Re: [PATCH v7 09/13] coresight: etm4x: missing cscfg_csdev_disable_active_config() in perf enable

From: Leo Yan

Date: Thu May 28 2026 - 11:31:46 EST


On Thu, May 28, 2026 at 03:43:40PM +0100, Yeoreum Yun wrote:

[...]

> > @@ -931,6 +919,18 @@ static int etm4_enable_perf(struct coresight_device *csdev,
> > if (ret)
> > goto err;
> >
> > + /*
> > + * Set any selected configuration and preset. A zero configid means no
> > + * configuration active, preset = 0 means no preset selected.
> > + */
> > + cfg_hash = ATTR_CFG_GET_FLD(attr, configid);
> > + if (cfg_hash) {
> > + preset = ATTR_CFG_GET_FLD(attr, preset);
> > + ret = cscfg_csdev_enable_active_config(csdev, cfg_hash, preset);
> > + if (ret)
> > + goto err;
> > + }
> > +

> No. since preset overrides the "perf configuratoin" formerly but
> this code makes it vice versa.

The above proposed change applies cfgfs after calling
etm4_parse_event_config(). This is just use preset to override the
config. Do I miss anything?

> Also, cfg_hash and prest is also part of
> etm4_parse_event_config(), and it doesn't seem to good to separate
> cfgfs handling from that function.
>
> IMHO, It would be better to keep this as it is.

I have another version to give a try. I'd leave to you and maintainers
to choose which is better.

diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x-core.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x-core.c
index 0889937811cb..471824234800 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x-core.c
@@ -882,16 +882,6 @@ static int etm4_parse_event_config(struct coresight_device *csdev,
/* bit[12], Return stack enable bit */
config->cfg |= TRCCONFIGR_RS;

- /*
- * Set any selected configuration and preset. A zero configid means no
- * configuration active, preset = 0 means no preset selected.
- */
- cfg_hash = ATTR_CFG_GET_FLD(attr, configid);
- if (cfg_hash) {
- preset = ATTR_CFG_GET_FLD(attr, preset);
- ret = cscfg_csdev_enable_active_config(csdev, cfg_hash, preset);
- }
-
/* branch broadcast - enable if selected and supported */
if (ATTR_CFG_GET_FLD(attr, branch_broadcast)) {
if (!caps->trcbb) {
@@ -899,8 +889,6 @@ static int etm4_parse_event_config(struct coresight_device *csdev,
* Missing BB support could cause silent decode errors
* so fail to open if it's not supported.
*/
- if (cfg_hash)
- cscfg_csdev_disable_active_config(csdev);
ret = -EINVAL;
goto out;
} else {
@@ -908,10 +896,31 @@ static int etm4_parse_event_config(struct coresight_device *csdev,
}
}

+ /*
+ * Set any selected configuration and preset. A zero configid means no
+ * configuration active, preset = 0 means no preset selected.
+ */
+ cfg_hash = ATTR_CFG_GET_FLD(attr, configid);
+ if (cfg_hash) {
+ preset = ATTR_CFG_GET_FLD(attr, preset);
+ ret = cscfg_csdev_enable_active_config(csdev, cfg_hash, preset);
+ }
+
out:
return ret;
}

+static void etm4_clean_event_config(struct coresight_device *csdev,
+ struct perf_event *event)
+{
+ struct perf_event_attr *attr = &event->attr;
+ unsigned long cfg_hash;
+
+ cfg_hash = ATTR_CFG_GET_FLD(attr, configid);
+ if (cfg_hash)
+ cscfg_csdev_disable_active_config(csdev);
+}
+
static int etm4_enable_perf(struct coresight_device *csdev,
struct perf_event *event,
struct coresight_path *path)
@@ -938,15 +947,14 @@ static int etm4_enable_perf(struct coresight_device *csdev,

/* And enable it */
ret = etm4_enable_hw(drvdata);
- if (ret) {
- if (ATTR_CFG_GET_FLD(attr, configid))
- cscfg_csdev_disable_active_config(csdev);
- goto err;
- }
+ if (ret)
+ goto err_hw;

csdev->path = path;
return 0;

+err_hw:
+ etm4_clean_event_config(csdev, event);
err:
/* Failed to start tracer; roll back to DISABLED mode */
coresight_set_mode(csdev, CS_MODE_DISABLED);