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1 files changed, 68 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/amd/brs.c b/arch/x86/events/amd/brs.c
index bee8765a1e9b..f1bff153d945 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/amd/brs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/amd/brs.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static bool __init amd_brs_detect(void)
* a br_sel_map. Software filtering is not supported because it would not correlate well
* with a sampling period.
*/
-int amd_brs_setup_filter(struct perf_event *event)
+static int amd_brs_setup_filter(struct perf_event *event)
{
u64 type = event->attr.branch_sample_type;
@@ -96,6 +96,73 @@ int amd_brs_setup_filter(struct perf_event *event)
return 0;
}
+static inline int amd_is_brs_event(struct perf_event *e)
+{
+ return (e->hw.config & AMD64_RAW_EVENT_MASK) == AMD_FAM19H_BRS_EVENT;
+}
+
+int amd_brs_hw_config(struct perf_event *event)
+{
+ int ret = 0;
+
+ /*
+ * Due to interrupt holding, BRS is not recommended in
+ * counting mode.
+ */
+ if (!is_sampling_event(event))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ /*
+ * Due to the way BRS operates by holding the interrupt until
+ * lbr_nr entries have been captured, it does not make sense
+ * to allow sampling on BRS with an event that does not match
+ * what BRS is capturing, i.e., retired taken branches.
+ * Otherwise the correlation with the event's period is even
+ * more loose:
+ *
+ * With retired taken branch:
+ * Effective P = P + 16 + X
+ * With any other event:
+ * Effective P = P + Y + X
+ *
+ * Where X is the number of taken branches due to interrupt
+ * skid. Skid is large.
+ *
+ * Where Y is the occurences of the event while BRS is
+ * capturing the lbr_nr entries.
+ *
+ * By using retired taken branches, we limit the impact on the
+ * Y variable. We know it cannot be more than the depth of
+ * BRS.
+ */
+ if (!amd_is_brs_event(event))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ /*
+ * BRS implementation does not work with frequency mode
+ * reprogramming of the period.
+ */
+ if (event->attr.freq)
+ return -EINVAL;
+ /*
+ * The kernel subtracts BRS depth from period, so it must
+ * be big enough.
+ */
+ if (event->attr.sample_period <= x86_pmu.lbr_nr)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ /*
+ * Check if we can allow PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK
+ */
+ ret = amd_brs_setup_filter(event);
+
+ /* only set in case of success */
+ if (!ret)
+ event->hw.flags |= PERF_X86_EVENT_AMD_BRS;
+
+ return ret;
+}
+
/* tos = top of stack, i.e., last valid entry written */
static inline int amd_brs_get_tos(union amd_debug_extn_cfg *cfg)
{