[PATCH 0/8] arm64/perf: Enable branch stack sampling

[Anshuman Khandual]

This series enables perf branch stack sampling support on arm64 platform
via a new arch feature called Branch Record Buffer Extension (BRBE). All
relevant register definitions could be accessed here.

https://developer.arm.com/documentation/ddi0601/2021-12/AArch64-Registers

This series applies on v5.19-rc2 after the BRBE related perf ABI changes series
(V6) that was posted earlier.

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-kernel/20220610035101.424112-1-anshuman.khandual@arm.com/

Following issues remain inconclusive

- Jame's concerns regarding permission inadequacy related to perfmon_capable()
- Jame's concerns regarding using perf_event_paranoid along with perfmon_capable()
- Rob's concerns regarding the series structure, arm_pmu callbacks based framework

Changes in V1:

- Added CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS wrapper for all branch sample filter helpers
- Process new perf branch types via PERF_BR_EXTEND_ABI

Changes in RFC V2:

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-kernel/20220412115455.293119-1-anshuman.khandual@arm.com/

- Added branch_sample_priv() while consolidating other branch sample filter helpers
- Changed all SYS_BRBXXXN_EL1 register definition encodings per Marc
- Changed the BRBE driver as per proposed BRBE related perf ABI changes (V5)
- Added documentation for struct arm_pmu changes, updated commit message
- Updated commit message for BRBE detection infrastructure patch
- PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_KERNEL gets checked during arm event init (outside the driver)
- Branch privilege state capture mechanism has now moved inside the driver

Changes in RFC V1:

https://lore.kernel.org/all/1642998653-21377-1-git-send-email-anshuman.khandual@arm.com/

Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas at arm.com>
Cc: Will Deacon <will at kernel.org>
Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland at arm.com>
Cc: James Clark <james.clark at arm.com>
Cc: Rob Herring <robh at kernel.org>
Cc: Marc Zyngier <maz at kernel.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz at infradead.org>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo at redhat.com>
Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme at kernel.org>
Cc: linux-arm-kernel at lists.infradead.org
Cc: linux-perf-users at vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel at vger.kernel.org

Anshuman Khandual (8):
  perf: Consolidate branch sample filter helpers
  arm64/perf: Add register definitions for BRBE
  arm64/perf: Update struct arm_pmu for BRBE
  arm64/perf: Update struct pmu_hw_events for BRBE
  driver/perf/arm_pmu_platform: Add support for BRBE attributes detection
  arm64/perf: Drive BRBE from perf event states
  arm64/perf: Add BRBE driver
  arm64/perf: Enable branch stack sampling

 arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h | 222 ++++++++++++++++
 arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c  |  48 ++++
 drivers/perf/Kconfig            |  11 +
 drivers/perf/Makefile           |   1 +
 drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c          |  72 +++++-
 drivers/perf/arm_pmu_brbe.c     | 442 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 drivers/perf/arm_pmu_brbe.h     | 259 +++++++++++++++++++
 drivers/perf/arm_pmu_platform.c |  34 +++
 include/linux/perf/arm_pmu.h    |  63 +++++
 include/linux/perf_event.h      |  26 ++
 kernel/events/core.c            |   9 +-
 11 files changed, 1177 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 drivers/perf/arm_pmu_brbe.c
 create mode 100644 drivers/perf/arm_pmu_brbe.h

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