linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RESEND] perf/util: make TYPE_STATE_MAX

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Message-ID: <aJ-ScOp3ZCG6PQmD@google.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2025 13:02:56 -0700
From: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
To: Suchit Karunakaran <suchitkarunakaran@...il.com>
Cc: peterz@...radead.org, mingo@...hat.com, acme@...nel.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND] perf/util: make TYPE_STATE_MAX_REGS
 architecture-dependent

Hello,

On Fri, Aug 15, 2025 at 11:57:42PM +0530, Suchit Karunakaran wrote:
> Replace the fixed definition of TYPE_STATE_MAX_REGS with architecture-
> specific values for better accuracy across multiple CPU architectures
> including PowerPC, ARM, x86, RISC-V, MIPS, and others. This change ensures
> the type state registers array size matches the actual register count of
> the target platform.

Thanks for the patch.  Unfortunately we support x86 and powerpc only but
this looks like good information for later work. :)

Thanks,
Namhyung

> 
> Signed-off-by: Suchit Karunakaran <suchitkarunakaran@...il.com>
> ---
>  tools/perf/util/annotate-data.h | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
>  1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate-data.h b/tools/perf/util/annotate-data.h
> index 541fee1a5f0a..0dfb12a8f1cc 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/annotate-data.h
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate-data.h
> @@ -189,11 +189,48 @@ struct type_state_stack {
>  	u8 kind;
>  };
>  
> -/* FIXME: This should be arch-dependent */
> -#ifdef __powerpc__
> -#define TYPE_STATE_MAX_REGS  32
> +#if defined(__powerpc__) || defined(__powerpc64__)
> +#define TYPE_STATE_MAX_REGS 32
> +#elif defined(__aarch64__)
> +#define TYPE_STATE_MAX_REGS 31
> +#elif defined(__arm__)
> +#define TYPE_STATE_MAX_REGS 16
> +#elif defined(__x86_64__)
> +#define TYPE_STATE_MAX_REGS 16
> +#elif defined(__i386__)
> +#define TYPE_STATE_MAX_REGS 8
> +#elif defined(__riscv)
> +#define TYPE_STATE_MAX_REGS 32
> +#elif defined(__mips__)
> +#define TYPE_STATE_MAX_REGS 32
> +#elif defined(__sparc__) || defined(__sparc64__)
> +#define TYPE_STATE_MAX_REGS 32
> +#elif defined(__alpha__)
> +#define TYPE_STATE_MAX_REGS 32
> +#elif defined(__s390__) || defined(__s390x__)
> +#define TYPE_STATE_MAX_REGS 16
> +#elif defined(__sh__)
> +#define TYPE_STATE_MAX_REGS 16
> +#elif defined(__nios2__)
> +#define TYPE_STATE_MAX_REGS 32
> +#elif defined(__hexagon__)
> +#define TYPE_STATE_MAX_REGS 32
> +#elif defined(__openrisc__)
> +#define TYPE_STATE_MAX_REGS 32
> +#elif defined(__csky__)
> +#define TYPE_STATE_MAX_REGS 32
> +#elif defined(__loongarch__)
> +#define TYPE_STATE_MAX_REGS 32
> +#elif defined(__arc__)
> +#define TYPE_STATE_MAX_REGS 32
> +#elif defined(__microblaze__)
> +#define TYPE_STATE_MAX_REGS 32
> +#elif defined(__xtensa__)
> +#define TYPE_STATE_MAX_REGS 16
> +#elif defined(__m68k__)
> +#define TYPE_STATE_MAX_REGS 16
>  #else
> -#define TYPE_STATE_MAX_REGS  16
> +#define TYPE_STATE_MAX_REGS 16
>  #endif
>  
>  /*
> -- 
> 2.50.1
>