linux-kernel - [02/27] ARM: 7117/1: perf: fix HW_CACHE

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Date:	Sun, 23 Oct 2011 08:24:30 +0200
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	stable-review@...r.kernel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	Jean Pihet <j-pihet@...com>, Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
	Russell King <rmk+kernel@....linux.org.uk>
Subject: [02/27] ARM: 7117/1: perf: fix HW_CACHE_* events on Cortex-A9

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

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

From: Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>

commit 29a541f6c1f6e4a85628bb86071b9e72c9f8be2c upstream.

Using COHERENT_LINE_{MISS,HIT} for cache misses and references
respectively is completely wrong. Instead, use the L1D events which
are a better and more useful approximation despite ignoring instruction
traffic.

Reported-by: Alasdair Grant <alasdair.grant@....com>
Reported-by: Matt Horsnell <matt.horsnell@....com>
Reported-by: Michael Williams <michael.williams@....com>
Cc: Jean Pihet <j-pihet@...com>
Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@....linux.org.uk>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>

---
 arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c |    4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c
@@ -264,8 +264,8 @@ static const unsigned armv7_a9_perf_map[
 	[PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES]	    = ARMV7_PERFCTR_CPU_CYCLES,
 	[PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS]	    =
 					ARMV7_PERFCTR_INST_OUT_OF_RENAME_STAGE,
-	[PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_REFERENCES]    = ARMV7_PERFCTR_COHERENT_LINE_HIT,
-	[PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MISSES]	    = ARMV7_PERFCTR_COHERENT_LINE_MISS,
+	[PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_REFERENCES]    = ARMV7_PERFCTR_DCACHE_ACCESS,
+	[PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MISSES]	    = ARMV7_PERFCTR_DCACHE_REFILL,
 	[PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS] = ARMV7_PERFCTR_PC_WRITE,
 	[PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_MISSES]	    = ARMV7_PERFCTR_PC_BRANCH_MIS_PRED,
 	[PERF_COUNT_HW_BUS_CYCLES]	    = ARMV7_PERFCTR_CLOCK_CYCLES,


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