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SubjectRe: [PATCH] perf/x86/intel/lbr: Optimize context switches for LBR
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On 9/14/2018 5:22 AM, Alexey Budankov wrote:
>
> Hi Andi,
>
> On 14.09.2018 11:54, Andi Kleen wrote:
>>>> In principle the LBRs need to be flushed between threads. So does
>>>> current code.
>>>
>>> IMHO, ideally, LBRs stack would be preserved and restored when
>>> switching between execution stacks. That would allow implementing
>>> per-thread statistical call graph view in Perf tools, fully based
>>> on HW capabilities. It could be advantageous for some cases, in
>>> comparison with traditional dwarf based call graph.
>>
>> This is already supported when you use LBR call stack mode
>> (perf record --call-graph lbr)
>
> Which kernel versions does it make sense to try?
>

The optimization for LBR call stack has been merged into 4.19.
commit id: 8b077e4a69bef5c4121426e99497975860191e53
perf/x86/intel/lbr: Optimize context switches for the LBR call stack

Thanks,
Kan

> Thanks,
> Alexey
>
>>
>> This change is only optimizing the case when call stack mode is not used.
>>
>> Of course in call stack mode the context switch overhead is even higher,
>> because it not only writes, but also reads.
>>
>> -Andi
>>

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