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

From: Yan, Zheng
Date: Fri Jan 03 2014 - 00:51:55 EST


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.

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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