[PATCH V9 02/13] perf/core: Add aux_pause, aux_resume, aux_start_paused
Adrian Hunter
adrian.hunter at intel.com
Mon Jul 15 09:07:01 PDT 2024
Hardware traces, such as instruction traces, can produce a vast amount of
trace data, so being able to reduce tracing to more specific circumstances
can be useful.
The ability to pause or resume tracing when another event happens, can do
that.
Add ability for an event to "pause" or "resume" AUX area tracing.
Add aux_pause bit to perf_event_attr to indicate that, if the event
happens, the associated AUX area tracing should be paused. Ditto
aux_resume. Do not allow aux_pause and aux_resume to be set together.
Add aux_start_paused bit to perf_event_attr to indicate to an AUX area
event that it should start in a "paused" state.
Add aux_paused to struct hw_perf_event for AUX area events to keep track of
the "paused" state. aux_paused is initialized to aux_start_paused.
Add PERF_EF_PAUSE and PERF_EF_RESUME modes for ->stop() and ->start()
callbacks. Call as needed, during __perf_event_output(). Add
aux_in_pause_resume to struct perf_buffer to prevent races with the NMI
handler. Pause/resume in NMI context will miss out if it coincides with
another pause/resume.
To use aux_pause or aux_resume, an event must be in a group with the AUX
area event as the group leader.
Example (requires Intel PT and tools patches also):
$ perf record --kcore -e intel_pt/aux-action=start-paused/k,syscalls:sys_enter_newuname/aux-action=resume/,syscalls:sys_exit_newuname/aux-action=pause/ uname
Linux
[ perf record: Woken up 1 times to write data ]
[ perf record: Captured and wrote 0.043 MB perf.data ]
$ perf script --call-trace
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058782799: name: 0x7ffc9c1865b0
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058784424: psb offs: 0
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058784424: cbr: 39 freq: 3904 MHz (139%)
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058784629: ([kernel.kallsyms]) debug_smp_processor_id
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058784629: ([kernel.kallsyms]) __x64_sys_newuname
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058784629: ([kernel.kallsyms]) down_read
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058784629: ([kernel.kallsyms]) __cond_resched
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058784629: ([kernel.kallsyms]) preempt_count_add
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058784629: ([kernel.kallsyms]) in_lock_functions
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058784629: ([kernel.kallsyms]) preempt_count_sub
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058784629: ([kernel.kallsyms]) up_read
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058784629: ([kernel.kallsyms]) preempt_count_add
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058784838: ([kernel.kallsyms]) in_lock_functions
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058784838: ([kernel.kallsyms]) preempt_count_sub
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058784838: ([kernel.kallsyms]) _copy_to_user
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058784838: ([kernel.kallsyms]) syscall_exit_to_user_mode
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058784838: ([kernel.kallsyms]) syscall_exit_work
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058784838: ([kernel.kallsyms]) perf_syscall_exit
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058784838: ([kernel.kallsyms]) debug_smp_processor_id
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058785046: ([kernel.kallsyms]) perf_trace_buf_alloc
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058785046: ([kernel.kallsyms]) perf_swevent_get_recursion_context
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058785046: ([kernel.kallsyms]) debug_smp_processor_id
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058785046: ([kernel.kallsyms]) debug_smp_processor_id
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058785046: ([kernel.kallsyms]) perf_tp_event
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058785046: ([kernel.kallsyms]) perf_trace_buf_update
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058785046: ([kernel.kallsyms]) tracing_gen_ctx_irq_test
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058785046: ([kernel.kallsyms]) perf_swevent_event
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058785046: ([kernel.kallsyms]) __perf_event_account_interrupt
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058785046: ([kernel.kallsyms]) __this_cpu_preempt_check
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058785046: ([kernel.kallsyms]) perf_event_output_forward
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058785046: ([kernel.kallsyms]) perf_event_aux_pause
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058785046: ([kernel.kallsyms]) ring_buffer_get
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058785046: ([kernel.kallsyms]) __rcu_read_lock
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058785046: ([kernel.kallsyms]) __rcu_read_unlock
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058785254: ([kernel.kallsyms]) pt_event_stop
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058785254: ([kernel.kallsyms]) debug_smp_processor_id
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058785254: ([kernel.kallsyms]) debug_smp_processor_id
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058785254: ([kernel.kallsyms]) native_write_msr
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058785463: ([kernel.kallsyms]) native_write_msr
uname 30805 [000] 24001.058785639: 0x0
Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter at intel.com>
Acked-by: James Clark <james.clark at arm.com>
---
Changes in V9:
Move aux_paused to struct hw_perf_event
Changes in V6:
Removed READ/WRITE_ONCE from __perf_event_aux_pause()
Expanded comment about guarding against NMI
Changes in V5:
Added James' Ack
Changes in V4:
Rename aux_output_cfg -> aux_action
Reorder aux_action bits from:
aux_pause, aux_resume, aux_start_paused
to:
aux_start_paused, aux_pause, aux_resume
Fix aux_action bits __u64 -> __u32
include/linux/perf_event.h | 18 ++++++++
include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h | 11 ++++-
kernel/events/core.c | 76 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
kernel/events/internal.h | 1 +
4 files changed, 102 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index a5304ae8c654..2a3fa5e3f925 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -222,6 +222,12 @@ struct hw_perf_event {
int state;
+ /*
+ * For AUX area events, aux_paused cannot be a state flag because it can
+ * be updated asynchronously to state.
+ */
+ unsigned int aux_paused;
+
/*
* The last observed hardware counter value, updated with a
* local64_cmpxchg() such that pmu::read() can be called nested.
@@ -291,6 +297,7 @@ struct perf_event_pmu_context;
#define PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE 0x0040
#define PERF_PMU_CAP_AUX_OUTPUT 0x0080
#define PERF_PMU_CAP_EXTENDED_HW_TYPE 0x0100
+#define PERF_PMU_CAP_AUX_PAUSE 0x0200
struct perf_output_handle;
@@ -363,6 +370,8 @@ struct pmu {
#define PERF_EF_START 0x01 /* start the counter when adding */
#define PERF_EF_RELOAD 0x02 /* reload the counter when starting */
#define PERF_EF_UPDATE 0x04 /* update the counter when stopping */
+#define PERF_EF_PAUSE 0x08 /* AUX area event, pause tracing */
+#define PERF_EF_RESUME 0x10 /* AUX area event, resume tracing */
/*
* Adds/Removes a counter to/from the PMU, can be done inside a
@@ -402,6 +411,15 @@ struct pmu {
*
* ->start() with PERF_EF_RELOAD will reprogram the counter
* value, must be preceded by a ->stop() with PERF_EF_UPDATE.
+ *
+ * ->stop() with PERF_EF_PAUSE will stop as simply as possible. Will not
+ * overlap another ->stop() with PERF_EF_PAUSE nor ->start() with
+ * PERF_EF_RESUME.
+ *
+ * ->start() with PERF_EF_RESUME will start as simply as possible but
+ * only if the counter is not otherwise stopped. Will not overlap
+ * another ->start() with PERF_EF_RESUME nor ->stop() with
+ * PERF_EF_PAUSE.
*/
void (*start) (struct perf_event *event, int flags);
void (*stop) (struct perf_event *event, int flags);
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
index 3a64499b0f5d..0c557f0a17b3 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -511,7 +511,16 @@ struct perf_event_attr {
__u16 sample_max_stack;
__u16 __reserved_2;
__u32 aux_sample_size;
- __u32 __reserved_3;
+
+ union {
+ __u32 aux_action;
+ struct {
+ __u32 aux_start_paused : 1, /* start AUX area tracing paused */
+ aux_pause : 1, /* on overflow, pause AUX area tracing */
+ aux_resume : 1, /* on overflow, resume AUX area tracing */
+ __reserved_3 : 29;
+ };
+ };
/*
* User provided data if sigtrap=1, passed back to user via
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 8f908f077935..3400056f2cfe 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -2097,7 +2097,8 @@ static void perf_put_aux_event(struct perf_event *event)
static bool perf_need_aux_event(struct perf_event *event)
{
- return !!event->attr.aux_output || !!event->attr.aux_sample_size;
+ return event->attr.aux_output || event->attr.aux_sample_size ||
+ event->attr.aux_pause || event->attr.aux_resume;
}
static int perf_get_aux_event(struct perf_event *event,
@@ -2122,6 +2123,10 @@ static int perf_get_aux_event(struct perf_event *event,
!perf_aux_output_match(event, group_leader))
return 0;
+ if ((event->attr.aux_pause || event->attr.aux_resume) &&
+ !(group_leader->pmu->capabilities & PERF_PMU_CAP_AUX_PAUSE))
+ return 0;
+
if (event->attr.aux_sample_size && !group_leader->pmu->snapshot_aux)
return 0;
@@ -7878,6 +7883,51 @@ void perf_prepare_header(struct perf_event_header *header,
WARN_ON_ONCE(header->size & 7);
}
+static void __perf_event_aux_pause(struct perf_event *event, bool pause)
+{
+ if (pause) {
+ if (!event->hw.aux_paused) {
+ event->hw.aux_paused = 1;
+ event->pmu->stop(event, PERF_EF_PAUSE);
+ }
+ } else {
+ if (event->hw.aux_paused) {
+ event->hw.aux_paused = 0;
+ event->pmu->start(event, PERF_EF_RESUME);
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+static void perf_event_aux_pause(struct perf_event *event, bool pause)
+{
+ struct perf_buffer *rb;
+ unsigned long flags;
+
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!event))
+ return;
+
+ rb = ring_buffer_get(event);
+ if (!rb)
+ return;
+
+ local_irq_save(flags);
+ /*
+ * Guard against NMI, NMI loses here. The critical section is demarked by
+ * rb->aux_in_pause_resume == 1. An NMI in the critical section will not
+ * process a pause/resume.
+ */
+ if (READ_ONCE(rb->aux_in_pause_resume))
+ goto out_restore;
+ WRITE_ONCE(rb->aux_in_pause_resume, 1);
+ barrier();
+ __perf_event_aux_pause(event, pause);
+ barrier();
+ WRITE_ONCE(rb->aux_in_pause_resume, 0);
+out_restore:
+ local_irq_restore(flags);
+ ring_buffer_put(rb);
+}
+
static __always_inline int
__perf_event_output(struct perf_event *event,
struct perf_sample_data *data,
@@ -7891,6 +7941,9 @@ __perf_event_output(struct perf_event *event,
struct perf_event_header header;
int err;
+ if (event->attr.aux_pause)
+ perf_event_aux_pause(event->aux_event, true);
+
/* protect the callchain buffers */
rcu_read_lock();
@@ -7907,6 +7960,10 @@ __perf_event_output(struct perf_event *event,
exit:
rcu_read_unlock();
+
+ if (event->attr.aux_resume)
+ perf_event_aux_pause(event->aux_event, false);
+
return err;
}
@@ -12060,11 +12117,24 @@ perf_event_alloc(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int cpu,
}
if (event->attr.aux_output &&
- !(pmu->capabilities & PERF_PMU_CAP_AUX_OUTPUT)) {
+ (!(pmu->capabilities & PERF_PMU_CAP_AUX_OUTPUT) ||
+ event->attr.aux_pause || event->attr.aux_resume)) {
err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
goto err_pmu;
}
+ if (event->attr.aux_pause && event->attr.aux_resume) {
+ err = -EINVAL;
+ goto err_pmu;
+ }
+
+ if (event->attr.aux_start_paused &&
+ !(pmu->capabilities & PERF_PMU_CAP_AUX_PAUSE)) {
+ err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ goto err_pmu;
+ }
+ event->hw.aux_paused = event->attr.aux_start_paused;
+
if (cgroup_fd != -1) {
err = perf_cgroup_connect(cgroup_fd, event, attr, group_leader);
if (err)
@@ -12860,7 +12930,7 @@ perf_event_create_kernel_counter(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int cpu,
* Grouping is not supported for kernel events, neither is 'AUX',
* make sure the caller's intentions are adjusted.
*/
- if (attr->aux_output)
+ if (attr->aux_output || attr->aux_action)
return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
event = perf_event_alloc(attr, cpu, task, NULL, NULL,
diff --git a/kernel/events/internal.h b/kernel/events/internal.h
index 5150d5f84c03..3320f78117dc 100644
--- a/kernel/events/internal.h
+++ b/kernel/events/internal.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ struct perf_buffer {
void (*free_aux)(void *);
refcount_t aux_refcount;
int aux_in_sampling;
+ int aux_in_pause_resume;
void **aux_pages;
void *aux_priv;
--
2.34.1
More information about the linux-arm-kernel
mailing list