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Date:	Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:44:33 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org
Cc:	stable-review@...nel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	Zhang Yanmin <yanmin_zhang@...ux.intel.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: [028/114] perf, x86: Fix Intel-nhm PMU programming errata workaround

2.6.35-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us know.

------------------

From: Zhang, Yanmin <yanmin_zhang@...ux.intel.com>

commit 351af0725e5222e35741011d1ea62215c1ed06db upstream.

Fix the Errata AAK100/AAP53/BD53 workaround, the officialy documented
workaround we implemented in:

 11164cd: perf, x86: Add Nehelem PMU programming errata workaround

doesn't actually work fully and causes a stuck PMU state
under load and non-functioning perf profiling.

A functional workaround was found by trial & error.

Affects all Nehalem-class Intel PMUs.

Signed-off-by: Zhang Yanmin <yanmin_zhang@...ux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
LKML-Reference: <1281073148.2125.63.camel@...hang.sh.intel.com>
Cc: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>

---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c |   83 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 64 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
@@ -491,33 +491,78 @@ static void intel_pmu_enable_all(int add
  *   Intel Errata AAP53  (model 30)
  *   Intel Errata BD53   (model 44)
  *
- * These chips need to be 'reset' when adding counters by programming
- * the magic three (non counting) events 0x4300D2, 0x4300B1 and 0x4300B5
- * either in sequence on the same PMC or on different PMCs.
+ * The official story:
+ *   These chips need to be 'reset' when adding counters by programming the
+ *   magic three (non-counting) events 0x4300B5, 0x4300D2, and 0x4300B1 either
+ *   in sequence on the same PMC or on different PMCs.
+ *
+ * In practise it appears some of these events do in fact count, and
+ * we need to programm all 4 events.
  */
-static void intel_pmu_nhm_enable_all(int added)
+static void intel_pmu_nhm_workaround(void)
 {
-	if (added) {
-		struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc = &__get_cpu_var(cpu_hw_events);
-		int i;
-
-		wrmsrl(MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0 + 0, 0x4300D2);
-		wrmsrl(MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0 + 1, 0x4300B1);
-		wrmsrl(MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0 + 2, 0x4300B5);
+	struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc = &__get_cpu_var(cpu_hw_events);
+	static const unsigned long nhm_magic[4] = {
+		0x4300B5,
+		0x4300D2,
+		0x4300B1,
+		0x4300B1
+	};
+	struct perf_event *event;
+	int i;
+
+	/*
+	 * The Errata requires below steps:
+	 * 1) Clear MSR_IA32_PEBS_ENABLE and MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL;
+	 * 2) Configure 4 PERFEVTSELx with the magic events and clear
+	 *    the corresponding PMCx;
+	 * 3) set bit0~bit3 of MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL;
+	 * 4) Clear MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL;
+	 * 5) Clear 4 pairs of ERFEVTSELx and PMCx;
+	 */
+
+	/*
+	 * The real steps we choose are a little different from above.
+	 * A) To reduce MSR operations, we don't run step 1) as they
+	 *    are already cleared before this function is called;
+	 * B) Call x86_perf_event_update to save PMCx before configuring
+	 *    PERFEVTSELx with magic number;
+	 * C) With step 5), we do clear only when the PERFEVTSELx is
+	 *    not used currently.
+	 * D) Call x86_perf_event_set_period to restore PMCx;
+	 */
+
+	/* We always operate 4 pairs of PERF Counters */
+	for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+		event = cpuc->events[i];
+		if (event)
+			x86_perf_event_update(event);
+	}
 
-		wrmsrl(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL, 0x3);
-		wrmsrl(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL, 0x0);
+	for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+		wrmsrl(MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0 + i, nhm_magic[i]);
+		wrmsrl(MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_PERFCTR0 + i, 0x0);
+	}
 
-		for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-			struct perf_event *event = cpuc->events[i];
+	wrmsrl(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL, 0xf);
+	wrmsrl(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL, 0x0);
 
-			if (!event)
-				continue;
+	for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+		event = cpuc->events[i];
 
+		if (event) {
+			x86_perf_event_set_period(event);
 			__x86_pmu_enable_event(&event->hw,
-					       ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_ENABLE);
-		}
+					ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_ENABLE);
+		} else
+			wrmsrl(MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0 + i, 0x0);
 	}
+}
+
+static void intel_pmu_nhm_enable_all(int added)
+{
+	if (added)
+		intel_pmu_nhm_workaround();
 	intel_pmu_enable_all(added);
 }
 


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