Re: [PATCH v4 11/12] perf jevents: Add model list option

From: John Garry
Date: Thu Jan 26 2023 - 08:45:48 EST


On 26/01/2023 01:18, Ian Rogers wrote:
This allows the set of generated jevents events and metrics be limited
to a subset of the model names. Appropriate if trying to minimize the
binary size where only a set of models are possible.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks for this:

Reviewed-by: John Garry <john.g.garry@xxxxxxxxxx>

---
tools/perf/pmu-events/Build | 3 ++-
tools/perf/pmu-events/jevents.py | 14 ++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/pmu-events/Build b/tools/perf/pmu-events/Build
index 15b9e8fdbffa..a14de24ecb69 100644
--- a/tools/perf/pmu-events/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/pmu-events/Build
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ JEVENTS_PY = pmu-events/jevents.py
ifeq ($(JEVENTS_ARCH),)
JEVENTS_ARCH=$(SRCARCH)
endif
+JEVENTS_MODEL ?= all
#
# Locate/process JSON files in pmu-events/arch/
@@ -23,5 +24,5 @@ $(OUTPUT)pmu-events/pmu-events.c: pmu-events/empty-pmu-events.c
else
$(OUTPUT)pmu-events/pmu-events.c: $(JSON) $(JSON_TEST) $(JEVENTS_PY) pmu-events/metric.py
$(call rule_mkdir)
- $(Q)$(call echo-cmd,gen)$(PYTHON) $(JEVENTS_PY) $(JEVENTS_ARCH) pmu-events/arch $@
+ $(Q)$(call echo-cmd,gen)$(PYTHON) $(JEVENTS_PY) $(JEVENTS_ARCH) $(JEVENTS_MODEL) pmu-events/arch $@
endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/pmu-events/jevents.py b/tools/perf/pmu-events/jevents.py
index 627ee817f57f..2bcd07ce609f 100755
--- a/tools/perf/pmu-events/jevents.py
+++ b/tools/perf/pmu-events/jevents.py
@@ -599,6 +599,8 @@ const struct pmu_events_map pmu_events_map[] = {
else:
metric_tblname = 'NULL'
metric_size = '0'
+ if event_size == '0' and metric_size == '0':
+ continue
cpuid = row[0].replace('\\', '\\\\')
_args.output_file.write(f"""{{
\t.arch = "{arch}",
@@ -888,12 +890,24 @@ def main() -> None:
action: Callable[[Sequence[str], os.DirEntry], None]) -> None:
"""Replicate the directory/file walking behavior of C's file tree walk."""
for item in os.scandir(path):
+ if _args.model != 'all' and item.is_dir():
+ # Check if the model matches one in _args.model.
+ if len(parents) == _args.model.split(',')[0].count('/'):
+ # We're testing the correct directory.
+ item_path = '/'.join(parents) + ('/' if len(parents) > 0 else '') + item.name
+ if 'test' not in item_path and item_path not in _args.model.split(','):
+ continue
action(parents, item)
if item.is_dir():
ftw(item.path, parents + [item.name], action)
ap = argparse.ArgumentParser()
ap.add_argument('arch', help='Architecture name like x86')
+ ap.add_argument('model', help='''Select a model such as skylake to
+reduce the code size. Normally set to "all". For architectures like
+ARM64 with an implementor/model, the model must include the implementor

mega-nit: /s/ARM64/arm64/

it just makes grepping easier (without -i, of course)

+such as "arm/cortex-a34".''',
+ default='all')
ap.add_argument(
'starting_dir',
type=dir_path,