Re: [PATCH v8 0/7] powerpc/perf: Add json file metric support for the hv_24x7 socket/chip level events

[Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo]

Em Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 12:02:42PM +0530, kajoljain escreveu:
> Hi Arnaldo,
> 	Please let me know if there any changes required in this patchset,
> as some of its patches are still not part of your perf/core tree.

Thanks, I checked and all seems ok, added Jiri's Acked-by, appreciated,
thanks,

- Arnaldo
 
> Thanks,
> Kajol Jain
> 
> On 4/2/20 2:03 AM, Kajol Jain wrote:
> > Patchset adds json file metric support for the hv_24x7 socket/chip level
> > events. "hv_24x7" pmu interface events needs system dependent parameter
> > like socket/chip/core. For example, hv_24x7 chip level events needs
> > specific chip-id to which the data is requested should be added as part
> > of pmu events.
> > 
> > So to enable JSON file support to "hv_24x7" interface, patchset reads
> > total number of sockets details in sysfs under 
> > "/sys/devices/hv_24x7/interface/".
> > 
> > Second patch of the patchset adds expr_scanner_ctx object to hold user
> > data for the expr scanner, which can be used to hold runtime parameter.
> > 
> > Patch 4 & 6 of the patchset handles perf tool plumbing needed to replace
> > the "?" character in the metric expression to proper value and hv_24x7
> > json metric file for different Socket/chip resources.
> > 
> > Patch set also enable Hz/hz prinitg for --metric-only option to print
> > metric data for bus frequency.
> > 
> > Applied and tested all these patches cleanly on top of jiri's flex changes
> > with the changes done by Kan Liang for "Support metric group constraint"
> > patchset and made required changes.
> > 
> > Also apply this patch on top of the fix patch send earlier
> > for printing metric name incase overlapping events.
> > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/acme/linux.git/commit/?h=perf/core&id=37cd7f65bf71a48f25eeb6d9be5dacb20d008ea6
> > 
> > Changelog:
> > v7 -> v8
> > - Add test case for testing parsing of "?" in metric expression
> > - Reaname variables name to runtime
> > 
> > v6 -> v7
> > - Spit patchset into two patch series one for kernel changes and other
> >   for tool side changes.
> > - Made changes Suggested by Jiri, including rather then reading runtime
> >   parameter from metric name, actually add it in structure egroup and
> >   metric_expr.
> > - As we don't need to read runtime parameter from metric name,
> >   now I am not appending it and rather just printing it in
> >   generic_metric function.
> > 
> > Kernel Side changes patch series: https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/3/27/58
> > 
> > v5 -> v6
> > - resolve compilation issue due to rearranging patch series.
> > - Rather then adding new function to take careof case for runtime param
> >   in metricgroup__add_metric, using metricgroup__add_metric_param itself
> >   for that work.
> > - Address some optimization suggested like using directly file path
> >   rather then adding new macro in header.c
> > - Change commit message on patch where we are adding "?" support
> >   by adding simple example.
> > 
> > v4 -> v5
> > - Using sysfs__read_int instead of sysfs__read_ull while reading
> >   parameter value in powerpc/util/header.c file.
> > 
> > - Using asprintf rather then malloc and sprintf 
> >   Suggested by Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
> > 
> > - Break patch 6 from previous version to two patch,
> >   - One to add refactor current "metricgroup__add_metric" function
> >     and another where actually "?" handling infra added.
> > 
> > - Add expr__runtimeparam as part of 'expr_scanner_ctx' struct
> >   rather then making it global variable. Thanks Jiri for
> >   adding this structure to hold user data for the expr scanner.
> > 
> > - Add runtime param as agrugement to function 'expr__find_other'
> >   and 'expr__parse' and made changes on references accordingly.
> > 
> > v3 -> v4
> > - Apply these patch on top of Kan liang changes.
> >   As suggested by Jiri.
> > 
> > v2 -> v3
> > - Remove setting  event_count to 0 part in function 'h_24x7_event_read'
> >   with comment rather then adding 0 to event_count value.
> >   Suggested by: Sukadev Bhattiprolu
> > 
> > - Apply tool side changes require to replace "?" on Jiri's flex patch
> >   series and made all require changes to make it compatible with added
> >   flex change.
> > 
> > v1 -> v2
> > - Rename hv-24x7 metric json file as nest_metrics.json
> > 
> > Jiri Olsa (2):
> >   perf expr: Add expr_ prefix for parse_ctx and parse_id
> >   perf expr: Add expr_scanner_ctx object
> > 
> > Kajol Jain (5):
> >   perf/tools: Refactoring metricgroup__add_metric function
> >   perf/tools: Enhance JSON/metric infrastructure to handle "?"
> >   perf/tests/expr: Added test for runtime param in metric expression
> >   tools/perf: Enable Hz/hz prinitg for --metric-only option
> >   perf/tools/pmu-events/powerpc: Add hv_24x7 socket/chip level metric
> >     events
> > 
> >  tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/header.c         |  8 ++
> >  .../arch/powerpc/power9/nest_metrics.json     | 19 +++++
> >  tools/perf/tests/expr.c                       | 20 +++--
> >  tools/perf/util/expr.c                        | 25 +++---
> >  tools/perf/util/expr.h                        | 19 +++--
> >  tools/perf/util/expr.l                        | 37 ++++++---
> >  tools/perf/util/expr.y                        |  6 +-
> >  tools/perf/util/metricgroup.c                 | 78 +++++++++++++------
> >  tools/perf/util/metricgroup.h                 |  2 +
> >  tools/perf/util/stat-display.c                |  2 -
> >  tools/perf/util/stat-shadow.c                 | 19 +++--
> >  11 files changed, 164 insertions(+), 71 deletions(-)
> >  create mode 100644 tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/powerpc/power9/nest_metrics.json
> > 

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- Arnaldo