linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/6] perf vendor events amd: Add Zen 4 memory controller events

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Message-ID: <19be0aea-30b2-2aa2-12d7-57f668d759cb@amd.com>
Date:   Fri, 21 Jul 2023 10:45:09 +0530
From:   Sandipan Das <sandipan.das@....com>
To:     Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org,
        x86@...nel.org, peterz@...radead.org, mingo@...hat.com,
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        eranian@...gle.com, ananth.narayan@....com, ravi.bangoria@....com,
        santosh.shukla@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/6] perf vendor events amd: Add Zen 4 memory controller
 events

On 7/20/2023 9:20 PM, Ian Rogers wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 19, 2023 at 10:23 PM Sandipan Das <sandipan.das@....com> wrote:
>>
>> On 7/19/2023 9:42 PM, Ian Rogers wrote:
>>> On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 11:58 PM Sandipan Das <sandipan.das@....com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Make the jevents parser aware of the Unified Memory Controller (UMC) PMU
>>>> and add events taken from Section 8.2.1 "UMC Performance Monitor Events"
>>>> of the Processor Programming Reference (PPR) for AMD Family 19h Model 11h
>>>> processors. The events capture UMC command activity such as CAS, ACTIVATE,
>>>> PRECHARGE etc. while the metrics derive data bus utilization and memory
>>>> bandwidth out of these events.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Sandipan Das <sandipan.das@....com>
>>>
>>> Acked-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>
>>>
>>>> ---
>>>>  .../arch/x86/amdzen4/memory-controller.json   | 101 ++++++++++++++++++
>>>>  .../arch/x86/amdzen4/recommended.json         |  84 +++++++++++++++
>>>>  tools/perf/pmu-events/jevents.py              |   2 +
>>>>  3 files changed, 187 insertions(+)
>>>>  create mode 100644 tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/x86/amdzen4/memory-controller.json
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/x86/amdzen4/memory-controller.json b/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/x86/amdzen4/memory-controller.json
>>>> new file mode 100644
>>>> index 000000000000..55263e5e4f69
>>>> --- /dev/null
>>>> +++ b/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/x86/amdzen4/memory-controller.json
>>>> @@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
>>>> +[
>>>> +  {
>>>> +    "EventName": "umc_mem_clk",
>>>> +    "PublicDescription": "Number of memory clock cycles.",
>>>> +    "EventCode": "0x00",
>>>> +    "PerPkg": "1",
>>>> +    "Unit": "UMCPMC"
>>>
>>> nit: Why use UMCPMC and then rewrite to amd_umc, why not just use "amd_umc" ?
>>>
>>
>> I followed the convention that has been historically used for AMD uncore PMUs e.g.
>> the "Unit" for amd_df is "DFPMC" and for amd_l3 is "L3PMC". I do agree that its
>> simpler to use the same naming so will change this. If you prefer, I can send out
>> a separate patch to change the unit naming for amd_df and amd_l3.
> 
> Thanks for the explanation. I don't mind but it is nicer to have fewer
> renames imo. If we get rid of one, perhaps we can get rid of them all?
> Perhaps merge this and follow up with simplification.
> 

Sure, sounds good.

- Sandipan