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[V4,0/7] arm64/perf: Enable branch stack sampling

Message ID 20221017055713.451092-1-anshuman.khandual@arm.com (mailing list archive)
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Anshuman Khandual Oct. 17, 2022, 5:57 a.m. UTC 
This series enables perf branch stack sampling support on arm64 platform
via a new arch feature called Branch Record Buffer Extension (BRBE). All
relevant register definitions could be accessed here.

https://developer.arm.com/documentation/ddi0601/2021-12/AArch64-Registers

This series applies on v6.1-rc1.

Changes in V4:

- Changed ../tools/sysreg declarations as suggested
- Set PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK in data.sample_flags
- Dropped perfmon_capable() check in armpmu_event_init()
- s/pr_warn_once/pr_info in armpmu_event_init()
- Added brbe_format element into struct pmu_hw_events
- Changed v1p1 as brbe_v1p1 in struct pmu_hw_events
- Dropped pr_info() from arm64_pmu_brbe_probe(), solved LOCKDEP warning

Changes in V3:

https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220929075857.158358-1-anshuman.khandual@arm.com/

- Moved brbe_stack from the stack and now dynamically allocated
- Return PERF_BR_PRIV_UNKNOWN instead of -1 in brbe_fetch_perf_priv()
- Moved BRBIDR0, BRBCR, BRBFCR registers and fields into tools/sysreg
- Created dummy BRBINF_EL1 field definitions in tools/sysreg
- Dropped ARMPMU_EVT_PRIV framework which cached perfmon_capable()
- Both exception and exception return branche records are now captured
  only if the event has PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_KERNEL which would already
  been checked in generic perf via perf_allow_kernel()

Changes in V2:

https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220908051046.465307-1-anshuman.khandual@arm.com/

- Dropped branch sample filter helpers consolidation patch from this series 
- Added new hw_perf_event.flags element ARMPMU_EVT_PRIV to cache perfmon_capable()
- Use cached perfmon_capable() while configuring BRBE branch record filters

Changes in V1:

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-kernel/20220613100119.684673-1-anshuman.khandual@arm.com/

- Added CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS wrapper for all branch sample filter helpers
- Process new perf branch types via PERF_BR_EXTEND_ABI

Changes in RFC V2:

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-kernel/20220412115455.293119-1-anshuman.khandual@arm.com/

- Added branch_sample_priv() while consolidating other branch sample filter helpers
- Changed all SYS_BRBXXXN_EL1 register definition encodings per Marc
- Changed the BRBE driver as per proposed BRBE related perf ABI changes (V5)
- Added documentation for struct arm_pmu changes, updated commit message
- Updated commit message for BRBE detection infrastructure patch
- PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_KERNEL gets checked during arm event init (outside the driver)
- Branch privilege state capture mechanism has now moved inside the driver

Changes in RFC V1:

https://lore.kernel.org/all/1642998653-21377-1-git-send-email-anshuman.khandual@arm.com/

Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>
Cc: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
Cc: Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>
Cc: James Clark <james.clark@arm.com>
Cc: Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>
Cc: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>
Cc: Suzuki Poulose <suzuki.poulose@arm.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org>
Cc: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Cc: linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org

Anshuman Khandual (7):
  arm64/perf: Add BRBE registers and fields
  arm64/perf: Update struct arm_pmu for BRBE
  arm64/perf: Update struct pmu_hw_events for BRBE
  driver/perf/arm_pmu_platform: Add support for BRBE attributes detection
  arm64/perf: Drive BRBE from perf event states
  arm64/perf: Add BRBE driver
  arm64/perf: Enable branch stack sampling

 arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h | 103 ++++++++
 arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c  |  49 ++++
 arch/arm64/tools/sysreg         | 161 ++++++++++++
 drivers/perf/Kconfig            |  11 +
 drivers/perf/Makefile           |   1 +
 drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c          |  66 ++++-
 drivers/perf/arm_pmu_brbe.c     | 441 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 drivers/perf/arm_pmu_brbe.h     | 259 +++++++++++++++++++
 drivers/perf/arm_pmu_platform.c |  34 +++
 include/linux/perf/arm_pmu.h    |  68 +++++
 10 files changed, 1190 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 drivers/perf/arm_pmu_brbe.c
 create mode 100644 drivers/perf/arm_pmu_brbe.h

Comments

Anshuman Khandual Oct. 27, 2022, 2:51 a.m. UTC | #1 
On 10/17/22 11:27, Anshuman Khandual wrote:
> This series enables perf branch stack sampling support on arm64 platform
> via a new arch feature called Branch Record Buffer Extension (BRBE). All
> relevant register definitions could be accessed here.
> 
> https://developer.arm.com/documentation/ddi0601/2021-12/AArch64-Registers
> 
> This series applies on v6.1-rc1.
> 
> Changes in V4:
> 
> - Changed ../tools/sysreg declarations as suggested
> - Set PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK in data.sample_flags
> - Dropped perfmon_capable() check in armpmu_event_init()
> - s/pr_warn_once/pr_info in armpmu_event_init()
> - Added brbe_format element into struct pmu_hw_events
> - Changed v1p1 as brbe_v1p1 in struct pmu_hw_events
> - Dropped pr_info() from arm64_pmu_brbe_probe(), solved LOCKDEP warning

Folks,

Gentle ping, any updates on this series ?