linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 2/2] perf/x86/intel: Add Tremont core PMU support

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Message-ID: <90b0b5ff-9975-6d36-27fd-d5df997c8a80@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Thu, 11 Apr 2019 10:13:08 -0400
From:   "Liang, Kan" <kan.liang@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:     mingo@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, tglx@...utronix.de,
        acme@...nel.org, jolsa@...nel.org, eranian@...gle.com,
        alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com, ak@...ux.intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 2/2] perf/x86/intel: Add Tremont core PMU support



On 4/11/2019 9:33 AM, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 11, 2019 at 09:30:10AM -0400, Liang, Kan wrote:
> 
>>> I changed that like so:
>>>
>>> --- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
>>> +++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
>>> @@ -3508,7 +3508,7 @@ tnt_get_event_constraints(struct cpu_hw_
>>>    	 */
>>>    	if (event->attr.precise_ip == 3) {
>>>    		/* Force instruction:ppp on PMC0 and Fixed counter 0 */
>>> -		if (EVENT_CONFIG(event->hw.config) == X86_CONFIG(.event=0xc0))
>>> +		if (constraint_match(&fixed_counter0_constraint, event->hw.config))
>>
>> Should be
>> 	if (constraint_match(&fixed0_counter0_constraint, event->hw.config))
> 
> No, because fixed0_counter0_constraint doesn't set an event.
>

Right, it will mistakenly allow other events to use fixed0.

> The logic as I proposed checks if it fits the fixed0 constraint, and if
> so, allows f0-c0, otherwise only c0.

It looks good.

Thanks,
Kan
> 
>>>    			return &fixed0_counter0_constraint;
>>>    		return &counter0_constraint;
>>>