[PATCHv2] arm: perf: Add event descriptions

From: Drew Richardson
Date: Wed Oct 07 2015 - 14:29:13 EST


Add additional information about the ARM architected hardware events
to make counters self describing. This makes the hardware PMUs easier
to use as perf list contains possible events instead of users having
to refer to documentation like the ARM TRMs.

Signed-off-by: Drew Richardson <drew.richardson@xxxxxxx>
---
arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c | 96 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c | 1 +
2 files changed, 97 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c
index 126dc679b230..6623bd0d8a1d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c
@@ -547,6 +547,95 @@ static const unsigned scorpion_perf_cache_map[PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MAX]
[C(BPU)][C(OP_WRITE)][C(RESULT_MISS)] = ARMV7_PERFCTR_PC_BRANCH_MIS_PRED,
};

+static ssize_t armv7_event_sysfs_show(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr, char *page)
+{
+ struct perf_pmu_events_attr *pmu_attr;
+
+ pmu_attr = container_of(attr, struct perf_pmu_events_attr, attr);
+
+ return sprintf(page, "event=0x%02llx\n", pmu_attr->id);
+}
+
+#define ARMV7_EVENT_ATTR(name, config) \
+ PMU_EVENT_ATTR(name, armv7_event_attr_##name, config, \
+ armv7_event_sysfs_show);
+
+ARMV7_EVENT_ATTR(sw_incr, ARMV7_PERFCTR_PMNC_SW_INCR);
+ARMV7_EVENT_ATTR(l1i_cache_refill, ARMV7_PERFCTR_L1_ICACHE_REFILL);
+ARMV7_EVENT_ATTR(l1i_tlb_refill, ARMV7_PERFCTR_ITLB_REFILL);
+ARMV7_EVENT_ATTR(l1d_cache_refill, ARMV7_PERFCTR_L1_DCACHE_REFILL);
+ARMV7_EVENT_ATTR(l1d_cache, ARMV7_PERFCTR_L1_DCACHE_ACCESS);
+ARMV7_EVENT_ATTR(l1d_tlb_refill, ARMV7_PERFCTR_DTLB_REFILL);
+ARMV7_EVENT_ATTR(ld_retired, ARMV7_PERFCTR_MEM_READ);
+ARMV7_EVENT_ATTR(st_retired, ARMV7_PERFCTR_MEM_WRITE);
+ARMV7_EVENT_ATTR(inst_retired, ARMV7_PERFCTR_INSTR_EXECUTED);
+ARMV7_EVENT_ATTR(exc_taken, ARMV7_PERFCTR_EXC_TAKEN);
+ARMV7_EVENT_ATTR(exc_return, ARMV7_PERFCTR_EXC_EXECUTED);
+ARMV7_EVENT_ATTR(cid_write_retired, ARMV7_PERFCTR_CID_WRITE);
+ARMV7_EVENT_ATTR(pc_write_retired, ARMV7_PERFCTR_PC_WRITE);
+ARMV7_EVENT_ATTR(br_immed_retired, ARMV7_PERFCTR_PC_IMM_BRANCH);
+ARMV7_EVENT_ATTR(br_return_retired, ARMV7_PERFCTR_PC_PROC_RETURN);
+ARMV7_EVENT_ATTR(unaligned_ldst_retired, ARMV7_PERFCTR_MEM_UNALIGNED_ACCESS);
+ARMV7_EVENT_ATTR(br_mis_pred, ARMV7_PERFCTR_PC_BRANCH_MIS_PRED);
+ARMV7_EVENT_ATTR(cpu_cycles, ARMV7_PERFCTR_CLOCK_CYCLES);
+ARMV7_EVENT_ATTR(br_pred, ARMV7_PERFCTR_PC_BRANCH_PRED);
+ARMV7_EVENT_ATTR(mem_access, ARMV7_PERFCTR_MEM_ACCESS);
+ARMV7_EVENT_ATTR(l1i_cache, ARMV7_PERFCTR_L1_ICACHE_ACCESS);
+ARMV7_EVENT_ATTR(l1d_cache_wb, ARMV7_PERFCTR_L1_DCACHE_WB);
+ARMV7_EVENT_ATTR(l2d_cache, ARMV7_PERFCTR_L2_CACHE_ACCESS);
+ARMV7_EVENT_ATTR(l2d_cache_refill, ARMV7_PERFCTR_L2_CACHE_REFILL);
+ARMV7_EVENT_ATTR(l2d_cache_wb, ARMV7_PERFCTR_L2_CACHE_WB);
+ARMV7_EVENT_ATTR(bus_access, ARMV7_PERFCTR_BUS_ACCESS);
+ARMV7_EVENT_ATTR(memory_error, ARMV7_PERFCTR_MEM_ERROR);
+ARMV7_EVENT_ATTR(inst_spec, ARMV7_PERFCTR_INSTR_SPEC);
+ARMV7_EVENT_ATTR(ttbr_write_retired, ARMV7_PERFCTR_TTBR_WRITE);
+ARMV7_EVENT_ATTR(bus_cycles, ARMV7_PERFCTR_BUS_CYCLES);
+
+static struct attribute *armv7_pmuv2_event_attrs[] = {
+ &armv7_event_attr_sw_incr.attr.attr,
+ &armv7_event_attr_l1i_cache_refill.attr.attr,
+ &armv7_event_attr_l1i_tlb_refill.attr.attr,
+ &armv7_event_attr_l1d_cache_refill.attr.attr,
+ &armv7_event_attr_l1d_cache.attr.attr,
+ &armv7_event_attr_l1d_tlb_refill.attr.attr,
+ &armv7_event_attr_ld_retired.attr.attr,
+ &armv7_event_attr_st_retired.attr.attr,
+ &armv7_event_attr_inst_retired.attr.attr,
+ &armv7_event_attr_exc_taken.attr.attr,
+ &armv7_event_attr_exc_return.attr.attr,
+ &armv7_event_attr_cid_write_retired.attr.attr,
+ &armv7_event_attr_pc_write_retired.attr.attr,
+ &armv7_event_attr_br_immed_retired.attr.attr,
+ &armv7_event_attr_br_return_retired.attr.attr,
+ &armv7_event_attr_unaligned_ldst_retired.attr.attr,
+ &armv7_event_attr_br_mis_pred.attr.attr,
+ &armv7_event_attr_cpu_cycles.attr.attr,
+ &armv7_event_attr_br_pred.attr.attr,
+ &armv7_event_attr_mem_access.attr.attr,
+ &armv7_event_attr_l1i_cache.attr.attr,
+ &armv7_event_attr_l1d_cache_wb.attr.attr,
+ &armv7_event_attr_l2d_cache.attr.attr,
+ &armv7_event_attr_l2d_cache_refill.attr.attr,
+ &armv7_event_attr_l2d_cache_wb.attr.attr,
+ &armv7_event_attr_bus_access.attr.attr,
+ &armv7_event_attr_memory_error.attr.attr,
+ &armv7_event_attr_inst_spec.attr.attr,
+ &armv7_event_attr_ttbr_write_retired.attr.attr,
+ &armv7_event_attr_bus_cycles.attr.attr,
+ NULL
+};
+
+static struct attribute_group armv7_pmuv2_events_attr_group = {
+ .name = "events",
+ .attrs = armv7_pmuv2_event_attrs,
+};
+
+static const struct attribute_group *armv7_pmuv2_attr_groups[] = {
+ &armv7_pmuv2_events_attr_group,
+ NULL
+};
+
/*
* Perf Events' indices
*/
@@ -1085,6 +1174,7 @@ static int armv7_a8_pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
armv7pmu_init(cpu_pmu);
cpu_pmu->name = "armv7_cortex_a8";
cpu_pmu->map_event = armv7_a8_map_event;
+ cpu_pmu->pmu.attr_groups = armv7_pmuv2_attr_groups;
return armv7_probe_num_events(cpu_pmu);
}

@@ -1093,6 +1183,7 @@ static int armv7_a9_pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
armv7pmu_init(cpu_pmu);
cpu_pmu->name = "armv7_cortex_a9";
cpu_pmu->map_event = armv7_a9_map_event;
+ cpu_pmu->pmu.attr_groups = armv7_pmuv2_attr_groups;
return armv7_probe_num_events(cpu_pmu);
}

@@ -1101,6 +1192,7 @@ static int armv7_a5_pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
armv7pmu_init(cpu_pmu);
cpu_pmu->name = "armv7_cortex_a5";
cpu_pmu->map_event = armv7_a5_map_event;
+ cpu_pmu->pmu.attr_groups = armv7_pmuv2_attr_groups;
return armv7_probe_num_events(cpu_pmu);
}

@@ -1110,6 +1202,7 @@ static int armv7_a15_pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
cpu_pmu->name = "armv7_cortex_a15";
cpu_pmu->map_event = armv7_a15_map_event;
cpu_pmu->set_event_filter = armv7pmu_set_event_filter;
+ cpu_pmu->pmu.attr_groups = armv7_pmuv2_attr_groups;
return armv7_probe_num_events(cpu_pmu);
}

@@ -1119,6 +1212,7 @@ static int armv7_a7_pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
cpu_pmu->name = "armv7_cortex_a7";
cpu_pmu->map_event = armv7_a7_map_event;
cpu_pmu->set_event_filter = armv7pmu_set_event_filter;
+ cpu_pmu->pmu.attr_groups = armv7_pmuv2_attr_groups;
return armv7_probe_num_events(cpu_pmu);
}

@@ -1128,6 +1222,7 @@ static int armv7_a12_pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
cpu_pmu->name = "armv7_cortex_a12";
cpu_pmu->map_event = armv7_a12_map_event;
cpu_pmu->set_event_filter = armv7pmu_set_event_filter;
+ cpu_pmu->pmu.attr_groups = armv7_pmuv2_attr_groups;
return armv7_probe_num_events(cpu_pmu);
}

@@ -1135,6 +1230,7 @@ static int armv7_a17_pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
{
int ret = armv7_a12_pmu_init(cpu_pmu);
cpu_pmu->name = "armv7_cortex_a17";
+ cpu_pmu->pmu.attr_groups = armv7_pmuv2_attr_groups;
return ret;
}

diff --git a/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c
index 2365a32a595e..e933d2dd71c0 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c
@@ -548,6 +548,7 @@ static void armpmu_init(struct arm_pmu *armpmu)
.stop = armpmu_stop,
.read = armpmu_read,
.filter_match = armpmu_filter_match,
+ .attr_groups = armpmu->pmu.attr_groups,
};
}

--
2.1.4

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