[PATCH V4 1/5] perf/x86/intel: Fix event update for auto-reload

From: kan . liang
Date: Mon Feb 12 2018 - 17:22:29 EST


From: Kan Liang <kan.liang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

There is a bug when mmap read event->count with large PEBS enabled.
Here is an example.
#./read_count
0x71f0
0x122c0
0x1000000001c54
0x100000001257d
0x200000000bdc5

In fixed period mode, the auto-reload mechanism could be enabled for
PEBS events. But the calculation of event->count does not take the
auto-reload values into account. Anyone who read the event->count will
get wrong result, e.g x86_pmu_read.

The issue was introduced with the auto-reload mechanism enabled since
commit 851559e35fd5 ("perf/x86/intel: Use the PEBS auto reload mechanism
when possible")

Introduce intel_pmu_save_and_restart_reload to calculate the
event->count only for auto-reload.
Since the counter increments a negative counter value and overflows on
the sign switch, giving the interval:
[-period, 0]
the difference between two consequtive reads is:
A) value2 - value1;
when no overflows have happened in between,
B) (0 - value1) + (value2 - (-period));
when one overflow happened in between,
C) (0 - value1) + (n - 1) * (period) + (value2 - (-period));
when @n overflows happened in betwee.
Here A) is the obvious difference, B) is the extension to the discrete
interval, where the first term is to the top of the interval and the
second term is from the bottom of the next interval and C) the extension
to multiple intervals, where the middle term is the whole intervals
covered.
The equation for all cases is
value2 - value1 + n * period

Previously the event->count is updated right before the sample output.
But for case A, there is no PEBS record ready. It needs to be specially
handled.

Remove the auto-reload code from x86_perf_event_set_period(). It doesn't
need.

Fixes: 851559e35fd5 ("perf/x86/intel: Use the PEBS auto reload mechanism
when possible")
Based-on-code-from: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Kan Liang <kan.liang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/events/core.c | 15 ++++----
arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c | 87 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
2 files changed, 90 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/events/core.c b/arch/x86/events/core.c
index 140d332..5a3ccd1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/core.c
@@ -1156,16 +1156,13 @@ int x86_perf_event_set_period(struct perf_event *event)

per_cpu(pmc_prev_left[idx], smp_processor_id()) = left;

- if (!(hwc->flags & PERF_X86_EVENT_AUTO_RELOAD) ||
- local64_read(&hwc->prev_count) != (u64)-left) {
- /*
- * The hw event starts counting from this event offset,
- * mark it to be able to extra future deltas:
- */
- local64_set(&hwc->prev_count, (u64)-left);
+ /*
+ * The hw event starts counting from this event offset,
+ * mark it to be able to extra future deltas:
+ */
+ local64_set(&hwc->prev_count, (u64)-left);

- wrmsrl(hwc->event_base, (u64)(-left) & x86_pmu.cntval_mask);
- }
+ wrmsrl(hwc->event_base, (u64)(-left) & x86_pmu.cntval_mask);

/*
* Due to erratum on certan cpu we need
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
index 8156e47..f519ebc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
@@ -1303,17 +1303,84 @@ get_next_pebs_record_by_bit(void *base, void *top, int bit)
return NULL;
}

+/*
+ * Special variant of intel_pmu_save_and_restart() for auto-reload.
+ */
+static int
+intel_pmu_save_and_restart_reload(struct perf_event *event, int count)
+{
+ struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
+ int shift = 64 - x86_pmu.cntval_bits;
+ u64 period = hwc->sample_period;
+ u64 prev_raw_count, new_raw_count;
+ s64 new, old;
+
+ WARN_ON(!period);
+
+ /*
+ * drain_pebs() only happens when the PMU is disabled.
+ */
+ WARN_ON(this_cpu_read(cpu_hw_events.enabled));
+
+ prev_raw_count = local64_read(&hwc->prev_count);
+ rdpmcl(hwc->event_base_rdpmc, new_raw_count);
+ local64_set(&hwc->prev_count, new_raw_count);
+
+ /*
+ * Since the counter increments a negative counter value and
+ * overflows on the sign switch, giving the interval:
+ *
+ * [-period, 0]
+ *
+ * the difference between two consequtive reads is:
+ *
+ * A) value2 - value1;
+ * when no overflows have happened in between,
+ *
+ * B) (0 - value1) + (value2 - (-period));
+ * when one overflow happened in between,
+ *
+ * C) (0 - value1) + (n - 1) * (period) + (value2 - (-period));
+ * when @n overflows happened in between.
+ *
+ * Here A) is the obvious difference, B) is the extension to the
+ * discrete interval, where the first term is to the top of the
+ * interval and the second term is from the bottom of the next
+ * interval and 3) the extension to multiple intervals, where the
+ * middle term is the whole intervals covered.
+ *
+ * An equivalent of C, by reduction, is:
+ *
+ * value2 - value1 + n * period
+ */
+ new = ((s64)(new_raw_count << shift) >> shift);
+ old = ((s64)(prev_raw_count << shift) >> shift);
+ local64_add(new - old + count * period, &event->count);
+
+ perf_event_update_userpage(event);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
static void __intel_pmu_pebs_event(struct perf_event *event,
struct pt_regs *iregs,
void *base, void *top,
int bit, int count)
{
+ struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
struct perf_sample_data data;
struct pt_regs regs;
void *at = get_next_pebs_record_by_bit(base, top, bit);

- if (!intel_pmu_save_and_restart(event) &&
- !(event->hw.flags & PERF_X86_EVENT_AUTO_RELOAD))
+ if (hwc->flags & PERF_X86_EVENT_AUTO_RELOAD) {
+ /*
+ * Now, auto-reload is only enabled in fixed period mode.
+ * The reload value is always hwc->sample_period.
+ * May need to change it, if auto-reload is enabled in
+ * freq mode later.
+ */
+ intel_pmu_save_and_restart_reload(event, count);
+ } else if (!intel_pmu_save_and_restart(event))
return;

while (count > 1) {
@@ -1389,8 +1456,22 @@ static void intel_pmu_drain_pebs_nhm(struct pt_regs *iregs)

ds->pebs_index = ds->pebs_buffer_base;

- if (unlikely(base >= top))
+ if (unlikely(base >= top)) {
+ /*
+ * The drain_pebs() could be called twice in a short period
+ * for auto-reload event in pmu::read(). There are no
+ * overflows have happened in between.
+ * It needs to call intel_pmu_save_and_restart_reload() to
+ * update the event->count for this case.
+ */
+ for_each_set_bit(bit, (unsigned long *)&cpuc->pebs_enabled,
+ x86_pmu.max_pebs_events) {
+ event = cpuc->events[bit];
+ if (event->hw.flags & PERF_X86_EVENT_AUTO_RELOAD)
+ intel_pmu_save_and_restart_reload(event, 0);
+ }
return;
+ }

for (at = base; at < top; at += x86_pmu.pebs_record_size) {
struct pebs_record_nhm *p = at;
--
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