Re: [PATCH v2 01/11] perf c2c: Add dimensions for total load hit

[Namhyung Kim]

Hi,

On Sun, Dec 13, 2020 at 10:39 PM Leo Yan <leo.yan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Arm SPE trace data doesn't support HITM, but we still want to explore
> "perf c2c" tool to analyze cache false sharing.  If without HITM tag,
> the tool cannot give out accurate result for cache false sharing, a
> candidate solution is to sort the total load operations and connect with
> the threads info, e.g. if multiple threads hit the same cache line for
> many times, this can give out the hint that it's likely to cause cache
> false sharing issue.
>
> Unlike having HITM tag, the proposed solution is not accurate and might
> introduce false positive reporting, but it's a pragmatic approach for
> detecting false sharing if memory event doesn't support HITM.
>
> To sort with the cache line hit, this patch adds dimensions for total
> load hit and the associated percentage calculation.
>
> Signed-off-by: Leo Yan <leo.yan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  tools/perf/builtin-c2c.c | 112 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 112 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-c2c.c b/tools/perf/builtin-c2c.c
> index c5babeaa3b38..3d5a2dc8b4fd 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/builtin-c2c.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/builtin-c2c.c
> @@ -615,6 +615,47 @@ tot_hitm_cmp(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt __maybe_unused,
>         return tot_hitm_left - tot_hitm_right;
>  }
>
> +#define TOT_LD_HIT(stats)              \
> +       ((stats)->ld_fbhit +            \
> +        (stats)->ld_l1hit +            \
> +        (stats)->ld_l2hit +            \
> +        (stats)->ld_llchit +           \
> +        (stats)->lcl_hitm +            \
> +        (stats)->rmt_hitm +            \
> +        (stats)->rmt_hit)

It doesn't need to be a macro, why not use a static inline function?

Thanks,
Namhyung


> +
> +static int tot_ld_hit_entry(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt,
> +                           struct perf_hpp *hpp,
> +                           struct hist_entry *he)
> +{
> +       struct c2c_hist_entry *c2c_he;
> +       int width = c2c_width(fmt, hpp, he->hists);
> +       unsigned int tot_hit;
> +
> +       c2c_he = container_of(he, struct c2c_hist_entry, he);
> +       tot_hit = TOT_LD_HIT(&c2c_he->stats);
> +
> +       return scnprintf(hpp->buf, hpp->size, "%*u", width, tot_hit);
> +}
> +
> +static int64_t tot_ld_hit_cmp(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt __maybe_unused,
> +                             struct hist_entry *left,
> +                             struct hist_entry *right)
> +{
> +       struct c2c_hist_entry *c2c_left;
> +       struct c2c_hist_entry *c2c_right;
> +       uint64_t tot_hit_left;
> +       uint64_t tot_hit_right;
> +
> +       c2c_left  = container_of(left, struct c2c_hist_entry, he);
> +       c2c_right = container_of(right, struct c2c_hist_entry, he);
> +
> +       tot_hit_left  = TOT_LD_HIT(&c2c_left->stats);
> +       tot_hit_right = TOT_LD_HIT(&c2c_right->stats);
> +
> +       return tot_hit_left - tot_hit_right;
> +}
> +
>  #define STAT_FN_ENTRY(__f)                                     \
>  static int                                                     \
>  __f ## _entry(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt, struct perf_hpp *hpp,  \
> @@ -860,6 +901,58 @@ percent_hitm_cmp(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt __maybe_unused,
>         return per_left - per_right;
>  }
>
> +static double percent_tot_ld_hit(struct c2c_hist_entry *c2c_he)
> +{
> +       struct c2c_hists *hists;
> +       int tot = 0, st = 0;
> +
> +       hists = container_of(c2c_he->he.hists, struct c2c_hists, hists);
> +
> +       st  = TOT_LD_HIT(&c2c_he->stats);
> +       tot = TOT_LD_HIT(&hists->stats);
> +
> +       return tot ? (double) st * 100 / tot : 0;
> +}
> +
> +static int
> +percent_tot_ld_hit_entry(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt, struct perf_hpp *hpp,
> +                        struct hist_entry *he)
> +{
> +       struct c2c_hist_entry *c2c_he;
> +       int width = c2c_width(fmt, hpp, he->hists);
> +       char buf[10];
> +       double per;
> +
> +       c2c_he = container_of(he, struct c2c_hist_entry, he);
> +       per = percent_tot_ld_hit(c2c_he);
> +       return scnprintf(hpp->buf, hpp->size, "%*s", width, PERC_STR(buf, per));
> +}
> +
> +static int
> +percent_tot_ld_hit_color(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt, struct perf_hpp *hpp,
> +                        struct hist_entry *he)
> +{
> +       return percent_color(fmt, hpp, he, percent_tot_ld_hit);
> +}
> +
> +static int64_t
> +percent_tot_ld_hit_cmp(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt __maybe_unused,
> +                  struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
> +{
> +       struct c2c_hist_entry *c2c_left;
> +       struct c2c_hist_entry *c2c_right;
> +       double per_left;
> +       double per_right;
> +
> +       c2c_left  = container_of(left, struct c2c_hist_entry, he);
> +       c2c_right = container_of(right, struct c2c_hist_entry, he);
> +
> +       per_left  = percent_tot_ld_hit(c2c_left);
> +       per_right = percent_tot_ld_hit(c2c_right);
> +
> +       return per_left - per_right;
> +}
> +
>  static struct c2c_stats *he_stats(struct hist_entry *he)
>  {
>         struct c2c_hist_entry *c2c_he;
> @@ -1412,6 +1505,14 @@ static struct c2c_dimension dim_ld_rmthit = {
>         .width          = 8,
>  };
>
> +static struct c2c_dimension dim_tot_ld_hit = {
> +       .header         = HEADER_BOTH("Load Hit", "Total"),
> +       .name           = "tot_ld_hit",
> +       .cmp            = tot_ld_hit_cmp,
> +       .entry          = tot_ld_hit_entry,
> +       .width          = 8,
> +};
> +
>  static struct c2c_dimension dim_tot_recs = {
>         .header         = HEADER_BOTH("Total", "records"),
>         .name           = "tot_recs",
> @@ -1460,6 +1561,15 @@ static struct c2c_dimension dim_percent_lcl_hitm = {
>         .width          = 7,
>  };
>
> +static struct c2c_dimension dim_percent_tot_ld_hit = {
> +       .header         = HEADER_BOTH("Load Hit", "Pct"),
> +       .name           = "percent_tot_ld_hit",
> +       .cmp            = percent_tot_ld_hit_cmp,
> +       .entry          = percent_tot_ld_hit_entry,
> +       .color          = percent_tot_ld_hit_color,
> +       .width          = 8,
> +};
> +
>  static struct c2c_dimension dim_percent_stores_l1hit = {
>         .header         = HEADER_SPAN("-- Store Refs --", "L1 Hit", 1),
>         .name           = "percent_stores_l1hit",
> @@ -1615,11 +1725,13 @@ static struct c2c_dimension *dimensions[] = {
>         &dim_ld_l2hit,
>         &dim_ld_llchit,
>         &dim_ld_rmthit,
> +       &dim_tot_ld_hit,
>         &dim_tot_recs,
>         &dim_tot_loads,
>         &dim_percent_hitm,
>         &dim_percent_rmt_hitm,
>         &dim_percent_lcl_hitm,
> +       &dim_percent_tot_ld_hit,
>         &dim_percent_stores_l1hit,
>         &dim_percent_stores_l1miss,
>         &dim_dram_lcl,
> --
> 2.17.1
>