From: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
To: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>,
Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org>,
Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>,
Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>,
Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>,
James Clark <james.clark@linaro.org>
Cc: linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2 07/16] perf pmu: Probe execution and AUX area features
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2026 11:55:52 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261113195601.2872738-8-irogers@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261113195601.2872738-1-irogers@google.com>
Extend perf_pmu__probe() to probe event execution and grouping features
via perf_event_open() and ioctl(PERF_EVENT_IOC_ENABLE):
- Group leader sampling (PERF_SAMPLE_READ with PERF_FORMAT_GROUP)
- Grouping software events with the PMU's events (can_sw_grouping)
- Child task inheritance (attr.inherit)
- Dynamic frequency mode (attr.freq)
- Overwrite ring buffer mode (attr.write_backward)
- Pinned and exclusive event attributes (attr.pinned, attr.exclusive)
- Lost-event read format (PERF_FORMAT_LOST)
- Auto-counter reload when the PMU exposes format/acr_mask (can_acr)
- AUX area actions on auxtrace PMUs (aux_start_paused, aux_pause,
aux_resume, and PERF_SAMPLE_AUX snapshot sampling)
Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
tools/perf/util/pmu.c | 338 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
tools/perf/util/pmu.h | 32 ++++
2 files changed, 370 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
index ab4265154990..a45d42b6e59a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
@@ -2860,6 +2860,7 @@ void perf_pmu__delete(struct perf_pmu *pmu)
free(pmu);
}
+#define MAX_PROBE_GROUP_SIZE 64
#define MAX_PROBE_CANDIDATES 16
#define MAX_TRACEPOINT_PROBE_CANDIDATES 3
@@ -3279,12 +3280,52 @@ static void probe_sample_types(struct perf_pmu *pmu,
pmu->probed.can_weight = !!(pmu->probed.sample_types & PERF_SAMPLE_WEIGHT);
}
+/*
+ * Pack @value into the perf_event_attr config field named by the sysfs format
+ * @name of @pmu, e.g. "rdpmc" defined as "config1:1". Returns false if the
+ * format doesn't exist or uses an unsupported config field.
+ */
+static bool probe_format_pack(const struct perf_pmu *pmu, struct perf_event_attr *attr,
+ const char *name, __u64 value)
+{
+ struct perf_pmu_format *format = pmu_find_format(&pmu->format, name);
+ __u64 *vp;
+
+ if (!format)
+ return false;
+
+ perf_pmu_format__load(pmu, format);
+ switch (format->value) {
+ case PERF_PMU_FORMAT_VALUE_CONFIG:
+ vp = &attr->config;
+ break;
+ case PERF_PMU_FORMAT_VALUE_CONFIG1:
+ vp = &attr->config1;
+ break;
+ case PERF_PMU_FORMAT_VALUE_CONFIG2:
+ vp = &attr->config2;
+ break;
+ case PERF_PMU_FORMAT_VALUE_CONFIG3:
+ vp = &attr->config3;
+ break;
+ case PERF_PMU_FORMAT_VALUE_CONFIG4:
+ vp = &attr->config4;
+ break;
+ default:
+ return false;
+ }
+ perf_pmu__format_pack(format->bits, value, vp, /*zero=*/true);
+ return true;
+}
+
static void __perf_pmu__probe(struct perf_pmu *pmu, int pmu_cpu)
{
struct probe_candidates cands = { .nr = 0 };
struct perf_event_attr base_attr;
+ struct perf_event_attr group_attrs[MAX_PROBE_GROUP_SIZE];
char uprobe_exe_path[PATH_MAX];
__u64 uprobe_offset = 0;
+ size_t nr_group_attrs = 0;
unsigned long flags = perf_event_open_cloexec_flag();
int keepalive_fd = -1;
pid_t pid = 0;
@@ -3510,6 +3551,48 @@ static void __perf_pmu__probe(struct perf_pmu *pmu, int pmu_cpu)
keepalive_fd = sys_perf_event_open(&ka_attr, pid, cpu, -1, flags);
}
+ group_attrs[nr_group_attrs++] = base_attr;
+
+ for (size_t i = 0; pmu->type != PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT &&
+ i < cands.nr && nr_group_attrs < MAX_PROBE_GROUP_SIZE; i++) {
+ struct perf_event_attr cand_attr;
+ int fd;
+ bool dup = false;
+
+ memset(&cand_attr, 0, sizeof(cand_attr));
+ if (!parse_candidate_attr(cands.names[i], &cand_attr))
+ continue;
+
+ cand_attr.sample_period = base_attr.sample_period;
+ cand_attr.freq = base_attr.freq;
+ cand_attr.sample_type = base_attr.sample_type;
+ cand_attr.exclude_user = base_attr.exclude_user;
+ cand_attr.exclude_kernel = base_attr.exclude_kernel;
+ cand_attr.exclude_hv = base_attr.exclude_hv;
+ cand_attr.exclude_idle = base_attr.exclude_idle;
+ cand_attr.exclude_host = base_attr.exclude_host;
+ cand_attr.exclude_guest = base_attr.exclude_guest;
+ cand_attr.disabled = 1;
+
+ for (size_t j = 0; j < nr_group_attrs; j++) {
+ if (group_attrs[j].type == cand_attr.type &&
+ group_attrs[j].config == cand_attr.config &&
+ group_attrs[j].config1 == cand_attr.config1 &&
+ group_attrs[j].config2 == cand_attr.config2) {
+ dup = true;
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+ if (dup)
+ continue;
+
+ fd = sys_perf_event_open(&cand_attr, pid, cpu, -1, flags);
+ if (fd >= 0) {
+ close(fd);
+ group_attrs[nr_group_attrs++] = cand_attr;
+ }
+ }
+
probe_candidates__exit(&cands);
/* 1. Counting vs Sampling support */
@@ -3608,6 +3691,261 @@ static void __perf_pmu__probe(struct perf_pmu *pmu, int pmu_cpu)
pmu->probed.exclude_guest =
test_exclude_flag(&base_attr, pid, cpu, flags, PROBE_EXCLUDE_GUEST);
+ /* 5. Execution features */
+ if (pmu->probed.can_sample) {
+ struct perf_event_attr l_attr = base_attr;
+ struct perf_event_attr f_attr = nr_group_attrs > 1 ? group_attrs[1] : base_attr;
+ int l_fd;
+
+ l_attr.disabled = 1;
+ l_attr.sample_period = 10000;
+ l_attr.sample_type = PERF_SAMPLE_IP | PERF_SAMPLE_READ;
+ l_attr.read_format = PERF_FORMAT_GROUP | PERF_FORMAT_ID;
+
+ f_attr.disabled = 0;
+ f_attr.sample_period = 0;
+ f_attr.sample_type = 0;
+ f_attr.read_format = 0;
+
+ l_fd = sys_perf_event_open(&l_attr, pid, cpu, -1, flags);
+ if (l_fd >= 0) {
+ int f_fd = sys_perf_event_open(&f_attr, pid, cpu, l_fd, flags);
+
+ if (f_fd >= 0) {
+ if (ioctl(l_fd, PERF_EVENT_IOC_ENABLE, PERF_IOC_FLAG_GROUP) >= 0)
+ pmu->probed.can_leader_sampling = true;
+ ioctl(l_fd, PERF_EVENT_IOC_DISABLE, PERF_IOC_FLAG_GROUP);
+ close(f_fd);
+ }
+ close(l_fd);
+ }
+ }
+
+ {
+ struct perf_event_attr l_attr = base_attr;
+ int l_fd;
+
+ l_attr.disabled = 1;
+ l_fd = sys_perf_event_open(&l_attr, pid, cpu, -1, flags);
+ if (l_fd >= 0) {
+ struct perf_event_attr sw_attr;
+ int sw_fd;
+
+ memset(&sw_attr, 0, sizeof(sw_attr));
+ sw_attr.type = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE;
+ sw_attr.size = sizeof(sw_attr);
+ sw_attr.config = PERF_COUNT_SW_DUMMY;
+ sw_attr.disabled = 0;
+ sw_attr.exclude_user = base_attr.exclude_user;
+ sw_attr.exclude_kernel = base_attr.exclude_kernel;
+ sw_attr.exclude_hv = base_attr.exclude_hv;
+ sw_attr.exclude_idle = base_attr.exclude_idle;
+ sw_attr.exclude_host = base_attr.exclude_host;
+ sw_attr.exclude_guest = base_attr.exclude_guest;
+
+ sw_fd = sys_perf_event_open(&sw_attr, pid, cpu, l_fd, flags);
+ if (sw_fd < 0) {
+ sw_attr.config = PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_CLOCK;
+ sw_fd = sys_perf_event_open(&sw_attr, pid, cpu, l_fd, flags);
+ }
+ if (sw_fd >= 0) {
+ pmu->probed.can_sw_grouping = true;
+ close(sw_fd);
+ }
+ close(l_fd);
+ }
+ }
+
+ {
+ struct perf_event_attr inh_attr = base_attr;
+ int fd;
+
+ inh_attr.disabled = 1;
+ inh_attr.inherit = 1;
+ /*
+ * Inheritance only applies to task events, CPU events (pid
+ * -1) accept but ignore it, so probe with the current task.
+ */
+ fd = sys_perf_event_open(&inh_attr, /*pid=*/0, cpu, -1, flags);
+ if (fd >= 0) {
+ close(fd);
+ pmu->probed.can_inherit = true;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (pmu->probed.can_sample) {
+ struct perf_event_attr freq_attr = base_attr;
+ int fd;
+
+ freq_attr.disabled = 1;
+ freq_attr.freq = 1;
+ /* A low frequency is below perf_event_max_sample_rate. */
+ freq_attr.sample_freq = 1;
+ freq_attr.sample_type = PERF_SAMPLE_IP;
+ fd = sys_perf_event_open(&freq_attr, pid, cpu, -1, flags);
+ if (fd >= 0) {
+ close(fd);
+ pmu->probed.can_freq = true;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (pmu->probed.can_sample) {
+ struct perf_event_attr wb_attr = base_attr;
+ int fd;
+
+ wb_attr.disabled = 1;
+ wb_attr.sample_period = 10000;
+ wb_attr.sample_type = PERF_SAMPLE_IP;
+ wb_attr.write_backward = 1;
+ fd = sys_perf_event_open(&wb_attr, pid, cpu, -1, flags);
+ if (fd >= 0) {
+ close(fd);
+ pmu->probed.can_write_backward = true;
+ }
+ }
+
+ {
+ struct perf_event_attr pin_attr = base_attr;
+ int fd;
+
+ pin_attr.disabled = 1;
+ pin_attr.pinned = 1;
+ fd = sys_perf_event_open(&pin_attr, pid, cpu, -1, flags);
+ if (fd >= 0) {
+ close(fd);
+ pmu->probed.can_pinned = true;
+ }
+ }
+
+ {
+ struct perf_event_attr exc_attr = base_attr;
+ int fd;
+
+ exc_attr.disabled = 1;
+ exc_attr.exclusive = 1;
+ fd = sys_perf_event_open(&exc_attr, pid, cpu, -1, flags);
+ if (fd >= 0) {
+ close(fd);
+ pmu->probed.can_exclusive = true;
+ }
+ }
+
+ {
+ struct perf_event_attr lost_attr = base_attr;
+ int fd;
+
+ lost_attr.disabled = 1;
+ lost_attr.read_format = PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_ENABLED |
+ PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_RUNNING |
+ PERF_FORMAT_LOST;
+ fd = sys_perf_event_open(&lost_attr, pid, cpu, -1, flags);
+ if (fd >= 0) {
+ close(fd);
+ pmu->probed.can_format_lost = true;
+ }
+ }
+
+ /* 5c. Auto-counter reload (acr_mask / ratio-to-prev) */
+ if (pmu->probed.can_sample && perf_pmu__has_format(pmu, "acr_mask")) {
+ struct perf_event_attr l_attr = base_attr;
+ struct perf_event_attr f_attr = nr_group_attrs > 1 ? group_attrs[1] : base_attr;
+ int l_fd;
+
+ l_attr.disabled = 1;
+ l_attr.freq = 0;
+ l_attr.sample_period = 200000;
+ l_attr.sample_type = PERF_SAMPLE_IP;
+
+ f_attr.disabled = 0;
+ f_attr.freq = 0;
+ f_attr.sample_period = 100000;
+ f_attr.sample_type = PERF_SAMPLE_IP;
+
+ /*
+ * Equivalent of the group
+ * '{cycles/acr_mask=0x2/,cycles/acr_mask=0x3/}'.
+ */
+ if (probe_format_pack(pmu, &l_attr, "acr_mask", 0x2) &&
+ probe_format_pack(pmu, &f_attr, "acr_mask", 0x3))
+ l_fd = sys_perf_event_open(&l_attr, pid, cpu, -1, flags);
+ else
+ l_fd = -1;
+ if (l_fd >= 0) {
+ int f_fd = sys_perf_event_open(&f_attr, pid, cpu, l_fd, flags);
+
+ if (f_fd >= 0) {
+ if (ioctl(l_fd, PERF_EVENT_IOC_ENABLE, PERF_IOC_FLAG_GROUP) >= 0)
+ pmu->probed.can_acr = true;
+ ioctl(l_fd, PERF_EVENT_IOC_DISABLE, PERF_IOC_FLAG_GROUP);
+ close(f_fd);
+ }
+ close(l_fd);
+ }
+ }
+
+ /* 5d. AUX area event actions (start_paused, pause, resume, aux_sample) */
+ if (pmu->auxtrace) {
+ struct perf_event_attr a_attr = base_attr;
+ int l_fd;
+
+ a_attr.size = max_t(__u32, base_attr.size, PERF_ATTR_SIZE_VER8);
+ a_attr.disabled = 1;
+ a_attr.aux_start_paused = 1;
+ l_fd = sys_perf_event_open(&a_attr, pid, cpu, -1, flags);
+ if (l_fd >= 0) {
+ close(l_fd);
+ pmu->probed.can_aux_start_paused = true;
+ }
+
+ a_attr = base_attr;
+ a_attr.disabled = 1;
+ l_fd = sys_perf_event_open(&a_attr, pid, cpu, -1, flags);
+ if (l_fd >= 0) {
+ struct perf_event_attr f_attr;
+ int f_fd;
+
+ memset(&f_attr, 0, sizeof(f_attr));
+ f_attr.type = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE;
+ f_attr.size = max_t(__u32, base_attr.size, PERF_ATTR_SIZE_VER8);
+ f_attr.config = PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_CLOCK;
+ f_attr.sample_period = 10000;
+ f_attr.sample_type = PERF_SAMPLE_IP;
+ f_attr.exclude_user = base_attr.exclude_user;
+ f_attr.exclude_kernel = base_attr.exclude_kernel;
+ f_attr.exclude_hv = base_attr.exclude_hv;
+ f_attr.exclude_idle = base_attr.exclude_idle;
+ f_attr.exclude_host = base_attr.exclude_host;
+ f_attr.exclude_guest = base_attr.exclude_guest;
+
+ f_attr.aux_pause = 1;
+ f_attr.aux_resume = 0;
+ f_fd = sys_perf_event_open(&f_attr, pid, cpu, l_fd, flags);
+ if (f_fd >= 0) {
+ close(f_fd);
+ pmu->probed.can_aux_pause = true;
+ }
+
+ f_attr.aux_pause = 0;
+ f_attr.aux_resume = 1;
+ f_fd = sys_perf_event_open(&f_attr, pid, cpu, l_fd, flags);
+ if (f_fd >= 0) {
+ close(f_fd);
+ pmu->probed.can_aux_resume = true;
+ }
+
+ f_attr.aux_resume = 0;
+ f_attr.sample_type = PERF_SAMPLE_IP | PERF_SAMPLE_AUX;
+ f_attr.aux_sample_size = 64;
+ f_fd = sys_perf_event_open(&f_attr, pid, cpu, l_fd, flags);
+ if (f_fd >= 0) {
+ close(f_fd);
+ pmu->probed.can_aux_sample = true;
+ }
+
+ close(l_fd);
+ }
+ }
+
if (keepalive_fd >= 0)
close(keepalive_fd);
pmu->probed.checked = true;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.h b/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
index a7d794d67bf2..8efffbac3cbf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
@@ -228,12 +228,44 @@ struct perf_pmu {
bool can_sample;
/** @probed.can_branch_stack: Supports PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK. */
bool can_branch_stack;
+ /** @probed.can_leader_sampling: Supports group leader sampling (:S). */
+ bool can_leader_sampling;
+ /**
+ * @probed.can_sw_grouping: Supports grouping software events
+ * with this PMU's events.
+ */
+ bool can_sw_grouping;
+ /** @probed.can_inherit: Supports perf_event_attr::inherit across child tasks. */
+ bool can_inherit;
+ /** @probed.can_freq: Supports dynamic sample frequency (perf_event_attr::freq). */
+ bool can_freq;
+ /** @probed.can_write_backward: Supports overwrite ring buffer (write_backward). */
+ bool can_write_backward;
/** @probed.can_callchain: Supports PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN. */
bool can_callchain;
/** @probed.can_data_src: Supports PERF_SAMPLE_DATA_SRC. */
bool can_data_src;
/** @probed.can_weight: Supports PERF_SAMPLE_WEIGHT. */
bool can_weight;
+ /** @probed.can_pinned: Supports perf_event_attr::pinned. */
+ bool can_pinned;
+ /** @probed.can_exclusive: Supports perf_event_attr::exclusive. */
+ bool can_exclusive;
+ /** @probed.can_format_lost: Supports PERF_FORMAT_LOST. */
+ bool can_format_lost;
+ /** @probed.can_acr: Supports auto-counter reload (acr_mask / ratio-to-prev). */
+ bool can_acr;
+ /**
+ * @probed.can_aux_start_paused: Supports aux_start_paused
+ * (PERF_PMU_CAP_AUX_PAUSE).
+ */
+ bool can_aux_start_paused;
+ /** @probed.can_aux_pause: Supports aux_pause action on group followers. */
+ bool can_aux_pause;
+ /** @probed.can_aux_resume: Supports aux_resume action on group followers. */
+ bool can_aux_resume;
+ /** @probed.can_aux_sample: Supports AUX area snapshot sampling. */
+ bool can_aux_sample;
/** @probed.exclude_user: Supports perf_event_attr::exclude_user. */
bool exclude_user;
/** @probed.exclude_kernel: Supports perf_event_attr::exclude_kernel. */
--
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Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-11-13 19:55 [PATCH v2 00/16] perf sysinfo: Add subcommand to probe and summarize PMU capabilities Ian Rogers
2026-11-13 19:55 ` [PATCH v2 01/16] perf pmus: Expose duplicate uncore PMU scanning helpers Ian Rogers
2026-11-13 19:55 ` [PATCH v2 02/16] perf mem-events: Expose PMU init and name formatting helpers Ian Rogers
2026-11-13 19:55 ` [PATCH v2 03/16] perf pmu: Add perf_pmu__probe() for basic open, counting, and sampling Ian Rogers
2026-11-13 19:55 ` [PATCH v2 04/16] perf pmu: Probe supported sample_type flags Ian Rogers
2026-11-13 19:55 ` [PATCH v2 05/16] perf pmu: Probe precise_ip levels Ian Rogers
2026-11-13 19:55 ` [PATCH v2 06/16] perf pmu: Probe privilege exclusion modifiers Ian Rogers
2026-11-13 19:55 ` Ian Rogers [this message]
2026-11-13 19:55 ` [PATCH v2 08/16] perf pmu: Probe event group size limits Ian Rogers
2026-11-13 19:55 ` [PATCH v2 09/16] perf pmu: Probe user and interrupt sample register masks Ian Rogers
2026-11-13 19:55 ` [PATCH v2 10/16] perf pmu: Probe interrupt registers that require precise sampling Ian Rogers
2026-11-13 19:55 ` [PATCH v2 11/16] perf pmu: Probe memory profiling events and sample formats Ian Rogers
2026-11-13 19:55 ` [PATCH v2 12/16] perf pmu: Probe user-space mmap capabilities Ian Rogers
2026-11-13 19:55 ` [PATCH v2 13/16] perf pmu: Probe branch instruction skid Ian Rogers
2026-11-13 19:55 ` [PATCH v2 14/16] perf sysinfo: Add sysinfo subcommand Ian Rogers
2026-11-13 19:56 ` [PATCH v2 15/16] perf docs: Add perf-sysinfo man page Ian Rogers
2026-11-13 19:56 ` [PATCH v2 16/16] perf test: Add perf sysinfo shell test Ian Rogers
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