From: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hun...@intel.com> [ Upstream commit 38b65b0891dc129dc0a5ce148a21c481e667b395 ]
CBR (core-to-bus ratio) packets provide an indication of CPU frequency. A more accurate measure can be made by counting the cycles (given by CYC packets) in between other timing packets (either MTC or TSC). Using TSC packets has at least 2 issues: 1) timing might have stopped (e.g. mwait) or 2) TSC packets within PSB+ might slip past CYC packets. For now, simply do not use TSC packets for calculating CPU cycles to TSC. That leaves the case where 2 MTC packets are used, otherwise falling back to the CBR value. Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hun...@intel.com> Cc: Andi Kleen <a...@linux.intel.com> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1495786658-18063-37-git-send-email-adrian.hun...@intel.com Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <a...@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <alexander.le...@microsoft.com> --- tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c index 7e27207d0f45..3964b1fe3605 100644 --- a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c +++ b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c @@ -698,6 +698,12 @@ static int intel_pt_calc_cyc_cb(struct intel_pt_pkt_info *pkt_info) break; case INTEL_PT_TSC: + /* + * For now, do not support using TSC packets - refer + * intel_pt_calc_cyc_to_tsc(). + */ + if (data->from_mtc) + return 1; timestamp = pkt_info->packet.payload | (data->timestamp & (0xffULL << 56)); if (data->from_mtc && timestamp < data->timestamp && @@ -810,6 +816,14 @@ static void intel_pt_calc_cyc_to_tsc(struct intel_pt_decoder *decoder, .cbr_cyc_to_tsc = 0, }; + /* + * For now, do not support using TSC packets for at least the reasons: + * 1) timing might have stopped + * 2) TSC packets within PSB+ can slip against CYC packets + */ + if (!from_mtc) + return; + intel_pt_pkt_lookahead(decoder, intel_pt_calc_cyc_cb, &data); } -- 2.15.1
