuUtilPct)
assert.Equal(t, 1, stat.MemUsedMB)
}
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<p class="text-sm text-txtsecondary">
This is an experimental feature. Please use <a
class="underline hover:text-txtmain"
href="https://github.com/mostlygeek/llama-swap/discussions/771">discussion #711</a
href="https://github.com/mostlygeek/llama-swap/discussions/771">discussion #771</a
> for instructions and to share feedback.
</p>