Re: [RFC PATCH 10/25] perf stat: Add helper functions to hardware-grouping method

Liang, Kan
2023-09-26T15:55:42Z

On 2023-09-25 2:18 a.m., weilin.wang@intel.com wrote:
> From: Weilin Wang <weilin.wang@intel.com>
>
> Add struct metricgroup__pmu_group_list to hold the lists of groups from
> different PMUs. Each PMU has one separate list.
>
> Add struct metricgroup__group as one node (one group in the grouping
> result) of the metricgroup__pmu_group_list. It uses two bitmaps to log
> counter availabilities(gp counters and fixed counters).
>
> Add functions to create group and assign event into the groups based on the
> event restrictions (struct metricgroup__event_info) and counter
> availability (pmu_info_list and bitmaps). New group is inserted into the
> list groups.
>
> Signed-off-by: Weilin Wang <weilin.wang@intel.com>
> ---
> tools/perf/util/metricgroup.c | 72 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> tools/perf/util/metricgroup.h | 37 ++++++++++++++++++
> 2 files changed, 109 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/metricgroup.c b/tools/perf/util/metricgroup.c
> index 0ca885a42..de6a6a1d7 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/metricgroup.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/metricgroup.c
> @@ -1681,6 +1681,76 @@ static int get_pmu_counter_layouts(struct list_head *pmu_info_list,
> return ret;
> }
>
> +/**
> + * assign_event_grouping - Assign an event into a group. If existing group
> + * cannot include it, create a new group and insert the event to it.
> + */
> +static int assign_event_grouping(struct metricgroup__event_info *e,
> + struct list_head *pmu_info_list __maybe_unused,
> + struct list_head *groups)
> +{
> + int ret = 0;
> +
> + struct metricgroup__pmu_group_list *g = NULL;
> + struct metricgroup__pmu_group_list *pmu_group_head = NULL;
> +
> + list_for_each_entry(g, groups, nd) {
> + if (!strcasecmp(g->pmu_name, e->pmu_name)) {
> + pr_debug("found group for event %s in pmu %s\n", e->name, g->pmu_name);
> + pmu_group_head = g;
> + break;
> + }
> + }
> + if (!pmu_group_head) {
> + struct metricgroup__pmu_counters *p;
> +
> + pmu_group_head = malloc(sizeof(struct metricgroup__pmu_group_list));
> + INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pmu_group_head->group_head);
> + pr_debug("create new group for event %s in pmu %s ", e->name, e->pmu_name);
> + pmu_group_head->pmu_name = e->pmu_name;
> + list_for_each_entry(p, pmu_info_list, nd) {
> + if (!strcasecmp(p->name, e->pmu_name)) {
> + pmu_group_head->size = p->size;
> + pmu_group_head->fixed_size = p->fixed_size;

Just need to fill the size and fixed_size once. Break if the PMU is found.

Thanks,
Kan

> + }
> + }
> + list_add_tail(&pmu_group_head->nd, groups);
> + }
> +
> + //ret = insert_event_to_group(e, pmu_group_head, pmu_info_list);
> + return ret;
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * create_grouping - Create a list of groups and place all the events of
> + * event_info_list into these groups.
> + * @pmu_info_list: the list of PMU units info based on pmu-events data, used for
> + * creating new groups.
> + * @event_info_list: the list of events to be grouped.
> + * @groupings: the list of groups with events placed in.
> + * @modifier: any modifiers added to the events.
> + */
> +static int create_grouping(struct list_head *pmu_info_list,
> + struct list_head *event_info_list,
> + struct list_head *groupings __maybe_unused,
> + const char *modifier __maybe_unused)
> +{
> + int ret = 0;
> + struct metricgroup__event_info *e;
> + LIST_HEAD(groups);
> + char *bit_buf = malloc(NR_COUNTERS);
> +
> + //TODO: for each new core group, we should consider to add events that uses fixed counters
> + list_for_each_entry(e, event_info_list, nd) {
> + bitmap_scnprintf(e->counters, NR_COUNTERS, bit_buf, NR_COUNTERS);
> + pr_debug("Event name %s, [pmu]=%s, [counters]=%s\n", e->name,
> + e->pmu_name, bit_buf);
> + ret = assign_event_grouping(e, pmu_info_list, &groups);
> + }
> +
> + return ret;
> +};
> +
> /**
> * hw_aware_build_grouping - Build event groupings by reading counter
> * requirement of the events and counter available on the system from
> @@ -1714,6 +1784,8 @@ static int hw_aware_build_grouping(struct expr_parse_ctx *ctx __maybe_unused,
> ret = get_pmu_counter_layouts(&pmu_info_list, ltable);
> if (ret)
> goto err_out;
> + ret = create_grouping(&pmu_info_list, &event_info_list, groupings,
> + modifier);
>
> err_out:
> metricgroup__free_event_info(&event_info_list);
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/metricgroup.h b/tools/perf/util/metricgroup.h
> index 8ee7b434e..f9f8b7498 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/metricgroup.h
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/metricgroup.h
> @@ -100,6 +100,43 @@ struct metricgroup__pmu_counters {
> size_t fixed_size;
> };
>
> +/**
> + * A list of groups for this pmu.
> + * This is updated during the grouping.
> + */
> +struct metricgroup__pmu_group_list {
> + struct list_head nd;
> + /** The name of the pmu(/core) the events collected on. */
> + const char *pmu_name;
> + /** The number of gp counters in the pmu(/core). */
> + size_t size;
> + /** The number of fixed counters in the pmu(/core) if applicable. */
> + size_t fixed_size;
> + /** Head to the list of groups using this pmu(/core)*/
> + struct list_head group_head;
> +};
> +
> +/**
> + * This is one node in the metricgroup__pmu_group_list.
> + * It represents on group.
> + */
> +struct metricgroup__group {
> + struct list_head nd;
> + /** The bitmaps represent availability of the counters.
> + * They are updated once the corresponding counter is used by
> + * an event (event inserted into the group).
> + */
> + DECLARE_BITMAP(gp_counters, NR_COUNTERS);
> + DECLARE_BITMAP(fixed_counters, NR_COUNTERS);
> + /** Head to the list of event names in this group*/
> + struct list_head event_head;
> +};
> +
> +struct metricgroup__group_events {
> + struct list_head nd;
> + const char *event_name;
> +};
> +
> /**
> * Each group is one node in the group string list.
> */