linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] perf/x86/intel: enable CPU ref

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Message-ID: <20170524165549.GB24144@tassilo.jf.intel.com>
Date:   Wed, 24 May 2017 09:55:49 -0700
From:   Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@...ne.edu>
Cc:     Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        "Liang, Kan" <kan.liang@...el.com>,
        "mingo@...hat.com" <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com" 
        <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
        "acme@...hat.com" <acme@...hat.com>,
        "jolsa@...hat.com" <jolsa@...hat.com>,
        "torvalds@...ux-foundation.org" <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] perf/x86/intel: enable CPU ref_cycles for GP counter

> The whole point of the rdpmc() implementation is to be low overhead.
> If you have to parse 10 different mmap() fields it starts to defeat the 
> purpose.

You would only use it with ref-cycles of course. So for the normal
case there is no overhead.

> If the watchdog counter is constantly running, can't you just modify 
> perf_event to just grab start/stop values at context switch time and 
> provide the difference to the user?  Sort of like the "always running" 
> patchsets that float around? Though I guess that doesn't help much with 
> sampling.

This wouldn't work with ring filters unfortunately. 

-Andi