This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled
perf intel-pt: Improve sample timestamp
to the 4.4-stable tree which can be found at:
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary
The filename of the patch is:
perf-intel-pt-improve-sample-timestamp.patch
and it can be found in the queue-4.4 subdirectory.
If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree,
please let <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> know about it.
>From 3f04d98e972b59706bd43d6cc75efac91f8fba50 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 26 May 2017 11:17:03 +0300
Subject: perf intel-pt: Improve sample timestamp
From: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@xxxxxxxxx>
commit 3f04d98e972b59706bd43d6cc75efac91f8fba50 upstream.
The decoder uses its current timestamp in samples. Usually that is a
timestamp that has already passed, but in some cases it is a timestamp
for a branch that the decoder is walking towards, and consequently
hasn't reached. Improve that situation by using the pkt_state to
determine when to use the current or previous timestamp.
Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1495786658-18063-3-git-send-email-adrian.hunter@xxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c | 34 ++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
--- a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c
@@ -64,6 +64,25 @@ enum intel_pt_pkt_state {
INTEL_PT_STATE_FUP_NO_TIP,
};
+static inline bool intel_pt_sample_time(enum intel_pt_pkt_state pkt_state)
+{
+ switch (pkt_state) {
+ case INTEL_PT_STATE_NO_PSB:
+ case INTEL_PT_STATE_NO_IP:
+ case INTEL_PT_STATE_ERR_RESYNC:
+ case INTEL_PT_STATE_IN_SYNC:
+ case INTEL_PT_STATE_TNT:
+ return true;
+ case INTEL_PT_STATE_TIP:
+ case INTEL_PT_STATE_TIP_PGD:
+ case INTEL_PT_STATE_FUP:
+ case INTEL_PT_STATE_FUP_NO_TIP:
+ return false;
+ default:
+ return true;
+ };
+}
+
#ifdef INTEL_PT_STRICT
#define INTEL_PT_STATE_ERR1 INTEL_PT_STATE_NO_PSB
#define INTEL_PT_STATE_ERR2 INTEL_PT_STATE_NO_PSB
@@ -98,6 +117,7 @@ struct intel_pt_decoder {
uint64_t timestamp;
uint64_t tsc_timestamp;
uint64_t ref_timestamp;
+ uint64_t sample_timestamp;
uint64_t ret_addr;
uint64_t ctc_timestamp;
uint64_t ctc_delta;
@@ -140,6 +160,7 @@ struct intel_pt_decoder {
unsigned int fup_tx_flags;
unsigned int tx_flags;
uint64_t timestamp_insn_cnt;
+ uint64_t sample_insn_cnt;
uint64_t stuck_ip;
int no_progress;
int stuck_ip_prd;
@@ -896,6 +917,7 @@ static int intel_pt_walk_insn(struct int
decoder->tot_insn_cnt += insn_cnt;
decoder->timestamp_insn_cnt += insn_cnt;
+ decoder->sample_insn_cnt += insn_cnt;
decoder->period_insn_cnt += insn_cnt;
if (err) {
@@ -2035,7 +2057,7 @@ static int intel_pt_sync(struct intel_pt
static uint64_t intel_pt_est_timestamp(struct intel_pt_decoder *decoder)
{
- uint64_t est = decoder->timestamp_insn_cnt << 1;
+ uint64_t est = decoder->sample_insn_cnt << 1;
if (!decoder->cbr || !decoder->max_non_turbo_ratio)
goto out;
@@ -2043,7 +2065,7 @@ static uint64_t intel_pt_est_timestamp(s
est *= decoder->max_non_turbo_ratio;
est /= decoder->cbr;
out:
- return decoder->timestamp + est;
+ return decoder->sample_timestamp + est;
}
const struct intel_pt_state *intel_pt_decode(struct intel_pt_decoder *decoder)
@@ -2099,11 +2121,17 @@ const struct intel_pt_state *intel_pt_de
if (err) {
decoder->state.err = intel_pt_ext_err(err);
decoder->state.from_ip = decoder->ip;
+ decoder->sample_timestamp = decoder->timestamp;
+ decoder->sample_insn_cnt = decoder->timestamp_insn_cnt;
} else {
decoder->state.err = 0;
+ if (intel_pt_sample_time(decoder->pkt_state)) {
+ decoder->sample_timestamp = decoder->timestamp;
+ decoder->sample_insn_cnt = decoder->timestamp_insn_cnt;
+ }
}
- decoder->state.timestamp = decoder->timestamp;
+ decoder->state.timestamp = decoder->sample_timestamp;
decoder->state.est_timestamp = intel_pt_est_timestamp(decoder);
decoder->state.cr3 = decoder->cr3;
decoder->state.tot_insn_cnt = decoder->tot_insn_cnt;
Patches currently in stable-queue which might be from adrian.hunter@xxxxxxxxx are
queue-4.4/perf-intel-pt-ensure-ip-is-zero-when-state-is-intel_pt_state_no_ip.patch
queue-4.4/perf-intel-pt-move-decoder-error-setting-into-one-condition.patch
queue-4.4/perf-intel-pt-clear-fup-flag-on-error.patch
queue-4.4/perf-intel-pt-improve-sample-timestamp.patch
queue-4.4/perf-intel-pt-fix-missing-stack-clear.patch