linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] perf record: Add a dummy event for a hybrid system

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Date:   Fri, 9 Jul 2021 09:51:31 -0300
From:   Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
To:     Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc:     "Liang, Kan" <kan.liang@...el.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Yao Jin <yao.jin@...ux.intel.com>,
        Kan Liang <kan.liang@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] perf record: Add a dummy event for a hybrid system

Em Thu, Jul 08, 2021 at 10:32:13PM -0700, Namhyung Kim escreveu:
> On Thu, Jul 8, 2021 at 9:05 AM <kan.liang@...el.com> wrote:
> >
> > From: Kan Liang <kan.liang@...ux.intel.com>
> >
> > Some symbols may not be resolved if a user only monitor one type of PMU.
> >
> >  $ sudo perf record -e cpu_atom/branch-instructions/ ./big_small_workload
> >  $ sudo perf report –stdio
> >  # Overhead  Command    Shared Object      Symbol
> >  # ........  .........  .................
> >  # ......................................
> >  #
> >     28.02%  perf-exec  [unknown]          [.] 0x0000000000401cf6
> >     11.32%  perf-exec  [unknown]          [.] 0x0000000000401d04
> >     10.90%  perf-exec  [unknown]          [.] 0x0000000000401d11
> >     10.61%  perf-exec  [unknown]          [.] 0x0000000000401cfc
> >
> > To parse symbols, the side-band events, e.g., COMM, which are generated
> > by the kernel are required. To decide whether to generate the side-band
> > event, the kernel relies on the event_filter_match() to filter the
> > unrelated events. On a hybrid system, the event_filter_match() further
> > checks the CPU mask of the current enabled PMU. If an event is collected
> > on the CPU which doesn't have an enabled PMU, it's treated as an
> > unrelated event.
> >
> > The "big_small_workload" is created in a big core, but runs on a small
> > core. The side-band events are filtered, because the user only monitors
> > the PMU of the small core. The big core PMU is not enabled.
> >
> > For a hybrid system, a dummy event is required to generate the complete
> > side-band events.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Kan Liang <kan.liang@...ux.intel.com>
> 
> Acked-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>

Thanks, applied.

- Arnaldo