linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] perf: Fix intel shared extra msr allocation

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Date:	Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:04:50 +0200
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Cc:	"Yan, Zheng" <zheng.z.yan@...ux.intel.com>,
	"Yan, Zheng" <zheng.z.yan@...el.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] perf: Fix intel shared extra msr allocation

On Tue, 2012-06-05 at 14:51 +0200, Stephane Eranian wrote:
> So I think if you say in:
> __intel_shared_reg_put_constraints()
> 
>      if (!cpuc->is_fake)
>            reg->alloc = 1;
> 
> That should do it given that:
> 
> __intel_shared_reg_put_constraints(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc,
>                                    struct hw_perf_event_extra *reg)
> {
>         struct er_account *era;
>         if (!reg->alloc)
>                 return;
> 
> }
> 
> But then, if reg->alloc was already set to 1, you will have a problem
> if you leave
> it as is. So I think in __intel_shared_reg_put_constraints(), you still need:
> 
> __intel_shared_reg_put_constraints(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc,
>                                    struct hw_perf_event_extra *reg)
> {
>        if (!reg->alloc || cpuc->is_fake)
>           return;
> 
> Or something like that. 

Right, and then something slightly less hideous for intel_try_alt_er().

How does something like this look?

---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c |   43 +++++++++++++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
index 166546e..a3b7eb3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
@@ -1119,27 +1119,33 @@ intel_bts_constraints(struct perf_event *event)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static bool intel_try_alt_er(struct perf_event *event, int orig_idx)
+static int intel_alt_er(int idx)
 {
 	if (!(x86_pmu.er_flags & ERF_HAS_RSP_1))
-		return false;
+		return idx;
 
-	if (event->hw.extra_reg.idx == EXTRA_REG_RSP_0) {
+	if (idx == EXTRA_REG_RSP_0)
+		return EXTRA_REG_RSP_1;
+
+	if (idx == EXTRA_REG_RSP_1)
+		return EXTRA_REG_RSP_0;
+
+	return idx;
+}
+
+static void intel_fixup_er(struct perf_event *event, int idx)
+{
+	if (idx == EXTRA_REG_RSP_0) {
 		event->hw.config &= ~INTEL_ARCH_EVENT_MASK;
 		event->hw.config |= 0x01bb;
 		event->hw.extra_reg.idx = EXTRA_REG_RSP_1;
 		event->hw.extra_reg.reg = MSR_OFFCORE_RSP_1;
-	} else if (event->hw.extra_reg.idx == EXTRA_REG_RSP_1) {
+	} else if (idx == EXTRA_REG_RSP_1) {
 		event->hw.config &= ~INTEL_ARCH_EVENT_MASK;
 		event->hw.config |= 0x01b7;
 		event->hw.extra_reg.idx = EXTRA_REG_RSP_0;
 		event->hw.extra_reg.reg = MSR_OFFCORE_RSP_0;
 	}
-
-	if (event->hw.extra_reg.idx == orig_idx)
-		return false;
-
-	return true;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1157,14 +1163,14 @@ __intel_shared_reg_get_constraints(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc,
 	struct event_constraint *c = &emptyconstraint;
 	struct er_account *era;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	int orig_idx = reg->idx;
+	int idx = reg->idx;
 
 	/* already allocated shared msr */
 	if (reg->alloc)
 		return NULL; /* call x86_get_event_constraint() */
 
 again:
-	era = &cpuc->shared_regs->regs[reg->idx];
+	era = &cpuc->shared_regs->regs[idx];
 	/*
 	 * we use spin_lock_irqsave() to avoid lockdep issues when
 	 * passing a fake cpuc
@@ -1181,16 +1187,23 @@ __intel_shared_reg_get_constraints(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc,
 		atomic_inc(&era->ref);
 
 		/* no need to reallocate during incremental event scheduling */
-		reg->alloc = 1;
+		if (!cpuc->is_fake) {
+			if (idx != reg->idx)
+				intel_fixup_er(event, idx);
+			reg->alloc = 1;
+		}
 
 		/*
 		 * need to call x86_get_event_constraint()
 		 * to check if associated event has constraints
 		 */
 		c = NULL;
-	} else if (intel_try_alt_er(event, orig_idx)) {
-		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&era->lock, flags);
-		goto again;
+	} else {
+		idx = intel_alt_er(idx);
+		if (idx != reg->idx) {
+			raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&era->lock, flags);
+			goto again;
+		}
 	}
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&era->lock, flags);
 

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