Re: [PATCH V2] perf: qcom: Add L3 cache PMU driver

[Mark Rutland]

Hi,

On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 10:03:05AM -0500, Agustin Vega-Frias wrote:
> This adds a new dynamic PMU to the Perf Events framework to program
> and control the L3 cache PMUs in some Qualcomm Technologies SOCs.
> 
> The driver supports a distributed cache architecture where the overall
> cache is comprised of multiple slices each with its own PMU. The driver
> aggregates counts across the whole system to provide a global picture
> of the metrics selected by the user.

At a quick glance, this looks *awfully* similar to the L2 PMU, modulo
using MMIO rather than sysreg accesses. The basic shape of the hardware
seems the same, and the register offsets are practically identical.

I guess that the L2 and L3 are largely the same block?

How exactly does this relate to the L2 PMU hardware? Could you please
elaborate on any major differences?

This has similar issues to earlier versions of the L2 PMU driver, such
as permitting cross-{slice,pmu} groups, and aggregating per-slice
events, which have been addressed in the upstreamed L2 PMU driver.

Given that, could you please take a look at that (and discussions
surrounding it), and try to address those common issues? I would hope
that Neil can help you with that.

Ideally, given the similarities, the two would be managed by the same
driver (even if exposed as separate devices).

Please also test this with Vince Weaver's perf fuzzer [1,2], as we did
for the L2 PMU driver.

Otherwise, I have some (additional) high-level comments/questions below.

[1] http://web.eece.maine.edu/~vweaver/projects/perf_events/fuzzer/
[2] https://github.com/deater/perf_event_tests

> +static void hml3_pmu__reset(struct hml3_pmu *pmu)
> +{
> +	int i;
> +
> +	writel_relaxed(BC_RESET, pmu->regs + L3_M_BC_CR);
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Use writel for the first programming command to ensure the basic
> +	 * counter unit is stopped before proceeding
> +	 */
> +	writel(BC_SATROLL_CR_RESET, pmu->regs + L3_M_BC_SATROLL_CR);
> +
> +	writel_relaxed(BC_CNTENCLR_RESET, pmu->regs + L3_M_BC_CNTENCLR);
> +	writel_relaxed(BC_INTENCLR_RESET, pmu->regs + L3_M_BC_INTENCLR);
> +	writel_relaxed(PMOVSRCLR_RESET, pmu->regs + L3_M_BC_OVSR);
> +	writel_relaxed(BC_GANG_RESET, pmu->regs + L3_M_BC_GANG);
> +	writel_relaxed(BC_IRQCTL_RESET, pmu->regs + L3_M_BC_IRQCTL);
> +	writel_relaxed(PM_CR_RESET, pmu->regs + L3_HML3_PM_CR);
> +
> +	for (i = 0; i < L3_NUM_COUNTERS; ++i) {
> +		writel_relaxed(PMCNT_RESET, pmu->regs + L3_HML3_PM_CNTCTL(i));
> +		writel_relaxed(EVSEL(0), pmu->regs + L3_HML3_PM_EVTYPE(i));
> +	}
> +
> +	writel_relaxed(PM_FLTR_RESET, pmu->regs + L3_HML3_PM_FILTRA);
> +	writel_relaxed(PM_FLTR_RESET, pmu->regs + L3_HML3_PM_FILTRAM);
> +	writel_relaxed(PM_FLTR_RESET, pmu->regs + L3_HML3_PM_FILTRB);
> +	writel_relaxed(PM_FLTR_RESET, pmu->regs + L3_HML3_PM_FILTRBM);
> +	writel_relaxed(PM_FLTR_RESET, pmu->regs + L3_HML3_PM_FILTRC);
> +	writel_relaxed(PM_FLTR_RESET, pmu->regs + L3_HML3_PM_FILTRCM);
> +}
> +
> +static inline void hml3_pmu__init(struct hml3_pmu *pmu, struct l3cache_pmu *s,
> +				  void __iomem *regs)
> +{
> +	pmu->socket = s;
> +	pmu->regs = regs;
> +	hml3_pmu__reset(pmu);
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Use writel here to ensure all programming commands are done
> +	 *  before proceeding
> +	 */
> +	writel(BC_ENABLE, pmu->regs + L3_M_BC_CR);
> +}

I assume that as with the L2, each slice is affine to a cluster. Is that
correct?

If so, what happens when all CPUs in a cluster are hotplugged off then
back on? Can't the L3 lose state (as we expect the L2 may)?

[...]

> +static void qcom_l3_cache__64bit_counter_start(struct perf_event *event)
> +{
> +	struct l3cache_pmu *socket = to_l3cache_pmu(event->pmu);
> +	struct hml3_pmu *slice;
> +	int idx = event->hw.idx;
> +	u64 value = local64_read(&event->count);
> +
> +	list_for_each_entry(slice, &socket->pmus, entry) {
> +		hml3_pmu__counter_enable_gang(slice, idx+1);
> +
> +		if (value) {
> +			hml3_pmu__counter_set_value(slice, idx+1, value >> 32);
> +			hml3_pmu__counter_set_value(slice, idx, (u32)value);
> +			value = 0;
> +		} else {
> +			hml3_pmu__counter_set_value(slice, idx+1, 0);
> +			hml3_pmu__counter_set_value(slice, idx, 0);
> +		}
> +
> +		hml3_pmu__counter_set_event(slice, idx+1, 0);
> +		hml3_pmu__counter_set_event(slice, idx, get_event_type(event));
> +
> +		hml3_pmu__counter_enable(slice, idx+1);
> +		hml3_pmu__counter_enable(slice, idx);
> +	}
> +}

As with other PMU drivers, NAK to aggregating (separately-controlled) HW
events behind a single event. We should not be aggregating across
slices as we cannot start/stop those atomically.

Similarly, all events in a group must be started/stopped by the same HW
controls. All events in a group should be part of the same slice, as we
cannot start/stop those atomically.

Assuming slices are cluster-affine, is it safe to access the L3 for a
cluster which is offlined? Is the L3 still in use if its associated CPUs
are offline?

[...]

> +static int qcom_l3_cache__event_add(struct perf_event *event, int flags)
> +{
> +	struct l3cache_pmu *socket = to_l3cache_pmu(event->pmu);
> +	struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
> +	int idx;
> +	int sz;
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Try to allocate a counter.
> +	 */
> +	sz = get_hw_counter_size(event);
> +	idx = bitmap_find_free_region(socket->used_mask, L3_NUM_COUNTERS, sz);
> +	if (idx < 0)
> +		/* The counters are all in use. */
> +		return -EAGAIN;
> +
> +	hwc->idx = idx;
> +	hwc->state = PERF_HES_STOPPED | PERF_HES_UPTODATE;
> +
> +	if (sz == 0)
> +		socket->counters[idx] = (struct l3cache_pmu_hwc) {
> +			.event = event,
> +			.start = qcom_l3_cache__32bit_counter_start,
> +			.stop = qcom_l3_cache__32bit_counter_stop,
> +			.update = qcom_l3_cache__32bit_counter_update
> +		};
> +	else {
> +		socket->counters[idx] = (struct l3cache_pmu_hwc) {
> +			.event = event,
> +			.start = qcom_l3_cache__64bit_counter_start,
> +			.stop = qcom_l3_cache__64bit_counter_stop,
> +			.update = qcom_l3_cache__64bit_counter_update
> +		};
> +		socket->counters[idx+1] = socket->counters[idx];
> +	}
> +
> +	if (flags & PERF_EF_START)
> +		qcom_l3_cache__event_start(event, 0);
> +
> +	/* Propagate changes to the userspace mapping. */
> +	perf_event_update_userpage(event);
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}

So IIUC this doesn't follow the row/column event model of the L2, and
doesn't have a dedicated cycle counter?

[...]

> +PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(event, "config:0-7");
> +PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(lc, "config:32");

What is this 'lc' field?

> +static int qcom_l3_cache_pmu_offline_cpu(unsigned int cpu, struct hlist_node *n)
> +{
> +	struct l3cache_pmu *socket = hlist_entry_safe(n, struct l3cache_pmu, node);
> +	unsigned int target;
> +
> +	if (!cpumask_test_and_clear_cpu(cpu, &socket->cpu))
> +		return 0;
> +	target = cpumask_any_but(cpu_online_mask, cpu);
> +	if (target >= nr_cpu_ids)
> +		return 0;
> +	/*
> +	 * TODO: migrate context once core races on event->ctx have
> +	 * been fixed.
> +	 */
> +	cpumask_set_cpu(target, &socket->cpu);
> +	return 0;
> +}

The event->ctx race has been fixed for a while now.

Please follow the example of the L2 PMU's hotplug callback, and also
fold the reset into the hotplug callback.

[...]

> +static int qcom_l3_cache_pmu_probe_slice(struct device *dev, void *data)
> +{
> +	struct platform_device *pdev = to_platform_device(dev->parent);
> +	struct platform_device *sdev = to_platform_device(dev);
> +	struct l3cache_pmu *socket = data;
> +	struct resource *memrc;
> +	void __iomem *regs;
> +	struct hml3_pmu *slice;
> +	int irq, err;
> +
> +	memrc = platform_get_resource(sdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
> +	slice = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*slice), GFP_KERNEL);
> +	if (!slice)
> +		return -ENOMEM;
> +
> +	regs = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, memrc);
> +	if (IS_ERR(regs)) {
> +		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Can't map slice @%pa\n", &memrc->start);
> +		return PTR_ERR(regs);
> +	}
> +
> +	irq = platform_get_irq(sdev, 0);
> +	if (irq <= 0) {
> +		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to get valid irq for slice @%pa\n",
> +			&memrc->start);
> +		return irq;
> +	}
> +
> +	err = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, irq, qcom_l3_cache__handle_irq, 0,
> +			       "qcom-l3-cache-pmu", slice);
> +	if (err) {
> +		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Request for IRQ failed for slice @%pa\n",
> +			&memrc->start);
> +		return err;
> +	}
> +
> +	hml3_pmu__init(slice, socket, regs);
> +	list_add(&slice->entry, &socket->pmus);
> +	return 0;
> +}

No cluster affinity to probe out of the ACPI tables?

Thanks,
Mark.