perf, x86: Improve the PEBS ABI
Rename perf_event_attr::precise to perf_event_attr::precise_ip and
widen it to 2 bits. This new field describes the required precision of
the PERF_SAMPLE_IP field:
0 - SAMPLE_IP can have arbitrary skid
1 - SAMPLE_IP must have constant skid
2 - SAMPLE_IP requested to have 0 skid
3 - SAMPLE_IP must have 0 skid
And modify the Intel PEBS code accordingly. The PEBS implementation
now supports up to precise_ip == 2, where we perform the IP fixup.
Also s/PERF_RECORD_MISC_EXACT/&_IP/ to clarify its meaning, this bit
should be set for each PERF_SAMPLE_IP field known to match the actual
instruction triggering the event.
This new scheme allows for a PEBS mode that uses the buffer for more
than a single event.
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
Cc: Stephane Eranian <eranian@google.com>
LKML-Reference: <new-submission>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index bc8b7e6..ae7f591 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -654,10 +654,6 @@
return EVT_FAILED;
n = hex2u64(str + 1, &config);
if (n > 0) {
- if (str[n+1] == 'p') {
- attr->precise = 1;
- n++;
- }
*strp = str + n + 1;
attr->type = PERF_TYPE_RAW;
attr->config = config;
@@ -692,19 +688,29 @@
parse_event_modifier(const char **strp, struct perf_event_attr *attr)
{
const char *str = *strp;
- int eu = 1, ek = 1, eh = 1;
+ int exclude = 0;
+ int eu = 0, ek = 0, eh = 0, precise = 0;
if (*str++ != ':')
return 0;
while (*str) {
- if (*str == 'u')
+ if (*str == 'u') {
+ if (!exclude)
+ exclude = eu = ek = eh = 1;
eu = 0;
- else if (*str == 'k')
+ } else if (*str == 'k') {
+ if (!exclude)
+ exclude = eu = ek = eh = 1;
ek = 0;
- else if (*str == 'h')
+ } else if (*str == 'h') {
+ if (!exclude)
+ exclude = eu = ek = eh = 1;
eh = 0;
- else
+ } else if (*str == 'p') {
+ precise++;
+ } else
break;
+
++str;
}
if (str >= *strp + 2) {
@@ -712,6 +718,7 @@
attr->exclude_user = eu;
attr->exclude_kernel = ek;
attr->exclude_hv = eh;
+ attr->precise_ip = precise;
return 1;
}
return 0;