From: Athira Rajeev <atrajeev@linux.ibm.com>
To: acme@kernel.org, jolsa@kernel.org, adrian.hunter@intel.com,
maddy@linux.ibm.com, irogers@google.com, namhyung@kernel.org
Cc: linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org,
atrajeev@linux.ibm.com, hbathini@linux.vnet.ibm.com,
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Subject: [PATCH V2 1/6] tools/perf: Move powerpc VPA-DTL auxtrace init into a separate file
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:22:13 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260720105218.14277-2-atrajeev@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260720105218.14277-1-atrajeev@linux.ibm.com>
The powerpc auxtrace dispatch lives entirely in
arch/powerpc/util/auxtrace.c. As new PMUs such as HTM are added, this
file would grow to contain the recording logic for all of them.
Factor out the VPA-DTL recording initializer into its own file,
arch/powerpc/util/vpa-dtl.c, and reduce auxtrace.c to a thin dispatch
layer. auxtrace_record__init() now detects the PMU by name and calls
the appropriate per-PMU init function:
- vpa_dtl_recording_init() for VPA-DTL events (unchanged behaviour)
- Further PMU entries will follow in subsequent patches
This makes room in auxtrace_record__init() for the HTM recording path
added in the next patch without growing a single monolithic file.
Signed-off-by: Athira Rajeev <atrajeev@linux.ibm.com>
---
Changes in V2:
- Renamed the destination file from arch/powerpc/util/vpa-dtl.c (same
name, unchanged) but the subject and commit message are reworded to
clearly state that the goal is to make auxtrace_record__init() a thin
per-PMU dispatcher, not merely to "allow multiple PMUs to use auxtrace".
- Handle failure from memory allocation
- Included stdlib and limits.h
- No functional change to the VPA-DTL path itself.
- Patch is now 1/6 instead of 1/9.
tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/Build | 1 +
tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/auxtrace.c | 84 +++-------------------
tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/vpa-dtl.c | 95 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
tools/perf/util/powerpc-vpadtl.h | 1 +
4 files changed, 105 insertions(+), 76 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/vpa-dtl.c
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/Build b/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/Build
index ae928050e07a..7819c8f5af2d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/Build
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ perf-util-y += evsel.o
perf-util-$(CONFIG_LIBDW) += skip-callchain-idx.o
perf-util-y += auxtrace.o
+perf-util-y += vpa-dtl.o
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/auxtrace.c b/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/auxtrace.c
index 4600a1661b4f..e04a0bd61755 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/auxtrace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/auxtrace.c
@@ -13,63 +13,12 @@
#include "../../util/auxtrace.h"
#include "../../util/powerpc-vpadtl.h"
#include "../../util/record.h"
-#include <internal/lib.h> // page_size
-
-#define KiB(x) ((x) * 1024)
-
-static int
-powerpc_vpadtl_recording_options(struct auxtrace_record *ar __maybe_unused,
- struct evlist *evlist __maybe_unused,
- struct record_opts *opts)
-{
- opts->full_auxtrace = true;
-
- /*
- * Set auxtrace_mmap_pages to minimum
- * two pages
- */
- if (!opts->auxtrace_mmap_pages) {
- opts->auxtrace_mmap_pages = KiB(128) / page_size;
- if (opts->mmap_pages == UINT_MAX)
- opts->mmap_pages = KiB(256) / page_size;
- }
-
- return 0;
-}
-
-static size_t powerpc_vpadtl_info_priv_size(struct auxtrace_record *itr __maybe_unused,
- struct evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
-{
- return VPADTL_AUXTRACE_PRIV_SIZE;
-}
-
-static int
-powerpc_vpadtl_info_fill(struct auxtrace_record *itr __maybe_unused,
- struct perf_session *session __maybe_unused,
- struct perf_record_auxtrace_info *auxtrace_info,
- size_t priv_size __maybe_unused)
-{
- auxtrace_info->type = PERF_AUXTRACE_VPA_DTL;
-
- return 0;
-}
-
-static void powerpc_vpadtl_free(struct auxtrace_record *itr)
-{
- free(itr);
-}
-
-static u64 powerpc_vpadtl_reference(struct auxtrace_record *itr __maybe_unused)
-{
- return 0;
-}
struct auxtrace_record *auxtrace_record__init(struct evlist *evlist,
int *err)
{
- struct auxtrace_record *aux;
struct evsel *pos;
- int found = 0;
+ struct evsel *vpa_dtl_evsel = NULL;
/*
* Set err value to zero here. Any fail later
@@ -78,33 +27,16 @@ struct auxtrace_record *auxtrace_record__init(struct evlist *evlist,
*err = 0;
evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, pos) {
- if (strstarts(pos->name, "vpa_dtl")) {
- found = 1;
+ if (pos->name && strstarts(pos->name, "vpa_dtl")) {
pos->needs_auxtrace_mmap = true;
- break;
+ /* Remember the first matching VPA DTL event */
+ if (!vpa_dtl_evsel)
+ vpa_dtl_evsel = pos;
}
}
- if (!found)
- return NULL;
-
- /*
- * To obtain the auxtrace buffer file descriptor, the auxtrace event
- * must come first.
- */
- evlist__to_front(pos->evlist, pos);
-
- aux = zalloc(sizeof(*aux));
- if (aux == NULL) {
- pr_debug("aux record is NULL\n");
- *err = -ENOMEM;
- return NULL;
- }
+ if (vpa_dtl_evsel)
+ return vpa_dtl_recording_init(vpa_dtl_evsel, err);
- aux->recording_options = powerpc_vpadtl_recording_options;
- aux->info_priv_size = powerpc_vpadtl_info_priv_size;
- aux->info_fill = powerpc_vpadtl_info_fill;
- aux->free = powerpc_vpadtl_free;
- aux->reference = powerpc_vpadtl_reference;
- return aux;
+ return NULL;
}
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/vpa-dtl.c b/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/vpa-dtl.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fde388d87477
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/vpa-dtl.c
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * VPA DTL AUX tracing support
+ */
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include "../../util/cpumap.h"
+#include "../../util/evsel.h"
+#include "../../util/evlist.h"
+#include "../../util/session.h"
+#include "../../util/util.h"
+#include "../../util/debug.h"
+#include "../../util/auxtrace.h"
+#include "../../util/powerpc-vpadtl.h"
+#include "../../util/record.h"
+#include <internal/lib.h> // page_size
+
+#define KiB(x) ((x) * 1024)
+
+static int
+powerpc_vpadtl_recording_options(struct auxtrace_record *ar __maybe_unused,
+ struct evlist *evlist __maybe_unused,
+ struct record_opts *opts)
+{
+ opts->full_auxtrace = true;
+
+ /*
+ * Set auxtrace_mmap_pages to minimum
+ * two pages
+ */
+ if (!opts->auxtrace_mmap_pages) {
+ opts->auxtrace_mmap_pages = KiB(128) / page_size;
+ if (opts->mmap_pages == UINT_MAX)
+ opts->mmap_pages = KiB(256) / page_size;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static size_t powerpc_vpadtl_info_priv_size(struct auxtrace_record *itr __maybe_unused,
+ struct evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
+{
+ return VPADTL_AUXTRACE_PRIV_SIZE;
+}
+
+static int
+powerpc_vpadtl_info_fill(struct auxtrace_record *itr __maybe_unused,
+ struct perf_session *session __maybe_unused,
+ struct perf_record_auxtrace_info *auxtrace_info,
+ size_t priv_size __maybe_unused)
+{
+ auxtrace_info->type = PERF_AUXTRACE_VPA_DTL;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static void powerpc_vpadtl_free(struct auxtrace_record *itr)
+{
+ free(itr);
+}
+
+static u64 powerpc_vpadtl_reference(struct auxtrace_record *itr __maybe_unused)
+{
+ return 0;
+}
+
+struct auxtrace_record *vpa_dtl_recording_init(struct evsel *pos, int *err)
+{
+ struct auxtrace_record *aux;
+
+ /*
+ * To obtain the auxtrace buffer file descriptor, the auxtrace event
+ * must come first.
+ */
+ evlist__to_front(pos->evlist, pos);
+
+ aux = zalloc(sizeof(*aux));
+ if (aux == NULL) {
+ pr_debug("aux record allocation failed (-ENOMEM)\n");
+ *err = -ENOMEM;
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ aux->recording_options = powerpc_vpadtl_recording_options;
+ aux->info_priv_size = powerpc_vpadtl_info_priv_size;
+ aux->info_fill = powerpc_vpadtl_info_fill;
+ aux->free = powerpc_vpadtl_free;
+ aux->reference = powerpc_vpadtl_reference;
+ return aux;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/powerpc-vpadtl.h b/tools/perf/util/powerpc-vpadtl.h
index ca809660b9bb..41e09b17a353 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/powerpc-vpadtl.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/powerpc-vpadtl.h
@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@ struct perf_pmu;
int powerpc_vpadtl_process_auxtrace_info(union perf_event *event,
struct perf_session *session);
+struct auxtrace_record *vpa_dtl_recording_init(struct evsel *pos, int *err);
#endif
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-20 11:04 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-20 10:52 [PATCH V2 0/6] tools/perf: Add powerpc HTM auxtrace support Athira Rajeev
2026-07-20 10:52 ` Athira Rajeev [this message]
2026-07-20 11:15 ` [PATCH V2 1/6] tools/perf: Move powerpc VPA-DTL auxtrace init into a separate file sashiko-bot
2026-07-20 10:52 ` [PATCH V2 2/6] tools/perf: Add AUXTRACE recording support for powerpc HTM Athira Rajeev
2026-07-20 11:20 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-20 10:52 ` [PATCH V2 3/6] tools/perf: Add arch hook to drain remaining data before event close Athira Rajeev
2026-07-20 11:16 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-20 10:52 ` [PATCH V2 4/6] tools/perf: Add powerpc callback support for arch_perf_record__need_read Athira Rajeev
2026-07-20 11:18 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-20 10:52 ` [PATCH V2 5/6] tools/perf: Add powerpc HTM auxtrace event processing support Athira Rajeev
2026-07-20 11:18 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-20 10:52 ` [PATCH V2 6/6] tools/perf: Add perf tool support for processing powerpc HTM AUXTRACE records Athira Rajeev
2026-07-20 11:25 ` sashiko-bot
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