Re: [PATCH -tip] perf, x86: P4 PMU - check for INSTR_COMPLETEDbeing supported by cpu

From: Lin Ming
Date: Thu Aug 19 2010 - 02:27:27 EST


On Thu, 2010-08-19 at 14:19 +0800, Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:
> On 8/19/10, Lin Ming <ming.m.lin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Thu, 2010-08-19 at 02:54 +0800, Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:
> >> INSTR_COMPLETED is supported on particular cpu models of Netburst family,
> >> add a check for that.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> CC: Lin Ming <ming.m.lin@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> CC: Stephane Eranian <eranian@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> CC: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
> >> CC: FrÃdÃric Weisbecker <fweisbec@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> CC: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> CC: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> ---
> >>
> >> Hi Ming, please review this patch, and if you happened to have this
> >> cpu models give it a try please (if you manage to find some spare time
> >> of course). To test it we need RAW event P4_EVENT_INSTR_COMPLETED passed
> >> on any model not mentioned in p4_event_match_cpu_model, and reverse ;)
> >
> > I have model 2 and 6.
> >
> > int main(int argc, char *argv[])
> > {
> > u64 config = ((((P4_EVENT_INSTR_COMPLETED) << 25) |
> > ((1ULL) << 9)) << 32) |
> > (0); /* no CCCR needed */
> >
> > printf("%llx\n", config);
> > }
> >
> > Use above code to get the raw config value 5a00020000000000.
> >
> > 1. Test on model 2 p4, it falls into the check correctly.
> >
> > # perf top -e r5a00020000000000
> >
> > Error: perfcounter syscall returned with -1 (Invalid argument)
> >
> > Fatal: No CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS=y kernel support configured?
> >
> > #dmesg
> > P4 PMU: Unsupported event: INSTR_COMPLETED
> >
> > 2. Test on model 6 p4,
> >
> > PerfTop: 0 irqs/sec kernel: nan% exact: nan% [1000Hz raw
> > 0x5a00020000000000], (all, 16 CPUs)
> >
> > It has problem, no data is collected.
> >
> > I will check this.
> >
>
> Thanks Ming, try to set both bogus and bogus bits in event mask

Unfortunately, same result.

Lin Ming

> > Lin Ming
> >
> >>
> >> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >> 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+)
> >>
> >> Index: linux-2.6.git/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
> >> =====================================================================
> >> --- linux-2.6.git.orig/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
> >> +++ linux-2.6.git/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
> >> @@ -350,6 +350,11 @@ static __initconst const u64 p4_hw_cache
> >> },
> >> };
> >>
> >> +/*
> >> + * If general events will ever have a reference to the
> >> + * P4_EVENT_INSTR_COMPLETED we would ought to check for
> >> + * cpu model match (see how it's done for RAW events)
> >> + */
> >> static u64 p4_general_events[PERF_COUNT_HW_MAX] = {
> >> /* non-halted CPU clocks */
> >> [PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES] =
> >> @@ -428,6 +433,27 @@ static u64 p4_pmu_event_map(int hw_event
> >> return config;
> >> }
> >>
> >> +/* check cpu model specifics */
> >> +static bool p4_event_match_cpu_model(unsigned int event_idx)
> >> +{
> >> + /* INSTR_COMPLETED event only exist for model 3, 4, 6 (Prescott) */
> >> + if (event_idx == P4_EVENT_INSTR_COMPLETED) {
> >> + if (boot_cpu_data.x86_model != 3 &&
> >> + boot_cpu_data.x86_model != 4 &&
> >> + boot_cpu_data.x86_model != 6) {
> >> + pr_warning("P4 PMU: Unsupported event: INSTR_COMPLETED\n");
> >> + return false;
> >> + }
> >> + }
> >> +
> >> + /*
> >> + * note the IQ_ESCR0, IQ_ESCR1 are available on models 1 and 2
> >> + * only but since we don't use them at moment -- no check
> >> + */
> >> +
> >> + return true;
> >> +}
> >> +
> >> static int p4_validate_raw_event(struct perf_event *event)
> >> {
> >> unsigned int v;
> >> @@ -439,6 +465,10 @@ static int p4_validate_raw_event(struct
> >> return -EINVAL;
> >> }
> >>
> >> + /* it may be unsupported */
> >> + if (!p4_event_match_cpu_model(v))
> >> + return -EINVAL;
> >> +
> >> /*
> >> * it may have some screwed PEBS bits
> >> */
> >
> >
> >


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