[PATCH V6 5/8] perf/x86/intel/uncore: add infrastructure for free running counter

From: kan . liang
Date: Thu Jan 25 2018 - 15:14:58 EST


From: Kan Liang <Kan.liang@xxxxxxxxx>

There are a number of free running counters introduced for uncore, which
provide highly valuable information to a wide array of customers.
However, the generic uncore code doesn't support them yet.

The free running counters will be specially handled based on their
unique attributes
- They are read-only. They cannot be enable/disable.
- The event and the counter are always 1:1 mapped. It doesn't need to
be assigned nor tracked by event_list.
- They are always active. It doesn't need to check the availability.
- They have different bit width.

Also, using inline helpers to replace the check for fixed counter and
free running counter.

Reviewed-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Kan Liang <Kan.liang@xxxxxxxxx>
---

No changes since V5

arch/x86/events/intel/uncore.c | 68 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 64 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore.c
index 603bf11..f38a7bb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ static void uncore_assign_hw_event(struct intel_uncore_box *box,
hwc->idx = idx;
hwc->last_tag = ++box->tags[idx];

- if (hwc->idx == UNCORE_PMC_IDX_FIXED) {
+ if (uncore_pmc_fixed(hwc->idx)) {
hwc->event_base = uncore_fixed_ctr(box);
hwc->config_base = uncore_fixed_ctl(box);
return;
@@ -218,7 +218,9 @@ void uncore_perf_event_update(struct intel_uncore_box *box, struct perf_event *e
u64 prev_count, new_count, delta;
int shift;

- if (event->hw.idx == UNCORE_PMC_IDX_FIXED)
+ if (uncore_pmc_freerunning(event->hw.idx))
+ shift = 64 - uncore_freerunning_bits(box, event);
+ else if (uncore_pmc_fixed(event->hw.idx))
shift = 64 - uncore_fixed_ctr_bits(box);
else
shift = 64 - uncore_perf_ctr_bits(box);
@@ -454,10 +456,25 @@ static void uncore_pmu_event_start(struct perf_event *event, int flags)
struct intel_uncore_box *box = uncore_event_to_box(event);
int idx = event->hw.idx;

- if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!(event->hw.state & PERF_HES_STOPPED)))
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(idx == -1 || idx >= UNCORE_PMC_IDX_MAX))
return;

- if (WARN_ON_ONCE(idx == -1 || idx >= UNCORE_PMC_IDX_MAX))
+ /*
+ * Free running counter is read-only and always active.
+ * Use the current counter value as start point.
+ * There is no overflow interrupt for free running counter.
+ * Use hrtimer to periodically poll the counter to avoid overflow.
+ */
+ if (uncore_pmc_freerunning(event->hw.idx)) {
+ list_add_tail(&event->active_entry, &box->active_list);
+ local64_set(&event->hw.prev_count,
+ uncore_read_counter(box, event));
+ if (box->n_active++ == 0)
+ uncore_pmu_start_hrtimer(box);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!(event->hw.state & PERF_HES_STOPPED)))
return;

event->hw.state = 0;
@@ -479,6 +496,15 @@ static void uncore_pmu_event_stop(struct perf_event *event, int flags)
struct intel_uncore_box *box = uncore_event_to_box(event);
struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;

+ /* Cannot disable free running counter which is read-only */
+ if (uncore_pmc_freerunning(hwc->idx)) {
+ list_del(&event->active_entry);
+ if (--box->n_active == 0)
+ uncore_pmu_cancel_hrtimer(box);
+ uncore_perf_event_update(box, event);
+ return;
+ }
+
if (__test_and_clear_bit(hwc->idx, box->active_mask)) {
uncore_disable_event(box, event);
box->n_active--;
@@ -512,6 +538,17 @@ static int uncore_pmu_event_add(struct perf_event *event, int flags)
if (!box)
return -ENODEV;

+ /*
+ * The free funning counter is assigned in event_init().
+ * The free running counter event and free running counter
+ * are 1:1 mapped. It doesn't need to be tracked in event_list.
+ */
+ if (uncore_pmc_freerunning(hwc->idx)) {
+ if (flags & PERF_EF_START)
+ uncore_pmu_event_start(event, 0);
+ return 0;
+ }
+
ret = n = uncore_collect_events(box, event, false);
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
@@ -570,6 +607,14 @@ static void uncore_pmu_event_del(struct perf_event *event, int flags)

uncore_pmu_event_stop(event, PERF_EF_UPDATE);

+ /*
+ * The event for free running counter is not tracked by event_list.
+ * It doesn't need to force event->hw.idx = -1 to reassign the counter.
+ * Because the event and the free running counter are 1:1 mapped.
+ */
+ if (uncore_pmc_freerunning(event->hw.idx))
+ return;
+
for (i = 0; i < box->n_events; i++) {
if (event == box->event_list[i]) {
uncore_put_event_constraint(box, event);
@@ -603,6 +648,10 @@ static int uncore_validate_group(struct intel_uncore_pmu *pmu,
struct intel_uncore_box *fake_box;
int ret = -EINVAL, n;

+ /* The free running counter is always active. */
+ if (uncore_pmc_freerunning(event->hw.idx))
+ return 0;
+
fake_box = uncore_alloc_box(pmu->type, NUMA_NO_NODE);
if (!fake_box)
return -ENOMEM;
@@ -690,6 +739,17 @@ static int uncore_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)

/* fixed counters have event field hardcoded to zero */
hwc->config = 0ULL;
+ } else if (is_freerunning_event(event)) {
+ if (!check_valid_freerunning_event(box, event))
+ return -EINVAL;
+ event->hw.idx = UNCORE_PMC_IDX_FREERUNNING;
+ /*
+ * The free running counter event and free running counter
+ * are always 1:1 mapped.
+ * The free running counter is always active.
+ * Assign the free running counter here.
+ */
+ event->hw.event_base = uncore_freerunning_counter(box, event);
} else {
hwc->config = event->attr.config &
(pmu->type->event_mask | ((u64)pmu->type->event_mask_ext << 32));
--
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