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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/perf_event.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/perf_event.h | 126 |
1 files changed, 107 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h index 092a0e8a4..f9828a48f 100644 --- a/include/linux/perf_event.h +++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h @@ -140,33 +140,67 @@ struct hw_perf_event { }; #endif }; + /* + * If the event is a per task event, this will point to the task in + * question. See the comment in perf_event_alloc(). + */ struct task_struct *target; + +/* + * hw_perf_event::state flags; used to track the PERF_EF_* state. + */ +#define PERF_HES_STOPPED 0x01 /* the counter is stopped */ +#define PERF_HES_UPTODATE 0x02 /* event->count up-to-date */ +#define PERF_HES_ARCH 0x04 + int state; + + /* + * The last observed hardware counter value, updated with a + * local64_cmpxchg() such that pmu::read() can be called nested. + */ local64_t prev_count; + + /* + * The period to start the next sample with. + */ u64 sample_period; + + /* + * The period we started this sample with. + */ u64 last_period; + + /* + * However much is left of the current period; note that this is + * a full 64bit value and allows for generation of periods longer + * than hardware might allow. + */ local64_t period_left; + + /* + * State for throttling the event, see __perf_event_overflow() and + * perf_adjust_freq_unthr_context(). + */ u64 interrupts_seq; u64 interrupts; + /* + * State for freq target events, see __perf_event_overflow() and + * perf_adjust_freq_unthr_context(). + */ u64 freq_time_stamp; u64 freq_count_stamp; #endif }; -/* - * hw_perf_event::state flags - */ -#define PERF_HES_STOPPED 0x01 /* the counter is stopped */ -#define PERF_HES_UPTODATE 0x02 /* event->count up-to-date */ -#define PERF_HES_ARCH 0x04 - struct perf_event; /* * Common implementation detail of pmu::{start,commit,cancel}_txn */ -#define PERF_EVENT_TXN 0x1 +#define PERF_PMU_TXN_ADD 0x1 /* txn to add/schedule event on PMU */ +#define PERF_PMU_TXN_READ 0x2 /* txn to read event group from PMU */ /** * pmu::capabilities flags @@ -210,7 +244,19 @@ struct pmu { /* * Try and initialize the event for this PMU. - * Should return -ENOENT when the @event doesn't match this PMU. + * + * Returns: + * -ENOENT -- @event is not for this PMU + * + * -ENODEV -- @event is for this PMU but PMU not present + * -EBUSY -- @event is for this PMU but PMU temporarily unavailable + * -EINVAL -- @event is for this PMU but @event is not valid + * -EOPNOTSUPP -- @event is for this PMU, @event is valid, but not supported + * -EACCESS -- @event is for this PMU, @event is valid, but no privilidges + * + * 0 -- @event is for this PMU and valid + * + * Other error return values are allowed. */ int (*event_init) (struct perf_event *event); @@ -221,27 +267,61 @@ struct pmu { void (*event_mapped) (struct perf_event *event); /*optional*/ void (*event_unmapped) (struct perf_event *event); /*optional*/ + /* + * Flags for ->add()/->del()/ ->start()/->stop(). There are + * matching hw_perf_event::state flags. + */ #define PERF_EF_START 0x01 /* start the counter when adding */ #define PERF_EF_RELOAD 0x02 /* reload the counter when starting */ #define PERF_EF_UPDATE 0x04 /* update the counter when stopping */ /* - * Adds/Removes a counter to/from the PMU, can be done inside - * a transaction, see the ->*_txn() methods. + * Adds/Removes a counter to/from the PMU, can be done inside a + * transaction, see the ->*_txn() methods. + * + * The add/del callbacks will reserve all hardware resources required + * to service the event, this includes any counter constraint + * scheduling etc. + * + * Called with IRQs disabled and the PMU disabled on the CPU the event + * is on. + * + * ->add() called without PERF_EF_START should result in the same state + * as ->add() followed by ->stop(). + * + * ->del() must always PERF_EF_UPDATE stop an event. If it calls + * ->stop() that must deal with already being stopped without + * PERF_EF_UPDATE. */ int (*add) (struct perf_event *event, int flags); void (*del) (struct perf_event *event, int flags); /* - * Starts/Stops a counter present on the PMU. The PMI handler - * should stop the counter when perf_event_overflow() returns - * !0. ->start() will be used to continue. + * Starts/Stops a counter present on the PMU. + * + * The PMI handler should stop the counter when perf_event_overflow() + * returns !0. ->start() will be used to continue. + * + * Also used to change the sample period. + * + * Called with IRQs disabled and the PMU disabled on the CPU the event + * is on -- will be called from NMI context with the PMU generates + * NMIs. + * + * ->stop() with PERF_EF_UPDATE will read the counter and update + * period/count values like ->read() would. + * + * ->start() with PERF_EF_RELOAD will reprogram the the counter + * value, must be preceded by a ->stop() with PERF_EF_UPDATE. */ void (*start) (struct perf_event *event, int flags); void (*stop) (struct perf_event *event, int flags); /* * Updates the counter value of the event. + * + * For sampling capable PMUs this will also update the software period + * hw_perf_event::period_left field. */ void (*read) (struct perf_event *event); @@ -252,20 +332,26 @@ struct pmu { * * Start the transaction, after this ->add() doesn't need to * do schedulability tests. + * + * Optional. */ - void (*start_txn) (struct pmu *pmu); /* optional */ + void (*start_txn) (struct pmu *pmu, unsigned int txn_flags); /* * If ->start_txn() disabled the ->add() schedulability test * then ->commit_txn() is required to perform one. On success * the transaction is closed. On error the transaction is kept * open until ->cancel_txn() is called. + * + * Optional. */ - int (*commit_txn) (struct pmu *pmu); /* optional */ + int (*commit_txn) (struct pmu *pmu); /* * Will cancel the transaction, assumes ->del() is called * for each successful ->add() during the transaction. + * + * Optional. */ - void (*cancel_txn) (struct pmu *pmu); /* optional */ + void (*cancel_txn) (struct pmu *pmu); /* * Will return the value for perf_event_mmap_page::index for this event, @@ -611,9 +697,11 @@ struct perf_cgroup { * if there is no cgroup event for the current CPU context. */ static inline struct perf_cgroup * -perf_cgroup_from_task(struct task_struct *task) +perf_cgroup_from_task(struct task_struct *task, struct perf_event_context *ctx) { - return container_of(task_css(task, perf_event_cgrp_id), + return container_of(task_css_check(task, perf_event_cgrp_id, + ctx ? lockdep_is_held(&ctx->lock) + : true), struct perf_cgroup, css); } #endif /* CONFIG_CGROUP_PERF */ |