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To reduce the overhead of a context switch with LBR enabled, some
generic optimizations were introduced, e.g. avoiding restore LBR if no
one else touched them. The generic optimizations can also be used by
Architecture LBR later. Currently, the fields for the generic
optimizations are part of structure x86_perf_task_context, which will be
deprecated by Architecture LBR. A new structure should be introduced
for the common fields of generic optimization, which can be shared
between Architecture LBR and model-specific LBR.

Both 'valid_lbrs' and 'tos' are also used by the generic optimizations,
but they are not moved into the new structure, because Architecture LBR
is stack-like. The 'valid_lbrs' which records the index of the valid LBR
is not required anymore. The TOS MSR will be removed.

LBR registers may be cleared in the deep Cstate. If so, the generic
optimizations should not be applied. Perf has to unconditionally
restore the LBR registers. A generic function is required to detect the
reset due to the deep Cstate. lbr_is_reset_in_cstate() is introduced.
Currently, for the model-specific LBR, the TOS MSR is used to detect the
reset. There will be another method introduced for Architecture LBR
later.

Signed-off-by: Kan Liang <kan.liang@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/1593780569-62993-6-git-send-email-kan.liang@linux.intel.com
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Kan Liang authored and Peter Zijlstra committed Jul 8, 2020
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38 changes: 21 additions & 17 deletions arch/x86/events/intel/lbr.c
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Expand Up @@ -355,33 +355,37 @@ void intel_pmu_lbr_restore(void *ctx)
wrmsrl(MSR_LBR_SELECT, task_ctx->lbr_sel);
}

static __always_inline bool
lbr_is_reset_in_cstate(struct x86_perf_task_context *task_ctx)
{
return !rdlbr_from(task_ctx->tos);
}

static void __intel_pmu_lbr_restore(struct x86_perf_task_context *task_ctx)
{
struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc = this_cpu_ptr(&cpu_hw_events);
u64 tos;

if (task_ctx->lbr_callstack_users == 0 ||
task_ctx->lbr_stack_state == LBR_NONE) {
if (task_ctx->opt.lbr_callstack_users == 0 ||
task_ctx->opt.lbr_stack_state == LBR_NONE) {
intel_pmu_lbr_reset();
return;
}

tos = task_ctx->tos;
/*
* Does not restore the LBR registers, if
* - No one else touched them, and
* - Did not enter C6
* - Was not cleared in Cstate
*/
if ((task_ctx == cpuc->last_task_ctx) &&
(task_ctx->log_id == cpuc->last_log_id) &&
rdlbr_from(tos)) {
task_ctx->lbr_stack_state = LBR_NONE;
(task_ctx->opt.log_id == cpuc->last_log_id) &&
!lbr_is_reset_in_cstate(task_ctx)) {
task_ctx->opt.lbr_stack_state = LBR_NONE;
return;
}

x86_pmu.lbr_restore(task_ctx);

task_ctx->lbr_stack_state = LBR_NONE;
task_ctx->opt.lbr_stack_state = LBR_NONE;
}

void intel_pmu_lbr_save(void *ctx)
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -415,17 +419,17 @@ static void __intel_pmu_lbr_save(struct x86_perf_task_context *task_ctx)
{
struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc = this_cpu_ptr(&cpu_hw_events);

if (task_ctx->lbr_callstack_users == 0) {
task_ctx->lbr_stack_state = LBR_NONE;
if (task_ctx->opt.lbr_callstack_users == 0) {
task_ctx->opt.lbr_stack_state = LBR_NONE;
return;
}

x86_pmu.lbr_save(task_ctx);

task_ctx->lbr_stack_state = LBR_VALID;
task_ctx->opt.lbr_stack_state = LBR_VALID;

cpuc->last_task_ctx = task_ctx;
cpuc->last_log_id = ++task_ctx->log_id;
cpuc->last_log_id = ++task_ctx->opt.log_id;
}

void intel_pmu_lbr_swap_task_ctx(struct perf_event_context *prev,
Expand All @@ -447,8 +451,8 @@ void intel_pmu_lbr_swap_task_ctx(struct perf_event_context *prev,
if (!prev_ctx_data || !next_ctx_data)
return;

swap(prev_ctx_data->lbr_callstack_users,
next_ctx_data->lbr_callstack_users);
swap(prev_ctx_data->opt.lbr_callstack_users,
next_ctx_data->opt.lbr_callstack_users);
}

void intel_pmu_lbr_sched_task(struct perf_event_context *ctx, bool sched_in)
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -503,7 +507,7 @@ void intel_pmu_lbr_add(struct perf_event *event)

if (branch_user_callstack(cpuc->br_sel) && event->ctx->task_ctx_data) {
task_ctx = event->ctx->task_ctx_data;
task_ctx->lbr_callstack_users++;
task_ctx->opt.lbr_callstack_users++;
}

/*
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -543,7 +547,7 @@ void intel_pmu_lbr_del(struct perf_event *event)
if (branch_user_callstack(cpuc->br_sel) &&
event->ctx->task_ctx_data) {
task_ctx = event->ctx->task_ctx_data;
task_ctx->lbr_callstack_users--;
task_ctx->opt.lbr_callstack_users--;
}

if (event->hw.flags & PERF_X86_EVENT_LBR_SELECT)
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10 changes: 7 additions & 3 deletions arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
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Expand Up @@ -736,16 +736,20 @@ struct x86_pmu {
int (*aux_output_match) (struct perf_event *event);
};

struct x86_perf_task_context_opt {
int lbr_callstack_users;
int lbr_stack_state;
int log_id;
};

struct x86_perf_task_context {
u64 lbr_from[MAX_LBR_ENTRIES];
u64 lbr_to[MAX_LBR_ENTRIES];
u64 lbr_info[MAX_LBR_ENTRIES];
u64 lbr_sel;
int tos;
int valid_lbrs;
int lbr_callstack_users;
int lbr_stack_state;
int log_id;
struct x86_perf_task_context_opt opt;
};

#define x86_add_quirk(func_) \
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