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Message-ID: <AANLkTikoFcEtttBd=OLA8TqwM7oGULxeUYsp2=62F5Aa@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:39:48 +0400
From:	Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...nvz.org>
To:	Lin Ming <ming.m.lin@...el.com>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>,
	Frédéric Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -tip] perf, x86: P4 PMU - check for INSTR_COMPLETED being
 supported by cpu

On 8/19/10, Lin Ming <ming.m.lin@...el.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 2010-08-19 at 14:19 +0800, Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:
>> On 8/19/10, Lin Ming <ming.m.lin@...el.com> wrote:
>> > On Thu, 2010-08-19 at 02:54 +0800, Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:
>> >> INSTR_COMPLETED is supported on particular cpu models of Netburst
>> >> family,
>> >> add a check for that.
>> >>
>> >> Signed-off-by: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...nvz.org>
>> >> CC: Lin Ming <ming.m.lin@...el.com>
>> >> CC: Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
>> >> CC: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
>> >> CC: Frédéric Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
>> >> CC: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
>> >> CC: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
>> >> ---
>> >>
>> >> Hi Ming, please review this patch, and if you happened to have this
>> >> cpu models give it a try please (if you manage to find some spare time
>> >> of course). To test it we need RAW event P4_EVENT_INSTR_COMPLETED
>> >> passed
>> >> on any model not mentioned in p4_event_match_cpu_model, and reverse ;)
>> >
>> > I have model 2 and 6.
>> >
>> > int main(int argc, char *argv[])
>> > {
>> >         u64 config = ((((P4_EVENT_INSTR_COMPLETED) << 25)   |
>> >                         ((1ULL) << 9)) << 32)                      |
>> >                         (0); /* no CCCR needed */
>> >
>> > 	printf("%llx\n", config);
>> > }
>> >
>> > Use above code to get the raw config value 5a00020000000000.
>> >
>> > 1. Test on model 2 p4, it falls into the check correctly.
>> >
>> > # perf top -e r5a00020000000000
>> >
>> >   Error: perfcounter syscall returned with -1 (Invalid argument)
>> >
>> >   Fatal: No CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS=y kernel support configured?
>> >
>> > #dmesg
>> > P4 PMU: Unsupported event: INSTR_COMPLETED
>> >
>> > 2. Test on model 6 p4,
>> >
>> > PerfTop:       0 irqs/sec  kernel: nan%  exact:  nan% [1000Hz raw
>> > 0x5a00020000000000],  (all, 16 CPUs)
>> >
>> > It has problem, no data is collected.
>> >
>> > I will check this.
>> >
>>
>> Thanks Ming, try to set both bogus and bogus bits in event mask
>
> Unfortunately, same result.
>


Perhaps you might need to tag instructions as well by using additional
upstream event?

> Lin Ming
>
>> > Lin Ming
>> >
>> >>
>> >>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c |   30
>> >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> >>  1 file changed, 30 insertions(+)
>> >>
>> >> Index: linux-2.6.git/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
>> >> =====================================================================
>> >> --- linux-2.6.git.orig/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
>> >> +++ linux-2.6.git/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
>> >> @@ -350,6 +350,11 @@ static __initconst const u64 p4_hw_cache
>> >>   },
>> >>  };
>> >>
>> >> +/*
>> >> + * If general events will ever have a reference to the
>> >> + * P4_EVENT_INSTR_COMPLETED we would ought to check for
>> >> + * cpu model match (see how it's done for RAW events)
>> >> + */
>> >>  static u64 p4_general_events[PERF_COUNT_HW_MAX] = {
>> >>    /* non-halted CPU clocks */
>> >>    [PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES] =
>> >> @@ -428,6 +433,27 @@ static u64 p4_pmu_event_map(int hw_event
>> >>  	return config;
>> >>  }
>> >>
>> >> +/* check cpu model specifics */
>> >> +static bool p4_event_match_cpu_model(unsigned int event_idx)
>> >> +{
>> >> +	/* INSTR_COMPLETED event only exist for model 3, 4, 6 (Prescott) */
>> >> +	if (event_idx == P4_EVENT_INSTR_COMPLETED) {
>> >> +		if (boot_cpu_data.x86_model	!= 3 &&
>> >> +			boot_cpu_data.x86_model	!= 4 &&
>> >> +			boot_cpu_data.x86_model	!= 6) {
>> >> +			pr_warning("P4 PMU: Unsupported event: INSTR_COMPLETED\n");
>> >> +			return false;
>> >> +		}
>> >> +	}
>> >> +
>> >> +	/*
>> >> +	 * note the IQ_ESCR0, IQ_ESCR1 are available on models 1 and 2
>> >> +	 * only but since we don't use them at moment -- no check
>> >> +	 */
>> >> +
>> >> +	return true;
>> >> +}
>> >> +
>> >>  static int p4_validate_raw_event(struct perf_event *event)
>> >>  {
>> >>  	unsigned int v;
>> >> @@ -439,6 +465,10 @@ static int p4_validate_raw_event(struct
>> >>  		return -EINVAL;
>> >>  	}
>> >>
>> >> +	/* it may be unsupported */
>> >> +	if (!p4_event_match_cpu_model(v))
>> >> +		return -EINVAL;
>> >> +
>> >>  	/*
>> >>  	 * it may have some screwed PEBS bits
>> >>  	 */
>> >
>> >
>> >
>
>
>
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