Re: [PATCH 01/11] perf/x86/intel: Update event constraints and cache_extra_regs[] for ICX

From: Mi, Dapeng

Date: Tue May 19 2026 - 21:10:56 EST



On 5/20/2026 6:19 AM, Chen, Zide wrote:
>
> On 5/15/2026 11:11 PM, Dapeng Mi wrote:
>> Update perf hard-coded event constraints and cache_extra_regs[] for
>> Icelake server according to the latest ICX perfmon events (v1.30).
> Nit: Ice Lake>

Sure. Thanks.


>> Since the value of cache extra registers differs with previous
>> generations, introduce new snc_hw_cache_extra_regs[] to represent the
>> value of extra registers on ICX.
>>
>> ICX perfmon events:
>> https://github.com/intel/perfmon/blob/main/ICX/events/icelakex_core.json
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
> Reviewed-by: zide.chen@xxxxxxxxx
>
>> arch/x86/events/intel/core.c | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
>> 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
>> index 793335c3ce78..1390d1da985b 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
>> +++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
>> @@ -310,10 +310,11 @@ static struct extra_reg intel_skl_extra_regs[] __read_mostly = {
>> static struct event_constraint intel_icl_event_constraints[] = {
>> FIXED_EVENT_CONSTRAINT(0x00c0, 0), /* INST_RETIRED.ANY */
>> FIXED_EVENT_CONSTRAINT(0x01c0, 0), /* old INST_RETIRED.PREC_DIST */
>> - FIXED_EVENT_CONSTRAINT(0x0100, 0), /* INST_RETIRED.PREC_DIST */
>> + FIXED_EVENT_CONSTRAINT(0x0100, 0), /* pseudo INST_RETIRED.ANY */
>> FIXED_EVENT_CONSTRAINT(0x003c, 1), /* CPU_CLK_UNHALTED.CORE */
>> - FIXED_EVENT_CONSTRAINT(0x0300, 2), /* CPU_CLK_UNHALTED.REF */
>> - FIXED_EVENT_CONSTRAINT(0x0400, 3), /* SLOTS */
>> + FIXED_EVENT_CONSTRAINT(0x0200, 1), /* pseudo CPU_CLK_UNHALTED.THREAD */
>> + FIXED_EVENT_CONSTRAINT(0x0300, 2), /* pseudo CPU_CLK_UNHALTED.REF_TSC */
>> + FIXED_EVENT_CONSTRAINT(0x0400, 3), /* pseudo TOPDOWN.SLOTS */
>> METRIC_EVENT_CONSTRAINT(INTEL_TD_METRIC_RETIRING, 0),
>> METRIC_EVENT_CONSTRAINT(INTEL_TD_METRIC_BAD_SPEC, 1),
>> METRIC_EVENT_CONSTRAINT(INTEL_TD_METRIC_FE_BOUND, 2),
>> @@ -1019,6 +1020,41 @@ static __initconst const u64 skl_hw_cache_extra_regs
>> },
>> };
>>
>> +static __initconst const u64 snc_hw_cache_extra_regs
>> + [PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MAX]
>> + [PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_OP_MAX]
>> + [PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_RESULT_MAX] =
>> +{
>> + [ C(LL ) ] = {
>> + [ C(OP_READ) ] = {
>> + [ C(RESULT_ACCESS) ] = 0x10001, /* OCR.DEMAND_DATA_RD.ANY_RESPONSE */
>> + [ C(RESULT_MISS) ] = 0x3FBFC00001, /* OCR.DEMAND_DATA_RD.L3_MISS */
>> + },
>> + [ C(OP_WRITE) ] = {
>> + [ C(RESULT_ACCESS) ] = 0x3F3FFC0002, /* OCR.DEMAND_RFO.ANY_RESPONSE */
>> + [ C(RESULT_MISS) ] = 0x3F3FC00002, /* OCR.DEMAND_RFO.L3_MISS */
>> + },
>> + [ C(OP_PREFETCH) ] = {
>> + [ C(RESULT_ACCESS) ] = 0x0,
>> + [ C(RESULT_MISS) ] = 0x0,
>> + },
>> + },
>> + [ C(NODE) ] = {
>> + [ C(OP_READ) ] = {
>> + [ C(RESULT_ACCESS) ] = 0x104000001, /* OCR.DEMAND_DATA_RD.LOCAL_DRAM */
>> + [ C(RESULT_MISS) ] = 0x730000001, /* OCR.DEMAND_DATA_RD.REMOTE_DRAM */
>> + },
>> + [ C(OP_WRITE) ] = {
>> + [ C(RESULT_ACCESS) ] = 0x104000002, /* OCR.DEMAND_RFO.LOCAL_DRAM */
>> + [ C(RESULT_MISS) ] = 0x730000002, /* OCR.DEMAND_RFO.REMOTE_DRAM */
>> + },
>> + [ C(OP_PREFETCH) ] = {
>> + [ C(RESULT_ACCESS) ] = 0x0,
>> + [ C(RESULT_MISS) ] = 0x0,
>> + },
>> + },
>> +};
>> +
>> #define SNB_DMND_DATA_RD (1ULL << 0)
>> #define SNB_DMND_RFO (1ULL << 1)
>> #define SNB_DMND_IFETCH (1ULL << 2)
>> @@ -8119,17 +8155,19 @@ __init int intel_pmu_init(void)
>>
>> case INTEL_ICELAKE_X:
>> case INTEL_ICELAKE_D:
>> + memcpy(hw_cache_extra_regs, snc_hw_cache_extra_regs, sizeof(hw_cache_extra_regs));
>> x86_pmu.pebs_ept = 1;
>> pmem = true;
>> - fallthrough;
>> + goto snc_common;
>> case INTEL_ICELAKE_L:
>> case INTEL_ICELAKE:
>> case INTEL_TIGERLAKE_L:
>> case INTEL_TIGERLAKE:
>> case INTEL_ROCKETLAKE:
>> + memcpy(hw_cache_extra_regs, skl_hw_cache_extra_regs, sizeof(hw_cache_extra_regs));
>> + snc_common:
>> x86_pmu.late_ack = true;
>> memcpy(hw_cache_event_ids, skl_hw_cache_event_ids, sizeof(hw_cache_event_ids));
>> - memcpy(hw_cache_extra_regs, skl_hw_cache_extra_regs, sizeof(hw_cache_extra_regs));
>> hw_cache_event_ids[C(ITLB)][C(OP_READ)][C(RESULT_ACCESS)] = -1;
>> intel_pmu_lbr_init_skl();
>>