linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/2] perf, x86: Avoid rewriting DEBUGCTL with the same value for LBRs

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Message-Id: <1426871484-21285-2-git-send-email-andi@firstfloor.org>
Date:	Fri, 20 Mar 2015 10:11:24 -0700
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	peterz@...radead.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, eranian@...gle.com,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] perf, x86: Avoid rewriting DEBUGCTL with the same value for LBRs

From: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>

perf with LBRs on has a tendency to rewrite the DEBUGCTL MSR with
the same value. Add a little optimization to skip the unnecessary
write.

Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c
index 3d53725..94e5b50 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static void intel_pmu_lbr_filter(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc);
 static void __intel_pmu_lbr_enable(bool pmi)
 {
 	struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc = this_cpu_ptr(&cpu_hw_events);
-	u64 debugctl, lbr_select = 0;
+	u64 debugctl, lbr_select = 0, orig_debugctl;
 
 	/*
 	 * No need to reprogram LBR_SELECT in a PMI, as it
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ static void __intel_pmu_lbr_enable(bool pmi)
 	}
 
 	rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR, debugctl);
+	orig_debugctl = debugctl;
 	debugctl |= DEBUGCTLMSR_LBR;
 	/*
 	 * LBR callstack does not work well with FREEZE_LBRS_ON_PMI.
@@ -155,7 +156,8 @@ static void __intel_pmu_lbr_enable(bool pmi)
 	 */
 	if (!(lbr_select & LBR_CALL_STACK))
 		debugctl |= DEBUGCTLMSR_FREEZE_LBRS_ON_PMI;
-	wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR, debugctl);
+	if (orig_debugctl != debugctl)
+		wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR, debugctl);
 }
 
 static void __intel_pmu_lbr_disable(void)
-- 
1.9.3

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