[PATCH V4 5/7] tools headers UAPI: Sync include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h header with the kernel

From: kan . liang
Date: Wed Oct 04 2023 - 14:40:56 EST


From: Kan Liang <kan.liang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Sync the new sample type for the branch counters feature.

Signed-off-by: Kan Liang <kan.liang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

Changes since V3:
- Support PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COUNTERS

tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h | 10 ++++++++++
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
index 39c6a250dd1b..4461f380425b 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ enum perf_branch_sample_type_shift {

PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_PRIV_SAVE_SHIFT = 18, /* save privilege mode */

+ PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COUNTERS_SHIFT = 19, /* save occurrences of events on a branch */
+
PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_MAX_SHIFT /* non-ABI */
};

@@ -235,6 +237,8 @@ enum perf_branch_sample_type {

PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_PRIV_SAVE = 1U << PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_PRIV_SAVE_SHIFT,

+ PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COUNTERS = 1U << PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COUNTERS_SHIFT,
+
PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_MAX = 1U << PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_MAX_SHIFT,
};

@@ -982,6 +986,12 @@ enum perf_event_type {
* { u64 nr;
* { u64 hw_idx; } && PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_HW_INDEX
* { u64 from, to, flags } lbr[nr];
+ * #
+ * # The format of the counters is decided by the
+ * # "branch_counter_nr" and "branch_counter_width",
+ * # which are defined in the ABI.
+ * #
+ * { u64 counters; } cntr[nr] && PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COUNTERS
* } && PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK
*
* { u64 abi; # enum perf_sample_regs_abi
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