Re: [PATCH] perf/arm_pmu: Skip PMCCNTR_EL0 on NVIDIA Olympus

kernel test robot
2026-04-17T12:00:49Z

Hi Besar,

kernel test robot noticed the following build warnings:

[auto build test WARNING on soc/for-next]
[also build test WARNING on linus/master v7.0 next-20260416]
[If your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, kindly drop us a note.
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url: https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Besar-Wicaksono/perf-arm_pmu-Skip-PMCCNTR_EL0-on-NVIDIA-Olympus/20260417-021859
base: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/soc/soc.git for-next
patch link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260406232034.2566133-1-bwicaksono%40nvidia.com
patch subject: [PATCH] perf/arm_pmu: Skip PMCCNTR_EL0 on NVIDIA Olympus
config: arm-allyesconfig (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260417/202604171959.Zy8qD08x-lkp@intel.com/config)
compiler: arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc (GCC) 15.2.0
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260417/202604171959.Zy8qD08x-lkp@intel.com/reproduce)

If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202604171959.Zy8qD08x-lkp@intel.com/

All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):

| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
include/linux/perf/arm_pmuv3.h:125:65: warning: initialized field overwritten [-Woverride-init]
125 | #define ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_L1D_CACHE_REFILL_WR 0x0043
| ^~~~~~
drivers/perf/arm_pmuv3.c:147:51: note: in expansion of macro 'ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_L1D_CACHE_REFILL_WR'
147 | [C(L1D)][C(OP_WRITE)][C(RESULT_MISS)] = ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_L1D_CACHE_REFILL_WR,
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
include/linux/perf/arm_pmuv3.h:125:65: note: (near initialization for 'armv8_vulcan_perf_cache_map[0][1][1]')
125 | #define ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_L1D_CACHE_REFILL_WR 0x0043
| ^~~~~~
drivers/perf/arm_pmuv3.c:147:51: note: in expansion of macro 'ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_L1D_CACHE_REFILL_WR'
147 | [C(L1D)][C(OP_WRITE)][C(RESULT_MISS)] = ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_L1D_CACHE_REFILL_WR,
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
include/linux/perf/arm_pmuv3.h:134:65: warning: initialized field overwritten [-Woverride-init]
134 | #define ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_L1D_TLB_RD 0x004E
| ^~~~~~
drivers/perf/arm_pmuv3.c:149:51: note: in expansion of macro 'ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_L1D_TLB_RD'
149 | [C(DTLB)][C(OP_READ)][C(RESULT_ACCESS)] = ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_L1D_TLB_RD,
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
include/linux/perf/arm_pmuv3.h:134:65: note: (near initialization for 'armv8_vulcan_perf_cache_map[3][0][0]')
134 | #define ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_L1D_TLB_RD 0x004E
| ^~~~~~
drivers/perf/arm_pmuv3.c:149:51: note: in expansion of macro 'ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_L1D_TLB_RD'
149 | [C(DTLB)][C(OP_READ)][C(RESULT_ACCESS)] = ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_L1D_TLB_RD,
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
include/linux/perf/arm_pmuv3.h:135:65: warning: initialized field overwritten [-Woverride-init]
135 | #define ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_L1D_TLB_WR 0x004F
| ^~~~~~
drivers/perf/arm_pmuv3.c:150:52: note: in expansion of macro 'ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_L1D_TLB_WR'
150 | [C(DTLB)][C(OP_WRITE)][C(RESULT_ACCESS)] = ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_L1D_TLB_WR,
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
include/linux/perf/arm_pmuv3.h:135:65: note: (near initialization for 'armv8_vulcan_perf_cache_map[3][1][0]')
135 | #define ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_L1D_TLB_WR 0x004F
| ^~~~~~
drivers/perf/arm_pmuv3.c:150:52: note: in expansion of macro 'ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_L1D_TLB_WR'
150 | [C(DTLB)][C(OP_WRITE)][C(RESULT_ACCESS)] = ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_L1D_TLB_WR,
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
include/linux/perf/arm_pmuv3.h:132:65: warning: initialized field overwritten [-Woverride-init]
132 | #define ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_L1D_TLB_REFILL_RD 0x004C
| ^~~~~~
drivers/perf/arm_pmuv3.c:151:51: note: in expansion of macro 'ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_L1D_TLB_REFILL_RD'
151 | [C(DTLB)][C(OP_READ)][C(RESULT_MISS)] = ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_L1D_TLB_REFILL_RD,
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
include/linux/perf/arm_pmuv3.h:132:65: note: (near initialization for 'armv8_vulcan_perf_cache_map[3][0][1]')
132 | #define ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_L1D_TLB_REFILL_RD 0x004C
| ^~~~~~
drivers/perf/arm_pmuv3.c:151:51: note: in expansion of macro 'ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_L1D_TLB_REFILL_RD'
151 | [C(DTLB)][C(OP_READ)][C(RESULT_MISS)] = ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_L1D_TLB_REFILL_RD,
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
include/linux/perf/arm_pmuv3.h:133:65: warning: initialized field overwritten [-Woverride-init]
133 | #define ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_L1D_TLB_REFILL_WR 0x004D
| ^~~~~~
drivers/perf/arm_pmuv3.c:152:51: note: in expansion of macro 'ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_L1D_TLB_REFILL_WR'
152 | [C(DTLB)][C(OP_WRITE)][C(RESULT_MISS)] = ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_L1D_TLB_REFILL_WR,
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
include/linux/perf/arm_pmuv3.h:133:65: note: (near initialization for 'armv8_vulcan_perf_cache_map[3][1][1]')
133 | #define ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_L1D_TLB_REFILL_WR 0x004D
| ^~~~~~
drivers/perf/arm_pmuv3.c:152:51: note: in expansion of macro 'ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_L1D_TLB_REFILL_WR'
152 | [C(DTLB)][C(OP_WRITE)][C(RESULT_MISS)] = ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_L1D_TLB_REFILL_WR,
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
include/linux/perf/arm_pmuv3.h:149:65: warning: initialized field overwritten [-Woverride-init]
149 | #define ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_BUS_ACCESS_RD 0x0060
| ^~~~~~
drivers/perf/arm_pmuv3.c:154:51: note: in expansion of macro 'ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_BUS_ACCESS_RD'
154 | [C(NODE)][C(OP_READ)][C(RESULT_ACCESS)] = ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_BUS_ACCESS_RD,
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
include/linux/perf/arm_pmuv3.h:149:65: note: (near initialization for 'armv8_vulcan_perf_cache_map[6][0][0]')
149 | #define ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_BUS_ACCESS_RD 0x0060
| ^~~~~~
drivers/perf/arm_pmuv3.c:154:51: note: in expansion of macro 'ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_BUS_ACCESS_RD'
154 | [C(NODE)][C(OP_READ)][C(RESULT_ACCESS)] = ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_BUS_ACCESS_RD,
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
include/linux/perf/arm_pmuv3.h:150:65: warning: initialized field overwritten [-Woverride-init]
150 | #define ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_BUS_ACCESS_WR 0x0061
| ^~~~~~
drivers/perf/arm_pmuv3.c:155:52: note: in expansion of macro 'ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_BUS_ACCESS_WR'
155 | [C(NODE)][C(OP_WRITE)][C(RESULT_ACCESS)] = ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_BUS_ACCESS_WR,
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
include/linux/perf/arm_pmuv3.h:150:65: note: (near initialization for 'armv8_vulcan_perf_cache_map[6][1][0]')
150 | #define ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_BUS_ACCESS_WR 0x0061
| ^~~~~~
drivers/perf/arm_pmuv3.c:155:52: note: in expansion of macro 'ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_BUS_ACCESS_WR'
155 | [C(NODE)][C(OP_WRITE)][C(RESULT_ACCESS)] = ARMV8_IMPDEF_PERFCTR_BUS_ACCESS_WR,
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
drivers/perf/arm_pmuv3.c:984:26: error: array type has incomplete element type 'struct midr_range'
984 | static struct midr_range armv8pmu_avoid_pmccntr_cpus[] = {
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
drivers/perf/arm_pmuv3.c:1000:9: error: implicit declaration of function 'MIDR_ALL_VERSIONS'; did you mean 'MODULE_VERSION'? [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
1000 | MIDR_ALL_VERSIONS(MIDR_NVIDIA_OLYMPUS),
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| MODULE_VERSION
drivers/perf/arm_pmuv3.c:1000:27: error: 'MIDR_NVIDIA_OLYMPUS' undeclared here (not in a function)
1000 | MIDR_ALL_VERSIONS(MIDR_NVIDIA_OLYMPUS),
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
drivers/perf/arm_pmuv3.c: In function 'armv8pmu_can_use_pmccntr':
drivers/perf/arm_pmuv3.c:1042:13: error: implicit declaration of function 'is_midr_in_range_list' [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
1042 | if (is_midr_in_range_list(armv8pmu_avoid_pmccntr_cpus))
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
drivers/perf/arm_pmuv3.c: At top level:
>> drivers/perf/arm_pmuv3.c:984:26: warning: 'armv8pmu_avoid_pmccntr_cpus' defined but not used [-Wunused-variable]
984 | static struct midr_range armv8pmu_avoid_pmccntr_cpus[] = {
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

vim +/armv8pmu_avoid_pmccntr_cpus +984 drivers/perf/arm_pmuv3.c

980
981 /*
982 * List of CPUs that should avoid using PMCCNTR_EL0.
983 */
> 984 static struct midr_range armv8pmu_avoid_pmccntr_cpus[] = {
985 /*
986 * The PMCCNTR_EL0 in Olympus CPU may still increment while in WFI/WFE state.
987 * This is an implementation specific behavior and not an erratum.
988 *
989 * From ARM DDI0487 D14.4:
990 * It is IMPLEMENTATION SPECIFIC whether CPU_CYCLES and PMCCNTR count
991 * when the PE is in WFI or WFE state, even if the clocks are not stopped.
992 *
993 * From ARM DDI0487 D24.5.2:
994 * All counters are subject to any changes in clock frequency, including
995 * clock stopping caused by the WFI and WFE instructions.
996 * This means that it is CONSTRAINED UNPREDICTABLE whether or not
997 * PMCCNTR_EL0 continues to increment when clocks are stopped by WFI and
998 * WFE instructions.
999 */
1000 MIDR_ALL_VERSIONS(MIDR_NVIDIA_OLYMPUS),
1001 {}
1002 };
1003

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