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
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-05-29 8:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 44+ 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
2026-05-29 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
2026-05-29 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
2026-05-29 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
2026-05-29 11:38 ` Peter Zijlstra
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
2026-05-29 11:42 ` Peter Zijlstra
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
2026-05-29 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
2026-05-29 7:56 ` [Patch v8 14/23] perf/x86: Support YMM " Dapeng Mi
2026-05-29 8:47 ` sashiko-bot
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
2026-05-29 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
2026-05-29 7:56 ` [Patch v8 19/23] perf/x86: Support SSP " Dapeng Mi
2026-05-29 10:03 ` sashiko-bot
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
2026-05-29 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
2026-05-29 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
2026-05-29 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
2026-05-29 8:32 ` [Patch v8 00/23] Support SIMD/eGPRs/SSP registers sampling for perf Mi, Dapeng
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