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SubjectRe: [PATCH 4/5] perf, x86: Support full width counting
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On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 2:49 AM, Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org> wrote:
> From: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
>
> Recent Intel CPUs have a new alternative MSR range for perfctrs that allows
> writing the full counter width. Enable this range if the hardware reports it
> using a new capability bit. This lowers overhead of perf stat slightly because
> it has to do less interrupts to accumulate the counter value. On Haswell it
> also avoids some problems with TSX aborting when the end of the counter
> range is reached.
>
I would add that this patch mitigates overhead in counting from
on SNB/IVB as well as HSW.

> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
> ---
> arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/msr-index.h | 3 +++
> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.h | 1 +
> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c | 6 ++++++
> 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/msr-index.h b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/msr-index.h
> index 433a59f..af41a77 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/msr-index.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/msr-index.h
> @@ -163,6 +163,9 @@
> #define MSR_KNC_EVNTSEL0 0x00000028
> #define MSR_KNC_EVNTSEL1 0x00000029
>
> +/* Alternative perfctr range with full access. */
> +#define MSR_IA32_PMC0 0x000004c1
> +
> /* AMD64 MSRs. Not complete. See the architecture manual for a more
> complete list. */
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.h
> index 1567b0d..ce2a863 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.h
> @@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ union perf_capabilities {
> u64 pebs_arch_reg:1;
> u64 pebs_format:4;
> u64 smm_freeze:1;
> + u64 fw_write:1;
> };
> u64 capabilities;
> };
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
> index aa48048..d96010a 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
> @@ -2228,5 +2228,11 @@ __init int intel_pmu_init(void)
> }
> }
>
> + /* Support full width counters using alternative MSR range */
> + if (x86_pmu.intel_cap.fw_write) {
> + x86_pmu.max_period = x86_pmu.cntval_mask;

Something is not clear to me: What happens to the fixed counters with
full writes? Were they already full-width? The SDM does not explain what
happens to them with this extension. Could you clarify?

> + x86_pmu.perfctr = MSR_IA32_PMC0;

I would add here:
pr_cont("full-width counters, ");

> + }
> +
> return 0;
> }
> --
> 1.7.7.6
>


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