From 0475f9ea8e2cc030298908949e0d5da9f2fc2cfe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Mackerras Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:35:35 +1100 Subject: [PATCH] perf_counters: allow users to count user, kernel and/or hypervisor events Impact: new perf_counter feature This extends the perf_counter_hw_event struct with bits that specify that events in user, kernel and/or hypervisor mode should not be counted (i.e. should be excluded), and adds code to program the PMU mode selection bits accordingly on x86 and powerpc. For software counters, we don't currently have the infrastructure to distinguish which mode an event occurs in, so we currently fail the counter initialization if the setting of the hw_event.exclude_* bits would require us to distinguish. Context switches and CPU migrations are currently considered to occur in kernel mode. On x86, this changes the previous policy that only root can count kernel events. Now non-root users can count kernel events or exclude them. Non-root users still can't use NMI events, though. On x86 we don't appear to have any way to control whether hypervisor events are counted or not, so hw_event.exclude_hv is ignored. On powerpc, the selection of whether to count events in user, kernel and/or hypervisor mode is PMU-wide, not per-counter, so this adds a check that the hw_event.exclude_* settings are the same as other events on the PMU. Counters being added to a group have to have the same settings as the other hardware counters in the group. Counters and groups can only be enabled in hw_perf_group_sched_in or power_perf_enable if they have the same settings as any other counters already on the PMU. If we are not running on a hypervisor, the exclude_hv setting is ignored (by forcing it to 0) since we can't ever get any hypervisor events. Signed-off-by: Paul Mackerras --- arch/powerpc/kernel/perf_counter.c | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c | 31 ++++++++------ include/linux/perf_counter.h | 17 +++++--- kernel/perf_counter.c | 26 ++++++++++-- 4 files changed, 116 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/perf_counter.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/perf_counter.c index 5b0211348c73..bd6ba85beb54 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/perf_counter.c +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/perf_counter.c @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ #include #include #include +#include struct cpu_hw_counters { int n_counters; @@ -214,6 +215,36 @@ static int power_check_constraints(unsigned int event[], int n_ev) return 0; } +/* + * Check if newly-added counters have consistent settings for + * exclude_{user,kernel,hv} with each other and any previously + * added counters. + */ +static int check_excludes(struct perf_counter **ctrs, int n_prev, int n_new) +{ + int eu, ek, eh; + int i, n; + struct perf_counter *counter; + + n = n_prev + n_new; + if (n <= 1) + return 0; + + eu = ctrs[0]->hw_event.exclude_user; + ek = ctrs[0]->hw_event.exclude_kernel; + eh = ctrs[0]->hw_event.exclude_hv; + if (n_prev == 0) + n_prev = 1; + for (i = n_prev; i < n; ++i) { + counter = ctrs[i]; + if (counter->hw_event.exclude_user != eu || + counter->hw_event.exclude_kernel != ek || + counter->hw_event.exclude_hv != eh) + return -EAGAIN; + } + return 0; +} + static void power_perf_read(struct perf_counter *counter) { long val, delta, prev; @@ -323,6 +354,20 @@ void hw_perf_restore(u64 disable) goto out; } + /* + * Add in MMCR0 freeze bits corresponding to the + * hw_event.exclude_* bits for the first counter. + * We have already checked that all counters have the + * same values for these bits as the first counter. + */ + counter = cpuhw->counter[0]; + if (counter->hw_event.exclude_user) + cpuhw->mmcr[0] |= MMCR0_FCP; + if (counter->hw_event.exclude_kernel) + cpuhw->mmcr[0] |= MMCR0_FCS; + if (counter->hw_event.exclude_hv) + cpuhw->mmcr[0] |= MMCR0_FCHV; + /* * Write the new configuration to MMCR* with the freeze * bit set and set the hardware counters to their initial values. @@ -424,6 +469,8 @@ int hw_perf_group_sched_in(struct perf_counter *group_leader, &cpuhw->counter[n0], &cpuhw->events[n0]); if (n < 0) return -EAGAIN; + if (check_excludes(cpuhw->counter, n0, n)) + return -EAGAIN; if (power_check_constraints(cpuhw->events, n + n0)) return -EAGAIN; cpuhw->n_counters = n0 + n; @@ -476,6 +523,8 @@ static int power_perf_enable(struct perf_counter *counter) goto out; cpuhw->counter[n0] = counter; cpuhw->events[n0] = counter->hw.config; + if (check_excludes(cpuhw->counter, n0, 1)) + goto out; if (power_check_constraints(cpuhw->events, n0 + 1)) goto out; @@ -554,6 +603,17 @@ hw_perf_counter_init(struct perf_counter *counter) counter->hw.config_base = ev; counter->hw.idx = 0; + /* + * If we are not running on a hypervisor, force the + * exclude_hv bit to 0 so that we don't care what + * the user set it to. This also means that we don't + * set the MMCR0_FCHV bit, which unconditionally freezes + * the counters on the PPC970 variants used in Apple G5 + * machines (since MSR.HV is always 1 on those machines). + */ + if (!firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_LPAR)) + counter->hw_event.exclude_hv = 0; + /* * If this is in a group, check if it can go on with all the * other hardware counters in the group. We assume the counter @@ -566,11 +626,13 @@ hw_perf_counter_init(struct perf_counter *counter) if (n < 0) return NULL; } - events[n++] = ev; - if (power_check_constraints(events, n)) + events[n] = ev; + if (check_excludes(ctrs, n, 1)) + return NULL; + if (power_check_constraints(events, n + 1)) return NULL; - counter->hw.config = events[n - 1]; + counter->hw.config = events[n]; atomic64_set(&counter->hw.period_left, counter->hw_event.irq_period); return &power_perf_ops; } diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c index 9901e46998d1..383d4c6423a1 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c @@ -107,21 +107,25 @@ static int __hw_perf_counter_init(struct perf_counter *counter) return -EINVAL; /* - * Count user events, and generate PMC IRQs: + * Generate PMC IRQs: * (keep 'enabled' bit clear for now) */ - hwc->config = ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_USR | ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_INT; + hwc->config = ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_INT; /* - * If privileged enough, count OS events too, and allow - * NMI events as well: + * Count user and OS events unless requested not to. + */ + if (!hw_event->exclude_user) + hwc->config |= ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_USR; + if (!hw_event->exclude_kernel) + hwc->config |= ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_OS; + + /* + * If privileged enough, allow NMI events: */ hwc->nmi = 0; - if (capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) { - hwc->config |= ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_OS; - if (hw_event->nmi) - hwc->nmi = 1; - } + if (capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) && hw_event->nmi) + hwc->nmi = 1; hwc->irq_period = hw_event->irq_period; /* @@ -248,10 +252,13 @@ __pmc_fixed_enable(struct perf_counter *counter, int err; /* - * Enable IRQ generation (0x8) and ring-3 counting (0x2), - * and enable ring-0 counting if allowed: + * Enable IRQ generation (0x8), + * and enable ring-3 counting (0x2) and ring-0 counting (0x1) + * if requested: */ - bits = 0x8ULL | 0x2ULL; + bits = 0x8ULL; + if (hwc->config & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_USR) + bits |= 0x2; if (hwc->config & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_OS) bits |= 0x1; bits <<= (idx * 4); diff --git a/include/linux/perf_counter.h b/include/linux/perf_counter.h index f55381fbcac9..c83f51d6e359 100644 --- a/include/linux/perf_counter.h +++ b/include/linux/perf_counter.h @@ -83,14 +83,17 @@ struct perf_counter_hw_event { u64 irq_period; u32 record_type; - u32 disabled : 1, /* off by default */ - nmi : 1, /* NMI sampling */ - raw : 1, /* raw event type */ - inherit : 1, /* children inherit it */ - pinned : 1, /* must always be on PMU */ - exclusive : 1, /* only counter on PMU */ + u32 disabled : 1, /* off by default */ + nmi : 1, /* NMI sampling */ + raw : 1, /* raw event type */ + inherit : 1, /* children inherit it */ + pinned : 1, /* must always be on PMU */ + exclusive : 1, /* only group on PMU */ + exclude_user : 1, /* don't count user */ + exclude_kernel : 1, /* ditto kernel */ + exclude_hv : 1, /* ditto hypervisor */ - __reserved_1 : 26; + __reserved_1 : 23; u64 __reserved_2; }; diff --git a/kernel/perf_counter.c b/kernel/perf_counter.c index 544193cbc478..89d5e3fe9700 100644 --- a/kernel/perf_counter.c +++ b/kernel/perf_counter.c @@ -1567,11 +1567,25 @@ sw_perf_counter_init(struct perf_counter *counter) { const struct hw_perf_counter_ops *hw_ops = NULL; + /* + * Software counters (currently) can't in general distinguish + * between user, kernel and hypervisor events. + * However, context switches and cpu migrations are considered + * to be kernel events, and page faults are never hypervisor + * events. + */ switch (counter->hw_event.type) { case PERF_COUNT_CPU_CLOCK: - hw_ops = &perf_ops_cpu_clock; + if (!(counter->hw_event.exclude_user || + counter->hw_event.exclude_kernel || + counter->hw_event.exclude_hv)) + hw_ops = &perf_ops_cpu_clock; break; case PERF_COUNT_TASK_CLOCK: + if (counter->hw_event.exclude_user || + counter->hw_event.exclude_kernel || + counter->hw_event.exclude_hv) + break; /* * If the user instantiates this as a per-cpu counter, * use the cpu_clock counter instead. @@ -1582,13 +1596,17 @@ sw_perf_counter_init(struct perf_counter *counter) hw_ops = &perf_ops_cpu_clock; break; case PERF_COUNT_PAGE_FAULTS: - hw_ops = &perf_ops_page_faults; + if (!(counter->hw_event.exclude_user || + counter->hw_event.exclude_kernel)) + hw_ops = &perf_ops_page_faults; break; case PERF_COUNT_CONTEXT_SWITCHES: - hw_ops = &perf_ops_context_switches; + if (!counter->hw_event.exclude_kernel) + hw_ops = &perf_ops_context_switches; break; case PERF_COUNT_CPU_MIGRATIONS: - hw_ops = &perf_ops_cpu_migrations; + if (!counter->hw_event.exclude_kernel) + hw_ops = &perf_ops_cpu_migrations; break; default: break;