Re: [RFC -tip] perf, x86: Add PERF_COUNT_HW_NMI_WATCHDOG event v2

[Don Zickus]

On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 03:07:06PM +0400, Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 01:54:39PM +0400, Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:
> ...
> > > 
> > > No new hidden event, just a x86_pmu + a per-arch callbacks.
> > 
> > Looks quite good for me, Don? (i'll cook some draft patch for review meanwhile).
> > 
> > 	Cyrill
> 
> Since we are going to make __weak linking anyway maybe something like below
> fit even beter? (untested)

I don't think the compiler knows what platform you are running on and may
just blindly link your new p4 function for all x86s, which is probably not
what you want.

Cheers,
Don

> 
> 	Cyrill
> ---
>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c |   26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  kernel/watchdog.c                   |    3 +++
>  2 files changed, 29 insertions(+)
> 
> Index: linux-2.6.git/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6.git.orig/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
> +++ linux-2.6.git/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
> @@ -705,6 +705,32 @@ static int p4_validate_raw_event(struct 
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> +void hw_nmi_watchdog_set_attr(struct perf_event_attr *wd_attr)
> +{
> +	/*
> +	 * Watchdog ticks are special on Netburst, we use
> +	 * that named "non-sleeping" ticks as recommended
> +	 * by Intel SDM Vol3b.
> +	 */
> +	if (wd_attr->type	!= PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE ||
> +	   wd_attr->attr.config	!= PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES)
> +		return;
> +
> +	wd_attr->type	= PERF_TYPE_RAW;
> +	wd_attr->config	=
> +		p4_config_pack_escr(P4_ESCR_EVENT(P4_EVENT_EXECUTION_EVENT)		|
> +			P4_ESCR_EMASK_BIT(P4_EVENT_EXECUTION_EVENT, NBOGUS0)		|
> +			P4_ESCR_EMASK_BIT(P4_EVENT_EXECUTION_EVENT, NBOGUS1)		|
> +			P4_ESCR_EMASK_BIT(P4_EVENT_EXECUTION_EVENT, NBOGUS2)		|
> +			P4_ESCR_EMASK_BIT(P4_EVENT_EXECUTION_EVENT, NBOGUS3)		|
> +			P4_ESCR_EMASK_BIT(P4_EVENT_EXECUTION_EVENT, BOGUS0)		|
> +			P4_ESCR_EMASK_BIT(P4_EVENT_EXECUTION_EVENT, BOGUS1)		|
> +			P4_ESCR_EMASK_BIT(P4_EVENT_EXECUTION_EVENT, BOGUS2)		|
> +			P4_ESCR_EMASK_BIT(P4_EVENT_EXECUTION_EVENT, BOGUS3))		|
> +		p4_config_pack_cccr(P4_CCCR_THRESHOLD(15) | P4_CCCR_COMPLEMENT		|
> +			P4_CCCR_COMPARE);
> +}
> +
>  static int p4_hw_config(struct perf_event *event)
>  {
>  	int cpu = get_cpu();
> Index: linux-2.6.git/kernel/watchdog.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6.git.orig/kernel/watchdog.c
> +++ linux-2.6.git/kernel/watchdog.c
> @@ -355,6 +355,8 @@ static int watchdog(void *unused)
>  
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR
> +void __weak hw_nmi_watchdog_set_attr(struct perf_event_attr *wd_attr) { }
> +
>  static int watchdog_nmi_enable(int cpu)
>  {
>  	struct perf_event_attr *wd_attr;
> @@ -371,6 +373,7 @@ static int watchdog_nmi_enable(int cpu)
>  	/* Try to register using hardware perf events */
>  	wd_attr = &wd_hw_attr;
>  	wd_attr->sample_period = hw_nmi_get_sample_period(watchdog_thresh);
> +	hw_nmi_watchdog_set_attr(wd_attr);
>  	event = perf_event_create_kernel_counter(wd_attr, cpu, NULL, watchdog_overflow_callback);
>  	if (!IS_ERR(event)) {
>  		printk(KERN_INFO "NMI watchdog enabled, takes one hw-pmu counter.\n");
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