[PATCH v1 2/3] perf pmu: Add PMU kind to simplify differentiating

From: Ian Rogers

Date: Fri Nov 14 2025 - 17:05:55 EST


Rather than perf_pmu__is_xxx calls, and a notion of kind so that a
single call can be used.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/util/pmu.h | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 34 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.h b/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
index 1ebcf0242af8..cfcaba3e2e75 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
@@ -37,6 +37,19 @@ struct perf_pmu_caps {
struct list_head list;
};

+enum pmu_kind {
+ /* A perf event syscall PMU. */
+ PERF_PMU_KIND_PE,
+ /* A perf tool provided DRM PMU. */
+ PERF_PMU_KIND_DRM,
+ /* A perf tool provided HWMON PMU. */
+ PERF_PMU_KIND_HWMON,
+ /* Perf tool provided PMU for tool events like time. */
+ PERF_PMU_KIND_TOOL,
+ /* A testing PMU kind. */
+ PERF_PMU_KIND_FAKE
+};
+
enum {
PERF_PMU_TYPE_PE_START = 0,
PERF_PMU_TYPE_PE_END = 0xFFFDFFFF,
@@ -306,4 +319,25 @@ void perf_pmu__delete(struct perf_pmu *pmu);
const char *perf_pmu__name_from_config(struct perf_pmu *pmu, u64 config);
bool perf_pmu__is_fake(const struct perf_pmu *pmu);

+static inline enum pmu_kind perf_pmu__kind(const struct perf_pmu *pmu)
+{
+ __u32 type;
+
+ if (!pmu)
+ return PERF_PMU_KIND_PE;
+
+ type = pmu->type;
+ if (type <= PERF_PMU_TYPE_PE_END)
+ return PERF_PMU_KIND_PE;
+ if (type <= PERF_PMU_TYPE_DRM_END)
+ return PERF_PMU_KIND_DRM;
+ if (type <= PERF_PMU_TYPE_DRM_END)
+ return PERF_PMU_KIND_DRM;
+ if (type <= PERF_PMU_TYPE_HWMON_END)
+ return PERF_PMU_KIND_HWMON;
+ if (type == PERF_PMU_TYPE_TOOL)
+ return PERF_PMU_KIND_TOOL;
+ return PERF_PMU_KIND_FAKE;
+}
+
#endif /* __PMU_H */
--
2.52.0.rc1.455.g30608eb744-goog