Re: [REPOST PATCH 06/16] tools: arm64: perf_event: Define Cycle counter enable/overflow bits

[Raghavendra Rao Ananta]

Hi Reiji,

On Thu, Mar 2, 2023 at 4:47 PM Reiji Watanabe <reijiw@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Raghu,
>
> On Tue, Feb 14, 2023 at 5:07 PM Raghavendra Rao Ananta
> <rananta@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Add the definitions of ARMV8_PMU_CNTOVS_C (Cycle counter overflow
> > bit) for overflow status registers and ARMV8_PMU_CNTENSET_C (Cycle
> > counter enable bit) for PMCNTENSET_EL0 register.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Raghavendra Rao Ananta <rananta@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  tools/arch/arm64/include/asm/perf_event.h | 7 +++++++
> >  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/tools/arch/arm64/include/asm/perf_event.h b/tools/arch/arm64/include/asm/perf_event.h
> > index 97e49a4d4969f..8ce23aabf6fe6 100644
> > --- a/tools/arch/arm64/include/asm/perf_event.h
> > +++ b/tools/arch/arm64/include/asm/perf_event.h
> > @@ -222,9 +222,11 @@
> >  /*
> >   * PMOVSR: counters overflow flag status reg
> >   */
> > +#define ARMV8_PMU_CNTOVS_C      (1 << 31) /* Cycle counter overflow bit */
>
> Nit: This macro doesn't seem to be used in any of the patches.
> Do we need this ?
>
Ah, I think originally I intended to use this instead of defining my
own ARMV8_PMU_CYCLE_COUNTER_IDX to align with other pmc idx-es. But I
think the latter is better. I'll remove ARMV8_PMU_CNTOVS_C.

Thank you.
Raghavendra

> Thank you,
> Reiji
>
>
> >  #define        ARMV8_PMU_OVSR_MASK             0xffffffff      /* Mask for writable bits */
> >  #define        ARMV8_PMU_OVERFLOWED_MASK       ARMV8_PMU_OVSR_MASK
> >
> > +
> >  /*
> >   * PMXEVTYPER: Event selection reg
> >   */
> > @@ -247,6 +249,11 @@
> >  #define ARMV8_PMU_USERENR_CR   (1 << 2) /* Cycle counter can be read at EL0 */
> >  #define ARMV8_PMU_USERENR_ER   (1 << 3) /* Event counter can be read at EL0 */
> >
> > +/*
> > + * PMCNTENSET: Count Enable set reg
> > + */
> > +#define ARMV8_PMU_CNTENSET_C    (1 << 31) /* Cycle counter enable bit */
> > +
> >  /* PMMIR_EL1.SLOTS mask */
> >  #define ARMV8_PMU_SLOTS_MASK   0xff
> >
> > --
> > 2.39.1.581.gbfd45094c4-goog
> >