Re: [PATCH v7 8/8] perf vendor events: Add JSON metrics for Arm CMN

From: Ian Rogers
Date: Fri Aug 25 2023 - 00:14:53 EST


On Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 1:36 AM Jing Zhang <renyu.zj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Add JSON metrics for Arm CMN. Currently just add part of CMN PMU
> metrics which are general and compatible for any SoC with CMN-ANY.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jing Zhang <renyu.zj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: John Garry <john.g.garry@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> .../pmu-events/arch/arm64/arm/cmn/sys/metric.json | 74 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 74 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/arm64/arm/cmn/sys/metric.json
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/arm64/arm/cmn/sys/metric.json b/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/arm64/arm/cmn/sys/metric.json
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..64db534
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/arm64/arm/cmn/sys/metric.json
> @@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
> +[
> + {
> + "MetricName": "slc_miss_rate",
> + "BriefDescription": "The system level cache miss rate.",
> + "MetricGroup": "cmn",
> + "MetricExpr": "hnf_cache_miss / hnf_slc_sf_cache_access",
> + "ScaleUnit": "100%",
> + "Unit": "arm_cmn",
> + "Compat": "434*;436*;43c*;43a*"

Here a ';' is used as a separator, but for "Unit" ',' is used as a
separator. Is there a reason for the inconsistency?

Thanks,
Ian

> + },
> + {
> + "MetricName": "hnf_message_retry_rate",
> + "BriefDescription": "HN-F message retry rate indicates whether a lack of credits is causing the bottlenecks.",
> + "MetricGroup": "cmn",
> + "MetricExpr": "hnf_pocq_retry / hnf_pocq_reqs_recvd",
> + "ScaleUnit": "100%",
> + "Unit": "arm_cmn",
> + "Compat": "434*;436*;43c*;43a*"
> + },
> + {
> + "MetricName": "sf_hit_rate",
> + "BriefDescription": "Snoop filter hit rate can be used to measure the snoop filter efficiency.",
> + "MetricGroup": "cmn",
> + "MetricExpr": "hnf_sf_hit / hnf_slc_sf_cache_access",
> + "ScaleUnit": "100%",
> + "Unit": "arm_cmn",
> + "Compat": "434*;436*;43c*;43a*"
> + },
> + {
> + "MetricName": "mc_message_retry_rate",
> + "BriefDescription": "The memory controller request retries rate indicates whether the memory controller is the bottleneck.",
> + "MetricGroup": "cmn",
> + "MetricExpr": "hnf_mc_retries / hnf_mc_reqs",
> + "ScaleUnit": "100%",
> + "Unit": "arm_cmn",
> + "Compat": "434*;436*;43c*;43a*"
> + },
> + {
> + "MetricName": "rni_actual_read_bandwidth.all",
> + "BriefDescription": "This event measure the actual bandwidth that RN-I bridge sends to the interconnect.",
> + "MetricGroup": "cmn",
> + "MetricExpr": "rnid_rxdat_flits * 32 / 1e6 / duration_time",
> + "ScaleUnit": "1MB/s",
> + "Unit": "arm_cmn",
> + "Compat": "434*;436*;43c*;43a*"
> + },
> + {
> + "MetricName": "rni_actual_write_bandwidth.all",
> + "BriefDescription": "This event measures the actual write bandwidth at RN-I bridges.",
> + "MetricGroup": "cmn",
> + "MetricExpr": "rnid_txdat_flits * 32 / 1e6 / duration_time",
> + "ScaleUnit": "1MB/s",
> + "Unit": "arm_cmn",
> + "Compat": "434*;436*;43c*;43a*"
> + },
> + {
> + "MetricName": "rni_retry_rate",
> + "BriefDescription": "RN-I bridge retry rate indicates whether the memory controller is the bottleneck.",
> + "MetricGroup": "cmn",
> + "MetricExpr": "rnid_txreq_flits_retried / rnid_txreq_flits_total",
> + "ScaleUnit": "100%",
> + "Unit": "arm_cmn",
> + "Compat": "434*;436*;43c*;43a*"
> + },
> + {
> + "MetricName": "sbsx_actual_write_bandwidth.all",
> + "BriefDescription": "sbsx actual write bandwidth.",
> + "MetricGroup": "cmn",
> + "MetricExpr": "sbsx_txdat_flitv * 32 / 1e6 / duration_time",
> + "ScaleUnit": "1MB/s",
> + "Unit": "arm_cmn",
> + "Compat": "434*;436*;43c*;43a*"
> + }
> +]
> --
> 1.8.3.1
>