linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] perf, x86: Revamp PEBS event selection

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Date:	Wed, 2 Jul 2014 08:33:00 -0700
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] perf, x86: Revamp PEBS event selection

> No, still needs to be INTEL_ALL_EVENT_CONSTRAINT(0x0, 0x1)
> otherwise the get_event_constraint() test I mentioned previously will
> fail, event with your ALL_FILTER mask.

What events should fail? I verified all PEBS events and they work as expected.

> > -       INTEL_EVENT_CONSTRAINT(0xc4, 0xf),    /* BR_INST_RETIRED.* */
> > -       INTEL_EVENT_CONSTRAINT(0xc5, 0xf),    /* BR_MISP_RETIRED.* */
> > -       INTEL_PLD_CONSTRAINT(0x01cd, 0x8),    /* MEM_TRANS_RETIRED.LAT_ABOVE_THR */
> > -       INTEL_PST_CONSTRAINT(0x02cd, 0x8),    /* MEM_TRANS_RETIRED.PRECISE_STORES */
> > -       INTEL_EVENT_CONSTRAINT(0xd0, 0xf),    /* MEM_UOP_RETIRED.* */
> > -       INTEL_EVENT_CONSTRAINT(0xd1, 0xf),    /* MEM_LOAD_UOPS_RETIRED.* */
> > -       INTEL_EVENT_CONSTRAINT(0xd2, 0xf),    /* MEM_LOAD_UOPS_LLC_HIT_RETIRED.* */
> > -       INTEL_EVENT_CONSTRAINT(0xd3, 0xf),    /* MEM_LOAD_UOPS_LLC_MISS_RETIRED.* */
> > -       INTEL_UEVENT_CONSTRAINT(0x02d4, 0xf), /* MEM_LOAD_UOPS_MISC_RETIRED.LLC_MISS */
> > +       INTEL_PLD_CONSTRAINT(0x01cd, 0xf),    /* MEM_TRANS_RETIRED.LAT_ABOVE_THR */
> > +       INTEL_PST_CONSTRAINT(0x02cd, 0xf),    /* MEM_TRANS_RETIRED.PRECISE_STORES */
> 
> No, precise stores only work on counter 3, keep 0x8 here

Good point.



-Andi
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