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Message-ID: <0c503c64-133a-705f-9dc4-47c623dacd2c@arm.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 09:41:54 +0000
From: James Clark <james.clark@....com>
To: Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>
Cc: linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>, Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>, Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>,
linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] perf docs: arm_spe: Clarify more SPE requirements
On 12/03/2024 19:56, Ian Rogers wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 6:25 AM James Clark <james.clark@....com> wrote:
>>
>> The question of exactly when KPTI needs to be disabled comes up a lot
>> because it doesn't always need to be done. Add the relevant kernel
>> function and some examples that describe the behavior.
>>
>> Also describe the interrupt requirement and that no error message will
>> be printed if this isn't met.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: James Clark <james.clark@....com>
>
> Reviewed-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>
>
> Thanks,
> Ian
>
Thanks for the review
>> ---
>> tools/perf/Documentation/perf-arm-spe.txt | 12 +++++++++++-
>> 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-arm-spe.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-arm-spe.txt
>> index bf03222e9a68..0a3eda482307 100644
>> --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-arm-spe.txt
>> +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-arm-spe.txt
>> @@ -116,6 +116,15 @@ Depending on CPU model, the kernel may need to be booted with page table isolati
>> (kpti=off). If KPTI needs to be disabled, this will fail with a console message "profiling buffer
>> inaccessible. Try passing 'kpti=off' on the kernel command line".
>>
>> +For the full criteria that determine whether KPTI needs to be forced off or not, see function
>> +unmap_kernel_at_el0() in the kernel sources. Common cases where it's not required
>> +are on the CPUs in kpti_safe_list, or on Arm v8.5+ where FEAT_E0PD is mandatory.
>> +
>> +The SPE interrupt must also be described by the firmware. If the module is loaded and KPTI is
>> +disabled (or isn't required to be disabled) but the SPE PMU still doesn't show in
>> +/sys/bus/event_source/devices/, then it's possible that the SPE interrupt isn't described by
>> +ACPI or DT. In this case no warning will be printed by the driver.
>> +
>> Capturing SPE with perf command-line tools
>> ------------------------------------------
>>
>> @@ -199,7 +208,8 @@ Common errors
>>
>> - "Cannot find PMU `arm_spe'. Missing kernel support?"
>>
>> - Module not built or loaded, KPTI not disabled (see above), or running on a VM
>> + Module not built or loaded, KPTI not disabled, interrupt not described by firmware,
>> + or running on a VM. See 'Kernel Requirements' above.
>>
>> - "Arm SPE CONTEXT packets not found in the traces."
>>
>> --
>> 2.34.1
>>
>
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