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SubjectRE: [PATCH] perf tools: set no branch type for dummy event in PT
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> On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 10:31:53AM -0400, kan.liang@intel.com wrote:
> > From: Kan Liang <kan.liang@intel.com>
> >
> > An earlier kernel patch allowed enabling PT and LBR at the same time
> > on Goldmont.
> > commit ccbebba4c6bf ("perf/x86/intel/pt: Bypass PT vs. LBR exclusivity
> > if the core supports it") However, users still cannot use Intel PT and
> > LBRs simultaneously.
> > $ sudo perf record -e cycles,intel_pt//u -b -- sleep 1
> > Error:
> > PMU Hardware doesn't support sampling/overflow-interrupts.
> >
> > PT implicitly adds dummy event in perf tool. dummy event is software
> > event which doesn't support LBR.
> >
> > Always setting branch_type=no for dummy event in Intel PT.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Kan Liang <kan.liang@intel.com>
> > ---
> > tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
> > 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
> > b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
> > index f630de0..651ab9e 100644
> > --- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
> > +++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
> > @@ -544,6 +544,22 @@ static int intel_pt_validate_config(struct perf_pmu
> *intel_pt_pmu,
> > evsel->attr.config);
> > }
> >
> > +static int add_no_lbr_config_term(struct list_head *config_terms) {
> > + struct perf_evsel_config_term *lbr_term;
> > +
> > + lbr_term = zalloc(sizeof(*lbr_term));
> > + if (!lbr_term)
> > + return -ENOMEM;
> > +
> > + INIT_LIST_HEAD(&lbr_term->list);
> > + lbr_term->type = PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_BRANCH;
> > + lbr_term->val.branch = strdup("no");
> > + list_add_tail(&lbr_term->list, config_terms);
> > +
> > + return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> > static int intel_pt_recording_options(struct auxtrace_record *itr,
> > struct perf_evlist *evlist,
> > struct record_opts *opts)
> > @@ -701,6 +717,8 @@ static int intel_pt_recording_options(struct
> auxtrace_record *itr,
> > perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(switch_evsel,
> TIME);
> > perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(switch_evsel,
> CPU);
> >
> > + add_no_lbr_config_term(&switch_evsel-
> >config_terms);
> > +
>
> hum, why can't you change the sample bit directly? with:
>
> perf_evsel__reset_sample_bit(switch_evsel,
> BRANCH_STACK);

It will be overwrite in perf_evsel__config.

Thanks,
Kan

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