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Message-ID: <CAP-5=fUBSOHcK5rjJgyJed3PkgLb_dMys_qDNu=Cy_18faLX_Q@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:39:15 -0800
From: Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>
To: James Clark <james.clark@...aro.org>
Cc: 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>, Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@....com>, 
	Mike Leach <mike.leach@...aro.org>, John Garry <john.g.garry@...cle.com>, 
	Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>, Leo Yan <leo.yan@...ux.dev>, linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, coresight@...ts.linaro.org, 
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 03/12] perf parse-events: Track all user changed config bits

On Fri, Dec 12, 2025 at 7:32 AM James Clark <james.clark@...aro.org> wrote:
>
> Currently we only track which bits were set by the user in attr->config.
> But all configN fields should be treated equally as they can all have
> default and user overridden values.
>
> Track them all by making get_config_chgs() generic and calling it once
> for each config value.
>
> Signed-off-by: James Clark <james.clark@...aro.org>
> ---
>  tools/perf/util/evsel.c        |  6 ++-
>  tools/perf/util/evsel_config.h |  6 ++-
>  tools/perf/util/parse-events.c | 98 +++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
>  tools/perf/util/pmu.c          |  2 +-
>  4 files changed, 65 insertions(+), 47 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
> index 9cd706f6279313c2cc53eba1adbd45f352090f75..dcadf022405d398bf394b3da7f0db5c81a3ec268 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
> @@ -1242,7 +1242,11 @@ static void evsel__apply_config_terms(struct evsel *evsel,
>                 case EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_AUX_SAMPLE_SIZE:
>                         /* Already applied by auxtrace */
>                         break;
> -               case EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_CFG_CHG:
> +               case EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_USR_CHG_CONFIG:
> +               case EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_USR_CHG_CONFIG1:
> +               case EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_USR_CHG_CONFIG2:
> +               case EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_USR_CHG_CONFIG3:
> +               case EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_USR_CHG_CONFIG4:
>                         break;
>                 case EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_RATIO_TO_PREV:
>                         rtp_buf = term->val.str;
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel_config.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel_config.h
> index 685fd8d5c4a88fb8ae601ded60c1fc36dde73403..7b565d76c0bc4277effbbf950110986b423f571c 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/evsel_config.h
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel_config.h
> @@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ enum evsel_term_type {
>         EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_AUX_OUTPUT,
>         EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_AUX_ACTION,
>         EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_AUX_SAMPLE_SIZE,
> -       EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_CFG_CHG,
> +       EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_USR_CHG_CONFIG,
> +       EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_USR_CHG_CONFIG1,
> +       EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_USR_CHG_CONFIG2,
> +       EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_USR_CHG_CONFIG3,
> +       EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_USR_CHG_CONFIG4,
>         EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_RATIO_TO_PREV,
>  };
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
> index 46422286380f33a48087e7079a45bb21beb2d573..7ef63b808d0542999fd1303b9f94cae68e38030f 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
> @@ -1253,66 +1253,32 @@ static int get_config_terms(const struct parse_events_terms *head_config,
>         return 0;
>  }
>
> -/*
> - * Add EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_CFG_CHG where cfg_chg will have a bit set for
> - * each bit of attr->config that the user has changed.
> - */
> -static int get_config_chgs(struct perf_pmu *pmu, struct parse_events_terms *head_config,
> -                          struct list_head *head_terms)
> +static int add_cfg_chg(struct perf_pmu *pmu,
> +                      struct parse_events_terms *head_config,

nit: the head_config could be made const here.

> +                      struct list_head *head_terms,
> +                      int format_type,
> +                      enum parse_events__term_type term_type,
> +                      enum evsel_term_type new_term_type)
>  {
>         struct parse_events_term *term;
>         u64 bits = 0;
>         int type;
>
>         list_for_each_entry(term, &head_config->terms, list) {
> -               switch (term->type_term) {
> -               case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_USER:
> +               if (term->type_term == PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_USER) {
>                         type = perf_pmu__format_type(pmu, term->config);
> -                       if (type != PERF_PMU_FORMAT_VALUE_CONFIG)
> +                       if (type != format_type)
>                                 continue;
>                         bits |= perf_pmu__format_bits(pmu, term->config);
> -                       break;
> -               case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CONFIG:
> +               } else if (term->type_term == term_type) {
>                         bits = ~(u64)0;
> -                       break;
> -               case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CONFIG1:
> -               case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CONFIG2:
> -               case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CONFIG3:
> -               case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CONFIG4:
> -               case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_LEGACY_HARDWARE_CONFIG:
> -               case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_LEGACY_CACHE_CONFIG:
> -               case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NAME:
> -               case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_SAMPLE_PERIOD:
> -               case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_SAMPLE_FREQ:
> -               case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_BRANCH_SAMPLE_TYPE:
> -               case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_TIME:
> -               case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CALLGRAPH:
> -               case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_STACKSIZE:
> -               case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NOINHERIT:
> -               case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_INHERIT:
> -               case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_MAX_STACK:
> -               case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_MAX_EVENTS:
> -               case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NOOVERWRITE:
> -               case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_OVERWRITE:
> -               case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_DRV_CFG:
> -               case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_PERCORE:
> -               case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_AUX_OUTPUT:
> -               case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_AUX_ACTION:
> -               case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_AUX_SAMPLE_SIZE:
> -               case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_METRIC_ID:
> -               case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_RAW:
> -               case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CPU:
> -               case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_RATIO_TO_PREV:
> -               default:
> -                       break;
>                 }
>         }
>
>         if (bits) {
>                 struct evsel_config_term *new_term;
>
> -               new_term = add_config_term(EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_CFG_CHG,
> -                                          head_terms, false);
> +               new_term = add_config_term(new_term_type, head_terms, false);
>                 if (!new_term)
>                         return -ENOMEM;
>                 new_term->val.cfg_chg = bits;
> @@ -1321,6 +1287,50 @@ static int get_config_chgs(struct perf_pmu *pmu, struct parse_events_terms *head
>         return 0;
>  }
>
> +/*
> + * Add EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_USR_CFG_CONFIGn where cfg_chg will have a bit set for
> + * each bit of attr->configN that the user has changed.
> + */
> +static int get_config_chgs(struct perf_pmu *pmu,
> +                          struct parse_events_terms *head_config,
> +                          struct list_head *head_terms)
> +{
> +       int ret;
> +
> +       ret = add_cfg_chg(pmu, head_config, head_terms,
> +                         PERF_PMU_FORMAT_VALUE_CONFIG,
> +                         PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CONFIG,
> +                         EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_USR_CHG_CONFIG);
> +       if (ret)
> +               return ret;
> +
> +       ret = add_cfg_chg(pmu, head_config, head_terms,
> +                         PERF_PMU_FORMAT_VALUE_CONFIG1,
> +                         PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CONFIG1,
> +                         EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_USR_CHG_CONFIG1);
> +       if (ret)
> +               return ret;
> +
> +       ret = add_cfg_chg(pmu, head_config, head_terms,
> +                         PERF_PMU_FORMAT_VALUE_CONFIG2,
> +                         PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CONFIG2,
> +                         EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_USR_CHG_CONFIG2);
> +       if (ret)
> +               return ret;
> +
> +       ret = add_cfg_chg(pmu, head_config, head_terms,
> +                         PERF_PMU_FORMAT_VALUE_CONFIG3,
> +                         PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CONFIG3,
> +                         EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_USR_CHG_CONFIG3);
> +       if (ret)
> +               return ret;
> +
> +       return add_cfg_chg(pmu, head_config, head_terms,
> +                          PERF_PMU_FORMAT_VALUE_CONFIG4,
> +                          PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CONFIG4,
> +                          EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_USR_CHG_CONFIG4);
> +}
> +
>  int parse_events_add_tracepoint(struct parse_events_state *parse_state,
>                                 struct list_head *list,
>                                 const char *sys, const char *event,
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
> index 2c26c8d76bed920c7b5b43beb867e4d1bcaa2970..e02f74d4020c151082ecc434c29c0ec4c2c9b2c8 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
> @@ -1387,7 +1387,7 @@ void evsel__set_config_if_unset(struct perf_pmu *pmu, struct evsel *evsel,
>                                 const char *config_name, u64 val)
>  {
>         u64 user_bits = 0, bits;
> -       struct evsel_config_term *term = evsel__get_config_term(evsel, CFG_CHG);
> +       struct evsel_config_term *term = evsel__get_config_term(evsel, USR_CHG_CONFIG);
>
>         if (term)
>                 user_bits = term->val.cfg_chg;
>
> --
> 2.34.1
>

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