linux-kernel - [PATCH V8 23/25] perf tools: Add Intel PT support for using CYC packets

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Date:	Fri, 17 Jul 2015 19:33:58 +0300
From:	Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
To:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
Subject: [PATCH V8 23/25] perf tools: Add Intel PT support for using CYC packets

CYC packets are a new Intel PT feature.

CYC packets provide even finer grain timestamp information
than MTC and TSC packets.  A CYC packet contains the number
of CPU cycles since the last CYC packet. Unlike MTC and TSC
packets, CYC packets are only sent when another packet is
also sent.

Support for this feature is indicated by
/sys/bus/event_source/devices/intel_pt/caps/psb_cyc
which contains "1" if the feature is supported and
"0" otherwise.

CYC packets can be requested using a PMU config term
e.g. perf record -e intel_pt/cyc/u sleep 1

The frequency of CYC packets can also be specified.
e.g. perf record -e intel_pt/cyc,cyc_thresh=2/u sleep 1

CYC packets are not requested by default.

Valid cyc_thresh values are given by:
/sys/bus/event_source/devices/intel_pt/caps/cycle_thresholds
which contains a hexadecimal value, the bits of which
represent valid values e.g. bit 2 set means value 2
is valid.

The value represents the minimum number of CPU cycles
that must have passed before a CYC packet can be sent.
The number of CPU cycles is:

    2 ^ (value - 1)

e.g. value 4 means 8 CPU cycles must pass before a CYC packet
can be sent.  Note a CYC packet is still only sent when another
packet is sent, not at, e.g. every 8 CPU cycles.

If an invalid value is entered, the error message
will give a list of valid values e.g.

    $ perf record -e intel_pt/cyc,cyc_thresh=15/u uname
    Invalid cyc_thresh for intel_pt. Valid values are: 0-12

tools/perf/Documentation/intel-pt.txt is updated in
a later patch as there are a number of new features
being added.

For more information refer to the June 2015 or later Intel 64 and
IA-32 Architectures SDM Chapter 36 Intel Processor Trace.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
---
 tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
index a5de01dad868..2ca10d796c0b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
@@ -475,6 +475,12 @@ static int intel_pt_validate_config(struct perf_pmu *intel_pt_pmu,
 	if (!evsel)
 		return 0;

+	err = intel_pt_val_config_term(intel_pt_pmu, "caps/cycle_thresholds",
+				       "cyc_thresh", "caps/psb_cyc",
+				       evsel->attr.config);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	err = intel_pt_val_config_term(intel_pt_pmu, "caps/mtc_periods",
 				       "mtc_period", "caps/mtc",
 				       evsel->attr.config);
-- 
1.9.1

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