perf arm-spe: Synthesize SPE instruction events

Synthesize instruction events for every ARM SPE record.

Arm SPE implements a hardware-based sample period, and perf implements a
software-based one. Add a warning message to inform the user of this.

Signed-off-by: German Gomez <german.gomez@arm.com>
Tested-by: Leo Yan <leo.yan@linaro.org>
Acked-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Cc: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com>
Cc: John Garry <john.garry@huawei.com>
Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
Cc: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@linaro.org>
Cc: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
Cc: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20211216152404.52474-1-german.gomez@arm.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>

1 files changed, 62 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/arm-spe.c b/tools/perf/util/arm-spe.c
index 8a3828f86901..d2b64e3f588b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/arm-spe.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/arm-spe.c
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ struct arm_spe {
 	u8				sample_branch;
 	u8				sample_remote_access;
 	u8				sample_memory;
+	u8				sample_instructions;
+	u64				instructions_sample_period;
 
 	u64				l1d_miss_id;
 	u64				l1d_access_id;
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@ struct arm_spe {
 	u64				branch_miss_id;
 	u64				remote_access_id;
 	u64				memory_id;
+	u64				instructions_id;
 
 	u64				kernel_start;
 
@@ -90,6 +93,7 @@ struct arm_spe_queue {
 	u64				time;
 	u64				timestamp;
 	struct thread			*thread;
+	u64				period_instructions;
 };
 
 static void arm_spe_dump(struct arm_spe *spe __maybe_unused,
@@ -202,6 +206,7 @@ static struct arm_spe_queue *arm_spe__alloc_queue(struct arm_spe *spe,
 	speq->pid = -1;
 	speq->tid = -1;
 	speq->cpu = -1;
+	speq->period_instructions = 0;
 
 	/* params set */
 	params.get_trace = arm_spe_get_trace;
@@ -353,6 +358,35 @@ static int arm_spe__synth_branch_sample(struct arm_spe_queue *speq,
 	return arm_spe_deliver_synth_event(spe, speq, event, &sample);
 }
 
+static int arm_spe__synth_instruction_sample(struct arm_spe_queue *speq,
+					     u64 spe_events_id, u64 data_src)
+{
+	struct arm_spe *spe = speq->spe;
+	struct arm_spe_record *record = &speq->decoder->record;
+	union perf_event *event = speq->event_buf;
+	struct perf_sample sample = { .ip = 0, };
+
+	/*
+	 * Handles perf instruction sampling period.
+	 */
+	speq->period_instructions++;
+	if (speq->period_instructions < spe->instructions_sample_period)
+		return 0;
+	speq->period_instructions = 0;
+
+	arm_spe_prep_sample(spe, speq, event, &sample);
+
+	sample.id = spe_events_id;
+	sample.stream_id = spe_events_id;
+	sample.addr = record->virt_addr;
+	sample.phys_addr = record->phys_addr;
+	sample.data_src = data_src;
+	sample.period = spe->instructions_sample_period;
+	sample.weight = record->latency;
+
+	return arm_spe_deliver_synth_event(spe, speq, event, &sample);
+}
+
 #define SPE_MEM_TYPE	(ARM_SPE_L1D_ACCESS | ARM_SPE_L1D_MISS | \
 			 ARM_SPE_LLC_ACCESS | ARM_SPE_LLC_MISS | \
 			 ARM_SPE_REMOTE_ACCESS)
@@ -482,6 +516,12 @@ static int arm_spe_sample(struct arm_spe_queue *speq)
 			return err;
 	}
 
+	if (spe->sample_instructions) {
+		err = arm_spe__synth_instruction_sample(speq, spe->instructions_id, data_src);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1110,7 +1150,29 @@ arm_spe_synth_events(struct arm_spe *spe, struct perf_session *session)
 			return err;
 		spe->memory_id = id;
 		arm_spe_set_event_name(evlist, id, "memory");
+		id += 1;
+	}
+
+	if (spe->synth_opts.instructions) {
+		if (spe->synth_opts.period_type != PERF_ITRACE_PERIOD_INSTRUCTIONS) {
+			pr_warning("Only instruction-based sampling period is currently supported by Arm SPE.\n");
+			goto synth_instructions_out;
+		}
+		if (spe->synth_opts.period > 1)
+			pr_warning("Arm SPE has a hardware-based sample period.\n"
+				   "Additional instruction events will be discarded by --itrace\n");
+
+		spe->sample_instructions = true;
+		attr.config = PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS;
+		attr.sample_period = spe->synth_opts.period;
+		spe->instructions_sample_period = attr.sample_period;
+		err = arm_spe_synth_event(session, &attr, id);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+		spe->instructions_id = id;
+		arm_spe_set_event_name(evlist, id, "instructions");
 	}
+synth_instructions_out:
 
 	return 0;
 }