linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 13/15] coresight: tmc: implementing TMC-ETF AUX space API

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Message-ID: <571659E0.4090605@arm.com>
Date:	Tue, 19 Apr 2016 17:16:32 +0100
From:	Suzuki K Poulose <Suzuki.Poulose@....com>
To:	Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@...aro.org>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 13/15] coresight: tmc: implementing TMC-ETF AUX space
 API

On 12/04/16 18:54, Mathieu Poirier wrote:
> This patch implement the AUX area interfaces required to
> use the TMC (configured as an ETF) from the Perf sub-system.
>
> The heuristic is heavily borrowed from the ETB10 implementation.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@...aro.org>
> ---
>   drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etf.c | 198 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc.h     |  21 +++
>   2 files changed, 219 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etf.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etf.c
> index a440784e3b27..fff175d4020d 100644
> --- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etf.c
> +++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etf.c
> @@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
>    * this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
>    */
>
> +#include <linux/circ_buf.h>
>   #include <linux/coresight.h>
> +#include <linux/perf_event.h>
>   #include <linux/slab.h>
>   #include "coresight-priv.h"
>   #include "coresight-tmc.h"
> @@ -295,9 +297,205 @@ static void tmc_disable_etf_link(struct coresight_device *csdev,
>   	dev_info(drvdata->dev, "TMC disabled\n");
>   }
>
> +static void *tmc_alloc_etf_buffer(struct coresight_device *csdev, int cpu,
> +				  void **pages, int nr_pages, bool overwrite)



> +
> +static void tmc_free_etf_buffer(void *config)
> +{

> +
> +static int tmc_set_etf_buffer(struct coresight_device *csdev,
> +			      struct perf_output_handle *handle,
> +			      void *sink_config)


> +static unsigned long tmc_reset_etf_buffer(struct coresight_device *csdev,
> +					  struct perf_output_handle *handle,
> +					  void *sink_config, bool *lost)
> +{


>   /**
> + * struct cs_buffer - keep track of a recording session' specifics
> + * @cur:	index of the current buffer
> + * @nr_pages:	max number of pages granted to us
> + * @offset:	offset within the current buffer
> + * @data_size:	how much we collected in this run
> + * @lost:	other than zero if we had a HW buffer wrap around
> + * @snapshot:	is this run in snapshot mode
> + * @data_pages:	a handle the ring buffer
> + */
> +struct cs_tmc_buffers {
> +	unsigned int		cur;
> +	unsigned int		nr_pages;
> +	unsigned long		offset;
> +	local_t			data_size;
> +	local_t			lost;
> +	bool			snapshot;
> +	void			**data_pages;
> +};


All of the above look exactly the same as what we have in etb10.c (as you have mentioned).
Is there any chance we could reuse them under a generic name ?

> +
> +static void tmc_update_etf_buffer(struct coresight_device *csdev,


> +	 * Get a hold of the status register and see if a wrap around
> +	 * has occurred.  If so adjust things accordingly.
> +	 */
> +	status = readl_relaxed(drvdata->base + TMC_STS);
> +	if (status & TMC_STS_FULL) {
> +		local_inc(&buf->lost);
> +		to_read = drvdata->size;
> +	} else {
> +		to_read = CIRC_CNT(write_ptr, read_ptr, drvdata->size);
> +	}
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * The TMC RAM buffer may be bigger than the space available in the
> +	 * perf ring buffer (handle->size).  If so advance the RRP so that we
> +	 * get the latest trace data.
> +	 */
> +	if (to_read > handle->size) {
> +		u32 mask = 0;
> +
> +		/*
> +		 * The value written to RRP must be byte-address aligned to
> +		 * the width of the trace memory databus _and_ to a frame
> +		 * boundary (16 byte), whichever is the biggest. For example,
> +		 * for 32-bit, 64-bit and 128-bit wide trace memory, the four
> +		 * LSBs must be 0s. For 256-bit wide trace memory, the five
> +		 * LSBs must be 0s.
> +		 */
> +		switch (drvdata->memwidth) {
> +		case TMC_MEM_INTF_WIDTH_32BITS:
> +		case TMC_MEM_INTF_WIDTH_64BITS:
> +		case TMC_MEM_INTF_WIDTH_128BITS:
> +			mask = GENMASK(31, 5);
> +			break;
> +		case TMC_MEM_INTF_WIDTH_256BITS:
> +			mask = GENMASK(31, 6);
> +			break;
> +		}
> +
> +		/*
> +		 * Make sure the new size is aligned in accordance with the
> +		 * requirement explained above.
> +		 */
> +		to_read -= handle->size & mask;

Shouldn't this be :

		to_read = handle->size & mask;

> +		/* Move the RAM read pointer up */
> +		read_ptr = (write_ptr + drvdata->size) - to_read;
> +		/* Make sure we are still within our limits */
> +		read_ptr &= ~(drvdata->size - 1);
> +		/* Tell the HW */
> +		writel_relaxed(read_ptr, drvdata->base + TMC_RRP);
> +		local_inc(&buf->lost);
> +	}


Suzuki