Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] libperf: Add processing to scale the counters obtained during the read() system call when multiplexing

Jiri Olsa
2021-10-07T17:17:33Z

On Tue, Sep 28, 2021 at 09:53:24AM +0000, nakamura.shun@fujitsu.com wrote:
> Hi Jirka
>
> > On Wed, Sep 22, 2021 at 07:16:26PM +0900, Shunsuke Nakamura wrote:
> > > From: nakamura shunsuke <nakamura.shun@fujitsu.com>
> > >
> > > perf_evsel__read() scales counters obtained by RDPMC during multiplexing, but
> > > does not scale counters obtained by read() system call.
> > >
> > > Add processing to perf_evsel__read() to scale the counters obtained during the
> > > read() system call when multiplexing.
> > >
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Shunsuke Nakamura <nakamura.shun@fujitsu.com>
> > > ---
> > >  tools/lib/perf/evsel.c | 6 ++++++
> > >  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/tools/lib/perf/evsel.c b/tools/lib/perf/evsel.c
> > > index 8441e3e1aaac..0ebd1d34436f 100644
> > > --- a/tools/lib/perf/evsel.c
> > +++ b/tools/lib/perf/evsel.c
> > > @@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
> > >  #include <sys/ioctl.h>
> > >  #include <sys/mman.h>
> > >  #include <asm/bug.h>
> > > +#include <linux/math64.h>
> > >
> > >  void perf_evsel__init(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct perf_event_attr *attr,
> > >                      int idx)
> > > @@ -321,6 +322,11 @@ int perf_evsel__read(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int cpu, int thread,
> > >        if (readn(*fd, count->values, size) <= 0)
> > >                return -errno;
> > >
> > > +     if (count->ena != count->run) {
> > > +             if (count->run != 0)
> > > +                     count->val = mul_u64_u64_div64(count->val, count->ena, count->run);
> > > +     }
> >
> > so I think perf stat expect raw values in there and does the
> > scaling by itself, please check following code:
> >
> > read_counters
> >   read_affinity_counters
> >     read_counter_cpu
> >       read_single_counter
> >         evsel__read_counter
> >
> >   perf_stat_process_counter
> >     process_counter_maps
> >       process_counter_values
> >         perf_counts_values__scale
> >
> >
> > perhaps we could export perf_counts_values__scale if it'd be any help
>
> Thank you for your comment.
>
> The purpose of this patch is to unify the counters obtained with
> perf_evsel__read() to scaled or unscaled values.
>
> perf_evsel__read() gets counter by perf_mmap__read_self() if RDPMC is
> available, else gets by readn(). In current implementation, caller
> gets scaled counter if goes through RDPMC path, otherwise gets unscaled
> counter via readn() path.
>
> However caller cannnot know which path were taken.
>
> If caller expects a raw value, I think the RDPMC path should also
> return an unscaled counter.
>
> diff --git a/tools/lib/perf/mmap.c b/tools/lib/perf/mmap.c
> index c89dfa5..aaa4579 100644
> --- a/tools/lib/perf/mmap.c
> +++ b/tools/lib/perf/mmap.c
> @@ -353,8 +353,6 @@ int perf_mmap__read_self(struct perf_mmap *map, struct perf_counts_values *count
> count->ena += delta;
> if (idx)
> count->run += delta;
> -
> - cnt = mul_u64_u64_div64(cnt, count->ena, count->run);

perf stat does not mmap counters so this should not be invoked
within perf stat.. but we should be consistent and scale after
calling perf_evsel__read.. and give user the possibility to get
un-scaled counts

that perhaps brings new feature.. mmap perf stat counters to invoke
the fast reading path for counters.. IIRC it should be matter just
to mmap the first 'user' page

thanks,
jirka

> }
>
> count->val = cnt;
>
> Rob, do you have any comments?
>
> Best Regards
> Shunsuke