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Message-ID: <CAJ9a7VhYsVrMdebx6sRNU9N1S6MbxSfRpziapSFbFm9twnnJgg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 25 May 2023 11:17:34 +0100
From:   Mike Leach <mike.leach@...aro.org>
To:     James Clark <james.clark@....com>
Cc:     coresight@...ts.linaro.org, denik@...omium.org,
        Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@....com>,
        Leo Yan <leo.yan@...aro.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
        Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>,
        Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
        Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>,
        Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>,
        John Garry <john.g.garry@...cle.com>,
        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] perf cs-etm: Only track threads instead of PID and TIDs

On Wed, 24 May 2023 at 14:20, James Clark <james.clark@....com> wrote:
>
> PIDs and TIDs are already contained within the thread struct, so to
> avoid inconsistencies drop the extra members on the etm queue and only
> use the thread struct.
>
> At the same time stop using the 'unknown' thread. In a later commit
> we will be making samples from multiple machines so it will be better
> to use the idle thread of each machine rather than overlapping unknown
> threads. Using the idle thread is also better because kernel addresses
> with a previously unknown thread will now be assigned to a real kernel
> thread.
>
> Signed-off-by: James Clark <james.clark@....com>
> ---
>  tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c | 124 ++++++++++++---------------------------
>  1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 86 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c
> index 91299cc56bf7..ebffc9052561 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c
> @@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ struct cs_etm_auxtrace {
>         struct auxtrace_heap heap;
>         struct itrace_synth_opts synth_opts;
>         struct perf_session *session;
> -       struct machine *machine;
> -       struct thread *unknown_thread;
>         struct perf_tsc_conversion tc;
>
>         /*
> @@ -84,7 +82,6 @@ struct cs_etm_auxtrace {
>
>  struct cs_etm_traceid_queue {
>         u8 trace_chan_id;
> -       pid_t pid, tid;
>         u64 period_instructions;
>         size_t last_branch_pos;
>         union perf_event *event_buf;
> @@ -480,9 +477,9 @@ static int cs_etm__init_traceid_queue(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq,
>         cs_etm__clear_packet_queue(&tidq->packet_queue);
>
>         queue = &etmq->etm->queues.queue_array[etmq->queue_nr];
> -       tidq->tid = queue->tid;
> -       tidq->pid = -1;
>         tidq->trace_chan_id = trace_chan_id;
> +       tidq->thread = machine__findnew_thread(&etm->session->machines.host, -1,
> +                                              queue->tid);
>
>         tidq->packet = zalloc(sizeof(struct cs_etm_packet));
>         if (!tidq->packet)
> @@ -863,7 +860,6 @@ static void cs_etm__free(struct perf_session *session)
>         for (i = 0; i < aux->num_cpu; i++)
>                 zfree(&aux->metadata[i]);
>
> -       thread__zput(aux->unknown_thread);
>         zfree(&aux->metadata);
>         zfree(&aux);
>  }
> @@ -882,7 +878,7 @@ static u8 cs_etm__cpu_mode(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq, u64 address)
>  {
>         struct machine *machine;
>
> -       machine = etmq->etm->machine;
> +       machine = &etmq->etm->session->machines.host;
>
>         if (address >= machine__kernel_start(machine)) {
>                 if (machine__is_host(machine))
> @@ -905,8 +901,6 @@ static u32 cs_etm__mem_access(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq, u8 trace_chan_id,
>         u8  cpumode;
>         u64 offset;
>         int len;
> -       struct thread *thread;
> -       struct machine *machine;
>         struct addr_location al;
>         struct dso *dso;
>         struct cs_etm_traceid_queue *tidq;
> @@ -914,20 +908,12 @@ static u32 cs_etm__mem_access(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq, u8 trace_chan_id,
>         if (!etmq)
>                 return 0;
>
> -       machine = etmq->etm->machine;
>         cpumode = cs_etm__cpu_mode(etmq, address);
>         tidq = cs_etm__etmq_get_traceid_queue(etmq, trace_chan_id);
>         if (!tidq)
>                 return 0;
>
> -       thread = tidq->thread;
> -       if (!thread) {
> -               if (cpumode != PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL)
> -                       return 0;
> -               thread = etmq->etm->unknown_thread;
> -       }
> -
> -       if (!thread__find_map(thread, cpumode, address, &al))
> +       if (!thread__find_map(tidq->thread, cpumode, address, &al))
>                 return 0;
>
>         dso = map__dso(al.map);
> @@ -942,7 +928,8 @@ static u32 cs_etm__mem_access(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq, u8 trace_chan_id,
>
>         map__load(al.map);
>
> -       len = dso__data_read_offset(dso, machine, offset, buffer, size);
> +       len = dso__data_read_offset(dso, maps__machine(tidq->thread->maps),
> +                                   offset, buffer, size);
>
>         if (len <= 0) {
>                 ui__warning_once("CS ETM Trace: Missing DSO. Use 'perf archive' or debuginfod to export data from the traced system.\n"
> @@ -1303,39 +1290,31 @@ cs_etm__get_trace(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq)
>         return etmq->buf_len;
>  }
>
> -static void cs_etm__set_pid_tid_cpu(struct cs_etm_auxtrace *etm,
> -                                   struct cs_etm_traceid_queue *tidq)
> +static void cs_etm__set_thread(struct cs_etm_auxtrace *etm,
> +                              struct cs_etm_traceid_queue *tidq, pid_t tid)
>  {
> -       if ((!tidq->thread) && (tidq->tid != -1))
> -               tidq->thread = machine__find_thread(etm->machine, -1,
> -                                                   tidq->tid);
> +       struct machine *machine = &etm->session->machines.host;
> +
> +       if (tid != -1) {
> +               thread__zput(tidq->thread);
> +               tidq->thread = machine__find_thread(machine, -1, tid);
> +       }
>
> -       if (tidq->thread)
> -               tidq->pid = tidq->thread->pid_;
> +       /* Couldn't find a known thread */
> +       if (!tidq->thread)
> +               tidq->thread = machine__idle_thread(machine);
>  }
>
>  int cs_etm__etmq_set_tid(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq,
>                          pid_t tid, u8 trace_chan_id)
>  {
> -       int cpu, err = -EINVAL;
> -       struct cs_etm_auxtrace *etm = etmq->etm;
>         struct cs_etm_traceid_queue *tidq;
>
>         tidq = cs_etm__etmq_get_traceid_queue(etmq, trace_chan_id);
>         if (!tidq)
> -               return err;
> -
> -       if (cs_etm__get_cpu(trace_chan_id, &cpu) < 0)
> -               return err;
> -
> -       err = machine__set_current_tid(etm->machine, cpu, tid, tid);
> -       if (err)
> -               return err;
> -
> -       tidq->tid = tid;
> -       thread__zput(tidq->thread);
> +               return -EINVAL;
>
> -       cs_etm__set_pid_tid_cpu(etm, tidq);
> +       cs_etm__set_thread(etmq->etm, tidq, tid);
>         return 0;
>  }
>
> @@ -1412,8 +1391,8 @@ static int cs_etm__synth_instruction_sample(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq,
>         sample.time = cs_etm__resolve_sample_time(etmq, tidq);
>
>         sample.ip = addr;
> -       sample.pid = tidq->pid;
> -       sample.tid = tidq->tid;
> +       sample.pid = tidq->thread->pid_;
> +       sample.tid = tidq->thread->tid;
>         sample.id = etmq->etm->instructions_id;
>         sample.stream_id = etmq->etm->instructions_id;
>         sample.period = period;
> @@ -1471,8 +1450,8 @@ static int cs_etm__synth_branch_sample(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq,
>         sample.time = cs_etm__resolve_sample_time(etmq, tidq);
>
>         sample.ip = ip;
> -       sample.pid = tidq->pid;
> -       sample.tid = tidq->tid;
> +       sample.pid = tidq->thread->pid_;
> +       sample.tid = tidq->thread->tid;
>         sample.addr = cs_etm__first_executed_instr(tidq->packet);
>         sample.id = etmq->etm->branches_id;
>         sample.stream_id = etmq->etm->branches_id;
> @@ -2466,11 +2445,6 @@ static int cs_etm__process_timeless_queues(struct cs_etm_auxtrace *etm,
>                 if (!etmq)
>                         continue;
>
> -               /*
> -                * Per-cpu mode has contextIDs in the trace and the decoder
> -                * calls cs_etm__set_pid_tid_cpu() automatically so no need
> -                * to do this here
> -                */
>                 if (etm->per_thread_decoding) {
>                         tidq = cs_etm__etmq_get_traceid_queue(
>                                 etmq, CS_ETM_PER_THREAD_TRACEID);
> @@ -2478,10 +2452,8 @@ static int cs_etm__process_timeless_queues(struct cs_etm_auxtrace *etm,
>                         if (!tidq)
>                                 continue;
>
> -                       if ((tid == -1) || (tidq->tid == tid)) {
> -                               cs_etm__set_pid_tid_cpu(etm, tidq);
> +                       if (tid == -1 || tidq->thread->tid == tid)
>                                 cs_etm__run_per_thread_timeless_decoder(etmq);
> -                       }
>                 } else
>                         cs_etm__run_per_cpu_timeless_decoder(etmq);
>         }
> @@ -2611,10 +2583,12 @@ static int cs_etm__process_itrace_start(struct cs_etm_auxtrace *etm,
>                 return 0;
>
>         /*
> -        * Add the tid/pid to the log so that we can get a match when
> -        * we get a contextID from the decoder.
> +        * Add the tid/pid to the log so that we can get a match when we get a
> +        * contextID from the decoder. Only track for the host: only kernel
> +        * trace is supported for guests which wouldn't need pids so this should
> +        * be fine.
>          */
> -       th = machine__findnew_thread(etm->machine,
> +       th = machine__findnew_thread(&etm->session->machines.host,
>                                      event->itrace_start.pid,
>                                      event->itrace_start.tid);
>         if (!th)
> @@ -2647,10 +2621,12 @@ static int cs_etm__process_switch_cpu_wide(struct cs_etm_auxtrace *etm,
>                 return 0;
>
>         /*
> -        * Add the tid/pid to the log so that we can get a match when
> -        * we get a contextID from the decoder.
> +        * Add the tid/pid to the log so that we can get a match when we get a
> +        * contextID from the decoder. Only track for the host: only kernel
> +        * trace is supported for guests which wouldn't need pids so this should
> +        * be fine.
>          */
> -       th = machine__findnew_thread(etm->machine,
> +       th = machine__findnew_thread(&etm->session->machines.host,
>                                      event->context_switch.next_prev_pid,
>                                      event->context_switch.next_prev_tid);
>         if (!th)
> @@ -3259,7 +3235,6 @@ int cs_etm__process_auxtrace_info_full(union perf_event *event,
>         }
>
>         etm->session = session;
> -       etm->machine = &session->machines.host;
>
>         etm->num_cpu = num_cpu;
>         etm->pmu_type = (unsigned int) ((ptr[CS_PMU_TYPE_CPUS] >> 32) & 0xffffffff);
> @@ -3286,27 +3261,6 @@ int cs_etm__process_auxtrace_info_full(union perf_event *event,
>         if (err)
>                 return err;
>
> -       etm->unknown_thread = thread__new(999999999, 999999999);
> -       if (!etm->unknown_thread) {
> -               err = -ENOMEM;
> -               goto err_free_queues;
> -       }
> -
> -       /*
> -        * Initialize list node so that at thread__zput() we can avoid
> -        * segmentation fault at list_del_init().
> -        */
> -       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&etm->unknown_thread->node);
> -
> -       err = thread__set_comm(etm->unknown_thread, "unknown", 0);
> -       if (err)
> -               goto err_delete_thread;
> -
> -       if (thread__init_maps(etm->unknown_thread, etm->machine)) {
> -               err = -ENOMEM;
> -               goto err_delete_thread;
> -       }
> -
>         etm->tc.time_shift = tc->time_shift;
>         etm->tc.time_mult = tc->time_mult;
>         etm->tc.time_zero = tc->time_zero;
> @@ -3318,7 +3272,7 @@ int cs_etm__process_auxtrace_info_full(union perf_event *event,
>         }
>         err = cs_etm__synth_events(etm, session);
>         if (err)
> -               goto err_delete_thread;
> +               goto err_free_queues;
>
>         /*
>          * Map Trace ID values to CPU metadata.
> @@ -3348,7 +3302,7 @@ int cs_etm__process_auxtrace_info_full(union perf_event *event,
>                                         session->header.data_size,
>                                         cs_etm__process_aux_hw_id_cb, &aux_hw_id_found);
>         if (err)
> -               goto err_delete_thread;
> +               goto err_free_queues;
>
>         /* if HW ID found then clear any unused metadata ID values */
>         if (aux_hw_id_found)
> @@ -3358,17 +3312,15 @@ int cs_etm__process_auxtrace_info_full(union perf_event *event,
>                 err = cs_etm__map_trace_ids_metadata(num_cpu, metadata);
>
>         if (err)
> -               goto err_delete_thread;
> +               goto err_free_queues;
>
>         err = cs_etm__queue_aux_records(session);
>         if (err)
> -               goto err_delete_thread;
> +               goto err_free_queues;
>
>         etm->data_queued = etm->queues.populated;
>         return 0;
>
> -err_delete_thread:
> -       thread__zput(etm->unknown_thread);
>  err_free_queues:
>         auxtrace_queues__free(&etm->queues);
>         session->auxtrace = NULL;
> --
> 2.34.1
>
Reviewed-by: Mike Leach <mike.leach@...aro.org>

-- 
Mike Leach
Principal Engineer, ARM Ltd.
Manchester Design Centre. UK

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