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From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org>
To: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
	James Clark <james.clark@linaro.org>,
	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>, Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>,
	Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>,
	Clark Williams <williams@redhat.com>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>,
	Ravi Bangoria <ravi.bangoria@amd.com>
Subject: [PATCH v4 6/6] perf mem record: Use the IBS swfilt filter when available
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:28:09 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260924212809.1733663-7-acme@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260924212809.1733663-1-acme@kernel.org>

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>

IBS events with exclude_{user,kernel} bits, as used for per-thread
recording when kernel samples are not allowed, are rejected on hardware
without the privilege filter, so per-thread 'perf mem record' fails on
AMD:

  $ perf mem record -o /dev/null -- true
  Failure to open event 'ibs_op/ldlat=0/u' on PMU 'ibs_op' which will be removed.

Kernel v6.14 added swfilt, a software privilege filter exposed as the
'swfilt' format term, making those events usable per-thread.  Give the
ibs_op memory events extra tables with the term, selected in
perf_pmu__arch_init() when the PMU exposes it, keeping the names that
need system wide mode otherwise; the knowledge that IBS needs this
stays in the arch code.

Suggested-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Suggested-by: Ravi Bangoria <ravi.bangoria@amd.com>
Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
---
 tools/perf/arch/x86/util/mem-events.c      | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 tools/perf/arch/x86/util/mem-events.h      |  2 ++
 tools/perf/arch/x86/util/pmu.c             | 10 ++++++++--
 tools/perf/tests/shell/test_data_symbol.sh |  6 ++++--
 tools/perf/util/mem-events.c               | 11 +++++++----
 5 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/mem-events.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/mem-events.c
index b38f519020ff8c6f..156974ead7d42a82 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/mem-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/mem-events.c
@@ -21,14 +21,33 @@ struct perf_mem_event perf_mem_events_intel_aux[PERF_MEM_EVENTS__MAX] = {
 	E(NULL,			NULL,				NULL,		false,	0),
 };
 
+/*
+ * IBS events with exclude_{user,kernel} bits are rejected on hardware
+ * without the privilege filter unless swfilt is used: the extra tables
+ * carry the term, selected when the PMU exposes it.  Keep it even when
+ * the event has no exclude bits yet, 'perf record' adds them on the
+ * first open failure and retries with the same name.
+ */
 struct perf_mem_event perf_mem_events_amd[PERF_MEM_EVENTS__MAX] = {
 	E(NULL,		NULL,		NULL,	false,	0),
 	E(NULL,		NULL,		NULL,	false,	0),
 	E("mem-ldst",	"%s//",		NULL,	false,	0),
 };
 
+struct perf_mem_event perf_mem_events_amd_swfilt[PERF_MEM_EVENTS__MAX] = {
+	E(NULL,		NULL,		NULL,	false,	0),
+	E(NULL,		NULL,		NULL,	false,	0),
+	E("mem-ldst",	"%s/swfilt=1/",	NULL,	false,	0),
+};
+
 struct perf_mem_event perf_mem_events_amd_ldlat[PERF_MEM_EVENTS__MAX] = {
 	E(NULL,		NULL,		NULL,	false,	0),
 	E(NULL,		NULL,		NULL,	false,	0),
 	E("mem-ldst",	"%s/ldlat=%u/",	NULL,	true,	0),
 };
+
+struct perf_mem_event perf_mem_events_amd_ldlat_swfilt[PERF_MEM_EVENTS__MAX] = {
+	E(NULL,		NULL,			NULL,	false,	0),
+	E(NULL,		NULL,			NULL,	false,	0),
+	E("mem-ldst",	"%s/ldlat=%u,swfilt=1/",	NULL,	true,	0),
+};
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/mem-events.h b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/mem-events.h
index 11e09a256f5bb084..f707de38037017c1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/mem-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/mem-events.h
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ extern struct perf_mem_event perf_mem_events_intel[PERF_MEM_EVENTS__MAX];
 extern struct perf_mem_event perf_mem_events_intel_aux[PERF_MEM_EVENTS__MAX];
 
 extern struct perf_mem_event perf_mem_events_amd[PERF_MEM_EVENTS__MAX];
+extern struct perf_mem_event perf_mem_events_amd_swfilt[PERF_MEM_EVENTS__MAX];
 extern struct perf_mem_event perf_mem_events_amd_ldlat[PERF_MEM_EVENTS__MAX];
+extern struct perf_mem_event perf_mem_events_amd_ldlat_swfilt[PERF_MEM_EVENTS__MAX];
 
 #endif /* _X86_MEM_EVENTS_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/pmu.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/pmu.c
index 2c24ef3140da5e9b..fd4491fda117e51a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/pmu.c
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ static void uncore_cha_imc_adjust_cpumask_for_snc(struct perf_pmu *pmu, bool cha
 void perf_pmu__arch_init(struct perf_pmu *pmu)
 {
 	struct perf_pmu_caps *ldlat_cap;
+	bool swfilt_format;
 
 	if (!strcmp(pmu->name, INTEL_PT_PMU_NAME)) {
 		pmu->auxtrace = true;
@@ -348,7 +349,10 @@ void perf_pmu__arch_init(struct perf_pmu *pmu)
 		if (strcmp(pmu->name, "ibs_op"))
 			return;
 
-		pmu->mem_events = perf_mem_events_amd;
+		swfilt_format = perf_pmu__has_format(pmu, "swfilt");
+		pmu->mem_events = swfilt_format ?
+				  perf_mem_events_amd_swfilt :
+				  perf_mem_events_amd;
 
 		if (!perf_pmu__caps_parse(pmu))
 			return;
@@ -358,7 +362,9 @@ void perf_pmu__arch_init(struct perf_pmu *pmu)
 			return;
 
 		perf_mem_events__loads_ldlat = 0;
-		pmu->mem_events = perf_mem_events_amd_ldlat;
+		pmu->mem_events = swfilt_format ?
+				  perf_mem_events_amd_ldlat_swfilt :
+				  perf_mem_events_amd_ldlat;
 	} else {
 		if (pmu->is_core) {
 			if (perf_pmu__have_event(pmu, "mem-loads-aux"))
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_data_symbol.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_data_symbol.sh
index d61b5659a46d9a77..52c837fddb639595 100755
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_data_symbol.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_data_symbol.sh
@@ -65,15 +65,17 @@ if (($is_amd >= 1)); then
 	# --ldlat on AMD:
 	# o Zen4 and earlier uarch does not support ldlat
 	# o Even on supported platforms, it's disabled (--ldlat=0) by default.
+	# o Kernels with the swfilt term add it even when ldlat is not
+	#   supported, so only check ldlat when the term is present.
 	ldlat=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}
-	if [[ -n $ldlat ]]; then
+	if [[ $ldlat == *ldlat=* ]]; then
 		if ! [[ "$ldlat" =~ ldlat=0 ]]; then
 			echo "ERROR: ldlat not initialized to 0?"
 			exit 1
 		fi
 
 		mem_events="$(perf mem record -v --ldlat=150 -e list 2>&1)"
-		if ! [[ "$mem_events" =~ ^mem-ldst.*ibs_op/ldlat=150/.*available ]]; then
+		if ! [[ "$mem_events" =~ ^mem-ldst.*ibs_op/ldlat=150[,/].*available ]]; then
 			echo "ERROR: --ldlat not honored?"
 			exit 1
 		fi
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/mem-events.c b/tools/perf/util/mem-events.c
index 0b49fce251fcc184..0b07011939d7d7c3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/mem-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/mem-events.c
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ static const char *perf_pmu__mem_events_name(struct perf_pmu *pmu, int i,
 					     char *buf, size_t buf_size)
 {
 	struct perf_mem_event *e;
+	const char *name;
 
 	if (i >= PERF_MEM_EVENTS__MAX || !pmu)
 		return NULL;
@@ -90,24 +91,26 @@ static const char *perf_pmu__mem_events_name(struct perf_pmu *pmu, int i,
 	if (!e || !e->name)
 		return NULL;
 
+	name = e->name;
+
 	if (i == PERF_MEM_EVENTS__LOAD || i == PERF_MEM_EVENTS__LOAD_STORE) {
 		if (e->ldlat) {
 			if (!e->aux_event) {
 				/* ARM and Most of Intel */
 				scnprintf(buf, buf_size,
-					  e->name, pmu->name,
+					  name, pmu->name,
 					  perf_mem_events__loads_ldlat);
 			} else {
 				/* Intel with mem-loads-aux event */
 				scnprintf(buf, buf_size,
-					  e->name, pmu->name, pmu->name,
+					  name, pmu->name, pmu->name,
 					  perf_mem_events__loads_ldlat);
 			}
 		} else {
 			if (!e->aux_event) {
 				/* AMD and POWER */
 				scnprintf(buf, buf_size,
-					  e->name, pmu->name);
+					  name, pmu->name);
 			} else {
 				return NULL;
 			}
@@ -117,7 +120,7 @@ static const char *perf_pmu__mem_events_name(struct perf_pmu *pmu, int i,
 
 	if (i == PERF_MEM_EVENTS__STORE) {
 		scnprintf(buf, buf_size,
-			  e->name, pmu->name);
+			  name, pmu->name);
 		return buf;
 	}
 
-- 
2.53.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-09-24 21:28 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-09-24 21:28 [PATCH v4 0/6] perf annotate-data: Fix hangs on broken debug info, AMD mem record Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2026-09-24 21:28 ` [PATCH v4 1/6] perf dwarf-aux: Bound the type chases for broken debug info Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2026-09-24 21:35   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-24 21:28 ` [PATCH v4 2/6] perf dwarf-aux: Add die_same_file() and die_get_type_die() Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2026-09-24 21:34   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-24 21:28 ` [PATCH v4 3/6] perf annotate-data: Resolve type DIEs in the debug file they came from Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2026-09-24 21:34   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-24 21:28 ` [PATCH v4 4/6] perf annotate-data: Bound the member nesting recursion Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2026-09-24 21:35   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-24 21:28 ` [PATCH v4 5/6] perf mem record: Request PERF_SAMPLE_CPU by default Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2026-09-24 21:37   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-24 21:28 ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo [this message]
2026-09-24 21:35   ` [PATCH v4 6/6] perf mem record: Use the IBS swfilt filter when available sashiko-bot
2026-09-25  4:02   ` Ravi Bangoria
2026-09-25 10:31     ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2026-09-25 11:21       ` Ravi Bangoria

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