Re: [PATCH] perf/x86/core: Set pebs_capable and PMU_FL_PEBS_ALL for the Baseline

From: Liang, Kan
Date: Tue Aug 16 2022 - 08:12:29 EST




On 2022-08-16 7:40 a.m., Like Xu wrote:
> From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> The SDM explicitly states that PEBS Baseline implies Extended PEBS.
> For cpu model forward compatibility (e.g. on ICX, SPR, ADL), it's
> safe to stop doing FMS table thing such as setting pebs_capable and
> PMU_FL_PEBS_ALL since it's already set in the intel_ds_init().
>
> The Goldmont Plus is the only platform which supports extended PEBS
> but doesn't have Baseline. Keep the status quo.
>
> Cc: Kan Liang <kan.liang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reported-by: Like Xu <likexu@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Kan Liang <kan.liang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks,
Kan

> ---
> arch/x86/events/intel/core.c | 4 ----
> arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c | 1 +
> 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
> index 2db93498ff71..cb98a05ee743 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
> @@ -6291,10 +6291,8 @@ __init int intel_pmu_init(void)
> x86_pmu.pebs_aliases = NULL;
> x86_pmu.pebs_prec_dist = true;
> x86_pmu.pebs_block = true;
> - x86_pmu.pebs_capable = ~0ULL;
> x86_pmu.flags |= PMU_FL_HAS_RSP_1;
> x86_pmu.flags |= PMU_FL_NO_HT_SHARING;
> - x86_pmu.flags |= PMU_FL_PEBS_ALL;
> x86_pmu.flags |= PMU_FL_INSTR_LATENCY;
> x86_pmu.flags |= PMU_FL_MEM_LOADS_AUX;
>
> @@ -6337,10 +6335,8 @@ __init int intel_pmu_init(void)
> x86_pmu.pebs_aliases = NULL;
> x86_pmu.pebs_prec_dist = true;
> x86_pmu.pebs_block = true;
> - x86_pmu.pebs_capable = ~0ULL;
> x86_pmu.flags |= PMU_FL_HAS_RSP_1;
> x86_pmu.flags |= PMU_FL_NO_HT_SHARING;
> - x86_pmu.flags |= PMU_FL_PEBS_ALL;
> x86_pmu.flags |= PMU_FL_INSTR_LATENCY;
> x86_pmu.flags |= PMU_FL_MEM_LOADS_AUX;
> x86_pmu.lbr_pt_coexist = true;
> diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
> index ba60427caa6d..ac6dd4c96dbc 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
> @@ -2262,6 +2262,7 @@ void __init intel_ds_init(void)
> PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK |
> PERF_SAMPLE_TIME;
> x86_pmu.flags |= PMU_FL_PEBS_ALL;
> + x86_pmu.pebs_capable = ~0ULL;
> pebs_qual = "-baseline";
> x86_get_pmu(smp_processor_id())->capabilities |= PERF_PMU_CAP_EXTENDED_REGS;
> } else {