[PATCH V2 1/1] perf/x86: filter branches for PEBS event

From: kan . liang
Date: Fri Mar 27 2015 - 10:38:53 EST


From: Kan Liang <kan.liang@xxxxxxxxx>

For supporting Intel LBR branches filtering, Intel LBR sharing logic
mechanism is introduced from commit b36817e88630 ("perf/x86: Add Intel
LBR sharing logic"). It modifies __intel_shared_reg_get_constraints to
config lbr_sel, which is finally used to set LBR_SELECT.
However, the intel_shared_regs_constraints is called after
intel_pebs_constraints. The PEBS event will return immediately after
intel_pebs_constraints. So it's impossible to filter branches for PEBS
event.

This patch move intel_shared_regs_constraints ahead of
intel_pebs_constraints.
We can safely do that because the intel_shared_regs_constraints only
returns emptyconstraint if its rejecting the event, otherwise it returns
NULL such that we continue calling intel_pebs_constraints and
x86_get_event_constraint.

Signed-off-by: Kan Liang <kan.liang@xxxxxxxxx>
---

Changes since V1:
- Move all shared regs ahead of intel_pebs_constraints
- Modify the description and quote Peter's comments.

arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
index 9f1dd18..83bee99 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
@@ -1635,11 +1635,11 @@ intel_get_event_constraints(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc, struct perf_event *event
if (c)
return c;

- c = intel_pebs_constraints(event);
+ c = intel_shared_regs_constraints(cpuc, event);
if (c)
return c;

- c = intel_shared_regs_constraints(cpuc, event);
+ c = intel_pebs_constraints(event);
if (c)
return c;

--
1.8.3.1

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