Re: [PATCH v1 0/8] perf c2c: Refine the organization of metrics

[Jiri Olsa]

On Wed, Oct 14, 2020 at 06:09:13AM +0100, Leo Yan wrote:
> This patch set is to refine metrics output organization.
> 
> If we reivew the current memory metrics in Perf c2c tool, it doesn't
> orgnize the metrics with directive approach; thus user needs to take
> time to dig into every statistics item.  On the other hand, if use the
> "summary and breakdown" approach, the output result will be easier for
> reviewing by users, e.g. the output result can firstly give out the
> summary values, and then the later items will breakdown into more
> detailed statistics.
> 
> For this reason, this patch is to reorgnize the metrics and it only
> changes for the "Shared Data Cache Line Table": it firstly displays the
> summary values for total records, total loads, total stores; then it
> breaks these summary values into small values, with the order from the
> most near memory node ("CPU Load Hit") to more far nodes
> ("LLC Load Hit", "RMT Load Hit", "Load Dram").
> 
>   "LLC Load Hit" = "LclHit" + "LclHitm"
> 
>   "RMT Load Hit" = "RmtHit" + "RmtHitm" \
>                                          ->  LLC Load Miss
>   "Load Dram"    = "Lcl" + "Rmt"        /
> 
> Another main reason for this patch set is wanting to extend "perf c2c"
> to support Arm SPE memory event, but Arm SPE doesn't contain 'HTIM' tag
> in its default trace data, for this case if want to analyze cache false
> sharing issue, we need to rely on LLC metrics + multi-threading info.
> So this patch set can be friendly to show LLC related metrics in the
> "Shared Data Cache Line Table"; for sorting cache lines with LLC metrics
> which will be sent out with another separate patch set.
> 
> Before:
> 
> =================================================
>            Shared Data Cache Line Table          
> =================================================
> #
> #        ----------- Cacheline ----------    Total      Tot  ----- LLC Load Hitm -----  ---- Store Reference ----  --- Load Dram ----      LLC    Total  ----- Core Load Hit -----  -- LLC Load Hit --
> # Index             Address  Node  PA cnt  records     Hitm    Total      Lcl      Rmt    Total    L1Hit   L1Miss       Lcl       Rmt  Ld Miss    Loads       FB       L1       L2       Llc       Rmt
> # .....  ..................  ....  ......  .......  .......  .......  .......  .......  .......  .......  .......  ........  ........  .......  .......  .......  .......  .......  ........  ........
> #
>       0      0x55acdcc92100     0    8197    40716   52.18%     3170     3170        0    24466    24437       29         0         0        0    16250     3349     5909        0      3822         0
>       1      0x55acdcc920c0     0       1     4621   31.01%     1884     1884        0        0        0        0         0         0        0     4621      739        0        0      1998         0
>       2      0x55acdcc92080     0       1     4475   16.69%     1014     1014        0        0        0        0         0         0        0     4475     2405        0        0      1056         0
> 
> 
> After:
> 
> =================================================
>            Shared Data Cache Line Table          
> =================================================
> #
> #        ----------- Cacheline ----------      Tot  ------- Load Hitm -------    Total    Total    Total  ---- Stores ----  ----- Core Load Hit -----  - LLC Load Hit --  - RMT Load Hit --  --- Load Dram ----
> # Index             Address  Node  PA cnt     Hitm    Total  LclHitm  RmtHitm  records    Loads   Stores    L1Hit   L1Miss       FB       L1       L2    LclHit  LclHitm    RmtHit  RmtHitm       Lcl       Rmt
> # .....  ..................  ....  ......  .......  .......  .......  .......  .......  .......  .......  .......  .......  .......  .......  .......  ........  .......  ........  .......  ........  ........
> #
>       0      0x55acdcc92100     0    8197   52.18%     3170     3170        0    40716    16250    24466    24437       29     3349     5909        0      3822     3170         0        0         0         0
>       1      0x55acdcc920c0     0       1   31.01%     1884     1884        0     4621     4621        0        0        0      739        0        0      1998     1884         0        0         0         0
>       2      0x55acdcc92080     0       1   16.69%     1014     1014        0     4475     4475        0        0        0     2405        0        0      1056     1014         0        0         0         0

I haven't used the tool for some time, so it's fine with me,
but there might be some people already used to see certain
columns in place and I don't want to make them angry unless
there's really good reason for that ;-)

Joe, could you please check on these changes?

thanks,
jirka

> 
> 
> Leo Yan (8):
>   perf c2c: Display the total numbers continuously
>   perf c2c: Display "Total Stores" as a standalone metrics
>   perf c2c: Organize metrics based on memory hierarchy
>   perf c2c: Change header from "LLC Load Hitm" to "Load Hitm"
>   perf c2c: Use more explicit headers for HITM
>   perf c2c: Change header for LLC local hit
>   perf c2c: Correct LLC load hit metrics
>   perf c2c: Add metrics "RMT Load Hit"
> 
>  tools/perf/builtin-c2c.c | 83 +++++++++-------------------------------
>  1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 65 deletions(-)
> 
> -- 
> 2.17.1
>