Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 11 May 2022 09:58:49 +0530 | Subject | Re: [PATCH V5 0/8] perf: Expand perf_branch_entry | From | Anshuman Khandual <> |
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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
Gentle ping, any updates on this series ?
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