linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 2/3] perf/x86/intel/bm.c: Add Intel Branch Monitoring support

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Date:   Tue, 12 Dec 2017 13:03:59 -0800
From:   Megha Dey <megha.dey@...el.com>
To:     Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 2/3] perf/x86/intel/bm.c: Add Intel Branch Monitoring
 support

On Mon, 2017-11-20 at 15:10 +0100, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 17, 2017 at 05:54:05PM -0800, Megha Dey wrote:
> 
> SNIP
> 
> > +/* Branch Monitoring default and mask values */
> > +#define BM_MAX_WINDOW_SIZE		0x3ff
> > +#define BM_MAX_THRESHOLD		0x7f
> > +#define BM_MAX_EVENTS			6
> > +#define BM_WINDOW_SIZE_SHIFT		8
> > +#define BM_THRESHOLD_SHIFT		8
> > +#define BM_EVENT_TYPE_SHIFT		1
> > +#define BM_GUEST_DISABLE_SHIFT		3
> > +#define BM_LBR_FREEZE_SHIFT		2
> > +#define BM_WINDOW_CNT_SEL_SHIFT		24
> > +#define BM_CNT_AND_MODE_SHIFT		26
> > +#define BM_MISPRED_EVT_CNT_SHIFT	15
> > +#define BM_ENABLE			0x3
> > +#define BM_CNTR_ENABLE			1
> > +
> > +static unsigned int bm_window_size = BM_MAX_WINDOW_SIZE;
> > +static unsigned int bm_guest_disable;
> > +static unsigned int bm_lbr_freeze;
> > +static unsigned int bm_window_cnt_sel;
> > +static unsigned int bm_cnt_and_mode;
> > +
> > +static unsigned int bm_threshold = BM_MAX_THRESHOLD;
> > +static unsigned int bm_mispred_evt_cnt;
> > +
> > +/* Branch monitoring counter owners */
> > +static struct perf_event **bm_counter_owner;
> 
> that's still global.. 2 counters per system

Yes, you are right . I will amend this in the next patch set.
> 
> jirka