This patch adds support and documentation for
the task_clock perf event.
Signed-off-by: Nitesh Konkar <nitkon12@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
docs/formatdomain.html.in | 8 ++++++++
docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng | 1 +
include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h | 11 +++++++++++
src/libvirt-domain.c | 2 ++
src/qemu/qemu_driver.c | 1 +
src/util/virperf.c | 5 ++++-
src/util/virperf.h | 1 +
tests/genericxml2xmlindata/generic-perf.xml | 1 +
tools/virsh.pod | 3 +++
9 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/docs/formatdomain.html.in b/docs/formatdomain.html.in
index 403932b..2840e3c 100644
--- a/docs/formatdomain.html.in
+++ b/docs/formatdomain.html.in
@@ -1937,6 +1937,7 @@
<event name='stalled_cycles_backend' enabled='no'/>
<event name='ref_cpu_cycles' enabled='no'/>
<event name='cpu_clock' enabled='no'/>
+ <event name='task_clock' enabled='no'/>
</perf>
...
</pre>
@@ -2022,6 +2023,13 @@
the platform</td>
<td><code>perf.cpu_clock</code></td>
</tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td><code>task_clock</code></td>
+ <td>the count of task clock time, as measured by a monotonic
+ high-resolution CPU timer, specific to the task that
+ is run by applications running on the platform</td>
+ <td><code>perf.task_clock</code></td>
+ </tr>
</table>
<h3><a name="elementsDevices">Devices</a></h3>
diff --git a/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng b/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
index 8f52830..64b5bfc 100644
--- a/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
+++ b/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@
<value>stalled_cycles_backend</value>
<value>ref_cpu_cycles</value>
<value>cpu_clock</value>
+ <value>task_clock</value>
</choice>
</attribute>
<attribute name="enabled">
diff --git a/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h b/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
index d594121..2495c90 100644
--- a/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
+++ b/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
@@ -2199,6 +2199,17 @@ void virDomainStatsRecordListFree(virDomainStatsRecordPtr *stats);
*/
# define VIR_PERF_PARAM_CPU_CLOCK "cpu_clock"
+/**
+ * VIR_PERF_PARAM_TASK_CLOCK:
+ *
+ * Macro for typed parameter name that represents task_clock
+ * perf event which can be used to measure the count of task
+ * clock time by applications running on the platform. It
+ * corresponds to the "perf.task_clock" field in the *Stats
+ * APIs.
+ */
+# define VIR_PERF_PARAM_TASK_CLOCK "task_clock"
+
int virDomainGetPerfEvents(virDomainPtr dom,
virTypedParameterPtr *params,
int *nparams,
diff --git a/src/libvirt-domain.c b/src/libvirt-domain.c
index 427101f..c3db338 100644
--- a/src/libvirt-domain.c
+++ b/src/libvirt-domain.c
@@ -11252,6 +11252,8 @@ virConnectGetDomainCapabilities(virConnectPtr conn,
* ref_cpu_cycles perf event.
* "perf.cpu_clock" - The count of cpu clock time as unsigned long long.
* It is produced by the cpu_clock perf event.
+ * "perf.task_clock" - The count of task clock time as unsigned long long.
+ * It is produced by the task_clock perf event.
*
* Note that entire stats groups or individual stat fields may be missing from
* the output in case they are not supported by the given hypervisor, are not
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index d64db3f..fdbb84b 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -9570,6 +9570,7 @@ qemuDomainSetPerfEvents(virDomainPtr dom,
VIR_PERF_PARAM_STALLED_CYCLES_BACKEND, VIR_TYPED_PARAM_BOOLEAN,
VIR_PERF_PARAM_REF_CPU_CYCLES, VIR_TYPED_PARAM_BOOLEAN,
VIR_PERF_PARAM_CPU_CLOCK, VIR_TYPED_PARAM_BOOLEAN,
+ VIR_PERF_PARAM_TASK_CLOCK, VIR_TYPED_PARAM_BOOLEAN,
NULL) < 0)
return -1;
diff --git a/src/util/virperf.c b/src/util/virperf.c
index 2d6cbbb..16301fd 100644
--- a/src/util/virperf.c
+++ b/src/util/virperf.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virPerfEvent, VIR_PERF_EVENT_LAST,
"branch_instructions", "branch_misses",
"bus_cycles", "stalled_cycles_frontend",
"stalled_cycles_backend", "ref_cpu_cycles",
- "cpu_clock");
+ "cpu_clock", "task_clock");
struct virPerfEvent {
int type;
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ static struct virPerfEventAttr attrs[] = {
{.type = VIR_PERF_EVENT_CPU_CLOCK,
.attrType = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE,
.attrConfig = PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_CLOCK},
+ {.type = VIR_PERF_EVENT_TASK_CLOCK,
+ .attrType = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE,
+ .attrConfig = PERF_COUNT_SW_TASK_CLOCK},
};
typedef struct virPerfEventAttr *virPerfEventAttrPtr;
diff --git a/src/util/virperf.h b/src/util/virperf.h
index 8a7270c..bfff8fc 100644
--- a/src/util/virperf.h
+++ b/src/util/virperf.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ typedef enum {
processor pipeline */
VIR_PERF_EVENT_REF_CPU_CYCLES, /* Count of ref cpu cycles */
VIR_PERF_EVENT_CPU_CLOCK, /* Count of cpu clock time*/
+ VIR_PERF_EVENT_TASK_CLOCK, /* Count of task clock time*/
VIR_PERF_EVENT_LAST
} virPerfEventType;
diff --git a/tests/genericxml2xmlindata/generic-perf.xml b/tests/genericxml2xmlindata/generic-perf.xml
index 3e7834e..5ebc0a2 100644
--- a/tests/genericxml2xmlindata/generic-perf.xml
+++ b/tests/genericxml2xmlindata/generic-perf.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
<event name='stalled_cycles_backend' enabled='yes'/>
<event name='ref_cpu_cycles' enabled='yes'/>
<event name='cpu_clock' enabled='yes'/>
+ <event name='task_clock' enabled='yes'/>
</perf>
<devices>
</devices>
diff --git a/tools/virsh.pod b/tools/virsh.pod
index b672679..b91b9a4 100644
--- a/tools/virsh.pod
+++ b/tools/virsh.pod
@@ -965,6 +965,7 @@ I<--perf> returns the statistics of all enabled perf events:
cpu cycles
"perf.ref_cpu_cycles" - the count of ref cpu cycles
"perf.cpu_clock" - the count of cpu clock time
+ "perf.task_clock" - the count of task clock time
See the B<perf> command for more details about each event.
@@ -2336,6 +2337,8 @@ B<Valid perf event names>
applications running on the platform.
cpu_clock - Provides the cpu clock time consumed by
applications running on the platform.
+ task_clock - Provides the task clock time consumed by
+ applications running on the platform.
B<Note>: The statistics can be retrieved using the B<domstats> command using
the I<--perf> flag.
--
1.9.3
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