linux-kernel - [PATCH V4 5/7] tools headers UAPI: Sync include/uapi/linux/perf

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Message-Id: <20231004184044.3062788-5-kan.liang@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Wed,  4 Oct 2023 11:40:42 -0700
From:   kan.liang@...ux.intel.com
To:     peterz@...radead.org, mingo@...hat.com, acme@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     mark.rutland@....com, alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com,
        jolsa@...nel.org, namhyung@...nel.org, irogers@...gle.com,
        adrian.hunter@...el.com, ak@...ux.intel.com, eranian@...gle.com,
        alexey.v.bayduraev@...ux.intel.com, tinghao.zhang@...el.com,
        Kan Liang <kan.liang@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH V4 5/7] tools headers UAPI: Sync include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h header with the kernel

From: Kan Liang <kan.liang@...ux.intel.com>

Sync the new sample type for the branch counters feature.

Signed-off-by: Kan Liang <kan.liang@...ux.intel.com>
---

Changes since V3:
- Support PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COUNTERS

 tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
index 39c6a250dd1b..4461f380425b 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ enum perf_branch_sample_type_shift {
 
 	PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_PRIV_SAVE_SHIFT	= 18, /* save privilege mode */
 
+	PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COUNTERS_SHIFT	= 19, /* save occurrences of events on a branch */
+
 	PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_MAX_SHIFT		/* non-ABI */
 };
 
@@ -235,6 +237,8 @@ enum perf_branch_sample_type {
 
 	PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_PRIV_SAVE	= 1U << PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_PRIV_SAVE_SHIFT,
 
+	PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COUNTERS	= 1U << PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COUNTERS_SHIFT,
+
 	PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_MAX		= 1U << PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_MAX_SHIFT,
 };
 
@@ -982,6 +986,12 @@ enum perf_event_type {
 	 *	{ u64                   nr;
 	 *	  { u64	hw_idx; } && PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_HW_INDEX
 	 *        { u64 from, to, flags } lbr[nr];
+	 *        #
+	 *        # The format of the counters is decided by the
+	 *        # "branch_counter_nr" and "branch_counter_width",
+	 *        # which are defined in the ABI.
+	 *        #
+	 *        { u64 counters; } cntr[nr] && PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COUNTERS
 	 *      } && PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK
 	 *
 	 * 	{ u64			abi; # enum perf_sample_regs_abi
-- 
2.35.1