Re: [PATCH v1] perf pmu-events AMD: Switch l2_itlb_misses to bp_l1_tlb_miss_l2_tlb_miss.all
From: Ian Rogers
Date: Thu May 14 2026 - 13:48:47 EST
On Tue, Apr 14, 2026 at 11:03 PM Sandipan Das <sandipan.das@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 14-04-2026 23:28, Ian Rogers wrote:
> > l2_itlb_misses is a valid legacy cache event name, hence allowing it
> > in all_events in metric.py. l2_itlb_misses was also a json event for
> > AMD zen1, zen2 and zen3. For zen4, zen5 and zen6 the checking that
> > metric events are within the json was skipping l2_itlb_misses as it is
> > a valid legacy event, however, the PMU driver lacks the event mapping
> > causing it to be a bad event when used in the metric. Add
> > bp_l1_tlb_miss_l2_tlb_miss.all as the l2 itlb miss event (bp = branch
> > predictor, the AMD way to say itlb), so that is used in preference to
> > l2_itlb_misses when the event exists. Remove l2_itlb_misses from
> > metric.py as the legacy event isn't used by any metrics and having it
> > is error prone for newer AMD zen models.
> >
> > Fixes: e596f329668e ("perf jevents: Add itlb metric group for AMD")
> > Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > tools/perf/pmu-events/amd_metrics.py | 2 +-
> > tools/perf/pmu-events/metric.py | 1 -
> > 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/tools/perf/pmu-events/amd_metrics.py b/tools/perf/pmu-events/amd_metrics.py
> > index 63e5098606c4..ee5381646a8d 100755
> > --- a/tools/perf/pmu-events/amd_metrics.py
> > +++ b/tools/perf/pmu-events/amd_metrics.py
> > @@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ def AmdDtlb() -> Optional[MetricGroup]:
> > def AmdItlb():
> > global _zen_model
> > l2h = Event("bp_l1_tlb_miss_l2_tlb_hit", "bp_l1_tlb_miss_l2_hit")
> > - l2m = Event("l2_itlb_misses")
> > + l2m = Event("bp_l1_tlb_miss_l2_tlb_miss.all", "l2_itlb_misses",)
> > l2r = l2h + l2m
> >
> > itlb_l1_mg = None
> > diff --git a/tools/perf/pmu-events/metric.py b/tools/perf/pmu-events/metric.py
> > index 0c41a502cf21..c1931b2a5170 100644
> > --- a/tools/perf/pmu-events/metric.py
> > +++ b/tools/perf/pmu-events/metric.py
> > @@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ def LoadEvents(directory: str) -> None:
> > "cycles",
> > "duration_time",
> > "instructions",
> > - "l2_itlb_misses",
> > }
> > for file in os.listdir(os.fsencode(directory)):
> > filename = os.fsdecode(file)
>
> Reviewed-by: Sandipan Das <sandipan.das@xxxxxxx>
Ping.
Thanks,
Ian