Re: [PATCH V4 1/5] perf/x86/intel: Fix event update for auto-reload

From: Liang, Kan
Date: Wed Feb 21 2018 - 08:44:13 EST




On 2/21/2018 5:32 AM, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 02:20:31PM -0800, kan.liang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
@@ -1389,8 +1456,22 @@ static void intel_pmu_drain_pebs_nhm(struct pt_regs *iregs)
ds->pebs_index = ds->pebs_buffer_base;
- if (unlikely(base >= top))
+ if (unlikely(base >= top)) {
+ /*
+ * The drain_pebs() could be called twice in a short period
+ * for auto-reload event in pmu::read(). There are no
+ * overflows have happened in between.
+ * It needs to call intel_pmu_save_and_restart_reload() to
+ * update the event->count for this case.
+ */
+ for_each_set_bit(bit, (unsigned long *)&cpuc->pebs_enabled,
+ x86_pmu.max_pebs_events) {
+ event = cpuc->events[bit];
+ if (event->hw.flags & PERF_X86_EVENT_AUTO_RELOAD)
+ intel_pmu_save_and_restart_reload(event, 0);
+ }
return;
+ }
for (at = base; at < top; at += x86_pmu.pebs_record_size) {
struct pebs_record_nhm *p = at;

Is there a reason you didn't do intel_pmu_drain_pebs_core() ?


Right, I forgot that the drain_pebs_core() also has auto_reload support.
Sorry for that.
I will re-send all patches.

Thanks,
Kan


--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
@@ -1435,8 +1435,11 @@ static void intel_pmu_drain_pebs_core(st
return;
n = top - at;
- if (n <= 0)
+ if (n <= 0) {
+ if (event->hw.flags & PERF_X86_EVENT_AUTO_RELOAD)
+ intel_pmu_save_and_restart_reload(event, 0);
return;
+ }
__intel_pmu_pebs_event(event, iregs, at, top, 0, n);
}