linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH V4 1/2] perf ignore LBR and extra

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Date:	Wed, 9 Jul 2014 14:04:44 +0000
From:	"Liang, Kan" <kan.liang@...el.com>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
CC:	"andi@...stfloor.org" <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"kvm@...r.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH V4 1/2] perf ignore LBR and extra_regs.


> 
> On Tue, Jul 08, 2014 at 09:49:40AM -0700, kan.liang@...el.com wrote:
> > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.h
> > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.h
> > @@ -464,6 +464,12 @@ struct x86_pmu {
> >  	 */
> >  	struct extra_reg *extra_regs;
> >  	unsigned int er_flags;
> > +	/*
> > +	 * EXTRA REG MSR can be accessed
> > +	 * The extra registers are completely unrelated to each other.
> > +	 * So it needs a flag for each extra register.
> > +	 */
> > +	bool		extra_msr_access[EXTRA_REG_MAX];
> >
> >  	/*
> >  	 * Intel host/guest support (KVM)
> 
> # pahole -C extra_reg arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.o
> struct extra_reg {
>         unsigned int               event;                /*     0     4 */
>         unsigned int               msr;                  /*     4     4 */
>         u64                        config_mask;          /*     8     8 */
>         u64                        valid_mask;           /*    16     8 */
>         int                        idx;                  /*    24     4 */
> 
>         /* size: 32, cachelines: 1, members: 5 */
>         /* padding: 4 */
>         /* last cacheline: 32 bytes */
> };
> 
> There's still 4 empty bytes at the tail of extra_reg itself; would it make sense
> to store the availability of the reg in there?
> 

Now, it perfectly matches the 4 empty bytes. However, the extra_reg_type may be extended in the near future.   


> After all; the place we use it (x86_pmu_extra_regs) already has the pointer
> to the structure.


Yes, it's doable. However, if we move extra_msr_access to extra_reg, I guess we have to modify all the related micros (i.e EVENT_EXTRA_REG) to initialize the new items. That could be a big change.
On the other side, in x86_pmu structure, there are extra_regs related items defined under the comments "Extra registers for events". And the bit holes are enough for current usage and future extension.
I guess  x86_pmu should be a good place to store the availability of the reg. 


        /* --- cacheline 6 boundary (384 bytes) --- */
        bool                       lbr_double_abort;     /*   384     1 */

        /* XXX 7 bytes hole, try to pack */

        struct extra_reg *         extra_regs;           /*   392     8 */
        unsigned int               er_flags;             /*   400     4 */

        /* XXX 4 bytes hole, try to pack */

        struct perf_guest_switch_msr * (*guest_get_msrs)(int *); /*   408     8 */

        /* size: 416, cachelines: 7, members: 64 */
        /* sum members: 391, holes: 6, sum holes: 25 */
        /* bit holes: 1, sum bit holes: 27 bits */
        /* last cacheline: 32 bytes */


Thanks,
Kan
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