linux-kernel - [PATCH 08/15] oprofile/x86: warn user if a counter is already active

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Date:	Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:30:00 +0100
From:	Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
CC:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	oprofile-list <oprofile-list@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com>,
	Naga Chumbalkar <nagananda.chumbalkar@...com>,
	Shashi Belur <shashi-kiran.belur@...com>,
	Tony Jones <tonyj@...e.de>
Subject: [PATCH 08/15] oprofile/x86: warn user if a counter is already active

This patch generates a warning if a counter is already active.

Implemented for AMD and P6 models. P4 is not supported.

Cc: Naga Chumbalkar <nagananda.chumbalkar@...com>
Cc: Shashi Belur <shashi-kiran.belur@...com>
Cc: Tony Jones <tonyj@...e.de>
Signed-off-by: Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com>
---
 arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_amd.c  |   11 ++++++++++-
 arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_ppro.c |   11 ++++++++++-
 arch/x86/oprofile/op_x86_model.h  |   11 +++++++++++
 3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_amd.c b/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_amd.c
index a9d1947..ef9d735 100644
--- a/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_amd.c
@@ -194,9 +194,18 @@ static void op_amd_setup_ctrs(struct op_x86_model_spec const *model,
 
 	/* clear all counters */
 	for (i = 0; i < NUM_CONTROLS; ++i) {
-		if (unlikely(!msrs->controls[i].addr))
+		if (unlikely(!msrs->controls[i].addr)) {
+			if (counter_config[i].enabled && !smp_processor_id())
+				/*
+				 * counter is reserved, this is on all
+				 * cpus, so report only for cpu #0
+				 */
+				op_x86_warn_reserved(i);
 			continue;
+		}
 		rdmsrl(msrs->controls[i].addr, val);
+		if (val & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0_ENABLE)
+			op_x86_warn_in_use(i);
 		val &= model->reserved;
 		wrmsrl(msrs->controls[i].addr, val);
 	}
diff --git a/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_ppro.c b/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_ppro.c
index 8eb0587..c344525 100644
--- a/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_ppro.c
+++ b/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_ppro.c
@@ -82,9 +82,18 @@ static void ppro_setup_ctrs(struct op_x86_model_spec const *model,
 
 	/* clear all counters */
 	for (i = 0; i < num_counters; ++i) {
-		if (unlikely(!msrs->controls[i].addr))
+		if (unlikely(!msrs->controls[i].addr)) {
+			if (counter_config[i].enabled && !smp_processor_id())
+				/*
+				 * counter is reserved, this is on all
+				 * cpus, so report only for cpu #0
+				 */
+				op_x86_warn_reserved(i);
 			continue;
+		}
 		rdmsrl(msrs->controls[i].addr, val);
+		if (val & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0_ENABLE)
+			op_x86_warn_in_use(i);
 		val &= model->reserved;
 		wrmsrl(msrs->controls[i].addr, val);
 	}
diff --git a/arch/x86/oprofile/op_x86_model.h b/arch/x86/oprofile/op_x86_model.h
index 7b8e75d..59fa2bd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/oprofile/op_x86_model.h
+++ b/arch/x86/oprofile/op_x86_model.h
@@ -57,6 +57,17 @@ struct op_x86_model_spec {
 
 struct op_counter_config;
 
+static inline void op_x86_warn_in_use(int counter)
+{
+	pr_warning("oprofile: counter #%d on cpu #%d may already be used\n",
+		   counter, smp_processor_id());
+}
+
+static inline void op_x86_warn_reserved(int counter)
+{
+	pr_warning("oprofile: counter #%d is already reserved\n", counter);
+}
+
 extern u64 op_x86_get_ctrl(struct op_x86_model_spec const *model,
 			   struct op_counter_config *counter_config);
 extern int op_x86_phys_to_virt(int phys);
-- 
1.6.6


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