Re: [PATCH v4 0/2] perf header: Support HYBRID_TOPOLOGY and HYBRID_CPU_PMU_CAPS

From: Jiri Olsa
Date: Sat May 15 2021 - 17:31:59 EST


On Fri, May 14, 2021 at 08:29:46PM +0800, Jin Yao wrote:
> AlderLake uses a hybrid architecture utilizing Golden Cove cores
> (core cpu) and Gracemont cores (atom cpu). It would be useful to let user
> know the hybrid topology, the HYBRID_TOPOLOGY feature in header indicates
> which cpus are core cpus, and which cpus are atom cpus.
>
> On hybrid platform, it may have several cpu pmus, such as, "cpu_core" and
> "cpu_atom". The HYBRID_CPU_PMU_CAPS feature in perf header is created to
> support multiple cpu pmus.
>
> v4:
> ---
> - Only minor update in '[PATCH v4 2/2] perf header: Support HYBRID_CPU_PMU_CAPS feature'.
> 1. Directly return process_per_cpu_pmu_caps() in process_cpu_pmu_caps.
> Remove the variable 'ret'.
> 2. Set 'ret = -1' if (!n->pmu_name) in process_hybrid_cpu_pmu_caps().

Acked-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx>

thanks,
jirka

>
> v3:
> ---
> - For "[PATCH v3 1/2] perf header: Support HYBRID_TOPOLOGY feature",
> update HEADER_HYBRID_TOPOLOGY format in perf.data-file-format.txt.
>
> - For "[PATCH v3 2/2] perf header: Support HYBRID_CPU_PMU_CAPS feature",
> Don't extend the original CPU_PMU_CAPS to support hybrid cpu pmus.
> Instead, create a new feature 'HYBRID_CPU_PMU_CAPS' in header.
>
> v2:
> ---
> - In "perf header: Support HYBRID_TOPOLOGY feature", don't use the n->map
> to print the cpu list, just use n->cpus.
>
> - Separate hybrid CPU_PMU_CAPS support into two patches:
> perf header: Write hybrid CPU_PMU_CAPS
> perf header: Process hybrid CPU_PMU_CAPS
>
> - Add some words to perf.data-file-format.txt for HYBRID_TOPOLOGY and
> hybrid CPU_PMU_CAPS.
>
> Jin Yao (2):
> perf header: Support HYBRID_TOPOLOGY feature
> perf header: Support HYBRID_CPU_PMU_CAPS feature
>
> .../Documentation/perf.data-file-format.txt | 33 +++
> tools/perf/util/cputopo.c | 80 ++++++
> tools/perf/util/cputopo.h | 13 +
> tools/perf/util/env.c | 12 +
> tools/perf/util/env.h | 16 ++
> tools/perf/util/header.c | 249 ++++++++++++++++--
> tools/perf/util/header.h | 2 +
> tools/perf/util/pmu-hybrid.h | 11 +
> 8 files changed, 397 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
>
> --
> 2.17.1
>