From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755268Ab3LFQqt (ORCPT ); Fri, 6 Dec 2013 11:46:49 -0500 Received: from mga11.intel.com ([192.55.52.93]:65048 "EHLO mga11.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753792Ab3LFQqr (ORCPT ); Fri, 6 Dec 2013 11:46:47 -0500 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.93,841,1378882800"; d="scan'208";a="445831991" Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 08:46:43 -0800 From: Andi Kleen To: Anshuman Khandual Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, michael@ellerman.id.au, mikey@neuling.org, sukadev@linux.vnet.ibm.com, eranian@google.com, acme@ghostprotocols.net, mingo@kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH V4 04/10] x86, perf: Add conditional branch filtering support Message-ID: <20131206164643.GJ22695@tassilo.jf.intel.com> References: <1386153162-11225-1-git-send-email-khandual@linux.vnet.ibm.com> <1386153162-11225-5-git-send-email-khandual@linux.vnet.ibm.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1386153162-11225-5-git-send-email-khandual@linux.vnet.ibm.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Dec 04, 2013 at 04:02:36PM +0530, Anshuman Khandual wrote: > This patch adds conditional branch filtering support, > enabling it for PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COND in perf branch > stack sampling framework by utilizing an available > software filter X86_BR_JCC. Newer Intel CPUs a hardware filter too for "not a conditional branch". I can look at implementing that. The software option seems fine for now. -Andi > > Signed-off-by: Anshuman Khandual > Reviewed-by: Stephane Eranian > --- > arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c | 5 +++++ > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c > index d82d155..9dd2459 100644 > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c > @@ -384,6 +384,9 @@ static void intel_pmu_setup_sw_lbr_filter(struct perf_event *event) > if (br_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_NO_TX) > mask |= X86_BR_NO_TX; > > + if (br_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COND) > + mask |= X86_BR_JCC; > + > /* > * stash actual user request into reg, it may > * be used by fixup code for some CPU > @@ -678,6 +681,7 @@ static const int nhm_lbr_sel_map[PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_MAX] = { > * NHM/WSM erratum: must include IND_JMP to capture IND_CALL > */ > [PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_IND_CALL] = LBR_IND_CALL | LBR_IND_JMP, > + [PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COND] = LBR_JCC, > }; > > static const int snb_lbr_sel_map[PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_MAX] = { > @@ -689,6 +693,7 @@ static const int snb_lbr_sel_map[PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_MAX] = { > [PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_ANY_CALL] = LBR_REL_CALL | LBR_IND_CALL > | LBR_FAR, > [PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_IND_CALL] = LBR_IND_CALL, > + [PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COND] = LBR_JCC, > }; > > /* core */ > -- > 1.7.11.7 > -- ak@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only