From: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
To: linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH] Update perf tools topdown documentation
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 11:35:54 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20241210193554.93013-1-ak@linux.intel.com> (raw)
- Document and give examples for the Lunar Lake perf metrics reset mode.
- Fix the error handling for mmap (it returns -1 on error, not 0)
- Clarify the slots placement documentation. It is not Icelake specific
and also applies for non sampling.
Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
---
tools/perf/Documentation/topdown.txt | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/topdown.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/topdown.txt
index 5c17fff694ee..3e2340f3f78e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/topdown.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/topdown.txt
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ if (slots_fd < 0)
/* Memory mapping the fd permits _rdpmc calls from userspace */
void *slots_p = mmap(0, getpagesize(), PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED, slots_fd, 0);
-if (!slot_p)
+if (slot_p == (void*)-1L)
.... error ...
/*
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ if (metrics_fd < 0)
/* Memory mapping the fd permits _rdpmc calls from userspace */
void *metrics_p = mmap(0, getpagesize(), PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED, metrics_fd, 0);
-if (!metrics_p)
+if (metrics_p == (void*)-1L)
... error ...
Note: the file descriptors returned by the perf_event_open calls must be memory
@@ -290,15 +290,38 @@ This "opens" a new measurement period.
A program using RDPMC for TopDown should schedule such a reset
regularly, as in every few seconds.
-Limits on Intel Ice Lake
-========================
+Newer Intel CPUs (Lunar Lake, Arrow Lake+) support resetting the perf
+metrics automatically RDPMC, which can avoid a system call or needing
+to schedule special resets.
+
+This is available if /sys/devices/cpu*/cap/metrics_clear
+exists, and requires setting an opt-in bit when opening the
+slots counter:
+
+if (access("/sys/devices/cpu/cap/metrics_clear") &&
+ access("/sys/devices/cpu_core/cap/metrics_clear"))
+ ... functionality not supported ...
+
+#define INTEL_TD_CFG_METRIC_CLEAR 1ULL
+
+struct perf_event_attr slots_event = {
+ ... same as slots example above ...
+ .config1 = INTEL_TD_CFG_METRIC_CLEAR,
+};
+
+... open and map counter same as example above ...
+
+Then any metric read will reset the metrics and slots.
+
+Using perf metrics with perf stat
+=================================
Four pseudo TopDown metric events are exposed for the end-users,
topdown-retiring, topdown-bad-spec, topdown-fe-bound and topdown-be-bound.
They can be used to collect the TopDown value under the following
rules:
- All the TopDown metric events must be in a group with the SLOTS event.
-- The SLOTS event must be the leader of the group.
+- The SLOTS event must be the first entry of the group.
- The PERF_FORMAT_GROUP flag must be applied for each TopDown metric
events
--
2.47.1
next reply other threads:[~2024-12-10 19:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-12-10 19:35 Andi Kleen [this message]
2024-12-11 10:13 ` [PATCH] Update perf tools topdown documentation James Clark
2024-12-11 15:49 ` Liang, Kan
2024-12-11 16:06 ` Liang, Kan
2024-12-11 18:20 ` Ian Rogers
2024-12-11 20:47 ` Liang, Kan
2024-12-11 15:28 ` Liang, Kan
2024-12-11 17:50 ` Namhyung Kim
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