linux-kernel - [tip: perf/core] perf/core, perf/x86: Introduce swap_task

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Date:   Mon, 28 Oct 2019 12:43:20 -0000
From:   "tip-bot2 for Alexey Budankov" <tip-bot2@...utronix.de>
To:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Alexey Budankov <alexey.budankov@...ux.intel.com>,
        "Peter Zijlstra (Intel)" <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>,
        Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>,
        Kan Liang <kan.liang@...ux.intel.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
        Song Liu <songliubraving@...com>,
        Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@...ne.edu>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [tip: perf/core] perf/core, perf/x86: Introduce swap_task_ctx()
 method at 'struct pmu'

The following commit has been merged into the perf/core branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     fc1adfe306b71e094df636012f8c0fed971cad45
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/fc1adfe306b71e094df636012f8c0fed971cad45
Author:        Alexey Budankov <alexey.budankov@...ux.intel.com>
AuthorDate:    Wed, 23 Oct 2019 10:11:04 +03:00
Committer:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
CommitterDate: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 12:50:59 +01:00

perf/core, perf/x86: Introduce swap_task_ctx() method at 'struct pmu'

Declare swap_task_ctx() methods at the generic and x86 specific
pmu types to bridge calls to platform specific PMU code on optimized
context switch path between equivalent task perf event contexts.

Signed-off-by: Alexey Budankov <alexey.budankov@...ux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
Cc: Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
Cc: Kan Liang <kan.liang@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc: Song Liu <songliubraving@...com>
Cc: Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@...ne.edu>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/9a0aa84a-f062-9b64-3133-373658550c4b@linux.intel.com
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
---
 arch/x86/events/perf_event.h |  8 ++++++++
 include/linux/perf_event.h   |  9 +++++++++
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
index ecacfbf..5384317 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
+++ b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
@@ -683,6 +683,14 @@ struct x86_pmu {
 	atomic_t	lbr_exclusive[x86_lbr_exclusive_max];
 
 	/*
+	 * perf task context (i.e. struct perf_event_context::task_ctx_data)
+	 * switch helper to bridge calls from perf/core to perf/x86.
+	 * See struct pmu::swap_task_ctx() usage for examples;
+	 */
+	void		(*swap_task_ctx)(struct perf_event_context *prev,
+					 struct perf_event_context *next);
+
+	/*
 	 * AMD bits
 	 */
 	unsigned int	amd_nb_constraints : 1;
diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index 4f77b22..011dcbd 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -410,6 +410,15 @@ struct pmu {
 	 */
 	size_t				task_ctx_size;
 
+	/*
+	 * PMU specific parts of task perf event context (i.e. ctx->task_ctx_data)
+	 * can be synchronized using this function. See Intel LBR callstack support
+	 * implementation and Perf core context switch handling callbacks for usage
+	 * examples.
+	 */
+	void (*swap_task_ctx)		(struct perf_event_context *prev,
+					 struct perf_event_context *next);
+					/* optional */
 
 	/*
 	 * Set up pmu-private data structures for an AUX area