[RFC V2 0/8] arm64/perf: Enable branch stack sampling

From: Anshuman Khandual
Date: Tue Apr 12 2022 - 08:34:01 EST


This series enables perf branch stack sampling support on arm64 platform
via a new arch feature called Branch Record Buffer Extension (BRBE). All
relevant register definitions could be accessed here.

https://developer.arm.com/documentation/ddi0601/2021-12/AArch64-Registers

This series applies on v5.18-rc1 after the BRBE related perf ABI changes series
(V5) that was posted earlier.

https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220404045046.634522-2-anshuman.khandual@xxxxxxx/

Following issues remain inconclusive

- Jame's concerns regarding permission inadequacy related to perfmon_capable()
- Jame's concerns regarding using perf_event_paranoid along with perfmon_capable()
- Rob's concerns regarding the series structure, arm_pmu callbacks based framework

Changes in RFC V2:

- Added branch_sample_priv() while consolidating other branch sample filter helpers
- Changed all SYS_BRBXXXN_EL1 register definition encodings per Marc
- Changed the BRBE driver as per proposed BRBE related perf ABI changes (V5)
- Added documentation for struct arm_pmu changes, updated commit message
- Updated commit message for BRBE detection infrastructure patch
- PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_KERNEL gets checked during arm event init (outside the driver)
- Branch privilege state capture mechanism has now moved inside the driver

Changes in RFC V1:

https://lore.kernel.org/all/1642998653-21377-1-git-send-email-anshuman.khandual@xxxxxxx/

Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Will Deacon <will@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@xxxxxxx>
Cc: James Clark <james.clark@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Rob Herring <robh@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Marc Zyngier <maz@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: linux-perf-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Anshuman Khandual (8):
perf: Consolidate branch sample filter helpers
arm64/perf: Add register definitions for BRBE
arm64/perf: Update struct arm_pmu for BRBE
arm64/perf: Update struct pmu_hw_events for BRBE
driver/perf/arm_pmu_platform: Add support for BRBE attributes detection
arm64/perf: Drive BRBE from perf event states
arm64/perf: Add BRBE driver
arm64/perf: Enable branch stack sampling

arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h | 222 +++++++++++++++++
arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c | 48 ++++
drivers/perf/Kconfig | 11 +
drivers/perf/Makefile | 1 +
drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c | 72 +++++-
drivers/perf/arm_pmu_brbe.c | 425 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
drivers/perf/arm_pmu_brbe.h | 259 +++++++++++++++++++
drivers/perf/arm_pmu_platform.c | 34 +++
include/linux/perf/arm_pmu.h | 63 +++++
include/linux/perf_event.h | 24 ++
kernel/events/core.c | 9 +-
11 files changed, 1158 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 drivers/perf/arm_pmu_brbe.c
create mode 100644 drivers/perf/arm_pmu_brbe.h

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