From: Rob Clark <robin.clark@oss.qualcomm.com>
To: dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org
Cc: linux-arm-msm@vger.kernel.org, freedreno@lists.freedesktop.org,
Akhil P Oommen <akhilpo@oss.qualcomm.com>,
Rob Clark <robin.clark@oss.qualcomm.com>,
Abhinav Kumar <abhinav.kumar@linux.dev>,
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Subject: [PATCH v3 00/16] drm/msm: Add PERFCNTR_CONFIG ioctl
Date: Mon, 4 May 2026 12:06:43 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260504190751.61052-1-robin.clark@oss.qualcomm.com> (raw)
Add a new PERFCNTR_CONFIG ioctl, serving two functions:
1. Global counter collection (restricted to perfmon_capable()) using the
MSM_PERFCNTR_STREAM flag. Global counter sampling is, global, across
contexts. Only a single global counter stream is allowed at a time.
2. Reserve counters for local counter collection. Local counter
collection is local to a cmdstream (GEM_SUBMIT), and as such is
allowed in all processes without additional privileges.
The kernel enforces that counters assigned for global counter collection
do not conflict with counters reserved for local counter collection, and
visa versa. Since local counter collection is scoped to a single cmd-
stream, multiple UMD processes can overlap in their reserved counters.
But cannot conflict with global counter usage.
In the case of local counter collection, the UMD is still responsible
for programming the corresponding SELect registers, and sampling the
counter values, from it's cmdstream. But by performing the reservation
step, the UMD protects itself from the kernel trying to use the same
SEL/counter regs for global counter collection.
For global counter collection, the kernel programs SEL regs, and sets up
a timer for counter sampling. Userspace reads out the sampled values
from the returned perfcntr stream fd. Releasing the global perfcntr
stream is simply a matter of close()ing the fd.
The final two patches wire up the needed support for global counter
stream collection while IFPC is active, and drops disabling of IFPC.
The mesa side of this is at:
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/merge_requests/41158
igt test at:
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/robclark/igt-gpu-tools/-/commits/perfcntrs
Changes in v3:
- Fix loop counter issue spotted by Claude review
- Add MSM_PERFCNTR_UPDATE flag to ask kernel to return the actual # of
available counters in case of -E2BIG
- Proper barriers for modifying pwrup_reglist
- Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260424151140.104093-1-robin.clark@oss.qualcomm.com
Changes in v2:
- Rework makefile magic based on Dmitry's suggestion, and add a2xx/a5xx
perfcntr tables (although only a6xx+ is supported at this point)
- Fix compile error for compilers that are picky about a struct that
only contains a flex array
- Drop a6xx_idle() under gpu->lock in a6xx_perfcntr_configure(), replace
with perfcntr_fence that sel_worker can check
- Add a7xx+ pwrup_reglist support for restoring SELect regs on exit from
IFPC. (a6xx doesn't support IFPC, and the pwrup_reglist works a bit
differently)
- Stop disabling IFPC when global counter stream is active.
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260420222621.417276-1-robin.clark@oss.qualcomm.com/
Rob Clark (16):
drm/msm: Remove obsolete perf infrastructure
drm/msm: Allow CAP_PERFMON for setting SYSPROF
drm/msm/adreno: Sync registers from mesa
drm/msm/registers: Sync gen_header.py from mesa
drm/msm/registers: Add perfcntr json
drm/msm: Add a6xx+ perfcntr tables
drm/msm: Add sysprof accessors
drm/msm/a6xx: Add yield & flush helper
drm/msm: Add per-context perfcntr state
drm/msm: Add basic perfcntr infrastructure
drm/msm/a6xx+: Add support to configure perfcntrs
drm/msm/a8xx: Add perfcntr flush sequence
drm/msm: Add PERFCNTR_CONFIG ioctl
drm/msm/a6xx: Increase pwrup_reglist size
drm/msm/a6xx: Append SEL regs to dyn pwrup reglist
drm/msm/a6xx: Allow IFPC with perfcntr stream
drivers/gpu/drm/msm/Makefile | 27 +-
drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a2xx_gpu.c | 7 -
drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a3xx_gpu.c | 16 -
drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a4xx_gpu.c | 3 -
drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_gpu.c | 16 +-
drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gmu.c | 10 +-
drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gpu.c | 217 +-
drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gpu.h | 15 +-
drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_preempt.c | 2 +-
drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a8xx_gpu.c | 33 +-
drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a8xx_preempt.c | 2 +-
drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_device.c | 8 +-
drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_gpu.c | 7 +-
drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_debugfs.c | 6 -
drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c | 2 +-
drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.h | 13 +-
drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gpu.c | 119 +-
drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gpu.h | 104 +-
drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_perf.c | 235 --
drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_perfcntr.c | 638 +++++
drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_perfcntr.h | 155 ++
drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_ringbuffer.h | 2 +
drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_submitqueue.c | 3 +-
.../msm/registers/adreno/a2xx_perfcntrs.json | 109 +
drivers/gpu/drm/msm/registers/adreno/a3xx.xml | 8 +-
drivers/gpu/drm/msm/registers/adreno/a5xx.xml | 141 +-
.../msm/registers/adreno/a5xx_perfcntrs.json | 128 +
drivers/gpu/drm/msm/registers/adreno/a6xx.xml | 1300 ++++++-----
.../msm/registers/adreno/a6xx_descriptors.xml | 71 +-
.../drm/msm/registers/adreno/a6xx_enums.xml | 3 +
.../msm/registers/adreno/a6xx_perfcntrs.json | 105 +
.../msm/registers/adreno/a7xx_perfcntrs.json | 228 ++
.../msm/registers/adreno/a8xx_descriptors.xml | 96 +-
.../msm/registers/adreno/a8xx_perfcntrs.json | 240 ++
.../msm/registers/adreno/a8xx_perfcntrs.xml | 1929 +++++++++++++++
.../msm/registers/adreno/adreno_common.xml | 42 +
.../drm/msm/registers/adreno/adreno_pm4.xml | 50 +-
drivers/gpu/drm/msm/registers/gen_header.py | 2079 +++++++++--------
include/uapi/drm/msm_drm.h | 48 +
39 files changed, 6005 insertions(+), 2212 deletions(-)
delete mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_perf.c
create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_perfcntr.c
create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_perfcntr.h
create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/msm/registers/adreno/a2xx_perfcntrs.json
create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/msm/registers/adreno/a5xx_perfcntrs.json
create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/msm/registers/adreno/a6xx_perfcntrs.json
create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/msm/registers/adreno/a7xx_perfcntrs.json
create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/msm/registers/adreno/a8xx_perfcntrs.json
create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/msm/registers/adreno/a8xx_perfcntrs.xml
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2026-05-04 19:06 Rob Clark [this message]
2026-05-04 19:06 ` [PATCH v3 01/16] drm/msm: Remove obsolete perf infrastructure Rob Clark
2026-05-04 19:06 ` [PATCH v3 02/16] drm/msm: Allow CAP_PERFMON for setting SYSPROF Rob Clark
2026-05-04 19:06 ` [PATCH v3 03/16] drm/msm/adreno: Sync registers from mesa Rob Clark
2026-05-04 19:06 ` [PATCH v3 04/16] drm/msm/registers: Sync gen_header.py " Rob Clark
2026-05-04 19:06 ` [PATCH v3 05/16] drm/msm/registers: Add perfcntr json Rob Clark
2026-05-04 19:06 ` [PATCH v3 06/16] drm/msm: Add a6xx+ perfcntr tables Rob Clark
2026-05-04 19:06 ` [PATCH v3 07/16] drm/msm: Add sysprof accessors Rob Clark
2026-05-04 19:06 ` [PATCH v3 08/16] drm/msm/a6xx: Add yield & flush helper Rob Clark
2026-05-04 19:06 ` [PATCH v3 09/16] drm/msm: Add per-context perfcntr state Rob Clark
2026-05-04 19:06 ` [PATCH v3 10/16] drm/msm: Add basic perfcntr infrastructure Rob Clark
2026-05-04 19:06 ` [PATCH v3 11/16] drm/msm/a6xx+: Add support to configure perfcntrs Rob Clark
2026-05-04 19:06 ` [PATCH v3 12/16] drm/msm/a8xx: Add perfcntr flush sequence Rob Clark
2026-05-04 19:06 ` [PATCH v3 13/16] drm/msm: Add PERFCNTR_CONFIG ioctl Rob Clark
2026-05-04 19:06 ` [PATCH v3 14/16] drm/msm/a6xx: Increase pwrup_reglist size Rob Clark
2026-05-04 19:06 ` [PATCH v3 15/16] drm/msm/a6xx: Append SEL regs to dyn pwrup reglist Rob Clark
2026-05-04 19:06 ` [PATCH v3 16/16] drm/msm/a6xx: Allow IFPC with perfcntr stream Rob Clark
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