Re: [PATCH 1/3] perf tools: Fix period/freq terms setup

[Stephane Eranian]

Jiri,

On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 12:38 AM, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Stephane reported that we don't set properly PERIOD
> sample type for events with period term defined.
>
> Before:
>   $ perf record -e cpu/cpu-cycles,period=1000/u ls
>   $ perf evlist -v
>   cpu/cpu-cycles,period=1000/u: ... sample_type: IP|TID|TIME|PERIOD, ...
>
> After:
>   $ perf record -e cpu/cpu-cycles,period=1000/u ls
>   $ perf evlist -v
>   cpu/cpu-cycles,period=1000/u: ... sample_type: IP|TID|TIME, ...
>
> Setting PERIOD sample type based on period term setup.
>
there is still one problem remaining here. It has to do with the handling
of cycles:pp or :p or :ppp. Suppose I want to set a period for it while I am
also sampling on other events: Something like:

$ perf record -e
cycles:pp,instructions,cpu/event=0xd0,umaks=0x81,period=100000/ .....

I want to set the period for cycles:pp, but not for instructions. I
cannot use -c because
it would also force a period on instructions. I could use the raw hw
raw event code for cycles:pp.
But that does not work because recent kernels prevent use of hw
filters on events programmed
for PEBS, e.g., cpu/event=0xc2,umask=0x1,cmask=16,inv/pp is rejected.
PEBS does not support filters.
It works in the case of cycles:pp simply by the nature on the
underlying event and the stalls.

To get precise cycles, the only event syntax you can use is cycles:pp,
but then you cannot specify
an event-specific period. This needs to be fixed as well.

I'd like to be able to say:

$ perf record -e
cycles:pp:period=10000001,cpu/event=0xd0,umaks=0x81,period=100000/

Or something equivalent.

Otherwise, I tested what you have written so far and it works.

Thanks.


> Reported-by: Stephane Eranian <eranian@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-anrtntkwfto5rqulegfwitn5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  tools/perf/util/evsel.c | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
> index 66fa45198a11..f2f2eaafde6d 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
> @@ -745,12 +745,14 @@ static void apply_config_terms(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
>                         if (!(term->weak && opts->user_interval != ULLONG_MAX)) {
>                                 attr->sample_period = term->val.period;
>                                 attr->freq = 0;
> +                               perf_evsel__reset_sample_bit(evsel, PERIOD);
>                         }
>                         break;
>                 case PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_FREQ:
>                         if (!(term->weak && opts->user_freq != UINT_MAX)) {
>                                 attr->sample_freq = term->val.freq;
>                                 attr->freq = 1;
> +                               perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, PERIOD);
>                         }
>                         break;
>                 case PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_TIME:
> --
> 2.13.6
>