From: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
To: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>,
Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>,
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Subject: [PATCH v8 19/52] perf jevents: Add software prefetch (swpf) metric group for AMD
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2025 19:20:07 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251113032040.1994090-20-irogers@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251113032040.1994090-1-irogers@google.com>
Add metrics that give the utility of software prefetches on zen2, zen3
and zen4.
Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
tools/perf/pmu-events/amd_metrics.py | 101 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 101 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tools/perf/pmu-events/amd_metrics.py b/tools/perf/pmu-events/amd_metrics.py
index 1880ccf9c6fc..06cb56cbd617 100755
--- a/tools/perf/pmu-events/amd_metrics.py
+++ b/tools/perf/pmu-events/amd_metrics.py
@@ -121,6 +121,106 @@ def AmdBr():
description="breakdown of retired branch instructions")
+def AmdSwpf() -> Optional[MetricGroup]:
+ """Returns a MetricGroup representing AMD software prefetch metrics."""
+ global _zen_model
+ if _zen_model <= 1:
+ return None
+
+ swp_ld = Event("ls_dispatch.ld_dispatch")
+ swp_t0 = Event("ls_pref_instr_disp.prefetch")
+ swp_w = Event("ls_pref_instr_disp.prefetch_w") # Missing on Zen1
+ swp_nt = Event("ls_pref_instr_disp.prefetch_nta")
+ swp_mab = Event("ls_inef_sw_pref.mab_mch_cnt")
+ swp_l2 = Event("ls_sw_pf_dc_fills.local_l2",
+ "ls_sw_pf_dc_fills.lcl_l2",
+ "ls_sw_pf_dc_fill.ls_mabresp_lcl_l2")
+ swp_lc = Event("ls_sw_pf_dc_fills.local_ccx",
+ "ls_sw_pf_dc_fills.int_cache",
+ "ls_sw_pf_dc_fill.ls_mabresp_lcl_cache")
+ swp_lm = Event("ls_sw_pf_dc_fills.dram_io_near",
+ "ls_sw_pf_dc_fills.mem_io_local",
+ "ls_sw_pf_dc_fill.ls_mabresp_lcl_dram")
+ swp_rc = Event("ls_sw_pf_dc_fills.far_cache",
+ "ls_sw_pf_dc_fills.ext_cache_remote",
+ "ls_sw_pf_dc_fill.ls_mabresp_rmt_cache")
+ swp_rm = Event("ls_sw_pf_dc_fills.dram_io_far",
+ "ls_sw_pf_dc_fills.mem_io_remote",
+ "ls_sw_pf_dc_fill.ls_mabresp_rmt_dram")
+
+ # All the swpf that were satisfied beyond L1D are good.
+ all_pf = swp_t0 + swp_w + swp_nt
+ good_pf = swp_l2 + swp_lc + swp_lm + swp_rc + swp_rm
+ bad_pf = max(all_pf - good_pf, 0)
+
+ loc_pf = swp_l2 + swp_lc + swp_lm
+ rem_pf = swp_rc + swp_rm
+
+ req_pend = max(0, bad_pf - swp_mab)
+
+ r1 = d_ratio(ins, all_pf)
+ r2 = d_ratio(swp_ld, all_pf)
+ r3 = d_ratio(swp_t0, interval_sec)
+ r4 = d_ratio(swp_w, interval_sec)
+ r5 = d_ratio(swp_nt, interval_sec)
+ overview = MetricGroup("lpm_swpf_overview", [
+ Metric("lpm_swpf_ov_insn_bt_swpf", "Insn between SWPF", r1, "insns"),
+ Metric("lpm_swpf_ov_loads_bt_swpf", "Loads between SWPF", r2, "loads"),
+ Metric("lpm_swpf_ov_rate_prefetch_t0_t1_t2", "Rate prefetch TO_T1_T2", r3,
+ "insns/sec"),
+ Metric("lpm_swpf_ov_rate_prefetch_w",
+ "Rate prefetch W", r4, "insns/sec"),
+ Metric("lpm_swpf_ov_rate_preftech_nta",
+ "Rate prefetch NTA", r5, "insns/sec"),
+ ])
+
+ r1 = d_ratio(swp_mab, all_pf)
+ r2 = d_ratio(req_pend, all_pf)
+ usefulness_bad = MetricGroup("lpm_swpf_usefulness_bad", [
+ Metric("lpm_swpf_use_bad_hit_l1", "Usefulness bad hit L1", r1, "100%"),
+ Metric("lpm_swpf_use_bad_req_pend",
+ "Usefulness bad req pending", r2, "100%"),
+ ])
+
+ r1 = d_ratio(good_pf, all_pf)
+ usefulness_good = MetricGroup("lpm_swpf_usefulness_good", [
+ Metric("lpm_swpf_use_good_other_src", "Usefulness good other src", r1,
+ "100%"),
+ ])
+
+ usefulness = MetricGroup("lpm_swpf_usefulness", [
+ usefulness_bad,
+ usefulness_good,
+ ])
+
+ r1 = d_ratio(swp_l2, good_pf)
+ r2 = d_ratio(swp_lc, good_pf)
+ r3 = d_ratio(swp_lm, good_pf)
+ data_src_local = MetricGroup("lpm_swpf_data_src_local", [
+ Metric("lpm_swpf_data_src_local_l2",
+ "Data source local l2", r1, "100%"),
+ Metric("lpm_swpf_data_src_local_ccx_l3_loc_ccx",
+ "Data source local ccx l3 loc ccx", r2, "100%"),
+ Metric("lpm_swpf_data_src_local_memory_or_io",
+ "Data source local memory or IO", r3, "100%"),
+ ])
+
+ r1 = d_ratio(swp_rc, good_pf)
+ r2 = d_ratio(swp_rm, good_pf)
+ data_src_remote = MetricGroup("lpm_swpf_data_src_remote", [
+ Metric("lpm_swpf_data_src_remote_cache", "Data source remote cache", r1,
+ "100%"),
+ Metric("lpm_swpf_data_src_remote_memory_or_io",
+ "Data source remote memory or IO", r2, "100%"),
+ ])
+
+ data_src = MetricGroup("lpm_swpf_data_src", [
+ data_src_local, data_src_remote])
+
+ return MetricGroup("lpm_swpf", [overview, usefulness, data_src],
+ description="Software prefetch breakdown (CCX L3 = L3 of current thread, Loc CCX = CCX cache on some socket)")
+
+
def AmdUpc() -> Metric:
ops = Event("ex_ret_ops", "ex_ret_cops")
upc = d_ratio(ops, smt_cycles)
@@ -187,6 +287,7 @@ def main() -> None:
all_metrics = MetricGroup("", [
AmdBr(),
+ AmdSwpf(),
AmdUpc(),
Idle(),
Rapl(),
--
2.51.2.1041.gc1ab5b90ca-goog
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2025-11-13 3:19 [PATCH v8 00/52] AMD, ARM, Intel metric generation with Python Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:19 ` [PATCH v8 01/52] perf python: Correct copying of metric_leader in an evsel Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:19 ` [PATCH v8 02/52] perf ilist: Be tolerant of reading a metric on the wrong CPU Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:19 ` [PATCH v8 03/52] perf jevents: Allow multiple metricgroups.json files Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:19 ` [PATCH v8 04/52] perf jevents: Update metric constraint support Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:19 ` [PATCH v8 05/52] perf jevents: Add descriptions to metricgroup abstraction Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:19 ` [PATCH v8 06/52] perf jevents: Allow metric groups not to be named Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:19 ` [PATCH v8 07/52] perf jevents: Support parsing negative exponents Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:19 ` [PATCH v8 08/52] perf jevents: Term list fix in event parsing Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:19 ` [PATCH v8 09/52] perf jevents: Add threshold expressions to Metric Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:19 ` [PATCH v8 10/52] perf jevents: Move json encoding to its own functions Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:19 ` [PATCH v8 11/52] perf jevents: Drop duplicate pending metrics Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 12/52] perf jevents: Skip optional metrics in metric group list Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 13/52] perf jevents: Build support for generating metrics from python Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 14/52] perf jevents: Add load event json to verify and allow fallbacks Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 15/52] perf jevents: Add RAPL event metric for AMD zen models Ian Rogers
2025-11-26 5:05 ` Sandipan Das
2025-11-28 9:20 ` Ian Rogers
2025-11-28 11:33 ` Sandipan Das
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 16/52] perf jevents: Add idle " Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 17/52] perf jevents: Add upc metric for uops per cycle for AMD Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 18/52] perf jevents: Add br metric group for branch statistics on AMD Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` Ian Rogers [this message]
2025-11-26 10:05 ` [PATCH v8 19/52] perf jevents: Add software prefetch (swpf) metric group for AMD Sandipan Das
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 20/52] perf jevents: Add hardware prefetch (hwpf) " Ian Rogers
2025-11-26 10:17 ` Sandipan Das
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 21/52] perf jevents: Add itlb " Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 22/52] perf jevents: Add dtlb " Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 23/52] perf jevents: Add uncore l3 " Ian Rogers
2025-11-26 5:20 ` Sandipan Das
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 24/52] perf jevents: Add load store breakdown metrics ldst " Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 25/52] perf jevents: Add ILP metrics " Ian Rogers
2025-11-26 6:26 ` Sandipan Das
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 26/52] perf jevents: Add context switch " Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 27/52] perf jevents: Add uop cache hit/miss rates " Ian Rogers
2025-11-26 5:42 ` Sandipan Das
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 28/52] perf jevents: Add RAPL metrics for all Intel models Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 29/52] perf jevents: Add idle metric for " Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 30/52] perf jevents: Add CheckPmu to see if a PMU is in loaded json events Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 31/52] perf jevents: Add smi metric group for Intel models Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 32/52] perf jevents: Mark metrics with experimental events as experimental Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 33/52] perf jevents: Add tsx metric group for Intel models Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 34/52] perf jevents: Add br metric group for branch statistics on Intel Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 35/52] perf jevents: Add software prefetch (swpf) metric group for Intel Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 36/52] perf jevents: Add ports metric group giving utilization on Intel Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 37/52] perf jevents: Add L2 metrics for Intel Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 38/52] perf jevents: Add load store breakdown metrics ldst " Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 39/52] perf jevents: Add ILP metrics " Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 40/52] perf jevents: Add context switch " Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 41/52] perf jevents: Add FPU " Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 42/52] perf jevents: Add Miss Level Parallelism (MLP) metric " Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 43/52] perf jevents: Add mem_bw " Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 44/52] perf jevents: Add local/remote "mem" breakdown metrics " Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 45/52] perf jevents: Add dir " Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 46/52] perf jevents: Add C-State metrics from the PCU PMU " Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 47/52] perf jevents: Add local/remote miss latency metrics " Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 48/52] perf jevents: Add upi_bw metric " Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 49/52] perf jevents: Add mesh bandwidth saturation " Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 50/52] perf jevents: Add collection of topdown like metrics for arm64 Ian Rogers
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 51/52] perf jevents: Add cycles breakdown metric for arm64/AMD/Intel Ian Rogers
2025-11-26 6:32 ` Sandipan Das
2025-11-13 3:20 ` [PATCH v8 52/52] perf jevents: Validate that all names given an Event Ian Rogers
2025-11-19 18:30 ` [PATCH v8 00/52] AMD, ARM, Intel metric generation with Python Ian Rogers
2025-11-20 20:32 ` Falcon, Thomas
2025-11-20 21:10 ` Namhyung Kim
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