All of lore.kernel.org
 help / color / mirror / Atom feed
From: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>
To: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>,
	Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>,
	Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>,
	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>,
	Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>,
	Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>,
	Eranian Stephane <eranian@google.com>
Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>,
	broonie@kernel.org, Ravi Bangoria <ravi.bangoria@amd.com>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org,
	Zide Chen <zide.chen@intel.com>,
	Falcon Thomas <thomas.falcon@intel.com>,
	Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@intel.com>,
	Xudong Hao <xudong.hao@intel.com>,
	Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>,
	Kan Liang <kan.liang@linux.intel.com>
Subject: [Patch v8 13/23] perf/x86: Support XMM sampling using sample_simd_vec_reg_* fields
Date: Fri, 29 May 2026 15:56:35 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260529075645.580362-14-dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260529075645.580362-1-dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>

This patch adds support for sampling XMM registers using the
sample_simd_vec_reg_* fields.

When sample_simd_regs_enabled is set, the original XMM space in the
sample_regs_* field is treated as reserved. An INVAL error will be
reported to user space if any bit is set in the original XMM space while
sample_simd_regs_enabled is set.

The perf_reg_value function requires ABI information to understand the
layout of sample_regs. To accommodate this, a new abi field is introduced
in the struct x86_perf_regs to represent ABI information.

Additionally, the X86-specific perf_simd_reg_value function is implemented
to retrieve the XMM register values.

Please note XMM sampling is not enabled yet, it will be enabled in a later
patch when PERF_PMU_CAP_SIMD_REGS is set.

Co-developed-by: Kan Liang <kan.liang@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Kan Liang <kan.liang@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>
---
 arch/x86/events/core.c                | 48 +++++++++++++++--
 arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c            |  2 +-
 arch/x86/events/perf_event.h          | 12 +++++
 arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h     |  1 +
 arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/perf_regs.h | 13 +++++
 arch/x86/kernel/perf_regs.c           | 74 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 include/linux/perf_event.h            |  1 +
 kernel/events/core.c                  |  2 +-
 8 files changed, 145 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/events/core.c b/arch/x86/events/core.c
index f9e3f349b69a..5a4760a1716b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/core.c
@@ -718,6 +718,20 @@ int x86_pmu_hw_config(struct perf_event *event)
 			if (is_sampling_event(event) && !event->attr.precise_ip &&
 			    !this_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_XSAVES))
 				return -EINVAL;
+			if (event->attr.sample_simd_regs_enabled)
+				return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		if (event_has_simd_regs(event)) {
+			if (!(event->pmu->capabilities & PERF_PMU_CAP_SIMD_REGS))
+				return -EINVAL;
+			if (is_sampling_event(event) && !event->attr.precise_ip &&
+			    !this_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_XSAVES))
+				return -EINVAL;
+			/* The vector registers set is not supported */
+			if (event_needs_xmm(event) &&
+			    !(x86_pmu.ext_regs_mask & XFEATURE_MASK_SSE))
+				return -EINVAL;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1760,6 +1774,7 @@ void x86_pmu_clear_perf_regs(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct x86_perf_regs *perf_regs = container_of(regs, struct x86_perf_regs, regs);
 
+	perf_regs->abi = PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_ABI_NONE;
 	perf_regs->xmm_regs = NULL;
 }
 
@@ -1780,13 +1795,14 @@ static void update_perf_regs(struct x86_perf_regs *perf_regs,
 
 /*
  * The x86 specific variant of perf_sample_regs_intr().
- * It would be extended to add more SIMD registers sampling support
- * in later patches.
+ * Update data->regs_intr fields for extended registers (e.g., SIMD).
  */
 static void x86_pmu_update_regs_intr(struct perf_event *event,
 				     struct perf_sample_data *data,
 				     struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
+	struct x86_perf_regs *perf_regs;
+
 	data->regs_intr.regs = regs;
 	data->regs_intr.abi  = perf_reg_abi(current);
 
@@ -1796,6 +1812,17 @@ static void x86_pmu_update_regs_intr(struct perf_event *event,
 				  sizeof(u64);
 	}
 
+	if (data->regs_intr.abi && event_has_simd_regs(event)) {
+		data->dyn_size += perf_update_xregs_size(event, true);
+		data->regs_intr.abi |= PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_ABI_SIMD;
+	}
+
+	if (data->regs_intr.abi) {
+		perf_regs = container_of(data->regs_intr.regs,
+					 struct x86_perf_regs, regs);
+		perf_regs->abi = data->regs_intr.abi;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Set PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_INTR to bypass perf_sample_regs_intr() call
 	 * in perf_prepare_sample() function.
@@ -1836,6 +1863,7 @@ static void x86_pmu_update_regs_user(struct perf_event *event,
 				     struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct perf_event_attr *attr = &event->attr;
+	struct x86_perf_regs *perf_regs;
 
 	if (user_mode(regs)) {
 		data->regs_user.abi = perf_reg_abi(current);
@@ -1858,6 +1886,17 @@ static void x86_pmu_update_regs_user(struct perf_event *event,
 	if (data->regs_user.regs)
 		data->dyn_size += hweight64(attr->sample_regs_user) * sizeof(u64);
 
+	if (data->regs_user.abi && event_has_simd_regs(event)) {
+		data->dyn_size += perf_update_xregs_size(event, false);
+		data->regs_user.abi |= PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_ABI_SIMD;
+	}
+
+	if (data->regs_user.abi) {
+		perf_regs = container_of(data->regs_user.regs,
+					 struct x86_perf_regs, regs);
+		perf_regs->abi = data->regs_user.abi;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Set PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_USER to bypass perf_sample_regs_user() call
 	 * in perf_prepare_sample() function.
@@ -1926,7 +1965,7 @@ static void x86_pmu_sample_xregs(struct perf_event *event,
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!xsave) || !in_nmi())
 		return;
 
-	if (event_has_extended_regs(event))
+	if (event_needs_xmm(event))
 		mask |= XFEATURE_MASK_SSE;
 
 	mask &= x86_pmu.ext_regs_mask;
@@ -1963,7 +2002,8 @@ void x86_pmu_update_perf_regs(struct perf_event *event,
 {
 	u64 sample_type = event->attr.sample_type;
 
-	if (!event_has_extended_regs(event))
+	if (!event_needs_xmm(event) &&
+	    !event_has_simd_regs(event))
 		return;
 
 	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_INTR)
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
index bd43bf26e6bf..609d4a83115d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
@@ -1749,7 +1749,7 @@ static u64 pebs_update_adaptive_cfg(struct perf_event *event)
 	if (gprs || (attr->precise_ip < 2) || tsx_weight)
 		pebs_data_cfg |= PEBS_DATACFG_GP;
 
-	if (event_has_extended_regs(event))
+	if (event_needs_xmm(event))
 		pebs_data_cfg |= PEBS_DATACFG_XMMS;
 
 	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK) {
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
index cff5fbac000b..b04f5ba3294a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
+++ b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
@@ -147,6 +147,18 @@ static inline bool is_acr_self_reload_event(struct perf_event *event)
 	return test_bit(hwc->idx, (unsigned long *)&hwc->config1);
 }
 
+static inline bool event_needs_xmm(struct perf_event *event)
+{
+	if (event->attr.sample_simd_regs_enabled &&
+	    event->attr.sample_simd_vec_reg_qwords >= PERF_X86_XMM_QWORDS)
+		return true;
+
+	if (!event->attr.sample_simd_regs_enabled &&
+	    event_has_extended_regs(event))
+		return true;
+	return false;
+}
+
 struct amd_nb {
 	int nb_id;  /* NorthBridge id */
 	int refcnt; /* reference count */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h
index e47a963a7cf0..e54d21c13494 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h
@@ -726,6 +726,7 @@ extern void perf_events_lapic_init(void);
 struct pt_regs;
 struct x86_perf_regs {
 	struct pt_regs	regs;
+	u64		abi;
 	union {
 		u64	*xmm_regs;
 		u32	*xmm_space;	/* for xsaves */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/perf_regs.h b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/perf_regs.h
index 7c9d2bb3833b..5b7d5216f0bd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/perf_regs.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/perf_regs.h
@@ -55,4 +55,17 @@ enum perf_event_x86_regs {
 
 #define PERF_REG_EXTENDED_MASK	(~((1ULL << PERF_REG_X86_XMM0) - 1))
 
+enum {
+	PERF_X86_SIMD_XMM_REGS      = 16,
+	PERF_X86_SIMD_VEC_REGS_MAX  = PERF_X86_SIMD_XMM_REGS,
+};
+
+#define PERF_X86_SIMD_VEC_MASK	__GENMASK_ULL(PERF_X86_SIMD_VEC_REGS_MAX - 1, 0)
+
+enum {
+	/* 1 qword = 8 bytes */
+	PERF_X86_XMM_QWORDS      = 2,
+	PERF_X86_SIMD_QWORDS_MAX = PERF_X86_XMM_QWORDS,
+};
+
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_PERF_REGS_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/perf_regs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/perf_regs.c
index 81204cb7f723..7b9b38c189de 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/perf_regs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/perf_regs.c
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ u64 perf_reg_value(struct pt_regs *regs, int idx)
 
 	if (idx >= PERF_REG_X86_XMM0 && idx < PERF_REG_X86_XMM_MAX) {
 		perf_regs = container_of(regs, struct x86_perf_regs, regs);
+		/* SIMD registers are moved to dedicated sample_simd_vec_reg */
+		if (perf_regs->abi & PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_ABI_SIMD)
+			return 0;
 		if (!perf_regs->xmm_regs)
 			return 0;
 		return perf_regs->xmm_regs[idx - PERF_REG_X86_XMM0];
@@ -74,6 +77,71 @@ u64 perf_reg_value(struct pt_regs *regs, int idx)
 	return regs_get_register(regs, pt_regs_offset[idx]);
 }
 
+u64 perf_simd_reg_value(struct pt_regs *regs, int idx,
+			u16 qwords_idx, bool pred)
+{
+	struct x86_perf_regs *perf_regs =
+			container_of(regs, struct x86_perf_regs, regs);
+
+	if (!(perf_regs->abi & PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_ABI_SIMD))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (pred)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(idx >= PERF_X86_SIMD_VEC_REGS_MAX ||
+			 qwords_idx >= PERF_X86_SIMD_QWORDS_MAX))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (qwords_idx < PERF_X86_XMM_QWORDS) {
+		if (!perf_regs->xmm_regs)
+			return 0;
+		return perf_regs->xmm_regs[idx * PERF_X86_XMM_QWORDS +
+					   qwords_idx];
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int perf_simd_reg_validate(u16 simd_enabled, u16 vec_qwords,
+			   u64 vec_mask_intr, u64 vec_mask_user,
+			   u16 pred_qwords, u32 pred_mask_intr,
+			   u32 pred_mask_user)
+{
+	u64 size;
+
+	if (!simd_enabled) {
+		if (vec_qwords || vec_mask_intr || vec_mask_user ||
+		    pred_qwords || pred_mask_intr || pred_mask_user)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!vec_qwords) {
+		if (vec_mask_intr || vec_mask_user)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	} else {
+		if (vec_qwords != PERF_X86_XMM_QWORDS)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		if ((!vec_mask_intr && !vec_mask_user) ||
+		    (vec_mask_intr & ~PERF_X86_SIMD_VEC_MASK) ||
+		    (vec_mask_user & ~PERF_X86_SIMD_VEC_MASK))
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (pred_qwords || pred_mask_intr || pred_mask_user)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	size = ((vec_qwords * hweight64(vec_mask_intr)) +
+		(vec_qwords * hweight64(vec_mask_user)) +
+		(pred_qwords * hweight32(pred_mask_intr)) +
+		(pred_qwords * hweight32(pred_mask_user))) * sizeof(u64);
+	if (size > U16_MAX)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #define PERF_REG_X86_RESERVED	(((1ULL << PERF_REG_X86_XMM0) - 1) & \
 				 ~((1ULL << PERF_REG_X86_MAX) - 1))
 
@@ -89,7 +157,8 @@ u64 perf_reg_value(struct pt_regs *regs, int idx)
 
 int perf_reg_validate(u64 mask)
 {
-	if (!mask || (mask & (REG_NOSUPPORT | PERF_REG_X86_RESERVED)))
+	/* The mask could be 0 if only the SIMD registers are interested */
+	if (mask & (REG_NOSUPPORT | PERF_REG_X86_RESERVED))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -108,7 +177,8 @@ u64 perf_reg_abi(struct task_struct *task)
 
 int perf_reg_validate(u64 mask)
 {
-	if (!mask || (mask & (REG_NOSUPPORT | PERF_REG_X86_RESERVED)))
+	/* The mask could be 0 if only the SIMD registers are interested */
+	if (mask & (REG_NOSUPPORT | PERF_REG_X86_RESERVED))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index 5f0642ef4fd2..baf694203d23 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -1485,6 +1485,7 @@ static inline void perf_clear_branch_entry_bitfields(struct perf_branch_entry *b
 	br->reserved	= 0;
 }
 
+extern u64 perf_update_xregs_size(struct perf_event *event, bool intr);
 extern void perf_output_sample(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
 			       struct perf_event_header *header,
 			       struct perf_sample_data *data,
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 94bb034da9b9..afd5b1408231 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -8664,7 +8664,7 @@ static __always_inline u64 __cond_set(u64 flags, u64 s, u64 d)
 	return d * !!(flags & s);
 }
 
-static u64 perf_update_xregs_size(struct perf_event *event, bool intr)
+u64 perf_update_xregs_size(struct perf_event *event, bool intr)
 {
 	u16 pred_qwords = event->attr.sample_simd_pred_reg_qwords;
 	u16 vec_qwords = event->attr.sample_simd_vec_reg_qwords;
-- 
2.34.1


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-05-29  8:03 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 62+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-05-29  7:56 [Patch v8 00/23] Support SIMD/eGPRs/SSP registers sampling for perf Dapeng Mi
2026-05-29  7:56 ` [Patch v8 01/23] perf/x86/intel: Validate return value of intel_pmu_init_hybrid() Dapeng Mi
2026-05-29  8:53   ` sashiko-bot
2026-05-29 11:11   ` Peter Zijlstra
2026-06-01  1:02     ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-05-29  7:56 ` [Patch v8 02/23] perf/x86: Move hybrid PMU initialization before x86_pmu_starting_cpu() Dapeng Mi
2026-05-29  8:51   ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-01  1:40     ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-05-29  7:56 ` [Patch v8 03/23] perf/x86/intel: Enable large PEBS sampling for XMMs Dapeng Mi
2026-05-29  7:56 ` [Patch v8 04/23] perf/x86/intel: Convert x86_perf_regs to per-cpu variables Dapeng Mi
2026-05-29  7:56 ` [Patch v8 05/23] perf: Eliminate duplicate arch-specific functions definations Dapeng Mi
2026-05-29  7:56 ` [Patch v8 06/23] perf/x86: Use x86_perf_regs in the x86 nmi handlers Dapeng Mi
2026-05-29  7:56 ` [Patch v8 07/23] x86/fpu/xstate: Add xsaves_nmi() helper Dapeng Mi
2026-05-29  8:56   ` sashiko-bot
2026-05-29 11:32   ` Peter Zijlstra
2026-06-01  2:31     ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-06-01  8:28       ` Peter Zijlstra
2026-05-29  7:56 ` [Patch v8 08/23] x86/fpu: Ensure TIF_NEED_FPU_LOAD is set after saving FPU state Dapeng Mi
2026-05-29  7:56 ` [Patch v8 09/23] perf: Move and enhance has_extended_regs() for arch-specific use Dapeng Mi
2026-05-29  7:56 ` [Patch v8 10/23] perf/x86: Enable XMM Register Sampling for Non-PEBS Events Dapeng Mi
2026-05-29  9:02   ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-01  3:11     ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-05-29 11:38   ` Peter Zijlstra
2026-06-01  3:04     ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-05-29  7:56 ` [Patch v8 11/23] perf/x86: Enable XMM register sampling for REGS_USER case Dapeng Mi
2026-05-29  9:24   ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-01  5:57     ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-05-29 11:42   ` Peter Zijlstra
2026-06-01  5:53     ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-05-29  7:56 ` [Patch v8 12/23] perf: Add sampling support for SIMD registers Dapeng Mi
2026-05-29  8:36   ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-01  6:44     ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-05-29  7:56 ` Dapeng Mi [this message]
2026-05-29  8:49   ` [Patch v8 13/23] perf/x86: Support XMM sampling using sample_simd_vec_reg_* fields sashiko-bot
2026-06-01  6:57     ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-05-29  7:56 ` [Patch v8 14/23] perf/x86: Support YMM " Dapeng Mi
2026-05-29  8:47   ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-01  7:14     ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-05-29  7:56 ` [Patch v8 15/23] perf/x86: Support ZMM " Dapeng Mi
2026-05-29  7:56 ` [Patch v8 16/23] perf/x86: Support OPMASK sampling using sample_simd_pred_reg_* fields Dapeng Mi
2026-05-29  9:21   ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-01  7:21     ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-05-29  7:56 ` [Patch v8 17/23] perf: Enhance perf_reg_validate() with simd_enabled argument Dapeng Mi
2026-05-29  7:56 ` [Patch v8 18/23] perf/x86: Support eGPRs sampling using sample_regs_* fields Dapeng Mi
2026-05-29  9:31   ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-01  8:20     ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-05-29  7:56 ` [Patch v8 19/23] perf/x86: Support SSP " Dapeng Mi
2026-05-29 10:03   ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-01  8:54     ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-05-29  7:56 ` [Patch v8 20/23] perf/x86/intel: Support arch-PEBS based SIMD/eGPRs/SSP sampling Dapeng Mi
2026-05-29  9:45   ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-01  9:08     ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-05-29  7:56 ` [Patch v8 21/23] perf/x86/intel: Enable PERF_PMU_CAP_SIMD_REGS capability Dapeng Mi
2026-05-29 10:43   ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-01  9:19     ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-05-29  7:56 ` [Patch v8 22/23] perf/x86: Activate back-to-back NMI detection for arch-PEBS induced NMIs Dapeng Mi
2026-05-29  9:34   ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-01  9:23     ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-05-29  7:56 ` [Patch v8 23/23] perf/x86/intel: Add sanity check for PEBS fragment size Dapeng Mi
2026-05-29  9:54   ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-01  9:42     ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-05-29  8:32 ` [Patch v8 00/23] Support SIMD/eGPRs/SSP registers sampling for perf Mi, Dapeng

Reply instructions:

You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:

* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
  and reply-to-all from there: mbox

  Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style

* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
  switches of git-send-email(1):

  git send-email \
    --in-reply-to=20260529075645.580362-14-dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com \
    --to=dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com \
    --cc=acme@kernel.org \
    --cc=adrian.hunter@intel.com \
    --cc=ak@linux.intel.com \
    --cc=alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com \
    --cc=broonie@kernel.org \
    --cc=dapeng1.mi@intel.com \
    --cc=dave.hansen@linux.intel.com \
    --cc=eranian@google.com \
    --cc=irogers@google.com \
    --cc=jolsa@kernel.org \
    --cc=kan.liang@linux.intel.com \
    --cc=linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org \
    --cc=linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org \
    --cc=mark.rutland@arm.com \
    --cc=mingo@redhat.com \
    --cc=namhyung@kernel.org \
    --cc=peterz@infradead.org \
    --cc=ravi.bangoria@amd.com \
    --cc=tglx@linutronix.de \
    --cc=thomas.falcon@intel.com \
    --cc=xudong.hao@intel.com \
    --cc=zide.chen@intel.com \
    /path/to/YOUR_REPLY

  https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html

* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
  via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line before the message body.
This is an external index of several public inboxes,
see mirroring instructions on how to clone and mirror
all data and code used by this external index.