On Tue, Jan 08, 2019 at 01:14:25PM +0100, Christoffer Dall wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 08, 2019 at 11:25:13AM +0000, Andrew Murray wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 08, 2019 at 11:18:43AM +0100, Christoffer Dall wrote:
> > > On Fri, Jan 04, 2019 at 03:32:06PM +0000, Will Deacon wrote:
> > > > On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 01:02:26PM +0100, Christoffer Dall wrote:
> > > > > On Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 10:29:32AM +0000, Andrew Murray wrote:
> > > > > > Add support for the :G and :H attributes in perf by handling the
> > > > > > exclude_host/exclude_guest event attributes.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > We notify KVM of counters that we wish to be enabled or disabled on
> > > > > > guest entry/exit and thus defer from starting or stopping :G events
> > > > > > as per the events exclude_host attribute.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > With both VHE and non-VHE we switch the counters between host/guest
> > > > > > at EL2. We are able to eliminate counters counting host events on
> > > > > > the boundaries of guest entry/exit when using :G by filtering out
> > > > > > EL2 for exclude_host. However when using :H unless exclude_hv is set
> > > > > > on non-VHE then there is a small blackout window at the guest
> > > > > > entry/exit where host events are not captured.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Andrew Murray <[email protected]>
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > > arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c | 51
> > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
> > > > > > 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
> > > > > > b/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
> > > > > > index de564ae..4a3c73d 100644
> > > > > > --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
> > > > > > +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
> > > > > > @@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
> > > > > >
> > > > > > #include <linux/acpi.h>
> > > > > > #include <linux/clocksource.h>
> > > > > > +#include <linux/kvm_host.h>
> > > > > > #include <linux/of.h>
> > > > > > #include <linux/perf/arm_pmu.h>
> > > > > > #include <linux/platform_device.h>
> > > > > > @@ -647,11 +648,26 @@ static inline int armv8pmu_enable_counter(int
> > > > > > idx)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > static inline void armv8pmu_enable_event_counter(struct perf_event
> > > > > > *event)
> > > > > > {
> > > > > > + struct perf_event_attr *attr = &event->attr;
> > > > > > int idx = event->hw.idx;
> > > > > > + int flags = 0;
> > > > > > + u32 counter_bits = BIT(ARMV8_IDX_TO_COUNTER(idx));
> > > > > >
> > > > > > - armv8pmu_enable_counter(idx);
> > > > > > if (armv8pmu_event_is_chained(event))
> > > > > > - armv8pmu_enable_counter(idx - 1);
> > > > > > + counter_bits |= BIT(ARMV8_IDX_TO_COUNTER(idx - 1));
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > + if (!attr->exclude_host)
> > > > > > + flags |= KVM_PMU_EVENTS_HOST;
> > > > > > + if (!attr->exclude_guest)
> > > > > > + flags |= KVM_PMU_EVENTS_GUEST;
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > + kvm_set_pmu_events(counter_bits, flags);
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > + if (!attr->exclude_host) {
> > > > > > + armv8pmu_enable_counter(idx);
> > > > > > + if (armv8pmu_event_is_chained(event))
> > > > > > + armv8pmu_enable_counter(idx - 1);
> > > > > > + }
> > > > > > }
> > > > > >
> > > > > > static inline int armv8pmu_disable_counter(int idx)
> > > > > > @@ -664,11 +680,20 @@ static inline int
> > > > > > armv8pmu_disable_counter(int idx)
> > > > > > static inline void armv8pmu_disable_event_counter(struct
> > > > > > perf_event *event)
> > > > > > {
> > > > > > struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
> > > > > > + struct perf_event_attr *attr = &event->attr;
> > > > > > int idx = hwc->idx;
> > > > > > + u32 counter_bits = BIT(ARMV8_IDX_TO_COUNTER(idx));
> > > > > >
> > > > > > if (armv8pmu_event_is_chained(event))
> > > > > > - armv8pmu_disable_counter(idx - 1);
> > > > > > - armv8pmu_disable_counter(idx);
> > > > > > + counter_bits |= BIT(ARMV8_IDX_TO_COUNTER(idx - 1));
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > + kvm_clr_pmu_events(counter_bits);
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > + if (!attr->exclude_host) {
> > > > > > + if (armv8pmu_event_is_chained(event))
> > > > > > + armv8pmu_disable_counter(idx - 1);
> > > > > > + armv8pmu_disable_counter(idx);
> > > > > > + }
> > > > > > }
> > > > > >
> > > > > > static inline int armv8pmu_enable_intens(int idx)
> > > > > > @@ -943,16 +968,25 @@ static int armv8pmu_set_event_filter(struct
> > > > > > hw_perf_event *event,
> > > > > > * Therefore we ignore exclude_hv in this configuration, since
> > > > > > * there's no hypervisor to sample anyway. This is consistent
> > > > > > * with other architectures (x86 and Power).
> > > > > > + *
> > > > > > + * To eliminate counting host events on the boundaries of
> > > > > > + * guest entry/exit we ensure EL2 is not included in hyp mode
> > > > > > + * with !exclude_host.
> > > > > > */
> > > > > > if (is_kernel_in_hyp_mode()) {
> > > > > > - if (!attr->exclude_kernel)
> > > > > > + if (!attr->exclude_kernel && !attr->exclude_host)
> > > > > > config_base |= ARMV8_PMU_INCLUDE_EL2;
> > > > > > } else {
> > > > > > - if (attr->exclude_kernel)
> > > > > > - config_base |= ARMV8_PMU_EXCLUDE_EL1;
> > > > > > if (!attr->exclude_hv)
> > > > > > config_base |= ARMV8_PMU_INCLUDE_EL2;
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm not sure about the current use of exclude_hv here. The comment
> > > > > says
> > > > > it's consistent with other architectures, but I can't find an example
> > > > > to
> > > > > confirm this, and I don't think we have a comparable thing to the
> > > > > split
> > > > > of the hypervisor between EL1 and EL2 we have on non-VHE.
> > > >
> > > > FWIW, that comment came from this thread:
> > > >
> > > > http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/linux-arm-kernel/2017-April/503908.html
> > > >
> > > > That was painful enough at the time, so I'd /really/ prefer not to
> > > > change
> > > > the semantics of this again if we can avoid it.
> > >
> > > The comment makes sense for the is_kernel_in_hyp_mode() case.
> > >
> > > However, for the !is_kernel_in_hyp_mode() case I can't see the current
> > > behavior of exclude_hv being similar in other architectures.
> > >
> > > I don't think the current semantics of excluding EL2 on a non-VHE host
> > > system makes much sense, and I doubt anyone is using that for something
> > > meaningful. I think changing behavior for excldue_hv to depend on
> > > is_hyp_mode_available rather than is_kernel_in_hyp_mode is the right
> > > thing to do which would also align the semantics with other
> > > architectures and between VHE and non-VHE.
> >
> > Just for clarity, see below for the proposed patch - this disallows EL2
> > counting for !VHE when we have the capability to be a KVM host.
> >
>
> That was not what I meant. I think you want to count EL1 and EL2
> together on a non-VHE host system.
>
> What I had in mind was more
> something like the following (completely untested, of course):
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
> index e213f8e867f6..37648bedf8b0 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
> @@ -948,6 +948,11 @@ static int armv8pmu_set_event_filter(struct
> hw_perf_event *event,
> if (is_kernel_in_hyp_mode()) {
> if (!attr->exclude_kernel)
> config_base |= ARMV8_PMU_INCLUDE_EL2;
> + } else if (is_hyp_mode_available()) {
> + if (attr->exclude_kernel)
> + config_base |= ARMV8_PMU_EXCLUDE_EL1;
> + else
> + config_base |= ARMV8_PMU_INCLUDE_EL2;
Right - so if we're on !VHE and we have the capability to be a KVM host (and
thus we're not a guest) then treat EL1/EL2 as the 'kernel' - this includes EL2
so includes the hypervisor overhead for any guests. This looks correct to me.
> } else {
> if (attr->exclude_kernel)
> config_base |= ARMV8_PMU_EXCLUDE_EL1;
And when we don't have the capability to be a KVM host then we don't care
about EL2 for exclude_kernel. This looks correct to me.
This proposed change also allows us to still count EL2 when we are not a KVM
host and when !exclude_hv is set. This makes sense as...
- If we're a XEN guest or similar, we can use !exclude_hv to count EL2.
- In the future we could support a KVM guest using exclude_hv to count
the host kernel time pinned to the KVM process. The proposed change
would attempt to count EL2 which virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c could treat as
!exclude_kernel on the host (pinned to the KVM process).
Thanks,
Andrew Murray
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Christoffer
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