[PATCH 2/3] perf: arm_spe: Factor HW discard mode out of arm_spe_perf_aux_output_begin()
James Clark
james.clark at linaro.org
Wed Aug 5 08:01:52 PDT 2026
Discard mode doesn't call perf_aux_output_begin() or emit aux records,
and enabling it never fails. We'll add a second discard mode in the
next commit so it will be cleaner if there is a separate begin function
just for discard mode.
No functional changes intended.
Signed-off-by: James Clark <james.clark at linaro.org>
---
drivers/perf/arm_spe_pmu.c | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/perf/arm_spe_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/arm_spe_pmu.c
index 10d28ad81256..562a1d3be39f 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/arm_spe_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/arm_spe_pmu.c
@@ -363,6 +363,11 @@ static const struct attribute_group *arm_spe_pmu_attr_groups[] = {
NULL,
};
+static bool arm_spe_discard_mode(struct perf_event *event)
+{
+ return ATTR_CFG_GET_FLD(&event->attr, discard);
+}
+
/* Convert between user ABI and register values */
static u64 arm_spe_event_to_pmscr(struct perf_event *event)
{
@@ -609,18 +614,23 @@ static u64 arm_spe_pmu_next_off(struct perf_output_handle *handle)
return limit;
}
+static void arm_spe_pmu_begin_discard(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
+ struct perf_event *event)
+{
+ u64 limit;
+
+ limit = FIELD_PREP(PMBLIMITR_EL1_FM, PMBLIMITR_EL1_FM_DISCARD);
+ limit |= PMBLIMITR_EL1_E;
+
+ write_sysreg_s(limit, SYS_PMBLIMITR_EL1);
+}
+
static int arm_spe_perf_aux_output_begin(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
struct perf_event *event)
{
u64 base, limit;
struct arm_spe_pmu_buf *buf;
- if (ATTR_CFG_GET_FLD(&event->attr, discard)) {
- limit = FIELD_PREP(PMBLIMITR_EL1_FM, PMBLIMITR_EL1_FM_DISCARD);
- limit |= PMBLIMITR_EL1_E;
- goto out_write_limit;
- }
-
/* Start a new aux session */
buf = perf_aux_output_begin(handle, event);
if (!buf) {
@@ -775,6 +785,12 @@ static irqreturn_t arm_spe_pmu_irq_handler(int irq, void *dev)
arm_spe_pmu_disable_and_drain_local();
break;
case SPE_PMU_BUF_FAULT_ACT_OK:
+ if (arm_spe_discard_mode(event)) {
+ arm_spe_pmu_begin_discard(handle, event);
+ isb();
+ break;
+ }
+
/*
* We handled the fault (the buffer was full), so resume
* profiling as long as we didn't detect truncation.
@@ -864,7 +880,7 @@ static int arm_spe_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
!(spe_pmu->features & SPE_PMU_FEAT_EFT))
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
- if (ATTR_CFG_GET_FLD(&event->attr, discard) &&
+ if (arm_spe_discard_mode(event) &&
!(spe_pmu->features & SPE_PMU_FEAT_DISCARD))
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -884,7 +900,9 @@ static void arm_spe_pmu_start(struct perf_event *event, int flags)
struct perf_output_handle *handle = this_cpu_ptr(spe_pmu->handle);
hwc->state = 0;
- if (arm_spe_perf_aux_output_begin(handle, event)) {
+ if (arm_spe_discard_mode(event)) {
+ arm_spe_pmu_begin_discard(handle, event);
+ } else if (arm_spe_perf_aux_output_begin(handle, event)) {
arm_spe_pmu_stop(event, 0);
return;
}
--
2.43.0
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