Re: [PATCH 03/14] perf, x86: use context switch callback to flush LBR stack

From: Stephane Eranian
Date: Wed Feb 05 2014 - 11:34:18 EST


On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 6:48 AM, Yan, Zheng <zheng.z.yan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Enable the pmu context switch callback when LBR is used. Use the
> callback to flush LBR stack when task is scheduled in. This allows
> us to move code that flushes LBR stack from perf core to perf x86.
>
You forgot to remove perf_event_context.nr_branch_stack which
does not appear to be needed anymore.

> Signed-off-by: Yan, Zheng <zheng.z.yan@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c | 7 ---
> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.h | 2 -
> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c | 14 +-----
> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c | 32 ++++++++-----
> include/linux/perf_event.h | 5 ---
> kernel/events/core.c | 72 ------------------------------
> 6 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 111 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
> index 6703d17..69e2095 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
> @@ -1852,12 +1852,6 @@ static void x86_pmu_sched_task(struct perf_event_context *ctx, bool sched_in)
> x86_pmu.sched_task(ctx, sched_in);
> }
>
> -static void x86_pmu_flush_branch_stack(void)
> -{
> - if (x86_pmu.flush_branch_stack)
> - x86_pmu.flush_branch_stack();
> -}
> -
> void perf_check_microcode(void)
> {
> if (x86_pmu.check_microcode)
> @@ -1884,7 +1878,6 @@ static struct pmu pmu = {
> .commit_txn = x86_pmu_commit_txn,
>
> .event_idx = x86_pmu_event_idx,
> - .flush_branch_stack = x86_pmu_flush_branch_stack,
> .sched_task = x86_pmu_sched_task,
> };
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.h
> index 3fdb751..80b8e83 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.h
> @@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ struct cpu_hw_events {
> * Intel LBR bits
> */
> int lbr_users;
> - void *lbr_context;
> struct perf_branch_stack lbr_stack;
> struct perf_branch_entry lbr_entries[MAX_LBR_ENTRIES];
> struct er_account *lbr_sel;
> @@ -416,7 +415,6 @@ struct x86_pmu {
> void (*cpu_dead)(int cpu);
>
> void (*check_microcode)(void);
> - void (*flush_branch_stack)(void);
> void (*sched_task)(struct perf_event_context *ctx,
> bool sched_in);
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
> index 0fa4f24..4325bae 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
> @@ -2038,18 +2038,6 @@ static void intel_pmu_cpu_dying(int cpu)
> fini_debug_store_on_cpu(cpu);
> }
>
> -static void intel_pmu_flush_branch_stack(void)
> -{
> - /*
> - * Intel LBR does not tag entries with the
> - * PID of the current task, then we need to
> - * flush it on ctxsw
> - * For now, we simply reset it
> - */
> - if (x86_pmu.lbr_nr)
> - intel_pmu_lbr_reset();
> -}
> -
> PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(offcore_rsp, "config1:0-63");
>
> PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(ldlat, "config1:0-15");
> @@ -2101,7 +2089,7 @@ static __initconst const struct x86_pmu intel_pmu = {
> .cpu_starting = intel_pmu_cpu_starting,
> .cpu_dying = intel_pmu_cpu_dying,
> .guest_get_msrs = intel_guest_get_msrs,
> - .flush_branch_stack = intel_pmu_flush_branch_stack,
> + .sched_task = intel_pmu_lbr_sched_task,
> };
>
> static __init void intel_clovertown_quirk(void)
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c
> index 1ae2ec5..7ff2a99 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c
> @@ -177,24 +177,32 @@ void intel_pmu_lbr_reset(void)
> intel_pmu_lbr_reset_64();
> }
>
> -void intel_pmu_lbr_enable(struct perf_event *event)
> +void intel_pmu_lbr_sched_task(struct perf_event_context *ctx, bool sched_in)
> {
> - struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc = &__get_cpu_var(cpu_hw_events);
> -
> if (!x86_pmu.lbr_nr)
> return;
>
> /*
> - * Reset the LBR stack if we changed task context to
> - * avoid data leaks.
> + * It is necessary to flush the stack on context switch. This happens
> + * when the branch stack does not tag its entries with the pid of the
> + * current task.
> */
> - if (event->ctx->task && cpuc->lbr_context != event->ctx) {
> + if (sched_in)
> intel_pmu_lbr_reset();
> - cpuc->lbr_context = event->ctx;
> - }
> +}
> +
> +void intel_pmu_lbr_enable(struct perf_event *event)
> +{
> + struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc = &__get_cpu_var(cpu_hw_events);
> +
> + if (!x86_pmu.lbr_nr)
> + return;
> +
> cpuc->br_sel = event->hw.branch_reg.reg;
>
> cpuc->lbr_users++;
> + if (cpuc->lbr_users == 1)
> + perf_sched_cb_enable(event->ctx->pmu);
> }
>
> void intel_pmu_lbr_disable(struct perf_event *event)
> @@ -207,10 +215,10 @@ void intel_pmu_lbr_disable(struct perf_event *event)
> cpuc->lbr_users--;
> WARN_ON_ONCE(cpuc->lbr_users < 0);
>
> - if (cpuc->enabled && !cpuc->lbr_users) {
> - __intel_pmu_lbr_disable();
> - /* avoid stale pointer */
> - cpuc->lbr_context = NULL;
> + if (!cpuc->lbr_users) {
> + perf_sched_cb_disable(event->ctx->pmu);
> + if (cpuc->enabled)
> + __intel_pmu_lbr_disable();
> }
> }
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
> index 6a3e603..96cb88b 100644
> --- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
> +++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
> @@ -248,11 +248,6 @@ struct pmu {
> int (*event_idx) (struct perf_event *event); /*optional */
>
> /*
> - * flush branch stack on context-switches (needed in cpu-wide mode)
> - */
> - void (*flush_branch_stack) (void);
> -
> - /*
> * PMU callback for context-switches. optional
> */
> void (*sched_task) (struct perf_event_context *ctx,
> diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
> index d110a23..aba4d6d 100644
> --- a/kernel/events/core.c
> +++ b/kernel/events/core.c
> @@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ enum event_type_t {
> */
> struct static_key_deferred perf_sched_events __read_mostly;
> static DEFINE_PER_CPU(atomic_t, perf_cgroup_events);
> -static DEFINE_PER_CPU(atomic_t, perf_branch_stack_events);
> static DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, perf_sched_cb_usages);
>
> static atomic_t nr_mmap_events __read_mostly;
> @@ -2566,65 +2565,6 @@ static void perf_event_context_sched_in(struct perf_event_context *ctx,
> perf_pmu_rotate_start(ctx->pmu);
> }
>
> -/*
> - * When sampling the branck stack in system-wide, it may be necessary
> - * to flush the stack on context switch. This happens when the branch
> - * stack does not tag its entries with the pid of the current task.
> - * Otherwise it becomes impossible to associate a branch entry with a
> - * task. This ambiguity is more likely to appear when the branch stack
> - * supports priv level filtering and the user sets it to monitor only
> - * at the user level (which could be a useful measurement in system-wide
> - * mode). In that case, the risk is high of having a branch stack with
> - * branch from multiple tasks. Flushing may mean dropping the existing
> - * entries or stashing them somewhere in the PMU specific code layer.
> - *
> - * This function provides the context switch callback to the lower code
> - * layer. It is invoked ONLY when there is at least one system-wide context
> - * with at least one active event using taken branch sampling.
> - */
> -static void perf_branch_stack_sched_in(struct task_struct *prev,
> - struct task_struct *task)
> -{
> - struct perf_cpu_context *cpuctx;
> - struct pmu *pmu;
> - unsigned long flags;
> -
> - /* no need to flush branch stack if not changing task */
> - if (prev == task)
> - return;
> -
> - local_irq_save(flags);
> -
> - rcu_read_lock();
> -
> - list_for_each_entry_rcu(pmu, &pmus, entry) {
> - cpuctx = this_cpu_ptr(pmu->pmu_cpu_context);
> -
> - /*
> - * check if the context has at least one
> - * event using PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK
> - */
> - if (cpuctx->ctx.nr_branch_stack > 0
> - && pmu->flush_branch_stack) {
> -
> - pmu = cpuctx->ctx.pmu;
> -
> - perf_ctx_lock(cpuctx, cpuctx->task_ctx);
> -
> - perf_pmu_disable(pmu);
> -
> - pmu->flush_branch_stack();
> -
> - perf_pmu_enable(pmu);
> -
> - perf_ctx_unlock(cpuctx, cpuctx->task_ctx);
> - }
> - }
> -
> - rcu_read_unlock();
> -
> - local_irq_restore(flags);
> -}
>
> /*
> * Called from scheduler to add the events of the current task
> @@ -2658,10 +2598,6 @@ void __perf_event_task_sched_in(struct task_struct *prev,
> if (atomic_read(&__get_cpu_var(perf_cgroup_events)))
> perf_cgroup_sched_in(prev, task);
>
> - /* check for system-wide branch_stack events */
> - if (atomic_read(&__get_cpu_var(perf_branch_stack_events)))
> - perf_branch_stack_sched_in(prev, task);
> -
> if (__get_cpu_var(perf_sched_cb_usages))
> perf_pmu_sched_task(prev, task, true);
> }
> @@ -3226,10 +3162,6 @@ static void unaccount_event_cpu(struct perf_event *event, int cpu)
> if (event->parent)
> return;
>
> - if (has_branch_stack(event)) {
> - if (!(event->attach_state & PERF_ATTACH_TASK))
> - atomic_dec(&per_cpu(perf_branch_stack_events, cpu));
> - }
> if (is_cgroup_event(event))
> atomic_dec(&per_cpu(perf_cgroup_events, cpu));
> }
> @@ -6655,10 +6587,6 @@ static void account_event_cpu(struct perf_event *event, int cpu)
> if (event->parent)
> return;
>
> - if (has_branch_stack(event)) {
> - if (!(event->attach_state & PERF_ATTACH_TASK))
> - atomic_inc(&per_cpu(perf_branch_stack_events, cpu));
> - }
> if (is_cgroup_event(event))
> atomic_inc(&per_cpu(perf_cgroup_events, cpu));
> }
> --
> 1.8.4.2
>
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