[PATCH 4/7] perf intel-pt: Fix overflow state

From: Adrian Hunter
Date: Fri Dec 10 2021 - 11:23:39 EST


An overflow (OVF packet) is treated as an error because it represents a
loss of trace data, but there is no loss of synchronization, so the packet
state should be INTEL_PT_STATE_IN_SYNC not INTEL_PT_STATE_ERR_RESYNC.
To support that, some additional variables must be reset, and the FUP
packet that may follow OVF is treated as an FUP event.

Fixes: f4aa081949e7b6 ("perf tools: Add Intel PT decoder")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # v5.15+
Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@xxxxxxxxx>
---
.../util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c | 32 ++++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c
index 16fbbf07e367..845b0ca866a4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c
@@ -1249,6 +1249,20 @@ static bool intel_pt_fup_event(struct intel_pt_decoder *decoder)
decoder->state.type |= INTEL_PT_BLK_ITEMS;
ret = true;
}
+ if (decoder->overflow) {
+ decoder->overflow = false;
+ if (!ret && !decoder->pge) {
+ if (decoder->hop) {
+ decoder->state.type = 0;
+ decoder->pkt_state = INTEL_PT_STATE_RESAMPLE;
+ }
+ decoder->pge = true;
+ decoder->state.type |= INTEL_PT_BRANCH | INTEL_PT_TRACE_BEGIN;
+ decoder->state.from_ip = 0;
+ decoder->state.to_ip = decoder->ip;
+ return true;
+ }
+ }
if (ret) {
decoder->state.from_ip = decoder->ip;
decoder->state.to_ip = 0;
@@ -1602,7 +1616,16 @@ static int intel_pt_overflow(struct intel_pt_decoder *decoder)
intel_pt_clear_tx_flags(decoder);
intel_pt_set_nr(decoder);
decoder->timestamp_insn_cnt = 0;
- decoder->pkt_state = INTEL_PT_STATE_ERR_RESYNC;
+ decoder->pkt_state = INTEL_PT_STATE_IN_SYNC;
+ decoder->state.from_ip = decoder->ip;
+ decoder->ip = 0;
+ decoder->pge = false;
+ decoder->set_fup_tx_flags = false;
+ decoder->set_fup_ptw = false;
+ decoder->set_fup_mwait = false;
+ decoder->set_fup_pwre = false;
+ decoder->set_fup_exstop = false;
+ decoder->set_fup_bep = false;
decoder->overflow = true;
return -EOVERFLOW;
}
@@ -2957,6 +2980,7 @@ static int intel_pt_walk_trace(struct intel_pt_decoder *decoder)

case INTEL_PT_TIP_PGE: {
decoder->pge = true;
+ decoder->overflow = false;
intel_pt_mtc_cyc_cnt_pge(decoder);
intel_pt_set_nr(decoder);
if (decoder->packet.count == 0) {
@@ -3462,10 +3486,10 @@ static int intel_pt_sync_ip(struct intel_pt_decoder *decoder)
decoder->set_fup_pwre = false;
decoder->set_fup_exstop = false;
decoder->set_fup_bep = false;
+ decoder->overflow = false;

if (!decoder->branch_enable) {
decoder->pkt_state = INTEL_PT_STATE_IN_SYNC;
- decoder->overflow = false;
decoder->state.type = 0; /* Do not have a sample */
return 0;
}
@@ -3480,7 +3504,6 @@ static int intel_pt_sync_ip(struct intel_pt_decoder *decoder)
decoder->pkt_state = INTEL_PT_STATE_RESAMPLE;
else
decoder->pkt_state = INTEL_PT_STATE_IN_SYNC;
- decoder->overflow = false;

decoder->state.from_ip = 0;
decoder->state.to_ip = decoder->ip;
@@ -3699,7 +3722,8 @@ const struct intel_pt_state *intel_pt_decode(struct intel_pt_decoder *decoder)

if (err) {
decoder->state.err = intel_pt_ext_err(err);
- decoder->state.from_ip = decoder->ip;
+ if (err != -EOVERFLOW)
+ decoder->state.from_ip = decoder->ip;
intel_pt_update_sample_time(decoder);
decoder->sample_tot_cyc_cnt = decoder->tot_cyc_cnt;
intel_pt_set_nr(decoder);
--
2.25.1