Re: [PATCH 1/2] perf/Power7: Save dcache_src fields in sample record.

From: Stephane Eranian
Date: Mon Jun 10 2013 - 15:34:59 EST


On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 10:40 PM, Sukadev Bhattiprolu
<sukadev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> From: Sukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Wed, 8 May 2013 22:59:29 -0700
> Subject: [PATCH 1/2] perf/Power7: Save dcache_src fields in sample record.
>
> Power7 saves the "perf-event vector" information in the mmcra register.
> Included in this event vector is a "data-cache source" field which
> identifies where in the memory-hierarchy the data for an instruction
> was found.
>
> Use the 'struct perf_mem_data_source' to export the "data-cache source"
> field to user space.
>
> The mapping between the Power7 hierarchy levels and the arch-neutral
> levels is, unfortunately, not trivial.
>
> Arch-neutral levels Power7 levels
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> local LVL_L2 local (same core) L2 (FROM_L2)
> local LVL_L3 local (same core) L3 (FROM_L3)
>
> 1-hop REM_CCE1 different core on same chip (FROM_L2.1, _L3.1)
> 2-hops REM_CCE2 remote (different chip, same node) (FROM_RL2L3)
> 3-hops REM_CCE3* distant (different node) (FROM_DL2L3)
>
> 1-hop REM_MEM1 unused
> 2-hops REM_MEM2 remote (different chip, same node) (FROM_RMEM)
> 3-hops REM_MEM3* distant (different node) (FROM_DMEM)
>
> * proposed "extended" levels.
>
> AFAICT, Power7 supports one extra level in the cache-hierarchy, so we propose
> to add a new cache level, REM_CCE3 shown above.
>
> To maintain consistency in terminology (i.e 2-hops = remote, 3-hops = distant),
> I propose leaving the REM_MEM1 unused and adding another level, REM_MEM3.
>
> Further, in the above REM_CCE1 case, Power7 can also identify if the data came
> from the L2 or L3 cache of another core on the same chip. To describe this to
> user space, we propose to set ->mem_lvl to:
>
> PERF_MEM_LVL_REM_CCE1|PERF_MEM_LVL_L2
>
> PERF_MEM_LVL_REM_CCE1|PERF_MEM_LVL_L3


Normally, that would be interpreted as:
- hit/miss on remote cache (1 hop) OR level 2 cache

But on PPC7, you're saying that this must be interpreted as:
- hit/miss on L2 cache of sibling core

How do you intend to document this interpretation?

>
>
> Either that or we could leave REM_CCE1 unused in Power and add two more levels:
>
> PERF_MEM_XLVL_REM_L2_CCE1
> PERF_MEM_XLVL_REM_L3_CCE1
>
> The former approach seems less confusing and this patch uses that approach.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/powerpc/include/asm/perf_event_server.h | 2 +
> arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c | 4 +
> arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c | 81 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h | 12 +++-
> 4 files changed, 97 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/perf_event_server.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/perf_event_server.h
> index f265049..f2d162b 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/perf_event_server.h
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/perf_event_server.h
> @@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ struct power_pmu {
> void (*config_bhrb)(u64 pmu_bhrb_filter);
> void (*disable_pmc)(unsigned int pmc, unsigned long mmcr[]);
> int (*limited_pmc_event)(u64 event_id);
> + void (*get_mem_data_src)(struct perf_sample_data *data,
> + struct pt_regs *regs);
> u32 flags;
> const struct attribute_group **attr_groups;
> int n_generic;
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
> index 426180b..7778fa9 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
> @@ -1632,6 +1632,10 @@ static void record_and_restart(struct perf_event *event, unsigned long val,
> data.br_stack = &cpuhw->bhrb_stack;
> }
>
> + if (event->attr.sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_DATA_SRC &&
> + ppmu->get_mem_data_src)
> + ppmu->get_mem_data_src(&data, regs);
> +
> if (perf_event_overflow(event, &data, regs))
> power_pmu_stop(event, 0);
> }
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c
> index 3c475d6..af92bfe 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c
> @@ -209,6 +209,85 @@ static int power7_get_alternatives(u64 event, unsigned int flags, u64 alt[])
> return nalt;
> }
>
> +#define POWER7_MMCRA_PEMPTY (0x1L << 63)
> +#define POWER7_MMCRA_FIN_STALL (0x1L << 62)
> +#define POWER7_MMCRA_CMPL_STALL (0x1L << 61)
> +#define POWER7_MMCRA_STALL_REASON_MASK (0xFL << 60)
> +
> +#define POWER7_MMCRA_DCACHE_MISS (0x1L << 55)
> +
> +#define POWER7_MMCRA_DCACHE_SRC_SHIFT 51
> +#define POWER7_MMCRA_DCACHE_SRC_MASK (0xFL << POWER7_MMCRA_DCACHE_SRC_SHIFT)
> +
> +#define POWER7_MMCRA_MDTLB_MISS (0x1L << 50)
> +
> +#define POWER7_MMCRA_MDTLB_SRC_SHIFT 46
> +#define POWER7_MMCRA_MDTLB_SRC_MASK (0xFL << POWER7_MMCRA_MDTLB_SRC_SHIFT)
> +
> +#define POWER7_MMCRA_MDERAT_MISS (0x1L<< 45)
> +#define POWER7_MMCRA_MLSU_REJ (0x1L<< 44)
> +
> +/* and so on */
> +
> +/*
> + * Map DCACHE_SRC fields to the Linux memory hierarchy levels.
> + *
> + * Bits 9..12 in the MMCRA indicate the source of a data-cache entry, with
> + * each of the 16 possible values referring to a specific source. Eg: if
> + * the 4-bits have the value 1 (0b0001), the dcache entry was found local
> + * L3 cache.
> + *
> + * We use the table, dcache_src_map, to map this value 1 to PERF_MEM_LVL_L3,
> + * the arch-neutral representation of the L3 cache.
> + *
> + * Similarly, in case of marked data TLB miss, bits 14..17 of the MMCRA
> + * indicate the load source of a marked DTLB entry. dtlb_src_map[] gives
> + * the mapping to the arch-neutral values of the TLB source.
> + *
> + * Architecture neutral to Power7 hierarchy levels:
> + * 1-hop = different core on same chip (L2.1 or L3.1)
> + * 2-hops = remote (different chip on same node)
> + * 3-hops = distant (different node)
> + */
> +static u64 dcache_src_map[] = {
> + PERF_MEM_S(LVL, L2), /* 00: FROM_L2 */
> + PERF_MEM_S(LVL, L3), /* 01: FROM_L3 */
> + PERF_MEM_S(LVL, NA), /* 02: Reserved */
> + PERF_MEM_S(LVL, NA), /* 03: Reserved */
> +
> + PERF_MEM_LVL_L2|PERF_MEM_LVL_REM_CCE1, /* 04: FROM_L2.1_SHR */
> + PERF_MEM_LVL_L2|PERF_MEM_LVL_REM_CCE1, /* 05: FROM_L3.1_MOD */
> + PERF_MEM_LVL_L3|PERF_MEM_LVL_REM_CCE1, /* 06: FROM_L2.1_SHR */
> + PERF_MEM_LVL_L3|PERF_MEM_LVL_REM_CCE1, /* 07: FROM_L3.1_MOD */
> +
> + PERF_MEM_S(LVL, REM_CCE2), /* 08: FROM_RL2L3_SHR */
> + PERF_MEM_S(LVL, REM_CCE2), /* 09: FROM_RL2L3_MOD */
> + PERF_MEM_S(XLVL, REM_CCE3), /* 10: FROM_DL2L3_SHR */
> + PERF_MEM_S(XLVL, REM_CCE3), /* 11: FROM_DL2L3_MOD */
> +
> + PERF_MEM_S(LVL, LOC_RAM), /* 12: FROM_LMEM */
> + PERF_MEM_S(LVL, REM_RAM2), /* 13: FROM_RMEM */
> + PERF_MEM_S(XLVL, REM_RAM3), /* 14: FROM_DMEM */
> +
> + PERF_MEM_S(LVL, NA), /* 15: Reserved */
> +};
> +
> +
> +static void power7_get_mem_data_src(struct perf_sample_data *data,
> + struct pt_regs *regs)
> +{
> + unsigned long idx;
> + unsigned long mmcra = regs->dsisr;
> + union perf_mem_data_src *dsrc = &data->data_src;
> +
> + if (mmcra & POWER7_MMCRA_DCACHE_MISS) {
> + idx = mmcra & POWER7_MMCRA_DCACHE_SRC_MASK;
> + idx >>= POWER7_MMCRA_DCACHE_SRC_SHIFT;
> +
> + dsrc->val |= dcache_src_map[idx];
> + }
> +}
> +
> /*
> * Returns 1 if event counts things relating to marked instructions
> * and thus needs the MMCRA_SAMPLE_ENABLE bit set, or 0 if not.
> @@ -438,6 +517,7 @@ static const struct attribute_group *power7_pmu_attr_groups[] = {
> NULL,
> };
>
> +
> static struct power_pmu power7_pmu = {
> .name = "POWER7",
> .n_counter = 6,
> @@ -447,6 +527,7 @@ static struct power_pmu power7_pmu = {
> .compute_mmcr = power7_compute_mmcr,
> .get_constraint = power7_get_constraint,
> .get_alternatives = power7_get_alternatives,
> + .get_mem_data_src = power7_get_mem_data_src,
> .disable_pmc = power7_disable_pmc,
> .flags = PPMU_ALT_SIPR,
> .attr_groups = power7_pmu_attr_groups,
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
> index fb104e5..f8d3269 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
> @@ -627,7 +627,8 @@ union perf_mem_data_src {
> mem_snoop:5, /* snoop mode */
> mem_lock:2, /* lock instr */
> mem_dtlb:7, /* tlb access */
> - mem_rsvd:31;
> + mem_xlvl:2, /* extended memory levels */
> + mem_rsvd:29;
> };
> };
>
> @@ -654,7 +655,7 @@ union perf_mem_data_src {
> #define PERF_MEM_LVL_REM_CCE2 0x800 /* Remote Cache (2 hops) */
> #define PERF_MEM_LVL_IO 0x1000 /* I/O memory */
> #define PERF_MEM_LVL_UNC 0x2000 /* Uncached memory */
> -#define PERF_MEM_LVL_SHIFT 5
> +#define PERF_MEM_LVL_SHIFT 5 /* see also extended levels below */
>
> /* snoop mode */
> #define PERF_MEM_SNOOP_NA 0x01 /* not available */
> @@ -679,6 +680,13 @@ union perf_mem_data_src {
> #define PERF_MEM_TLB_OS 0x40 /* OS fault handler */
> #define PERF_MEM_TLB_SHIFT 26
>
> +#define PERF_MEM_XLVL_REM_RAM3 0x01 /* Remote memory (3 hops) */
> +#define PERF_MEM_XLVL_REM_CCE3 0x02 /* Remote cache (3 hops) */
> +#define PERF_MEM_XLVL_SHIFT 33
> +

You need to define a N/A bit there too.
Thats' necessary to indicate not available on non PPC architectures,
such as x86.

>
> +/* Miscellaneous flags */
> +#define PERF_MEM_MISC_CCE_MOD 0x4000 /* cache-hit, but entry was modified */
> +
Where is that flag used?
If internal, then it needs to be moved to the internal-only version of
the header.

> #define PERF_MEM_S(a, s) \
> (((u64)PERF_MEM_##a##_##s) << PERF_MEM_##a##_SHIFT)
>
> --
> 1.7.1
>
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