linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/4] perf/x86/intel/ds: Handle PEBS overflow for fixed counters

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Date:   Mon, 23 Jul 2018 12:56:20 -0400
From:   "Liang, Kan" <kan.liang@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:     tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        acme@...nel.org, alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com,
        vincent.weaver@...ne.edu, jolsa@...hat.com, ak@...ux.intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] perf/x86/intel/ds: Handle PEBS overflow for fixed
 counters



On 7/23/2018 12:21 PM, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 04:59:44PM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
>> On Thu, Mar 08, 2018 at 06:15:41PM -0800, kan.liang@...ux.intel.com wrote:
>>> diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
>>> index ef47a418d819..86149b87cce8 100644
>>> --- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
>>> +++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
>>> @@ -2280,7 +2280,10 @@ static int intel_pmu_handle_irq(struct pt_regs *regs)
>>>   	 * counters from the GLOBAL_STATUS mask and we always process PEBS
>>>   	 * events via drain_pebs().
>>>   	 */
>>> -	status &= ~(cpuc->pebs_enabled & PEBS_COUNTER_MASK);
>>> +	if (x86_pmu.flags & PMU_FL_PEBS_ALL)
>>> +		status &= ~(cpuc->pebs_enabled & EXTENDED_PEBS_COUNTER_MASK);
>>> +	else
>>> +		status &= ~(cpuc->pebs_enabled & PEBS_COUNTER_MASK);
>>>   
>>>   	/*
>>>   	 * PEBS overflow sets bit 62 in the global status register
>>
>> Doesn't this re-introduce the problem fixed in commit fd583ad1563be,
>> where pebs_enabled:32-34 are PEBS Load Latency, instead of fixed
>> counters?
> 
> Also, since they 'fixed' that conflict, the PEBS_ALL version could be:
> 
> 	state &= cpuc->pebs_enabled;
> 
> Right?

Right.

Thanks,
Kan