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Message-ID: <20241104105100.GB14610@e132581.arm.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2024 10:51:00 +0000
From: Leo Yan <leo.yan@....com>
To: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
	Heiko Carstens <hca@...ux.ibm.com>,
	Thomas Richter <tmricht@...ux.ibm.com>,
	Hendrik Brueckner <brueckner@...ux.ibm.com>,
	Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@....com>,
	Mike Leach <mike.leach@...aro.org>,
	James Clark <james.clark@....com>, coresight@...ts.linaro.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	Yicong Yang <yangyicong@...ilicon.com>,
	Jonathan Cameron <jonathan.cameron@...wei.com>,
	Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>, Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
	Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>, Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	H Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>,
	Kan Liang <kan.liang@...ux.intel.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V14 02/11] perf/core: Add aux_pause, aux_resume,
 aux_start_paused

On Tue, Oct 22, 2024 at 06:59:08PM +0300, Adrian Hunter wrote:
> 
> Hardware traces, such as instruction traces, can produce a vast amount of
> trace data, so being able to reduce tracing to more specific circumstances
> can be useful.
> 
> The ability to pause or resume tracing when another event happens, can do
> that.
> 
> Add ability for an event to "pause" or "resume" AUX area tracing.
> 
> Add aux_pause bit to perf_event_attr to indicate that, if the event
> happens, the associated AUX area tracing should be paused. Ditto
> aux_resume. Do not allow aux_pause and aux_resume to be set together.
> 
> Add aux_start_paused bit to perf_event_attr to indicate to an AUX area
> event that it should start in a "paused" state.
> 
> Add aux_paused to struct hw_perf_event for AUX area events to keep track of
> the "paused" state. aux_paused is initialized to aux_start_paused.
> 
> Add PERF_EF_PAUSE and PERF_EF_RESUME modes for ->stop() and ->start()
> callbacks. Call as needed, during __perf_event_output(). Add
> aux_in_pause_resume to struct perf_buffer to prevent races with the NMI
> handler. Pause/resume in NMI context will miss out if it coincides with
> another pause/resume.
> 
> To use aux_pause or aux_resume, an event must be in a group with the AUX
> area event as the group leader.
> 
> Example (requires Intel PT and tools patches also):
> 
>  $ perf record --kcore -e intel_pt/aux-action=start-paused/k,syscalls:sys_enter_newuname/aux-action=resume/,syscalls:sys_exit_newuname/aux-action=pause/ uname
>  Linux
>  [ perf record: Woken up 1 times to write data ]
>  [ perf record: Captured and wrote 0.043 MB perf.data ]
>  $ perf script --call-trace
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058782799: name: 0x7ffc9c1865b0
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058784424:  psb offs: 0
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058784424:  cbr: 39 freq: 3904 MHz (139%)
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058784629: ([kernel.kallsyms])        debug_smp_processor_id
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058784629: ([kernel.kallsyms])        __x64_sys_newuname
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058784629: ([kernel.kallsyms])            down_read
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058784629: ([kernel.kallsyms])                __cond_resched
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058784629: ([kernel.kallsyms])                preempt_count_add
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058784629: ([kernel.kallsyms])                    in_lock_functions
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058784629: ([kernel.kallsyms])                preempt_count_sub
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058784629: ([kernel.kallsyms])            up_read
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058784629: ([kernel.kallsyms])                preempt_count_add
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058784838: ([kernel.kallsyms])                    in_lock_functions
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058784838: ([kernel.kallsyms])                preempt_count_sub
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058784838: ([kernel.kallsyms])            _copy_to_user
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058784838: ([kernel.kallsyms])        syscall_exit_to_user_mode
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058784838: ([kernel.kallsyms])            syscall_exit_work
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058784838: ([kernel.kallsyms])                perf_syscall_exit
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058784838: ([kernel.kallsyms])                    debug_smp_processor_id
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058785046: ([kernel.kallsyms])                    perf_trace_buf_alloc
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058785046: ([kernel.kallsyms])                        perf_swevent_get_recursion_context
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058785046: ([kernel.kallsyms])                            debug_smp_processor_id
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058785046: ([kernel.kallsyms])                        debug_smp_processor_id
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058785046: ([kernel.kallsyms])                    perf_tp_event
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058785046: ([kernel.kallsyms])                        perf_trace_buf_update
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058785046: ([kernel.kallsyms])                            tracing_gen_ctx_irq_test
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058785046: ([kernel.kallsyms])                        perf_swevent_event
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058785046: ([kernel.kallsyms])                            __perf_event_account_interrupt
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058785046: ([kernel.kallsyms])                                __this_cpu_preempt_check
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058785046: ([kernel.kallsyms])                            perf_event_output_forward
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058785046: ([kernel.kallsyms])                                perf_event_aux_pause
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058785046: ([kernel.kallsyms])                                    ring_buffer_get
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058785046: ([kernel.kallsyms])                                        __rcu_read_lock
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058785046: ([kernel.kallsyms])                                        __rcu_read_unlock
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058785254: ([kernel.kallsyms])                                    pt_event_stop
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058785254: ([kernel.kallsyms])                                        debug_smp_processor_id
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058785254: ([kernel.kallsyms])                                        debug_smp_processor_id
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058785254: ([kernel.kallsyms])                                        native_write_msr
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058785463: ([kernel.kallsyms])                                        native_write_msr
>  uname   30805 [000] 24001.058785639: 0x0
> 
> Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
> Acked-by: James Clark <james.clark@....com>

FWIW, I verified this patch with Arm CoreSight:

Tested-by: Leo Yan <leo.yan@....com>

> ---
> 
> 
> Changes in V13:
>         Do aux_resume at the end of __perf_event_overflow() so as to trace
>         less of perf itself
> 
> Changes in V12:
>         Rebase on current tip
> 
> Changes in V11:
>         Make assignment to event->hw.aux_paused conditional on
>         (pmu->capabilities & PERF_PMU_CAP_AUX_PAUSE).
> 
> Changes in V10:
>         Move aux_paused into a union within struct hw_perf_event.
>         Additional comment wrt PERF_EF_PAUSE/PERF_EF_RESUME.
>         Factor out has_aux_action() as an inline function.
>         Use scoped_guard for irqsave.
>         Move calls of perf_event_aux_pause() from __perf_event_output()
>         to __perf_event_overflow().
> 
> Changes in V9:
>         Move aux_paused to struct hw_perf_event
> 
> Changes in V6:
>         Removed READ/WRITE_ONCE from __perf_event_aux_pause()
>         Expanded comment about guarding against NMI
> 
> Changes in V5:
>         Added James' Ack
> 
> Changes in V4:
>         Rename aux_output_cfg -> aux_action
>         Reorder aux_action bits from:
>                 aux_pause, aux_resume, aux_start_paused
>         to:
>                 aux_start_paused, aux_pause, aux_resume
>         Fix aux_action bits __u64 -> __u32
> 
> 
>  include/linux/perf_event.h      | 28 ++++++++++++
>  include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h | 11 ++++-
>  kernel/events/core.c            | 75 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>  kernel/events/internal.h        |  1 +
>  4 files changed, 110 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
> index fb908843f209..91b310052a7c 100644
> --- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
> +++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
> @@ -170,6 +170,12 @@ struct hw_perf_event {
>                 };
>                 struct { /* aux / Intel-PT */
>                         u64             aux_config;
> +                       /*
> +                        * For AUX area events, aux_paused cannot be a state
> +                        * flag because it can be updated asynchronously to
> +                        * state.
> +                        */
> +                       unsigned int    aux_paused;
>                 };
>                 struct { /* software */
>                         struct hrtimer  hrtimer;
> @@ -294,6 +300,7 @@ struct perf_event_pmu_context;
>  #define PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE                        0x0040
>  #define PERF_PMU_CAP_AUX_OUTPUT                        0x0080
>  #define PERF_PMU_CAP_EXTENDED_HW_TYPE          0x0100
> +#define PERF_PMU_CAP_AUX_PAUSE                 0x0200
> 
>  /**
>   * pmu::scope
> @@ -384,6 +391,8 @@ struct pmu {
>  #define PERF_EF_START  0x01            /* start the counter when adding    */
>  #define PERF_EF_RELOAD 0x02            /* reload the counter when starting */
>  #define PERF_EF_UPDATE 0x04            /* update the counter when stopping */
> +#define PERF_EF_PAUSE  0x08            /* AUX area event, pause tracing */
> +#define PERF_EF_RESUME 0x10            /* AUX area event, resume tracing */
> 
>         /*
>          * Adds/Removes a counter to/from the PMU, can be done inside a
> @@ -423,6 +432,18 @@ struct pmu {
>          *
>          * ->start() with PERF_EF_RELOAD will reprogram the counter
>          *  value, must be preceded by a ->stop() with PERF_EF_UPDATE.
> +        *
> +        * ->stop() with PERF_EF_PAUSE will stop as simply as possible. Will not
> +        * overlap another ->stop() with PERF_EF_PAUSE nor ->start() with
> +        * PERF_EF_RESUME.
> +        *
> +        * ->start() with PERF_EF_RESUME will start as simply as possible but
> +        * only if the counter is not otherwise stopped. Will not overlap
> +        * another ->start() with PERF_EF_RESUME nor ->stop() with
> +        * PERF_EF_PAUSE.
> +        *
> +        * Notably, PERF_EF_PAUSE/PERF_EF_RESUME *can* be concurrent with other
> +        * ->stop()/->start() invocations, just not itself.
>          */
>         void (*start)                   (struct perf_event *event, int flags);
>         void (*stop)                    (struct perf_event *event, int flags);
> @@ -1679,6 +1700,13 @@ static inline bool has_aux(struct perf_event *event)
>         return event->pmu->setup_aux;
>  }
> 
> +static inline bool has_aux_action(struct perf_event *event)
> +{
> +       return event->attr.aux_sample_size ||
> +              event->attr.aux_pause ||
> +              event->attr.aux_resume;
> +}
> +
>  static inline bool is_write_backward(struct perf_event *event)
>  {
>         return !!event->attr.write_backward;
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
> index 4842c36fdf80..0524d541d4e3 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
> @@ -511,7 +511,16 @@ struct perf_event_attr {
>         __u16   sample_max_stack;
>         __u16   __reserved_2;
>         __u32   aux_sample_size;
> -       __u32   __reserved_3;
> +
> +       union {
> +               __u32   aux_action;
> +               struct {
> +                       __u32   aux_start_paused :  1, /* start AUX area tracing paused */
> +                               aux_pause        :  1, /* on overflow, pause AUX area tracing */
> +                               aux_resume       :  1, /* on overflow, resume AUX area tracing */
> +                               __reserved_3     : 29;
> +               };
> +       };
> 
>         /*
>          * User provided data if sigtrap=1, passed back to user via
> diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
> index cdd09769e6c5..daeb65a0e467 100644
> --- a/kernel/events/core.c
> +++ b/kernel/events/core.c
> @@ -2146,7 +2146,7 @@ static void perf_put_aux_event(struct perf_event *event)
> 
>  static bool perf_need_aux_event(struct perf_event *event)
>  {
> -       return !!event->attr.aux_output || !!event->attr.aux_sample_size;
> +       return event->attr.aux_output || has_aux_action(event);
>  }
> 
>  static int perf_get_aux_event(struct perf_event *event,
> @@ -2171,6 +2171,10 @@ static int perf_get_aux_event(struct perf_event *event,
>             !perf_aux_output_match(event, group_leader))
>                 return 0;
> 
> +       if ((event->attr.aux_pause || event->attr.aux_resume) &&
> +           !(group_leader->pmu->capabilities & PERF_PMU_CAP_AUX_PAUSE))
> +               return 0;
> +
>         if (event->attr.aux_sample_size && !group_leader->pmu->snapshot_aux)
>                 return 0;
> 
> @@ -8016,6 +8020,49 @@ void perf_prepare_header(struct perf_event_header *header,
>         WARN_ON_ONCE(header->size & 7);
>  }
> 
> +static void __perf_event_aux_pause(struct perf_event *event, bool pause)
> +{
> +       if (pause) {
> +               if (!event->hw.aux_paused) {
> +                       event->hw.aux_paused = 1;
> +                       event->pmu->stop(event, PERF_EF_PAUSE);
> +               }
> +       } else {
> +               if (event->hw.aux_paused) {
> +                       event->hw.aux_paused = 0;
> +                       event->pmu->start(event, PERF_EF_RESUME);
> +               }
> +       }
> +}
> +
> +static void perf_event_aux_pause(struct perf_event *event, bool pause)
> +{
> +       struct perf_buffer *rb;
> +
> +       if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!event))
> +               return;
> +
> +       rb = ring_buffer_get(event);
> +       if (!rb)
> +               return;
> +
> +       scoped_guard (irqsave) {
> +               /*
> +                * Guard against self-recursion here. Another event could trip
> +                * this same from NMI context.
> +                */
> +               if (READ_ONCE(rb->aux_in_pause_resume))
> +                       break;
> +
> +               WRITE_ONCE(rb->aux_in_pause_resume, 1);
> +               barrier();
> +               __perf_event_aux_pause(event, pause);
> +               barrier();
> +               WRITE_ONCE(rb->aux_in_pause_resume, 0);
> +       }
> +       ring_buffer_put(rb);
> +}
> +
>  static __always_inline int
>  __perf_event_output(struct perf_event *event,
>                     struct perf_sample_data *data,
> @@ -9818,9 +9865,12 @@ static int __perf_event_overflow(struct perf_event *event,
> 
>         ret = __perf_event_account_interrupt(event, throttle);
> 
> +       if (event->attr.aux_pause)
> +               perf_event_aux_pause(event->aux_event, true);
> +
>         if (event->prog && event->prog->type == BPF_PROG_TYPE_PERF_EVENT &&
>             !bpf_overflow_handler(event, data, regs))
> -               return ret;
> +               goto out;
> 
>         /*
>          * XXX event_limit might not quite work as expected on inherited
> @@ -9882,6 +9932,9 @@ static int __perf_event_overflow(struct perf_event *event,
>                 event->pending_wakeup = 1;
>                 irq_work_queue(&event->pending_irq);
>         }
> +out:
> +       if (event->attr.aux_resume)
> +               perf_event_aux_pause(event->aux_event, false);
> 
>         return ret;
>  }
> @@ -12273,11 +12326,25 @@ perf_event_alloc(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int cpu,
>         }
> 
>         if (event->attr.aux_output &&
> -           !(pmu->capabilities & PERF_PMU_CAP_AUX_OUTPUT)) {
> +           (!(pmu->capabilities & PERF_PMU_CAP_AUX_OUTPUT) ||
> +            event->attr.aux_pause || event->attr.aux_resume)) {
>                 err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
>                 goto err_pmu;
>         }
> 
> +       if (event->attr.aux_pause && event->attr.aux_resume) {
> +               err = -EINVAL;
> +               goto err_pmu;
> +       }
> +
> +       if (event->attr.aux_start_paused) {
> +               if (!(pmu->capabilities & PERF_PMU_CAP_AUX_PAUSE)) {
> +                       err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
> +                       goto err_pmu;
> +               }
> +               event->hw.aux_paused = 1;
> +       }
> +
>         if (cgroup_fd != -1) {
>                 err = perf_cgroup_connect(cgroup_fd, event, attr, group_leader);
>                 if (err)
> @@ -13073,7 +13140,7 @@ perf_event_create_kernel_counter(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int cpu,
>          * Grouping is not supported for kernel events, neither is 'AUX',
>          * make sure the caller's intentions are adjusted.
>          */
> -       if (attr->aux_output)
> +       if (attr->aux_output || attr->aux_action)
>                 return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
> 
>         event = perf_event_alloc(attr, cpu, task, NULL, NULL,
> diff --git a/kernel/events/internal.h b/kernel/events/internal.h
> index e072d995d670..249288d82b8d 100644
> --- a/kernel/events/internal.h
> +++ b/kernel/events/internal.h
> @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ struct perf_buffer {
>         void                            (*free_aux)(void *);
>         refcount_t                      aux_refcount;
>         int                             aux_in_sampling;
> +       int                             aux_in_pause_resume;
>         void                            **aux_pages;
>         void                            *aux_priv;
> 
> --
> 2.43.0
> 
> 

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