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SubjectRe: [PATCH V5 0/8] perf: Expand perf_branch_entry
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On 4/11/22 11:16, Anshuman Khandual wrote:
>
>
> On 4/4/22 10:20, Anshuman Khandual wrote:
>> Branch Record Buffer Extension (BRBE) implementation on arm64 captures more
>> branch type classification which cannot be accommodated in the current perf
>> branch record format via perf_branch_entry.type element (4 bit field). Also
>> it captures privilege information which does not have a corresponding slot
>> in perf_branch_entry. This series expands struct perf_branch_entry, to meet
>> both these requirements without breaking the existing user space ABI for
>> perf tools.
>>
>> All architecture specific branch types added via perf_branch_entry.new_type
>> field in [PATCH 3/4] will be used in BRBE implementation on arm64 platform
>> later on with the following map.
>>
>> #ifdef CONFIG_ARM64
>> #define PERF_BR_FIQ PERF_BR_NEW_ARCH_1
>> #define PERF_BR_DEBUG_HALT PERF_BR_NEW_ARCH_2
>> #define PERF_BR_DEBUG_EXIT PERF_BR_NEW_ARCH_3
>> #define PERF_BR_DEBUG_INST PERF_BR_NEW_ARCH_4
>> #define PERF_BR_DEBUG_DATA PERF_BR_NEW_ARCH_5
>> #endif
>>
>> This actually combines following patches and series into a single series.
>>
>> - https://lore.kernel.org/all/1642998653-21377-12-git-send-email-anshuman.khandual@arm.com/
>> - https://lore.kernel.org/all/1643348653-24367-1-git-send-email-anshuman.khandual@arm.com/
>> - https://lore.kernel.org/all/1645681014-3346-1-git-send-email-anshuman.khandual@arm.com/
>>
>> This series applies on v5.18-rc1
>>
>> perf API
>>
>> The series being applied
>>
>> - Clean : tools/perf/check-headers.sh
>> - Clean : diff -u tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
>>
>> Todo
>>
>> - Update perf report tool to process PERF_BR_EXTEND_ABI (when available),
>> then fetch and report branch types from perf_branch_entry.new_type field.
>>
>> References
>>
>> - BRBE captured branch record information
>>
>> https://developer.arm.com/documentation/ddi0601/2021-12/AArch64-Registers/BRBINF-n--EL1--Branch-Record-Buffer-Information-Register--n-?lang=en
>>
>> - BRBE based perf branch stack implementation on arm64 platform
>>
>> https://lore.kernel.org/all/1642998653-21377-1-git-send-email-anshuman.khandual@arm.com/
>>
>> Changes in V5:
>>
>> - Dropped patches [PATCH 1/10] and [PATCH 6/10] related to PERF_BR_[RET|IRQ] - merged
>> via the commit cedd3614e5d9c809 ("perf: Add irq and exception return branch types")
>>
>> - Rebased series on v5.18-rc1
>
> Gentle ping, any updates on this series ?

Gentle ping, any updates on this series ?

I have posted BRBE RFC V2 accommodating all these new perf ABI changes being
proposed here. I would really appreciate reviews and/or suggestions on this
series, which is essential and also prerequisite for the BRBE driver itself.

https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220412115455.293119-1-anshuman.khandual@arm.com/

- Anshuman

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