Messages in this thread | | | From | Mathieu Poirier <> | Date | Thu, 13 Aug 2020 10:17:49 -0600 | Subject | Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] Perf tool: Enable Arm arch timer counter and arm-spe's timestamp |
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On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 at 12:53, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org> wrote: > > Em Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 10:06:53AM -0600, Mathieu Poirier escreveu: > > Hi Arnaldo, > > > > On Fri, 7 Aug 2020 at 01:16, Leo Yan <leo.yan@linaro.org> wrote: > > > > > > This patch set is to enable Arm arch timer counter and Arm SPE is the > > > first customer to use arch timer counter for its timestamp. > > > > > > Patches 01 ~ 03 enables Arm arch timer counter in Perf tool; patch 01 is > > > to retrieve arch timer's parameters from mmaped page; patch 02 provides > > > APIs for the conversion between arch timer's counter and time; patch 03 > > > adds a test for patches 01 and 02. > > > > > > As the first customer to use Arm arch timer counter in perf tool, patch > > > 04 is to generate sample's timestamp for ARM SPE AUX trace data. > > > > > > This patch set has been rebased on perf/core branch with the latest > > > commit c4735d990268 ("perf evsel: Don't set > > > sample_regs_intr/sample_regs_user for dummy event"). > > > > The ARM SPE perf tools code is orphan and I don't have the cycles to > > pick it up. Leo has spent a lot of time in that code and as such I > > suggest that he starts maintaining it, probably following the same > > kind of arrangement you and I have for coresight. > > Thats ok with me, I think we should reflect that on the MAINTAINERS > file, right? >
I agree, it is time to sort out this part.
> We have this already: > > PERFORMANCE EVENTS SUBSYSTEM ARM64 PMU EVENTS > R: John Garry <john.garry@huawei.com> > R: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org> > L: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org (moderated for non-subscribers) > S: Supported > F: tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/arm64/ > > I think we should have entries for CoreSight and ARM SPE, one listing > you as the maintainer and the other listing Leo, right? >
Yes - I'll send you a patch for that once v5.9-rc1 comes out (unless you want it now).
> Leo, it would be good for you to try and find someone at your > organization or elsewhere that could help with this, this way I would > wait a bit, see if someone else Acks it, and collect those, processing > it from you after a while if nobody chimes in. >
Right, the same kind of arrangement you and I have for coresight. So far this has worked quite well and I don't see a need to proceed differently.
> Please continue providing 'perf test' regression tests, etc, to help > with maintaining this code being checked.
Those are quite useful.
> > - Arnaldo > > > Thanks, > > Mathieu > > > > > > > > After changes: > > > > > > # perf test 67 -v > > > 67: Convert perf time to arch timer counter > > > --- start --- > > > test child forked, pid 5463 > > > mmap size 528384B > > > 1st event perf time 2231755083020 arch timer cnt 113097053477 > > > test time 2231755087460 arch timer cnt 113097053699 > > > 2nd event perf time 2231755090680 arch timer cnt 113097053860 > > > test child finished with 0 > > > ---- end ---- > > > > > > Reports the SPE sample with timestamp: > > > > > > $ perf script -F,+time > > > dd 6799 [034] 25496.733475: 1 l1d-access: ffff87f37b88 _dl_start+0x288 (/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/ld-2.28.so) > > > dd 6799 [034] 25496.733475: 1 tlb-access: ffff87f37b88 _dl_start+0x288 (/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/ld-2.28.so) > > > dd 6799 [034] 25496.733479: 1 l1d-access: ffff87f37c74 _dl_start+0x374 (/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/ld-2.28.so) > > > dd 6799 [034] 25496.733479: 1 tlb-access: ffff87f37c74 _dl_start+0x374 (/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/ld-2.28.so) > > > dd 6799 [034] 25496.733485: 1 l1d-access: ffff87f49af4 __GI___tunables_init+0x3c (/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/ld-2.28.so) > > > dd 6799 [034] 25496.733485: 1 tlb-access: ffff87f49af4 __GI___tunables_init+0x3c (/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/ld-2.28.so) > > > > > > Changes from v1: > > > * Rebased on the latest perf/core branch; > > > * Added a testing for Arm timer counter conversion (Ian Rogers). > > > > > > > > > Leo Yan (4): > > > perf tools: Support Arm arch timer counter > > > perf arm_arch_timer: Convert between counter and timestamp > > > perf arm_arch_timer: Test conversion between counter and timestamp > > > perf arm-spe: Enable timestamp with arch timer counter > > > > > > tools/perf/arch/arm64/include/arch-tests.h | 6 + > > > tools/perf/arch/arm64/tests/Build | 1 + > > > tools/perf/arch/arm64/tests/arch-tests.c | 4 + > > > .../tests/perf-time-to-arch-timer-counter.c | 189 ++++++++++++++++++ > > > tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/Build | 1 + > > > tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/arch_timer.c | 50 +++++ > > > tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/arm-spe.c | 17 ++ > > > tools/perf/util/Build | 1 + > > > tools/perf/util/arm-spe.c | 16 +- > > > tools/perf/util/arm-spe.h | 5 + > > > tools/perf/util/arm_arch_timer.c | 28 +++ > > > tools/perf/util/arm_arch_timer.h | 23 +++ > > > 12 files changed, 339 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > > create mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/arm64/tests/perf-time-to-arch-timer-counter.c > > > create mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/arch_timer.c > > > create mode 100644 tools/perf/util/arm_arch_timer.c > > > create mode 100644 tools/perf/util/arm_arch_timer.h > > > > > > -- > > > 2.17.1 > > > > > -- > > - Arnaldo
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