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 v9 14/24] perf/x86: Support XMM sampling using sample_simd_vec_reg_* fields
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2026 09:54:29 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260706015439.3040804-15-dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260706015439.3040804-1-dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>
Support sampling of 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.
XMM sampling will be enabled in a subsequent patch that sets
PERF_PMU_CAP_SIMD_REGS.
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 | 50 +++++++++++++++--
arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c | 2 +-
arch/x86/events/perf_event.h | 16 ++++++
arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h | 1 +
arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/perf_regs.h | 15 +++++
arch/x86/kernel/perf_regs.c | 80 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
include/linux/perf_event.h | 1 +
kernel/events/core.c | 2 +-
8 files changed, 158 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/core.c b/arch/x86/events/core.c
index 0d42c51761f9..117d09fb9a05 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/core.c
@@ -715,6 +715,17 @@ int x86_pmu_hw_config(struct perf_event *event)
if (event_has_extended_regs(event)) {
if (!(event->pmu->capabilities & PERF_PMU_CAP_EXTENDED_REGS))
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;
+ /* The vector registers set is not supported */
+ if (event_needs_xmm(event) &&
+ !(x86_pmu.ext_regs_mask & XFEATURE_MASK_SSE))
+ return -EINVAL;
}
}
@@ -1757,6 +1768,7 @@ 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;
}
@@ -1777,14 +1789,15 @@ 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,
bool exclude_kernel)
{
+ struct x86_perf_regs *perf_regs;
+
if (exclude_kernel && !user_mode(regs)) {
data->regs_intr.regs = NULL;
data->regs_intr.abi = PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_ABI_NONE;
@@ -1797,6 +1810,16 @@ static void x86_pmu_update_regs_intr(struct perf_event *event,
if (data->regs_intr.regs) {
data->dyn_size += hweight64(event->attr.sample_regs_intr) *
sizeof(u64);
+ if (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;
}
/*
@@ -1839,6 +1862,7 @@ 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);
@@ -1858,8 +1882,19 @@ static void x86_pmu_update_regs_user(struct perf_event *event,
}
data->dyn_size += sizeof(u64);
- if (data->regs_user.regs)
+ if (data->regs_user.regs) {
data->dyn_size += hweight64(attr->sample_regs_user) * sizeof(u64);
+ if (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
@@ -1939,7 +1974,7 @@ 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;
@@ -1976,7 +2011,12 @@ void x86_pmu_update_perf_regs(struct perf_event *event,
{
u64 sample_type = event->attr.sample_type;
- if (!event_has_extended_regs(event))
+ if (!(sample_type &
+ (PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_INTR | PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_USER)))
+ return;
+
+ 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 2f5e732d2c95..24bfc3fb6060 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
@@ -1733,7 +1733,7 @@ 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 70fa7ec21673..6b1b83c906eb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
+++ b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
@@ -147,6 +147,22 @@ 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_type &
+ (PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_INTR | PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_USER)))
+ return false;
+
+ 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 619e0ae915e1..a2b2123d008e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h
@@ -728,6 +728,7 @@ 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..edb35408e4cc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/perf_regs.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/perf_regs.h
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
#ifndef _ASM_X86_PERF_REGS_H
#define _ASM_X86_PERF_REGS_H
+#include <linux/bits.h>
+
enum perf_event_x86_regs {
PERF_REG_X86_AX,
PERF_REG_X86_BX,
@@ -55,4 +57,17 @@ 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..8514baefb400 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 +77,77 @@ 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(u64 sample_type, 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 = 0;
+
+ if (!(sample_type &
+ (PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_INTR | PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_USER)))
+ return 0;
+
+ if (!simd_enabled)
+ return 0;
+
+ if (vec_qwords) {
+ if (vec_qwords != PERF_X86_XMM_QWORDS)
+ return -EINVAL;
+ if (!vec_mask_intr && !vec_mask_user)
+ return -EINVAL;
+ if ((sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_INTR) &&
+ (vec_mask_intr & ~PERF_X86_SIMD_VEC_MASK))
+ return -EINVAL;
+ if ((sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_USER) &&
+ (vec_mask_user & ~PERF_X86_SIMD_VEC_MASK))
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ if (pred_qwords || pred_mask_intr || pred_mask_user)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_INTR) {
+ size = (vec_qwords * hweight64(vec_mask_intr) +
+ pred_qwords * hweight32(pred_mask_intr)) * sizeof(u64);
+ }
+ if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_USER) {
+ size += (vec_qwords * hweight64(vec_mask_user) +
+ 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 +163,8 @@ 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 +183,8 @@ 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 c4e330c121d2..e40d60ccab9e 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 ce93c23b3a33..2ce8c3cd6824 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -8718,7 +8718,7 @@ 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
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-06 2:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 48+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-06 1:54 [Patch v9 00/24] Support SIMD/eGPRs/SSP registers sampling for perf Dapeng Mi
2026-07-06 1:54 ` [Patch v9 01/24] perf/x86: Fix two error-path and hybrid PMU guard issues Dapeng Mi
2026-07-06 2:21 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-06 8:05 ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-07-06 1:54 ` [Patch v9 02/24] perf/x86: Move hybrid PMU initialization before x86_pmu_starting_cpu() Dapeng Mi
2026-07-06 2:18 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-06 8:33 ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-07-06 1:54 ` [Patch v9 03/24] perf/x86/intel: Enable large PEBS sampling for XMMs Dapeng Mi
2026-07-06 1:54 ` [Patch v9 04/24] perf/x86/intel: Convert x86_perf_regs to per-cpu variables Dapeng Mi
2026-07-06 1:54 ` [Patch v9 05/24] perf: Eliminate duplicate arch-specific function definitions Dapeng Mi
2026-07-06 1:54 ` [Patch v9 06/24] perf/x86: Use x86_perf_regs in NMI handlers Dapeng Mi
2026-07-06 2:31 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-06 8:43 ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-07-06 1:54 ` [Patch v9 07/24] x86/fpu/xstate: Add xsaves_nmi() helper Dapeng Mi
2026-07-06 2:18 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-06 9:09 ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-07-06 1:54 ` [Patch v9 08/24] x86/fpu: Add update_fpu_state_and_flag() helper Dapeng Mi
2026-07-06 2:22 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-06 9:15 ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-07-06 1:54 ` [Patch v9 09/24] perf: Move and enhance has_extended_regs() for arch-specific use Dapeng Mi
2026-07-06 1:54 ` [Patch v9 10/24] perf/x86/intel: Consolidate PMU capability updates Dapeng Mi
2026-07-06 1:54 ` [Patch v9 11/24] perf/x86: Enable XMM register sampling for non-PEBS events Dapeng Mi
2026-07-06 2:34 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-06 9:47 ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-07-06 1:54 ` [Patch v9 12/24] perf/x86: Enable XMM register sampling for REGS_USER case Dapeng Mi
2026-07-06 2:35 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-07 9:59 ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-07-08 0:56 ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-07-06 1:54 ` [Patch v9 13/24] perf: Add sampling support for SIMD registers Dapeng Mi
2026-07-06 2:34 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-08 1:13 ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-07-06 1:54 ` Dapeng Mi [this message]
2026-07-06 6:45 ` [Patch v9 14/24] perf/x86: Support XMM sampling using sample_simd_vec_reg_* fields sashiko-bot
2026-07-08 1:27 ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-07-06 1:54 ` [Patch v9 15/24] perf/x86: Support YMM " Dapeng Mi
2026-07-06 1:54 ` [Patch v9 16/24] perf/x86: Support ZMM " Dapeng Mi
2026-07-06 1:54 ` [Patch v9 17/24] perf/x86: Support OPMASK sampling using sample_simd_pred_reg_* fields Dapeng Mi
2026-07-06 1:54 ` [Patch v9 18/24] perf: Enhance perf_reg_validate() with simd_enabled argument Dapeng Mi
2026-07-06 1:54 ` [Patch v9 19/24] perf/x86: Support eGPRs sampling using sample_regs_* fields Dapeng Mi
2026-07-06 1:54 ` [Patch v9 20/24] perf/x86: Support SSP " Dapeng Mi
2026-07-06 1:54 ` [Patch v9 21/24] perf/x86/intel: Support arch-PEBS based SIMD/eGPRs/SSP sampling Dapeng Mi
2026-07-06 1:54 ` [Patch v9 22/24] perf/x86/intel: Enable PERF_PMU_CAP_SIMD_REGS capability Dapeng Mi
2026-07-06 2:57 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-08 1:51 ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-07-06 1:54 ` [Patch v9 23/24] perf/x86: Activate back-to-back NMI detection for arch-PEBS induced NMIs Dapeng Mi
2026-07-06 1:54 ` [Patch v9 24/24] perf/x86/intel: Add sanity check for PEBS fragment size Dapeng Mi
2026-07-06 5:04 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-08 2:03 ` Mi, Dapeng
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