linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V5 0/6] perf and x86/intel_rdt: Fix lack of coordination with perf

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Date:   Fri, 21 Sep 2018 09:49:48 -0700
From:   Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:     tglx@...utronix.de, fenghua.yu@...el.com, tony.luck@...el.com,
        mingo@...hat.com, acme@...nel.org, gavin.hindman@...el.com,
        jithu.joseph@...el.com, dave.hansen@...el.com, hpa@...or.com,
        x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V5 0/6] perf and x86/intel_rdt: Fix lack of coordination
 with perf

Dear Maintainers,

On 9/20/2018 7:11 AM, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 10:29:05AM -0700, Reinette Chatre wrote:
>> Reinette Chatre (6):
>>   perf/core: Add sanity check to deal with pinned event failure
>>   perf/x86: Add helper to obtain performance counter index
>>   x86/intel_rdt: Remove local register variables
>>   x86/intel_rdt: Create required perf event attributes
>>   x86/intel_rdt: Use perf infrastructure for measurements
>>   x86/intel_rdt: Re-enable pseudo-lock measurements
>>
>>  Documentation/x86/intel_rdt_ui.txt          |  22 +-
>>  arch/x86/events/core.c                      |  21 ++
>>  arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h           |   1 +
>>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_pseudo_lock.c | 372 ++++++++++++--------
>>  kernel/events/core.c                        |   6 +
>>  5 files changed, 261 insertions(+), 161 deletions(-)
> 
> Yeah, these look good, thanks!
> 
> Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>
> 

Could you please consider this series for inclusion into v4.19?

- This series is needed to complete the initial cache pseudo-locking
enabling that is first introduced in v4.19. Without this series users
are able to create pseudo-locked regions but unable to accurately
measure their success.
- This is not adding a new feature of pseudo-locked region measurement
but fixing the existing measurement code that was disabled after found
to be poorly integrated.
- This series consists out of 6 patches. Patches 2 to 6 are either new
code in support of this fix or fixes to code that does not exist in
kernels before v4.19.
- Patch 1 is a fix to existing code. It is small, was suggested by, and
does have support from maintainer. Even so, if it is felt that this is
too risky then patches 2 to 6 could still be merged since it does not
actually depend on patch 1. In retrospect I should have submitted it
separately.

Your consideration would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

Reinette