CoreSight February 2018

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by Ajith Kurian Issac

Hi, We are trying to us the Open CSD for decoding a onchip trace in our ETB. The trace was enabled and is captured in the ETB. We read the trace back and dumped it into a text file. I am attaching it. How can I use the CSD tool to decode it? Thanks Ajith

5 years, 11 months

Re: Re: Re: OpenCSD on Juno

by marekzmyslowski

Hello Mathieu, Thank for the config file. It works. I was able to build the OpenCSD kernel (form the perf-opencsd-master branch) and install on the USB (I used the ArchLinuxARM-aarch64-latest.tar.gz). I also built the perf tool (make -C tools/perf). Everything is booting but the perf has some issues: [root@alarm home]# ./perf record -vvv -e cs_etm/(a)20070000.etr/u --per-thread uname map_groups__set_modules_path_dir: cannot open /lib/modules/4.13.0-rc1-ge565ad6 dir Problems setting modules path maps, continuing anyway... ------------------------------------------------------------ perf_event_attr: type 8 size 112 { sample_period, sample_freq } 1 sample_type IP|TID|IDENTIFIER read_format ID disabled 1 exclude_kernel 1 exclude_hv 1 enable_on_exec 1 sample_id_all 1 ------------------------------------------------------------ sys_perf_event_open: pid 2242 cpu -1 group_fd -1 flags 0x8 = 4 ------------------------------------------------------------ perf_event_attr: type 1 size 112 config 0x9 { sample_period, sample_freq } 1 sample_type IP|TID|IDENTIFIER read_format ID disabled 1 exclude_kernel 1 exclude_hv 1 mmap 1 comm 1 enable_on_exec 1 task 1 sample_id_all 1 mmap2 1 comm_exec 1 ------------------------------------------------------------ sys_perf_event_open: pid 2242 cpu -1 group_fd -1 flags 0x8 = 5 mmap size 528384B AUX area mmap length 4194304 perf event ring buffer mmapped per thread failed to mmap AUX area failed to mmap with 12 (Cannot allocate memory) I fixed the "map_groups__set_modules_path_dir: cannot open /lib/modules/4.13.0-rc1-ge565ad6 dir" issue by adding appropriate symbolic link but I still have an issue with the mmap. Any idea what can be wrong here (below limits that I have on my Juno)? [root@alarm ~]# ulimit -a core file size (blocks, -c) unlimited data seg size (kbytes, -d) unlimited scheduling priority (-e) 0 file size (blocks, -f) unlimited pending signals (-i) 31798 max locked memory (kbytes, -l) 64 max memory size (kbytes, -m) unlimited open files (-n) 1024 pipe size (512 bytes, -p) 8 POSIX message queues (bytes, -q) 819200 real-time priority (-r) 0 stack size (kbytes, -s) 8192 cpu time (seconds, -t) unlimited max user processes (-u) 31798 virtual memory (kbytes, -v) unlimited file locks (-x) unlimited [root@alarm ~]# Regards Marek W dniu 2017-08-18 16:54:42 użytkownik Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier(a)linaro.org> napisał: > On 18 August 2017 at 04:22, marekzmyslowski > <marekzmyslowski(a)poczta.onet.pl> wrote: > > Hello Mathieu, > > > > I've decided that currently I don't need Android. The Linux is enough. > > That is probably a better place to start. > > > However I have another issue. I've downloaded the perf-opencsd-master branch. I run the config with the ARCH=arm64 and CROSS_COMPLIE=aarch64-linux-gnu- and added support for Versatile board. Then I compiled kernel - everything was OK. Next I built the USB using the following instruction: > > https://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv8/arm/juno (it works fine. The linux boot on the Juno). > > Next I copied the Image file and juno.dtb into the USB but it doesn't boot. It hangs here: > > > > initrd: address 0x0 > > initrd: length 0x0 > > PEI 1132 ms > > DXE 1695 ms > > BDS 368934875444 ms > > BDS 368934873448 ms > > BDS 1535 ms > > Total Time = 368934871781 ms > > > > linux: address 0x80080000 > > linux: length 0x1150200 > > fdt: address 0x9FE00000 > > fdt: length 0x5F54 > > > > Any idea what I'm doing wrong? Any help will be appreciated (I'm so close to have Juno + CoreSight + perf :) ) > > I can't help you with booting the board itself. The best I can do is > advise to use u-boot instead of UEFI and give you my kernel .config > file (attached). For the rest there is plenty of documentation out > there. > > > > > Regards > > Marek > > > > W dniu 2017-08-16 23:08:04 użytkownik Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier(a)linaro.org> napisał: > >> Hello Marek, > >> > >> Please CC the CoreSight mailing list when asking questions as someone > >> else may also be able to answer. > >> > >> First and foremost I advise using the official CoreSight kernel found > >> on the openCSD site [1] rather than my personal branch [2] - you > >> never know what you'll get with the latter. > >> > >> That being said the CoreSight kernel on the openCSD site is not an > >> Android kernel - it is simply a mainline kernel supplemented with > >> patches that haven't made their way to mainline yet. You will have to > >> either add the android patches to the CoreSight kernel or the other > >> way around (CoreSight patches on android kernel). > >> > >> Android user space is also different and does not include the > >> perf-tools. You will have to add them manually along with the > >> dependencies they require. I haven't gone through that process and as > >> such can't advise more on that portion. > >> > >> Get back to me with your questions if the above isn't sufficient. > >> > >> Best regards, > >> Mathieu > >> > >> [1]. https://github.com/Linaro/OpenCSD/tree/perf-opencsd-master > >> [2]. https://git.linaro.org/people/mathieu.poirier/coresight.git/ > >> > >> On 16 August 2017 at 14:32, marekzmyslowski > >> <marekzmyslowski(a)poczta.onet.pl> wrote: > >> > Hello Mathieu, > >> > > >> > I'm sorry for bothering but I think you may be person that can help me. I'm trying to install and run Android on Juno Board r0. I tested Android 17.05 from Linaro and it works. Now I'm trying to have a perf using Coresight but I'm little confused. Do I need to build Android from Linaro and the kernel from here https://git.linaro.org/people/mathieu.poirier/coresight.git/ or here https://github.com/Linaro/OpenCSD/tree/perf-opencsd-4.12. > >> > Any help with this will be appreciated :) > >> > > >> > Regards > >> > Marek Zmysłowski > >> > > > > > > >

6 years, 4 months

Re: [GIT PULL 00/41] perf/core improvements and fixes

by Ingo Molnar

* Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme(a)kernel.org> wrote: > Hi Ingo, > > Please consider pulling, this is on top of tip/perf/urgent. > > - Arnaldo > > Test results at the end of this message, as usual. > > The following changes since commit 297f9233b53a08fd457815e19f1d6f2c3389857b: > > kprobes: Propagate error from disarm_kprobe_ftrace() (2018-02-16 09:12:58 +0100) > > are available in the Git repository at: > > git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/acme/linux.git tags/perf-core-for-mingo-4.17-20180216 > > for you to fetch changes up to 21316ac6803d4a1aadd74b896db8d60a92cd1140: > > perf tests shell lib: Use a wildcard to remove the vfs_getname probe (2018-02-16 15:31:12 -0300) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > perf/core improvements and fixes: > > - Fix wrong jump arrow in systems with branch records with cycles, > i.e. Intel's >= Skylake (Jin Yao) > > - Fix 'perf record --per-thread' problem introduced when > implementing 'perf stat --per-thread (Jin Yao) > > - Use arch__compare_symbol_names() to fix 'perf test vmlinux', > that was using strcmp(symbol names) while the dso routines > doing symbol lookups used the arch overridable one, making > this test fail in architectures that overrided that function > with something other than strcmp() (Jiri Olsa) > > - Add 'perf script --show-round-event' to display > PERF_RECORD_FINISHED_ROUND entries (Jiri Olsa) > > - Fix dwarf unwind for stripped binaries in 'perf test' (Jiri Olsa) > > - Use ordered_events for 'perf report --tasks', otherwise we may get > artifacts when PERF_RECORD_FORK gets processed before PERF_RECORD_COMM > (when they got recorded in different CPUs) (Jiri Olsa) > > - Add support to display group output for non group events, i.e. > now when one uses 'perf report --group' on a perf.data file > recorded without explicitly grouping events with {} (e.g. > "perf record -e '{cycles,instructions}'" get the same output > that would produce, i.e. see all those non-grouped events in > multiple columns, at the same time (Jiri Olsa) > > - Skip non-address kallsyms entries, e.g. '(null)' for !root (Jiri Olsa) > > - Kernel maps fixes wrt perf.data(report) versus live system (top) > (Jiri Olsa) > > - Fix memory corruption when using 'perf record -j call -g -a <application>' > followed by 'perf report --branch-history' (Jiri Olsa) > > - ARM CoreSight fixes (Mathieu Poirier) > > - Add inject capability for CoreSight Traces (Robert Waker) > > - Update documentation for use of 'perf' + ARM CoreSight (Robert Walker) > > - Man pages fixes (Sangwon Hong, Jaecheol Shin) > > - Fix some 'perf test' cases on s/390 and x86_64 (some backtraces > changed with a glibc update) (Thomas Richter) > > - Add detailed CPUID info in the 'perf.data' headers for s/390 to > then use it in 'perf annotate' (Thomas Richter) > > - Add '--interval-count N' to 'perf stat', to use with -I, i.e. > 'perf stat -I 1000 --interval-count 2' will show stats every > 1000ms, two times (yuzhoujian) > > - Add 'perf stat --timeout Nms', that will run for that many > milliseconds and then stop, printing the counters (yuzhoujian) > > - Fix description for 'perf report --mem-modex (Andi Kleen) > > - Use a wildcard to remove the vfs_getname probe in the > 'perf test' shell based test cases (Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo) > > Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme(a)redhat.com> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Andi Kleen (1): > perf report: Fix description for --mem-mode > > Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo (1): > perf tests shell lib: Use a wildcard to remove the vfs_getname probe > > Jaecheol Shin (1): > perf annotate: Add missing arguments in Man page > > Jin Yao (2): > perf tools: Use target->per_thread and target->system_wide flags > perf report: Fix wrong jump arrow > > Jiri Olsa (18): > perf record: Put new line after target override warning > perf script: Add --show-round-event to display PERF_RECORD_FINISHED_ROUND > tools lib api fs: Add filename__read_xll function > tools lib api fs: Add sysfs__read_xll function > perf tests: Fix dwarf unwind for stripped binaries > perf tools: Fix comment for sort__* compare functions > perf report: Ask for ordered events for --tasks option > perf report: Add support to display group output for non group events > tools lib symbol: Skip non-address kallsyms line > perf symbols: Check if we read regular file in dso__load() > perf machine: Free root_dir in machine__init() error path > perf machine: Move kernel mmap name into struct machine > perf machine: Generalize machine__set_kernel_mmap() > perf machine: Don't search for active kernel start in __machine__create_kernel_maps > perf machine: Remove machine__load_kallsyms() > perf tools: Do not create kernel maps in sample__resolve() > perf tests: Use arch__compare_symbol_names to compare symbols > perf report: Fix memory corruption in --branch-history mode --branch-history > > Mathieu Poirier (3): > perf cs-etm: Freeing allocated memory > perf auxtrace arm: Fixing uninitialised variable > perf cs-etm: Properly deal with cpu maps > > Ravi Bangoria (3): > tools include powerpc: Grab a copy of arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h > perf powerpc: Generate system call table from asm/unistd.h > perf trace powerpc: Use generated syscall table > > Robert Walker (3): > perf cs-etm: Inject capabilitity for CoreSight traces > perf inject: Emit instruction records on ETM trace discontinuity > coresight: Update documentation for perf usage > > Sangwon Hong (2): > perf kmem: Document a missing option & an argument > perf mem: Document a missing option > > Thomas Richter (5): > perf record: Provide detailed information on s390 CPU > perf annotate: Scan cpuid for s390 and save machine type > perf cpuid: Introduce a platform specific cpuid compare function > perf test: Fix test case 23 for s390 z/VM or KVM guests > perf test: Fix test case inet_pton to accept inlines. > > yuzhoujian (2): > perf stat: Add support to print counts for fixed times > perf stat: Add support to print counts after a period of time > > Documentation/trace/coresight.txt | 51 +++ > tools/arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h | 402 +++++++++++++++++ > tools/lib/api/fs/fs.c | 44 +- > tools/lib/api/fs/fs.h | 2 + > tools/lib/symbol/kallsyms.c | 4 + > tools/perf/Documentation/perf-annotate.txt | 6 +- > tools/perf/Documentation/perf-kmem.txt | 6 +- > tools/perf/Documentation/perf-mem.txt | 4 + > tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt | 5 +- > tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt | 3 + > tools/perf/Documentation/perf-stat.txt | 10 + > tools/perf/Makefile.config | 2 + > tools/perf/arch/arm/util/auxtrace.c | 2 +- > tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c | 51 ++- > tools/perf/arch/powerpc/Makefile | 25 ++ > .../perf/arch/powerpc/entry/syscalls/mksyscalltbl | 37 ++ > tools/perf/arch/s390/annotate/instructions.c | 27 +- > tools/perf/arch/s390/util/header.c | 148 ++++++- > tools/perf/builtin-record.c | 2 +- > tools/perf/builtin-report.c | 7 +- > tools/perf/builtin-script.c | 17 + > tools/perf/builtin-stat.c | 53 ++- > tools/perf/check-headers.sh | 1 + > tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c | 33 +- > tools/perf/tests/dwarf-unwind.c | 46 +- > tools/perf/tests/shell/lib/probe_vfs_getname.sh | 2 +- > .../perf/tests/shell/trace+probe_libc_inet_pton.sh | 6 +- > tools/perf/tests/vmlinux-kallsyms.c | 4 +- > tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c | 9 +- > tools/perf/util/build-id.c | 10 +- > tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.c | 74 +++- > tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.h | 2 + > tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c | 478 ++++++++++++++++++--- > tools/perf/util/event.c | 16 +- > tools/perf/util/evlist.c | 21 +- > tools/perf/util/header.h | 1 + > tools/perf/util/hist.c | 4 +- > tools/perf/util/hist.h | 1 - > tools/perf/util/machine.c | 145 +++---- > tools/perf/util/machine.h | 6 +- > tools/perf/util/pmu.c | 47 +- > tools/perf/util/sort.c | 7 +- > tools/perf/util/stat.h | 2 + > tools/perf/util/symbol.c | 13 +- > tools/perf/util/syscalltbl.c | 8 + > tools/perf/util/thread_map.c | 4 +- > tools/perf/util/thread_map.h | 2 +- > 47 files changed, 1577 insertions(+), 273 deletions(-) > create mode 100644 tools/arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h > create mode 100755 tools/perf/arch/powerpc/entry/syscalls/mksyscalltbl Pulled, thanks a lot Arnaldo! Ingo

6 years, 7 months

[PATCH 29/41] coresight: Update documentation for perf usage

by Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

From: Robert Walker <robert.walker(a)arm.com> Add notes on using perf to collect and analyze CoreSight trace Signed-off-by: Robert Walker <robert.walker(a)arm.com> Cc: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier(a)linaro.org> Cc: coresight(a)lists.linaro.org Cc: linux-arm-kernel(a)lists.infradead.org Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1518607481-4059-4-git-send-email-robert.walker@arm… Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme(a)redhat.com> --- Documentation/trace/coresight.txt | 51 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 51 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/trace/coresight.txt b/Documentation/trace/coresight.txt index a33c88cd5d1d..6f0120c3a4f1 100644 --- a/Documentation/trace/coresight.txt +++ b/Documentation/trace/coresight.txt @@ -330,3 +330,54 @@ Details on how to use the generic STM API can be found here [2]. [1]. Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-coresight-devices-stm [2]. Documentation/trace/stm.txt + + +Using perf tools +---------------- + +perf can be used to record and analyze trace of programs. + +Execution can be recorded using 'perf record' with the cs_etm event, +specifying the name of the sink to record to, e.g: + + perf record -e cs_etm/(a)20070000.etr/u --per-thread + +The 'perf report' and 'perf script' commands can be used to analyze execution, +synthesizing instruction and branch events from the instruction trace. +'perf inject' can be used to replace the trace data with the synthesized events. +The --itrace option controls the type and frequency of synthesized events +(see perf documentation). + +Note that only 64-bit programs are currently supported - further work is +required to support instruction decode of 32-bit Arm programs. + + +Generating coverage files for Feedback Directed Optimization: AutoFDO +--------------------------------------------------------------------- + +'perf inject' accepts the --itrace option in which case tracing data is +removed and replaced with the synthesized events. e.g. + + perf inject --itrace --strip -i perf.data -o perf.data.new + +Below is an example of using ARM ETM for autoFDO. It requires autofdo +(https://github.com/google/autofdo) and gcc version 5. The bubble +sort example is from the AutoFDO tutorial (https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/AutoFDO/Tutorial). + + $ gcc-5 -O3 sort.c -o sort + $ taskset -c 2 ./sort + Bubble sorting array of 30000 elements + 5910 ms + + $ perf record -e cs_etm/(a)20070000.etr/u --per-thread taskset -c 2 ./sort + Bubble sorting array of 30000 elements + 12543 ms + [ perf record: Woken up 35 times to write data ] + [ perf record: Captured and wrote 69.640 MB perf.data ] + + $ perf inject -i perf.data -o inj.data --itrace=il64 --strip + $ create_gcov --binary=./sort --profile=inj.data --gcov=sort.gcov -gcov_version=1 + $ gcc-5 -O3 -fauto-profile=sort.gcov sort.c -o sort_autofdo + $ taskset -c 2 ./sort_autofdo + Bubble sorting array of 30000 elements + 5806 ms -- 2.14.3

6 years, 7 months

[PATCH 28/41] perf inject: Emit instruction records on ETM trace discontinuity

by Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

From: Robert Walker <robert.walker(a)arm.com> There may be discontinuities in the ETM trace stream due to overflows or ETM configuration for selective trace. This patch emits an instruction sample with the pending branch stack when a TRACE ON packet occurs indicating a discontinuity in the trace data. A new packet type CS_ETM_TRACE_ON is added, which is emitted by the low level decoder when a TRACE ON occurs. The higher level decoder flushes the branch stack when this packet is emitted. Signed-off-by: Robert Walker <robert.walker(a)arm.com> Acked-by: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier(a)linaro.org> Cc: coresight(a)lists.linaro.org Cc: linux-arm-kernel(a)lists.infradead.org Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1518607481-4059-3-git-send-email-robert.walker@arm… Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme(a)redhat.com> --- tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.c | 9 +++ tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.h | 1 + tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c | 80 ++++++++++++++++++------- 3 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.c b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.c index 8ff69dfd725a..640af88331b4 100644 --- a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.c +++ b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.c @@ -328,7 +328,14 @@ cs_etm_decoder__buffer_range(struct cs_etm_decoder *decoder, } return ret; +} +static ocsd_datapath_resp_t +cs_etm_decoder__buffer_trace_on(struct cs_etm_decoder *decoder, + const uint8_t trace_chan_id) +{ + return cs_etm_decoder__buffer_packet(decoder, trace_chan_id, + CS_ETM_TRACE_ON); } static ocsd_datapath_resp_t cs_etm_decoder__gen_trace_elem_printer( @@ -347,6 +354,8 @@ static ocsd_datapath_resp_t cs_etm_decoder__gen_trace_elem_printer( decoder->trace_on = false; break; case OCSD_GEN_TRC_ELEM_TRACE_ON: + resp = cs_etm_decoder__buffer_trace_on(decoder, + trace_chan_id); decoder->trace_on = true; break; case OCSD_GEN_TRC_ELEM_INSTR_RANGE: diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.h b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.h index a4fdd285b145..743f5f444304 100644 --- a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.h +++ b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.h @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ struct cs_etm_buffer { enum cs_etm_sample_type { CS_ETM_RANGE = 1 << 0, + CS_ETM_TRACE_ON = 1 << 1, }; struct cs_etm_packet { diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c index 6e595d96c04d..1b0d422373be 100644 --- a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c +++ b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c @@ -867,6 +867,7 @@ static int cs_etm__sample(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq) */ if (etm->synth_opts.last_branch && etmq->prev_packet && + etmq->prev_packet->sample_type == CS_ETM_RANGE && etmq->prev_packet->last_instr_taken_branch) cs_etm__update_last_branch_rb(etmq); @@ -920,6 +921,40 @@ static int cs_etm__sample(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq) return 0; } +static int cs_etm__flush(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq) +{ + int err = 0; + struct cs_etm_packet *tmp; + + if (etmq->etm->synth_opts.last_branch && + etmq->prev_packet && + etmq->prev_packet->sample_type == CS_ETM_RANGE) { + /* + * Generate a last branch event for the branches left in the + * circular buffer at the end of the trace. + * + * Use the address of the end of the last reported execution + * range + */ + u64 addr = cs_etm__last_executed_instr(etmq->prev_packet); + + err = cs_etm__synth_instruction_sample( + etmq, addr, + etmq->period_instructions); + etmq->period_instructions = 0; + + /* + * Swap PACKET with PREV_PACKET: PACKET becomes PREV_PACKET for + * the next incoming packet. + */ + tmp = etmq->packet; + etmq->packet = etmq->prev_packet; + etmq->prev_packet = tmp; + } + + return err; +} + static int cs_etm__run_decoder(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq) { struct cs_etm_auxtrace *etm = etmq->etm; @@ -971,32 +1006,31 @@ static int cs_etm__run_decoder(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq) */ break; - /* - * If the packet contains an instruction - * range, generate instruction sequence - * events. - */ - if (etmq->packet->sample_type & CS_ETM_RANGE) - err = cs_etm__sample(etmq); + switch (etmq->packet->sample_type) { + case CS_ETM_RANGE: + /* + * If the packet contains an instruction + * range, generate instruction sequence + * events. + */ + cs_etm__sample(etmq); + break; + case CS_ETM_TRACE_ON: + /* + * Discontinuity in trace, flush + * previous branch stack + */ + cs_etm__flush(etmq); + break; + default: + break; + } } } while (buffer.len > buffer_used); - /* - * Generate a last branch event for the branches left in - * the circular buffer at the end of the trace. - */ - if (etm->sample_instructions && - etmq->etm->synth_opts.last_branch) { - struct branch_stack *bs = etmq->last_branch_rb; - struct branch_entry *be = - &bs->entries[etmq->last_branch_pos]; - - err = cs_etm__synth_instruction_sample( - etmq, be->to, etmq->period_instructions); - if (err) - return err; - } - + if (err == 0) + /* Flush any remaining branch stack entries */ + err = cs_etm__flush(etmq); } return err; -- 2.14.3

6 years, 7 months

[PATCH 27/41] perf cs-etm: Inject capabilitity for CoreSight traces

by Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

From: Robert Walker <robert.walker(a)arm.com> Added user space perf functionality to translate CoreSight traces into instruction events with branch stack. To invoke the new functionality, use the perf inject tool with --itrace=il. For example, to translate the ETM trace from perf.data into last branch records in a new inj.data file: $ perf inject --itrace=i100000il128 -i perf.data -o perf.data.new The 'i' parameter to itrace generates periodic instruction events. The period between instruction events can be specified as a number of instructions suffixed by i (default 100000). The parameter to 'l' specifies the number of entries in the branch stack attached to instruction events. The 'b' parameter to itrace generates events on taken branches. This patch also fixes the contents of the branch events used in perf report - previously branch events were generated for each contiguous range of instructions executed. These are fixed to generate branch events between the last address of a range ending in an executed branch instruction and the start address of the next range. Based on patches by Sebastian Pop <s.pop(a)samsung.com> with additional fixes and support for specifying the instruction period. Originally-by: Sebastian Pop <s.pop(a)samsung.com> Signed-off-by: Robert Walker <robert.walker(a)arm.com> Acked-by: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier(a)linaro.org> Cc: coresight(a)lists.linaro.org Cc: linux-arm-kernel(a)lists.infradead.org Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1518607481-4059-2-git-send-email-robert.walker@arm… Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme(a)redhat.com> --- tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.c | 65 +++- tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.h | 1 + tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c | 434 +++++++++++++++++++++--- 3 files changed, 436 insertions(+), 64 deletions(-) diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.c b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.c index 1fb01849f1c7..8ff69dfd725a 100644 --- a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.c +++ b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.c @@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ int cs_etm_decoder__reset(struct cs_etm_decoder *decoder) { ocsd_datapath_resp_t dp_ret; + decoder->prev_return = OCSD_RESP_CONT; + dp_ret = ocsd_dt_process_data(decoder->dcd_tree, OCSD_OP_RESET, 0, 0, NULL, NULL); if (OCSD_DATA_RESP_IS_FATAL(dp_ret)) @@ -253,16 +255,16 @@ static void cs_etm_decoder__clear_buffer(struct cs_etm_decoder *decoder) decoder->packet_count = 0; for (i = 0; i < MAX_BUFFER; i++) { decoder->packet_buffer[i].start_addr = 0xdeadbeefdeadbeefUL; - decoder->packet_buffer[i].end_addr = 0xdeadbeefdeadbeefUL; - decoder->packet_buffer[i].exc = false; - decoder->packet_buffer[i].exc_ret = false; - decoder->packet_buffer[i].cpu = INT_MIN; + decoder->packet_buffer[i].end_addr = 0xdeadbeefdeadbeefUL; + decoder->packet_buffer[i].last_instr_taken_branch = false; + decoder->packet_buffer[i].exc = false; + decoder->packet_buffer[i].exc_ret = false; + decoder->packet_buffer[i].cpu = INT_MIN; } } static ocsd_datapath_resp_t cs_etm_decoder__buffer_packet(struct cs_etm_decoder *decoder, - const ocsd_generic_trace_elem *elem, const u8 trace_chan_id, enum cs_etm_sample_type sample_type) { @@ -278,18 +280,16 @@ cs_etm_decoder__buffer_packet(struct cs_etm_decoder *decoder, return OCSD_RESP_FATAL_SYS_ERR; et = decoder->tail; + et = (et + 1) & (MAX_BUFFER - 1); + decoder->tail = et; + decoder->packet_count++; + decoder->packet_buffer[et].sample_type = sample_type; - decoder->packet_buffer[et].start_addr = elem->st_addr; - decoder->packet_buffer[et].end_addr = elem->en_addr; decoder->packet_buffer[et].exc = false; decoder->packet_buffer[et].exc_ret = false; decoder->packet_buffer[et].cpu = *((int *)inode->priv); - - /* Wrap around if need be */ - et = (et + 1) & (MAX_BUFFER - 1); - - decoder->tail = et; - decoder->packet_count++; + decoder->packet_buffer[et].start_addr = 0xdeadbeefdeadbeefUL; + decoder->packet_buffer[et].end_addr = 0xdeadbeefdeadbeefUL; if (decoder->packet_count == MAX_BUFFER - 1) return OCSD_RESP_WAIT; @@ -297,6 +297,40 @@ cs_etm_decoder__buffer_packet(struct cs_etm_decoder *decoder, return OCSD_RESP_CONT; } +static ocsd_datapath_resp_t +cs_etm_decoder__buffer_range(struct cs_etm_decoder *decoder, + const ocsd_generic_trace_elem *elem, + const uint8_t trace_chan_id) +{ + int ret = 0; + struct cs_etm_packet *packet; + + ret = cs_etm_decoder__buffer_packet(decoder, trace_chan_id, + CS_ETM_RANGE); + if (ret != OCSD_RESP_CONT && ret != OCSD_RESP_WAIT) + return ret; + + packet = &decoder->packet_buffer[decoder->tail]; + + packet->start_addr = elem->st_addr; + packet->end_addr = elem->en_addr; + switch (elem->last_i_type) { + case OCSD_INSTR_BR: + case OCSD_INSTR_BR_INDIRECT: + packet->last_instr_taken_branch = elem->last_instr_exec; + break; + case OCSD_INSTR_ISB: + case OCSD_INSTR_DSB_DMB: + case OCSD_INSTR_OTHER: + default: + packet->last_instr_taken_branch = false; + break; + } + + return ret; + +} + static ocsd_datapath_resp_t cs_etm_decoder__gen_trace_elem_printer( const void *context, const ocsd_trc_index_t indx __maybe_unused, @@ -316,9 +350,8 @@ static ocsd_datapath_resp_t cs_etm_decoder__gen_trace_elem_printer( decoder->trace_on = true; break; case OCSD_GEN_TRC_ELEM_INSTR_RANGE: - resp = cs_etm_decoder__buffer_packet(decoder, elem, - trace_chan_id, - CS_ETM_RANGE); + resp = cs_etm_decoder__buffer_range(decoder, elem, + trace_chan_id); break; case OCSD_GEN_TRC_ELEM_EXCEPTION: decoder->packet_buffer[decoder->tail].exc = true; diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.h b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.h index 3d2e6205d186..a4fdd285b145 100644 --- a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.h +++ b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.h @@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ struct cs_etm_packet { enum cs_etm_sample_type sample_type; u64 start_addr; u64 end_addr; + u8 last_instr_taken_branch; u8 exc; u8 exc_ret; int cpu; diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c index f2c98774e665..6e595d96c04d 100644 --- a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c +++ b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c @@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ #define MAX_TIMESTAMP (~0ULL) +/* + * A64 instructions are always 4 bytes + * + * Only A64 is supported, so can use this constant for converting between + * addresses and instruction counts, calculting offsets etc + */ +#define A64_INSTR_SIZE 4 + struct cs_etm_auxtrace { struct auxtrace auxtrace; struct auxtrace_queues queues; @@ -45,11 +53,15 @@ struct cs_etm_auxtrace { u8 snapshot_mode; u8 data_queued; u8 sample_branches; + u8 sample_instructions; int num_cpu; u32 auxtrace_type; u64 branches_sample_type; u64 branches_id; + u64 instructions_sample_type; + u64 instructions_sample_period; + u64 instructions_id; u64 **metadata; u64 kernel_start; unsigned int pmu_type; @@ -68,6 +80,12 @@ struct cs_etm_queue { u64 time; u64 timestamp; u64 offset; + u64 period_instructions; + struct branch_stack *last_branch; + struct branch_stack *last_branch_rb; + size_t last_branch_pos; + struct cs_etm_packet *prev_packet; + struct cs_etm_packet *packet; }; static int cs_etm__update_queues(struct cs_etm_auxtrace *etm); @@ -180,6 +198,10 @@ static void cs_etm__free_queue(void *priv) thread__zput(etmq->thread); cs_etm_decoder__free(etmq->decoder); zfree(&etmq->event_buf); + zfree(&etmq->last_branch); + zfree(&etmq->last_branch_rb); + zfree(&etmq->prev_packet); + zfree(&etmq->packet); free(etmq); } @@ -276,11 +298,35 @@ static struct cs_etm_queue *cs_etm__alloc_queue(struct cs_etm_auxtrace *etm, struct cs_etm_decoder_params d_params; struct cs_etm_trace_params *t_params; struct cs_etm_queue *etmq; + size_t szp = sizeof(struct cs_etm_packet); etmq = zalloc(sizeof(*etmq)); if (!etmq) return NULL; + etmq->packet = zalloc(szp); + if (!etmq->packet) + goto out_free; + + if (etm->synth_opts.last_branch || etm->sample_branches) { + etmq->prev_packet = zalloc(szp); + if (!etmq->prev_packet) + goto out_free; + } + + if (etm->synth_opts.last_branch) { + size_t sz = sizeof(struct branch_stack); + + sz += etm->synth_opts.last_branch_sz * + sizeof(struct branch_entry); + etmq->last_branch = zalloc(sz); + if (!etmq->last_branch) + goto out_free; + etmq->last_branch_rb = zalloc(sz); + if (!etmq->last_branch_rb) + goto out_free; + } + etmq->event_buf = malloc(PERF_SAMPLE_MAX_SIZE); if (!etmq->event_buf) goto out_free; @@ -335,6 +381,7 @@ static struct cs_etm_queue *cs_etm__alloc_queue(struct cs_etm_auxtrace *etm, goto out_free_decoder; etmq->offset = 0; + etmq->period_instructions = 0; return etmq; @@ -342,6 +389,10 @@ static struct cs_etm_queue *cs_etm__alloc_queue(struct cs_etm_auxtrace *etm, cs_etm_decoder__free(etmq->decoder); out_free: zfree(&etmq->event_buf); + zfree(&etmq->last_branch); + zfree(&etmq->last_branch_rb); + zfree(&etmq->prev_packet); + zfree(&etmq->packet); free(etmq); return NULL; @@ -395,6 +446,129 @@ static int cs_etm__update_queues(struct cs_etm_auxtrace *etm) return 0; } +static inline void cs_etm__copy_last_branch_rb(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq) +{ + struct branch_stack *bs_src = etmq->last_branch_rb; + struct branch_stack *bs_dst = etmq->last_branch; + size_t nr = 0; + + /* + * Set the number of records before early exit: ->nr is used to + * determine how many branches to copy from ->entries. + */ + bs_dst->nr = bs_src->nr; + + /* + * Early exit when there is nothing to copy. + */ + if (!bs_src->nr) + return; + + /* + * As bs_src->entries is a circular buffer, we need to copy from it in + * two steps. First, copy the branches from the most recently inserted + * branch ->last_branch_pos until the end of bs_src->entries buffer. + */ + nr = etmq->etm->synth_opts.last_branch_sz - etmq->last_branch_pos; + memcpy(&bs_dst->entries[0], + &bs_src->entries[etmq->last_branch_pos], + sizeof(struct branch_entry) * nr); + + /* + * If we wrapped around at least once, the branches from the beginning + * of the bs_src->entries buffer and until the ->last_branch_pos element + * are older valid branches: copy them over. The total number of + * branches copied over will be equal to the number of branches asked by + * the user in last_branch_sz. + */ + if (bs_src->nr >= etmq->etm->synth_opts.last_branch_sz) { + memcpy(&bs_dst->entries[nr], + &bs_src->entries[0], + sizeof(struct branch_entry) * etmq->last_branch_pos); + } +} + +static inline void cs_etm__reset_last_branch_rb(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq) +{ + etmq->last_branch_pos = 0; + etmq->last_branch_rb->nr = 0; +} + +static inline u64 cs_etm__last_executed_instr(struct cs_etm_packet *packet) +{ + /* + * The packet records the execution range with an exclusive end address + * + * A64 instructions are constant size, so the last executed + * instruction is A64_INSTR_SIZE before the end address + * Will need to do instruction level decode for T32 instructions as + * they can be variable size (not yet supported). + */ + return packet->end_addr - A64_INSTR_SIZE; +} + +static inline u64 cs_etm__instr_count(const struct cs_etm_packet *packet) +{ + /* + * Only A64 instructions are currently supported, so can get + * instruction count by dividing. + * Will need to do instruction level decode for T32 instructions as + * they can be variable size (not yet supported). + */ + return (packet->end_addr - packet->start_addr) / A64_INSTR_SIZE; +} + +static inline u64 cs_etm__instr_addr(const struct cs_etm_packet *packet, + u64 offset) +{ + /* + * Only A64 instructions are currently supported, so can get + * instruction address by muliplying. + * Will need to do instruction level decode for T32 instructions as + * they can be variable size (not yet supported). + */ + return packet->start_addr + offset * A64_INSTR_SIZE; +} + +static void cs_etm__update_last_branch_rb(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq) +{ + struct branch_stack *bs = etmq->last_branch_rb; + struct branch_entry *be; + + /* + * The branches are recorded in a circular buffer in reverse + * chronological order: we start recording from the last element of the + * buffer down. After writing the first element of the stack, move the + * insert position back to the end of the buffer. + */ + if (!etmq->last_branch_pos) + etmq->last_branch_pos = etmq->etm->synth_opts.last_branch_sz; + + etmq->last_branch_pos -= 1; + + be = &bs->entries[etmq->last_branch_pos]; + be->from = cs_etm__last_executed_instr(etmq->prev_packet); + be->to = etmq->packet->start_addr; + /* No support for mispredict */ + be->flags.mispred = 0; + be->flags.predicted = 1; + + /* + * Increment bs->nr until reaching the number of last branches asked by + * the user on the command line. + */ + if (bs->nr < etmq->etm->synth_opts.last_branch_sz) + bs->nr += 1; +} + +static int cs_etm__inject_event(union perf_event *event, + struct perf_sample *sample, u64 type) +{ + event->header.size = perf_event__sample_event_size(sample, type, 0); + return perf_event__synthesize_sample(event, type, 0, sample); +} + + static int cs_etm__get_trace(struct cs_etm_buffer *buff, struct cs_etm_queue *etmq) { @@ -459,35 +633,105 @@ static void cs_etm__set_pid_tid_cpu(struct cs_etm_auxtrace *etm, } } +static int cs_etm__synth_instruction_sample(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq, + u64 addr, u64 period) +{ + int ret = 0; + struct cs_etm_auxtrace *etm = etmq->etm; + union perf_event *event = etmq->event_buf; + struct perf_sample sample = {.ip = 0,}; + + event->sample.header.type = PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE; + event->sample.header.misc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER; + event->sample.header.size = sizeof(struct perf_event_header); + + sample.ip = addr; + sample.pid = etmq->pid; + sample.tid = etmq->tid; + sample.id = etmq->etm->instructions_id; + sample.stream_id = etmq->etm->instructions_id; + sample.period = period; + sample.cpu = etmq->packet->cpu; + sample.flags = 0; + sample.insn_len = 1; + sample.cpumode = event->header.misc; + + if (etm->synth_opts.last_branch) { + cs_etm__copy_last_branch_rb(etmq); + sample.branch_stack = etmq->last_branch; + } + + if (etm->synth_opts.inject) { + ret = cs_etm__inject_event(event, &sample, + etm->instructions_sample_type); + if (ret) + return ret; + } + + ret = perf_session__deliver_synth_event(etm->session, event, &sample); + + if (ret) + pr_err( + "CS ETM Trace: failed to deliver instruction event, error %d\n", + ret); + + if (etm->synth_opts.last_branch) + cs_etm__reset_last_branch_rb(etmq); + + return ret; +} + /* * The cs etm packet encodes an instruction range between a branch target * and the next taken branch. Generate sample accordingly. */ -static int cs_etm__synth_branch_sample(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq, - struct cs_etm_packet *packet) +static int cs_etm__synth_branch_sample(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq) { int ret = 0; struct cs_etm_auxtrace *etm = etmq->etm; struct perf_sample sample = {.ip = 0,}; union perf_event *event = etmq->event_buf; - u64 start_addr = packet->start_addr; - u64 end_addr = packet->end_addr; + struct dummy_branch_stack { + u64 nr; + struct branch_entry entries; + } dummy_bs; event->sample.header.type = PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE; event->sample.header.misc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER; event->sample.header.size = sizeof(struct perf_event_header); - sample.ip = start_addr; + sample.ip = cs_etm__last_executed_instr(etmq->prev_packet); sample.pid = etmq->pid; sample.tid = etmq->tid; - sample.addr = end_addr; + sample.addr = etmq->packet->start_addr; sample.id = etmq->etm->branches_id; sample.stream_id = etmq->etm->branches_id; sample.period = 1; - sample.cpu = packet->cpu; + sample.cpu = etmq->packet->cpu; sample.flags = 0; sample.cpumode = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER; + /* + * perf report cannot handle events without a branch stack + */ + if (etm->synth_opts.last_branch) { + dummy_bs = (struct dummy_branch_stack){ + .nr = 1, + .entries = { + .from = sample.ip, + .to = sample.addr, + }, + }; + sample.branch_stack = (struct branch_stack *)&dummy_bs; + } + + if (etm->synth_opts.inject) { + ret = cs_etm__inject_event(event, &sample, + etm->branches_sample_type); + if (ret) + return ret; + } + ret = perf_session__deliver_synth_event(etm->session, event, &sample); if (ret) @@ -584,6 +828,24 @@ static int cs_etm__synth_events(struct cs_etm_auxtrace *etm, etm->sample_branches = true; etm->branches_sample_type = attr.sample_type; etm->branches_id = id; + id += 1; + attr.sample_type &= ~(u64)PERF_SAMPLE_ADDR; + } + + if (etm->synth_opts.last_branch) + attr.sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK; + + if (etm->synth_opts.instructions) { + attr.config = PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS; + attr.sample_period = etm->synth_opts.period; + etm->instructions_sample_period = attr.sample_period; + err = cs_etm__synth_event(session, &attr, id); + if (err) + return err; + etm->sample_instructions = true; + etm->instructions_sample_type = attr.sample_type; + etm->instructions_id = id; + id += 1; } return 0; @@ -591,20 +853,68 @@ static int cs_etm__synth_events(struct cs_etm_auxtrace *etm, static int cs_etm__sample(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq) { + struct cs_etm_auxtrace *etm = etmq->etm; + struct cs_etm_packet *tmp; int ret; - struct cs_etm_packet packet; + u64 instrs_executed; - while (1) { - ret = cs_etm_decoder__get_packet(etmq->decoder, &packet); - if (ret <= 0) + instrs_executed = cs_etm__instr_count(etmq->packet); + etmq->period_instructions += instrs_executed; + + /* + * Record a branch when the last instruction in + * PREV_PACKET is a branch. + */ + if (etm->synth_opts.last_branch && + etmq->prev_packet && + etmq->prev_packet->last_instr_taken_branch) + cs_etm__update_last_branch_rb(etmq); + + if (etm->sample_instructions && + etmq->period_instructions >= etm->instructions_sample_period) { + /* + * Emit instruction sample periodically + * TODO: allow period to be defined in cycles and clock time + */ + + /* Get number of instructions executed after the sample point */ + u64 instrs_over = etmq->period_instructions - + etm->instructions_sample_period; + + /* + * Calculate the address of the sampled instruction (-1 as + * sample is reported as though instruction has just been + * executed, but PC has not advanced to next instruction) + */ + u64 offset = (instrs_executed - instrs_over - 1); + u64 addr = cs_etm__instr_addr(etmq->packet, offset); + + ret = cs_etm__synth_instruction_sample( + etmq, addr, etm->instructions_sample_period); + if (ret) + return ret; + + /* Carry remaining instructions into next sample period */ + etmq->period_instructions = instrs_over; + } + + if (etm->sample_branches && + etmq->prev_packet && + etmq->prev_packet->sample_type == CS_ETM_RANGE && + etmq->prev_packet->last_instr_taken_branch) { + ret = cs_etm__synth_branch_sample(etmq); + if (ret) return ret; + } + if (etm->sample_branches || etm->synth_opts.last_branch) { /* - * If the packet contains an instruction range, generate an - * instruction sequence event. + * Swap PACKET with PREV_PACKET: PACKET becomes PREV_PACKET for + * the next incoming packet. */ - if (packet.sample_type & CS_ETM_RANGE) - cs_etm__synth_branch_sample(etmq, &packet); + tmp = etmq->packet; + etmq->packet = etmq->prev_packet; + etmq->prev_packet = tmp; } return 0; @@ -621,45 +931,73 @@ static int cs_etm__run_decoder(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq) etm->kernel_start = machine__kernel_start(etm->machine); /* Go through each buffer in the queue and decode them one by one */ -more: - buffer_used = 0; - memset(&buffer, 0, sizeof(buffer)); - err = cs_etm__get_trace(&buffer, etmq); - if (err <= 0) - return err; - /* - * We cannot assume consecutive blocks in the data file are contiguous, - * reset the decoder to force re-sync. - */ - err = cs_etm_decoder__reset(etmq->decoder); - if (err != 0) - return err; - - /* Run trace decoder until buffer consumed or end of trace */ - do { - processed = 0; - - err = cs_etm_decoder__process_data_block( - etmq->decoder, - etmq->offset, - &buffer.buf[buffer_used], - buffer.len - buffer_used, - &processed); - - if (err) + while (1) { + buffer_used = 0; + memset(&buffer, 0, sizeof(buffer)); + err = cs_etm__get_trace(&buffer, etmq); + if (err <= 0) + return err; + /* + * We cannot assume consecutive blocks in the data file are + * contiguous, reset the decoder to force re-sync. + */ + err = cs_etm_decoder__reset(etmq->decoder); + if (err != 0) return err; - etmq->offset += processed; - buffer_used += processed; + /* Run trace decoder until buffer consumed or end of trace */ + do { + processed = 0; + err = cs_etm_decoder__process_data_block( + etmq->decoder, + etmq->offset, + &buffer.buf[buffer_used], + buffer.len - buffer_used, + &processed); + if (err) + return err; + + etmq->offset += processed; + buffer_used += processed; + + /* Process each packet in this chunk */ + while (1) { + err = cs_etm_decoder__get_packet(etmq->decoder, + etmq->packet); + if (err <= 0) + /* + * Stop processing this chunk on + * end of data or error + */ + break; + + /* + * If the packet contains an instruction + * range, generate instruction sequence + * events. + */ + if (etmq->packet->sample_type & CS_ETM_RANGE) + err = cs_etm__sample(etmq); + } + } while (buffer.len > buffer_used); /* - * Nothing to do with an error condition, let's hope the next - * chunk will be better. + * Generate a last branch event for the branches left in + * the circular buffer at the end of the trace. */ - err = cs_etm__sample(etmq); - } while (buffer.len > buffer_used); + if (etm->sample_instructions && + etmq->etm->synth_opts.last_branch) { + struct branch_stack *bs = etmq->last_branch_rb; + struct branch_entry *be = + &bs->entries[etmq->last_branch_pos]; + + err = cs_etm__synth_instruction_sample( + etmq, be->to, etmq->period_instructions); + if (err) + return err; + } -goto more; + } return err; } -- 2.14.3

6 years, 7 months

[PATCH 0/2] Perf inject for ETM trace

by Robert Walker

Hi, These patches add support for using perf inject to generate branch events, instruction events and branch stacks from CoreSight ETM traces. They apply to linus's tree with the memory cleanup fix from https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/1/25/432 Regards Rob Walker Robert Walker (2): perf tools: inject capabilitity for CoreSight traces perf inject: Emit instruction records on ETM trace discontinuity Documentation/trace/coresight.txt | 51 +++ tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.c | 74 +++- tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.h | 2 + tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c | 471 +++++++++++++++++++++--- 4 files changed, 532 insertions(+), 66 deletions(-) -- 2.7.4

6 years, 7 months

[PATCH v2 0/3] Perf inject for ETM trace

by Robert Walker

Hi, These patches add support for using perf inject to generate branch events, instruction events and branch stacks from CoreSight ETM traces. They apply to linus's tree with the memory cleanup fix from https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/1/25/432 Changes since v1: * Split documentation update into separate patch * Added null pointer check * Moved some changes from patch 2 to patch 1 Regards Rob Walker Robert Walker (3): perf tools: inject capabilitity for CoreSight traces perf inject: Emit instruction records on ETM trace discontinuity coresight: Update documentation for perf usage Documentation/trace/coresight.txt | 51 +++ tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.c | 74 +++- tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.h | 2 + tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c | 472 +++++++++++++++++++++--- 4 files changed, 533 insertions(+), 66 deletions(-) -- 2.7.4

6 years, 7 months

Re: Recording memory addresses on ARM

by Kim Phillips

On Thu, 8 Feb 2018 15:17:33 +0000 "Christian Hansen (chansen3)" <chansen3(a)cisco.com> wrote: > Is is possible to capture the address of memory accesses using perf on > ARM? Initially, I thought perf-mem would do the trick, but apparently > its functionality is entirely dependent on Intel CPUs with PEBS. Right. > Then I noticed that perf-record takes a -d flag (used by perf-mem). > Although the description of that flag is vague (capture what addresses? > ), when used as such "perf record -e armv8_cortex_a72/mem_access/u -d > -p 16963 sleep 5” and then dumping the trace via “perf report — > mem-mode” I get 0s in the data symbol column. So this also appears to > have no effect on my hardware. As the command used reveals, I’m using > perf on a Cortex A72 and on Linux 4.4. I see ./perf report --help says: --mem-mode Use the data addresses of samples in addition to instruction addresses to build the histograms. To generate meaningful output, the perf.data file must have been obtained using perf record -d -W and using a special event -e cpu/mem-loads/ or -e cpu/mem-stores/. See perf mem for simpler access. yet perf record's -W switch isn't on record's manpage, and trying the invocation sequence on x86 using a perf built from today's acme's perf/urgent branch: $ ./perf version perf version 4.13.rc5.g59410f5 $ ./perf record -e cpu/mem-loads/u -d -W -p 3722 sleep 1 [ perf record: Woken up 1 times to write data ] [ perf record: Captured and wrote 8.978 MB perf.data ] $ ./perf report --mem-mode --stdio Error: The perf.data file has no samples! # To display the perf.data header info, please use --header/--header-only options. # $ A 'perf mem record sleep 1; perf mem report' sequence produces samples in its output, but 'mem record' doesn't take a -p switch for the PID, rather, -p means --phys-data, "Record/Report sample physical addresses", which also doesn't seem to work: $ perf mem -p record sleep 1 Error: The sys_perf_event_open() syscall returned with 22 (Invalid argument) for event (cpu/mem-loads,ldlat=30/P). /bin/dmesg may provide additional information. No CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS=y kernel support configured? Nevertheless, on Arm, the armv8_cortex_a72/mem_access/ is a counting PMU, so it doesn't record the address of the memory access, just where in the code the access came from. > I’m aware that for ARM there’s a Statistical Profiling Extension for > which support went into the kernel recently and which could potentially > support this information, but that requires ARMv8.2. There’s an Ack. > Embedded Trace Macrocell on my CPU and perf support is also in the > kernel, but my understanding is that capturing a data trace is not > available for A profile CPUs, which is what I have. No, Cortex-As should be supported by the Coresight driver no problem. Try acme's perf/core tree, where support for linking with decode > Am I overlooking some software support for this in perf or am I simply asking the impossible? You're on the right track: Coresight trace h/w is able to record memory accesses, but I don't know its enablement status, so I'm adding the coresight mailing list to cc in case anyone there can chime in and help. Thanks, Kim

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