From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
To: Song Liu <songliubraving@fb.com>
Cc: bpf@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
acme@kernel.org, mingo@redhat.com, kjain@linux.ibm.com,
kernel-team@fb.com, John Fastabend <john.fastabend@gmail.com>,
Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 bpf-next 1/3] perf: enable branch record for software events
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2021 21:28:45 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20210910192845.GT4323@worktop.programming.kicks-ass.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20210910183352.3151445-2-songliubraving@fb.com>
On Fri, Sep 10, 2021 at 11:33:50AM -0700, Song Liu wrote:
> The typical way to access branch record (e.g. Intel LBR) is via hardware
> perf_event. For CPUs with FREEZE_LBRS_ON_PMI support, PMI could capture
> reliable LBR. On the other hand, LBR could also be useful in non-PMI
> scenario. For example, in kretprobe or bpf fexit program, LBR could
> provide a lot of information on what happened with the function. Add API
> to use branch record for software use.
>
> Note that, when the software event triggers, it is necessary to stop the
> branch record hardware asap. Therefore, static_call is used to remove some
> branch instructions in this process.
>
> Suggested-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
> Acked-by: John Fastabend <john.fastabend@gmail.com>
> Acked-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Song Liu <songliubraving@fb.com>
Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-09-10 19:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-09-10 18:33 [PATCH v7 bpf-next 0/3] bpf: introduce bpf_get_branch_snapshot Song Liu
2021-09-10 18:33 ` [PATCH v7 bpf-next 1/3] perf: enable branch record for software events Song Liu
2021-09-10 19:28 ` Peter Zijlstra [this message]
2021-09-10 18:33 ` [PATCH v7 bpf-next 2/3] bpf: introduce helper bpf_get_branch_snapshot Song Liu
2021-09-10 18:33 ` [PATCH v7 bpf-next 3/3] selftests/bpf: add test for bpf_get_branch_snapshot Song Liu
2021-09-10 18:58 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-09-10 19:04 ` Song Liu
2021-09-10 19:22 ` [PATCH v7 bpf-next 0/3] bpf: introduce bpf_get_branch_snapshot Song Liu
2021-09-13 17:59 ` Alexei Starovoitov
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