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Message-ID: <b54072ad-4d71-ff6d-7c63-0c1395e1d8f8@linux.ibm.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2021 15:45:15 +0530
From: kajoljain <kjain@...ux.ibm.com>
To: mpe@...erman.id.au, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
nvdimm@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
peterz@...radead.org, dan.j.williams@...el.com,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 0/4] Add perf interface to expose nvdimm
Hi Dan,
Any comments on this patch-set?
Thanks,
Kajol Jain
On 9/28/21 6:11 PM, Kajol Jain wrote:
> Patchset adds performance stats reporting support for nvdimm.
> Added interface includes support for pmu register/unregister
> functions. A structure is added called nvdimm_pmu to be used for
> adding arch/platform specific data such as cpumask, nvdimm device
> pointer and pmu event functions like event_init/add/read/del.
> User could use the standard perf tool to access perf events
> exposed via pmu.
>
> Interface also defines supported event list, config fields for the
> event attributes and their corresponding bit values which are exported
> via sysfs. Patch 3 exposes IBM pseries platform nmem* device
> performance stats using this interface.
>
> Result from power9 pseries lpar with 2 nvdimm device:
>
> Ex: List all event by perf list
>
> command:# perf list nmem
>
> nmem0/cache_rh_cnt/ [Kernel PMU event]
> nmem0/cache_wh_cnt/ [Kernel PMU event]
> nmem0/cri_res_util/ [Kernel PMU event]
> nmem0/ctl_res_cnt/ [Kernel PMU event]
> nmem0/ctl_res_tm/ [Kernel PMU event]
> nmem0/fast_w_cnt/ [Kernel PMU event]
> nmem0/host_l_cnt/ [Kernel PMU event]
> nmem0/host_l_dur/ [Kernel PMU event]
> nmem0/host_s_cnt/ [Kernel PMU event]
> nmem0/host_s_dur/ [Kernel PMU event]
> nmem0/med_r_cnt/ [Kernel PMU event]
> nmem0/med_r_dur/ [Kernel PMU event]
> nmem0/med_w_cnt/ [Kernel PMU event]
> nmem0/med_w_dur/ [Kernel PMU event]
> nmem0/mem_life/ [Kernel PMU event]
> nmem0/poweron_secs/ [Kernel PMU event]
> ...
> nmem1/mem_life/ [Kernel PMU event]
> nmem1/poweron_secs/ [Kernel PMU event]
>
> Patch1:
> Introduces the nvdimm_pmu structure
> Patch2:
> Adds common interface to add arch/platform specific data
> includes nvdimm device pointer, pmu data along with
> pmu event functions. It also defines supported event list
> and adds attribute groups for format, events and cpumask.
> It also adds code for cpu hotplug support.
> Patch3:
> Add code in arch/powerpc/platform/pseries/papr_scm.c to expose
> nmem* pmu. It fills in the nvdimm_pmu structure with pmu name,
> capabilities, cpumask and event functions and then registers
> the pmu by adding callbacks to register_nvdimm_pmu.
> Patch4:
> Sysfs documentation patch
>
> Changelog
> ---
> v4 -> v5:
> - Remove multiple variables defined in nvdimm_pmu structure include
> name and pmu functions(event_int/add/del/read) as they are just
> used to copy them again in pmu variable. Now we are directly doing
> this step in arch specific code as suggested by Dan Williams.
>
> - Remove attribute group field from nvdimm pmu structure and
> defined these attribute groups in common interface which
> includes format, event list along with cpumask as suggested by
> Dan Williams.
> Since we added static defination for attrbute groups needed in
> common interface, removes corresponding code from papr.
>
> - Add nvdimm pmu event list with event codes in the common interface.
>
> - Remove Acked-by/Reviewed-by/Tested-by tags as code is refactored
> to handle review comments from Dan.
>
> - Make nvdimm_pmu_free_hotplug_memory function static as reported
> by kernel test robot, also add corresponding Reported-by tag.
>
> - Link to the patchset v4: https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/9/3/45
>
> v3 -> v4
> - Rebase code on top of current papr_scm code without any logical
> changes.
>
> - Added Acked-by tag from Peter Zijlstra and Reviewed by tag
> from Madhavan Srinivasan.
>
> - Link to the patchset v3: https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/6/17/605
>
> v2 -> v3
> - Added Tested-by tag.
>
> - Fix nvdimm mailing list in the ABI Documentation.
>
> - Link to the patchset v2: https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/6/14/25
>
> v1 -> v2
> - Fix hotplug code by adding pmu migration call
> incase current designated cpu got offline. As
> pointed by Peter Zijlstra.
>
> - Removed the retun -1 part from cpu hotplug offline
> function.
>
> - Link to the patchset v1: https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/6/8/500
>
> Kajol Jain (4):
> drivers/nvdimm: Add nvdimm pmu structure
> drivers/nvdimm: Add perf interface to expose nvdimm performance stats
> powerpc/papr_scm: Add perf interface support
> docs: ABI: sysfs-bus-nvdimm: Document sysfs event format entries for
> nvdimm pmu
>
> Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-nvdimm | 35 +++
> arch/powerpc/include/asm/device.h | 5 +
> arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr_scm.c | 225 ++++++++++++++
> drivers/nvdimm/Makefile | 1 +
> drivers/nvdimm/nd_perf.c | 328 +++++++++++++++++++++
> include/linux/nd.h | 41 +++
> 6 files changed, 635 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 drivers/nvdimm/nd_perf.c
>
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