[v2 05/10] drivers/perf: riscv: Implement SBI PMU snapshot function

Anup Patel anup at brainfault.org
Fri Dec 29 23:58:53 PST 2023


On Sat, Dec 30, 2023 at 3:20 AM Atish Patra <atishp at rivosinc.com> wrote:
>
> SBI v2.0 SBI introduced PMU snapshot feature which adds the following
> features.
>
> 1. Read counter values directly from the shared memory instead of
> csr read.
> 2. Start multiple counters with initial values with one SBI call.
>
> These functionalities optimizes the number of traps to the higher
> privilege mode. If the kernel is in VS mode while the hypervisor
> deploy trap & emulate method, this would minimize all the hpmcounter
> CSR read traps. If the kernel is running in S-mode, the benefits
> reduced to CSR latency vs DRAM/cache latency as there is no trap
> involved while accessing the hpmcounter CSRs.
>
> In both modes, it does saves the number of ecalls while starting
> multiple counter together with an initial values. This is a likely
> scenario if multiple counters overflow at the same time.
>
> Acked-by: Palmer Dabbelt <palmer at rivosinc.com>
> Signed-off-by: Atish Patra <atishp at rivosinc.com>

LGTM.

Reviewed-by: Anup Patel <anup at brainfault.org>

Regards,
Anup

> ---
>  drivers/perf/riscv_pmu.c       |   1 +
>  drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c   | 208 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>  include/linux/perf/riscv_pmu.h |   6 +
>  3 files changed, 203 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu.c
> index 0dda70e1ef90..5b57acb770d3 100644
> --- a/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu.c
> +++ b/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu.c
> @@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ struct riscv_pmu *riscv_pmu_alloc(void)
>                 cpuc->n_events = 0;
>                 for (i = 0; i < RISCV_MAX_COUNTERS; i++)
>                         cpuc->events[i] = NULL;
> +               cpuc->snapshot_addr = NULL;
>         }
>         pmu->pmu = (struct pmu) {
>                 .event_init     = riscv_pmu_event_init,
> diff --git a/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c b/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c
> index 646604f8c0a5..1aeb8c59e78f 100644
> --- a/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c
> +++ b/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c
> @@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(event, "config:0-47");
>  PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(firmware, "config:63");
>
>  static bool sbi_v2_available;
> +static DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(sbi_pmu_snapshot_available);
> +#define sbi_pmu_snapshot_available() \
> +       static_branch_unlikely(&sbi_pmu_snapshot_available)
>
>  static struct attribute *riscv_arch_formats_attr[] = {
>         &format_attr_event.attr,
> @@ -485,14 +488,100 @@ static int pmu_sbi_event_map(struct perf_event *event, u64 *econfig)
>         return ret;
>  }
>
> +static void pmu_sbi_snapshot_free(struct riscv_pmu *pmu)
> +{
> +       int cpu;
> +
> +       for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
> +               struct cpu_hw_events *cpu_hw_evt = per_cpu_ptr(pmu->hw_events, cpu);
> +
> +               if (!cpu_hw_evt->snapshot_addr)
> +                       continue;
> +
> +               free_page((unsigned long)cpu_hw_evt->snapshot_addr);
> +               cpu_hw_evt->snapshot_addr = NULL;
> +               cpu_hw_evt->snapshot_addr_phys = 0;
> +       }
> +}
> +
> +static int pmu_sbi_snapshot_alloc(struct riscv_pmu *pmu)
> +{
> +       int cpu;
> +       struct page *snapshot_page;
> +
> +       for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
> +               struct cpu_hw_events *cpu_hw_evt = per_cpu_ptr(pmu->hw_events, cpu);
> +
> +               if (cpu_hw_evt->snapshot_addr)
> +                       continue;
> +
> +               snapshot_page = alloc_page(GFP_ATOMIC | __GFP_ZERO);
> +               if (!snapshot_page) {
> +                       pmu_sbi_snapshot_free(pmu);
> +                       return -ENOMEM;
> +               }
> +               cpu_hw_evt->snapshot_addr = page_to_virt(snapshot_page);
> +               cpu_hw_evt->snapshot_addr_phys = page_to_phys(snapshot_page);
> +       }
> +
> +       return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static void pmu_sbi_snapshot_disable(void)
> +{
> +       sbi_ecall(SBI_EXT_PMU, SBI_EXT_PMU_SNAPSHOT_SET_SHMEM, -1,
> +                 -1, 0, 0, 0, 0);
> +}
> +
> +static int pmu_sbi_snapshot_setup(struct riscv_pmu *pmu, int cpu)
> +{
> +       struct cpu_hw_events *cpu_hw_evt;
> +       struct sbiret ret = {0};
> +
> +       cpu_hw_evt = per_cpu_ptr(pmu->hw_events, cpu);
> +       if (!cpu_hw_evt->snapshot_addr_phys)
> +               return -EINVAL;
> +
> +       if (cpu_hw_evt->snapshot_set_done)
> +               return 0;
> +
> +       if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_32BIT))
> +               ret = sbi_ecall(SBI_EXT_PMU, SBI_EXT_PMU_SNAPSHOT_SET_SHMEM,
> +                               cpu_hw_evt->snapshot_addr_phys,
> +                               (u64)(cpu_hw_evt->snapshot_addr_phys) >> 32, 0, 0, 0, 0);
> +       else
> +               ret = sbi_ecall(SBI_EXT_PMU, SBI_EXT_PMU_SNAPSHOT_SET_SHMEM,
> +                               cpu_hw_evt->snapshot_addr_phys, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
> +
> +       /* Free up the snapshot area memory and fall back to SBI PMU calls without snapshot */
> +       if (ret.error) {
> +               if (ret.error != SBI_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED)
> +                       pr_warn("pmu snapshot setup failed with error %ld\n", ret.error);
> +               return sbi_err_map_linux_errno(ret.error);
> +       }
> +
> +       cpu_hw_evt->snapshot_set_done = true;
> +
> +       return 0;
> +}
> +
>  static u64 pmu_sbi_ctr_read(struct perf_event *event)
>  {
>         struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
>         int idx = hwc->idx;
>         struct sbiret ret;
>         u64 val = 0;
> +       struct riscv_pmu *pmu = to_riscv_pmu(event->pmu);
> +       struct cpu_hw_events *cpu_hw_evt = this_cpu_ptr(pmu->hw_events);
> +       struct riscv_pmu_snapshot_data *sdata = cpu_hw_evt->snapshot_addr;
>         union sbi_pmu_ctr_info info = pmu_ctr_list[idx];
>
> +       /* Read the value from the shared memory directly */
> +       if (sbi_pmu_snapshot_available()) {
> +               val = sdata->ctr_values[idx];
> +               return val;
> +       }
> +
>         if (pmu_sbi_is_fw_event(event)) {
>                 ret = sbi_ecall(SBI_EXT_PMU, SBI_EXT_PMU_COUNTER_FW_READ,
>                                 hwc->idx, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
> @@ -539,6 +628,7 @@ static void pmu_sbi_ctr_start(struct perf_event *event, u64 ival)
>         struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
>         unsigned long flag = SBI_PMU_START_FLAG_SET_INIT_VALUE;
>
> +       /* There is no benefit setting SNAPSHOT FLAG for a single counter */
>  #if defined(CONFIG_32BIT)
>         ret = sbi_ecall(SBI_EXT_PMU, SBI_EXT_PMU_COUNTER_START, hwc->idx,
>                         1, flag, ival, ival >> 32, 0);
> @@ -559,16 +649,36 @@ static void pmu_sbi_ctr_stop(struct perf_event *event, unsigned long flag)
>  {
>         struct sbiret ret;
>         struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
> +       struct riscv_pmu *pmu = to_riscv_pmu(event->pmu);
> +       struct cpu_hw_events *cpu_hw_evt = this_cpu_ptr(pmu->hw_events);
> +       struct riscv_pmu_snapshot_data *sdata = cpu_hw_evt->snapshot_addr;
>
>         if ((hwc->flags & PERF_EVENT_FLAG_USER_ACCESS) &&
>             (hwc->flags & PERF_EVENT_FLAG_USER_READ_CNT))
>                 pmu_sbi_reset_scounteren((void *)event);
>
> +       if (sbi_pmu_snapshot_available())
> +               flag |= SBI_PMU_STOP_FLAG_TAKE_SNAPSHOT;
> +
>         ret = sbi_ecall(SBI_EXT_PMU, SBI_EXT_PMU_COUNTER_STOP, hwc->idx, 1, flag, 0, 0, 0);
> -       if (ret.error && (ret.error != SBI_ERR_ALREADY_STOPPED) &&
> -               flag != SBI_PMU_STOP_FLAG_RESET)
> +       if (!ret.error && sbi_pmu_snapshot_available()) {
> +               /*
> +                * The counter snapshot is based on the index base specified by hwc->idx.
> +                * The actual counter value is updated in shared memory at index 0 when counter
> +                * mask is 0x01. To ensure accurate counter values, it's necessary to transfer
> +                * the counter value to shared memory. However, if hwc->idx is zero, the counter
> +                * value is already correctly updated in shared memory, requiring no further
> +                * adjustment.
> +                */
> +               if (hwc->idx > 0) {
> +                       sdata->ctr_values[hwc->idx] = sdata->ctr_values[0];
> +                       sdata->ctr_values[0] = 0;
> +               }
> +       } else if (ret.error && (ret.error != SBI_ERR_ALREADY_STOPPED) &&
> +               flag != SBI_PMU_STOP_FLAG_RESET) {
>                 pr_err("Stopping counter idx %d failed with error %d\n",
>                         hwc->idx, sbi_err_map_linux_errno(ret.error));
> +       }
>  }
>
>  static int pmu_sbi_find_num_ctrs(void)
> @@ -626,10 +736,14 @@ static inline void pmu_sbi_stop_all(struct riscv_pmu *pmu)
>  static inline void pmu_sbi_stop_hw_ctrs(struct riscv_pmu *pmu)
>  {
>         struct cpu_hw_events *cpu_hw_evt = this_cpu_ptr(pmu->hw_events);
> +       unsigned long flag = 0;
> +
> +       if (sbi_pmu_snapshot_available())
> +               flag = SBI_PMU_STOP_FLAG_TAKE_SNAPSHOT;
>
>         /* No need to check the error here as we can't do anything about the error */
>         sbi_ecall(SBI_EXT_PMU, SBI_EXT_PMU_COUNTER_STOP, 0,
> -                 cpu_hw_evt->used_hw_ctrs[0], 0, 0, 0, 0);
> +                 cpu_hw_evt->used_hw_ctrs[0], flag, 0, 0, 0);
>  }
>
>  /*
> @@ -638,11 +752,10 @@ static inline void pmu_sbi_stop_hw_ctrs(struct riscv_pmu *pmu)
>   * while the overflowed counters need to be started with updated initialization
>   * value.
>   */
> -static inline void pmu_sbi_start_overflow_mask(struct riscv_pmu *pmu,
> -                                              unsigned long ctr_ovf_mask)
> +static noinline void pmu_sbi_start_ovf_ctrs_sbi(struct cpu_hw_events *cpu_hw_evt,
> +                                               unsigned long ctr_ovf_mask)
>  {
>         int idx = 0;
> -       struct cpu_hw_events *cpu_hw_evt = this_cpu_ptr(pmu->hw_events);
>         struct perf_event *event;
>         unsigned long flag = SBI_PMU_START_FLAG_SET_INIT_VALUE;
>         unsigned long ctr_start_mask = 0;
> @@ -677,6 +790,48 @@ static inline void pmu_sbi_start_overflow_mask(struct riscv_pmu *pmu,
>         }
>  }
>
> +static noinline void pmu_sbi_start_ovf_ctrs_snapshot(struct cpu_hw_events *cpu_hw_evt,
> +                                                    unsigned long ctr_ovf_mask)
> +{
> +       int idx = 0;
> +       struct perf_event *event;
> +       unsigned long flag = SBI_PMU_START_FLAG_INIT_FROM_SNAPSHOT;
> +       u64 max_period, init_val = 0;
> +       struct hw_perf_event *hwc;
> +       unsigned long ctr_start_mask = 0;
> +       struct riscv_pmu_snapshot_data *sdata = cpu_hw_evt->snapshot_addr;
> +
> +       for_each_set_bit(idx, cpu_hw_evt->used_hw_ctrs, RISCV_MAX_COUNTERS) {
> +               if (ctr_ovf_mask & (1 << idx)) {
> +                       event = cpu_hw_evt->events[idx];
> +                       hwc = &event->hw;
> +                       max_period = riscv_pmu_ctr_get_width_mask(event);
> +                       init_val = local64_read(&hwc->prev_count) & max_period;
> +                       sdata->ctr_values[idx] = init_val;
> +               }
> +               /* We donot need to update the non-overflow counters the previous
> +                * value should have been there already.
> +                */
> +       }
> +
> +       ctr_start_mask = cpu_hw_evt->used_hw_ctrs[0];
> +
> +       /* Start all the counters in a single shot */
> +       sbi_ecall(SBI_EXT_PMU, SBI_EXT_PMU_COUNTER_START, 0, ctr_start_mask,
> +                 flag, 0, 0, 0);
> +}
> +
> +static void pmu_sbi_start_overflow_mask(struct riscv_pmu *pmu,
> +                                       unsigned long ctr_ovf_mask)
> +{
> +       struct cpu_hw_events *cpu_hw_evt = this_cpu_ptr(pmu->hw_events);
> +
> +       if (sbi_pmu_snapshot_available())
> +               pmu_sbi_start_ovf_ctrs_snapshot(cpu_hw_evt, ctr_ovf_mask);
> +       else
> +               pmu_sbi_start_ovf_ctrs_sbi(cpu_hw_evt, ctr_ovf_mask);
> +}
> +
>  static irqreturn_t pmu_sbi_ovf_handler(int irq, void *dev)
>  {
>         struct perf_sample_data data;
> @@ -690,6 +845,7 @@ static irqreturn_t pmu_sbi_ovf_handler(int irq, void *dev)
>         unsigned long overflowed_ctrs = 0;
>         struct cpu_hw_events *cpu_hw_evt = dev;
>         u64 start_clock = sched_clock();
> +       struct riscv_pmu_snapshot_data *sdata = cpu_hw_evt->snapshot_addr;
>
>         if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!cpu_hw_evt))
>                 return IRQ_NONE;
> @@ -711,8 +867,10 @@ static irqreturn_t pmu_sbi_ovf_handler(int irq, void *dev)
>         pmu_sbi_stop_hw_ctrs(pmu);
>
>         /* Overflow status register should only be read after counter are stopped */
> -       ALT_SBI_PMU_OVERFLOW(overflow);
> -
> +       if (sbi_pmu_snapshot_available())
> +               overflow = sdata->ctr_overflow_mask;
> +       else
> +               ALT_SBI_PMU_OVERFLOW(overflow);
>         /*
>          * Overflow interrupt pending bit should only be cleared after stopping
>          * all the counters to avoid any race condition.
> @@ -794,6 +952,9 @@ static int pmu_sbi_starting_cpu(unsigned int cpu, struct hlist_node *node)
>                 enable_percpu_irq(riscv_pmu_irq, IRQ_TYPE_NONE);
>         }
>
> +       if (sbi_pmu_snapshot_available())
> +               return pmu_sbi_snapshot_setup(pmu, cpu);
> +
>         return 0;
>  }
>
> @@ -807,6 +968,9 @@ static int pmu_sbi_dying_cpu(unsigned int cpu, struct hlist_node *node)
>         /* Disable all counters access for user mode now */
>         csr_write(CSR_SCOUNTEREN, 0x0);
>
> +       if (sbi_pmu_snapshot_available())
> +               pmu_sbi_snapshot_disable();
> +
>         return 0;
>  }
>
> @@ -1076,10 +1240,6 @@ static int pmu_sbi_device_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>         pmu->event_unmapped = pmu_sbi_event_unmapped;
>         pmu->csr_index = pmu_sbi_csr_index;
>
> -       ret = cpuhp_state_add_instance(CPUHP_AP_PERF_RISCV_STARTING, &pmu->node);
> -       if (ret)
> -               return ret;
> -
>         ret = riscv_pm_pmu_register(pmu);
>         if (ret)
>                 goto out_unregister;
> @@ -1088,8 +1248,32 @@ static int pmu_sbi_device_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>         if (ret)
>                 goto out_unregister;
>
> +       /* SBI PMU Snapsphot is only available in SBI v2.0 */
> +       if (sbi_v2_available) {
> +               ret = pmu_sbi_snapshot_alloc(pmu);
> +               if (ret)
> +                       goto out_unregister;
> +
> +               ret = pmu_sbi_snapshot_setup(pmu, smp_processor_id());
> +               if (!ret) {
> +                       pr_info("SBI PMU snapshot detected\n");
> +                       /*
> +                        * We enable it once here for the boot cpu. If snapshot shmem setup
> +                        * fails during cpu hotplug process, it will fail to start the cpu
> +                        * as we can not handle hetergenous PMUs with different snapshot
> +                        * capability.
> +                        */
> +                       static_branch_enable(&sbi_pmu_snapshot_available);
> +               }
> +               /* Snapshot is an optional feature. Continue if not available */
> +       }
> +
>         register_sysctl("kernel", sbi_pmu_sysctl_table);
>
> +       ret = cpuhp_state_add_instance(CPUHP_AP_PERF_RISCV_STARTING, &pmu->node);
> +       if (ret)
> +               return ret;
> +
>         return 0;
>
>  out_unregister:
> diff --git a/include/linux/perf/riscv_pmu.h b/include/linux/perf/riscv_pmu.h
> index 43282e22ebe1..c3fa90970042 100644
> --- a/include/linux/perf/riscv_pmu.h
> +++ b/include/linux/perf/riscv_pmu.h
> @@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ struct cpu_hw_events {
>         DECLARE_BITMAP(used_hw_ctrs, RISCV_MAX_COUNTERS);
>         /* currently enabled firmware counters */
>         DECLARE_BITMAP(used_fw_ctrs, RISCV_MAX_COUNTERS);
> +       /* The virtual address of the shared memory where counter snapshot will be taken */
> +       void *snapshot_addr;
> +       /* The physical address of the shared memory where counter snapshot will be taken */
> +       phys_addr_t snapshot_addr_phys;
> +       /* Boolean flag to indicate setup is already done */
> +       bool snapshot_set_done;
>  };
>
>  struct riscv_pmu {
> --
> 2.34.1
>



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