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<title>perf intel-pt: Fix transaction abort handling</title>
<updated>2021-06-03T06:59:00+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Adrian Hunter</name>
<email>adrian.hunter@intel.com</email>
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<published>2021-05-19T07:45:13+00:00</published>
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commit cb7987837c31b217b28089bbc78922d5c9187869 upstream.

When adding support for power events, some handling of FUP packets was
unified. That resulted in breaking reporting of TSX aborts, by not
considering the associated TIP packet. Fix that.

Example:

A machine that supports TSX is required. It will have flag "rtm". Kernel
parameter tsx=on may be required.

 # for w in `cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep -m1 flags `;do echo $w | grep rtm ; done
 rtm

Test program:

 #include &lt;stdio.h&gt;
 #include &lt;immintrin.h&gt;

 int main()
 {
        int x = 0;

        if (_xbegin() == _XBEGIN_STARTED) {
                x = 1;
                _xabort(1);
        } else {
                printf("x = %d\n", x);
        }
        return 0;
 }

Compile with -mrtm i.e.

 gcc -Wall -Wextra -mrtm xabort.c -o xabort

Record:

 perf record -e intel_pt/cyc/u --filter 'filter main @ ./xabort' ./xabort

Before:

 # perf script --itrace=be -F+flags,+addr,-period,-event --ns
          xabort  1478 [007] 92161.431348552:   tr strt                             0 [unknown] ([unknown]) =&gt;           400b6d main+0x0 (/root/xabort)
          xabort  1478 [007] 92161.431348624:   jmp                            400b96 main+0x29 (/root/xabort) =&gt;           400bae main+0x41 (/root/xabort)
          xabort  1478 [007] 92161.431348624:   return                         400bb4 main+0x47 (/root/xabort) =&gt;           400b87 main+0x1a (/root/xabort)
          xabort  1478 [007] 92161.431348637:   jcc                            400b8a main+0x1d (/root/xabort) =&gt;           400b98 main+0x2b (/root/xabort)
          xabort  1478 [007] 92161.431348644:   tr end  call                   400ba9 main+0x3c (/root/xabort) =&gt;           40f690 printf+0x0 (/root/xabort)
          xabort  1478 [007] 92161.431360859:   tr strt                             0 [unknown] ([unknown]) =&gt;           400bae main+0x41 (/root/xabort)
          xabort  1478 [007] 92161.431360882:   tr end  return                 400bb4 main+0x47 (/root/xabort) =&gt;           401139 __libc_start_main+0x309 (/root/xabort)

After:

 # perf script --itrace=be -F+flags,+addr,-period,-event --ns
          xabort  1478 [007] 92161.431348552:   tr strt                             0 [unknown] ([unknown]) =&gt;           400b6d main+0x0 (/root/xabort)
          xabort  1478 [007] 92161.431348624:   tx abrt                        400b93 main+0x26 (/root/xabort) =&gt;           400b87 main+0x1a (/root/xabort)
          xabort  1478 [007] 92161.431348637:   jcc                            400b8a main+0x1d (/root/xabort) =&gt;           400b98 main+0x2b (/root/xabort)
          xabort  1478 [007] 92161.431348644:   tr end  call                   400ba9 main+0x3c (/root/xabort) =&gt;           40f690 printf+0x0 (/root/xabort)
          xabort  1478 [007] 92161.431360859:   tr strt                             0 [unknown] ([unknown]) =&gt;           400bae main+0x41 (/root/xabort)
          xabort  1478 [007] 92161.431360882:   tr end  return                 400bb4 main+0x47 (/root/xabort) =&gt;           401139 __libc_start_main+0x309 (/root/xabort)

Fixes: a472e65fc490a ("perf intel-pt: Add decoder support for ptwrite and power event packets")
Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter &lt;adrian.hunter@intel.com&gt;
Cc: Andi Kleen &lt;ak@linux.intel.com&gt;
Cc: Jiri Olsa &lt;jolsa@redhat.com&gt;
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Link: http://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210519074515.9262-2-adrian.hunter@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo &lt;acme@redhat.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;
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<title>perf intel-pt: Fix premature IPC</title>
<updated>2021-03-04T09:26:35+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Adrian Hunter</name>
<email>adrian.hunter@intel.com</email>
</author>
<published>2021-02-05T17:53:48+00:00</published>
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[ Upstream commit 20aa39708a5999b7921b27482a756766272286ac ]

The code assumed a change in cycle count means accurate IPC. That is not
correct, for example when sampling both branches and instructions, or at
a FUP packet (which is not CYC-eligible) address. Fix by using an explicit
flag to indicate when IPC can be sampled.

Fixes: 5b1dc0fd1da06 ("perf intel-pt: Add support for samples to contain IPC ratio")
Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter &lt;adrian.hunter@intel.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Andi Kleen &lt;ak@linux.intel.com&gt;
Cc: Jiri Olsa &lt;jolsa@redhat.com&gt;
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210205175350.23817-3-adrian.hunter@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo &lt;acme@redhat.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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<title>perf intel-pt: Fix missing CYC processing in PSB</title>
<updated>2021-03-04T09:26:35+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Adrian Hunter</name>
<email>adrian.hunter@intel.com</email>
</author>
<published>2021-02-05T17:53:47+00:00</published>
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[ Upstream commit 03fb0f859b45d1eb05c984ab4bd3bef67e45ede2 ]

Add missing CYC packet processing when walking through PSB+. This
improves the accuracy of timestamps that follow PSB+, until the next
MTC.

Fixes: 3d49807870f08 ("perf tools: Add new Intel PT packet definitions")
Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter &lt;adrian.hunter@intel.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Andi Kleen &lt;ak@linux.intel.com&gt;
Cc: Jiri Olsa &lt;jolsa@redhat.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210205175350.23817-2-adrian.hunter@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo &lt;acme@redhat.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>perf intel-pt: Fix duplicate branch after CBR</title>
<updated>2020-08-21T11:05:29+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Adrian Hunter</name>
<email>adrian.hunter@intel.com</email>
</author>
<published>2020-07-10T15:10:54+00:00</published>
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commit a58a057ce65b52125dd355b7d8b0d540ea267a5f upstream.

CBR events can result in a duplicate branch event, because the state
type defaults to a branch. Fix by clearing the state type.

Example: trace 'sleep' and hope for a frequency change

 Before:

   $ perf record -e intel_pt//u sleep 0.1
   [ perf record: Woken up 1 times to write data ]
   [ perf record: Captured and wrote 0.034 MB perf.data ]
   $ perf script --itrace=bpe &gt; before.txt

 After:

   $ perf script --itrace=bpe &gt; after.txt
   $ diff -u before.txt after.txt
#  --- before.txt  2020-07-07 14:42:18.191508098 +0300
#  +++ after.txt   2020-07-07 14:42:36.587891753 +0300
   @@ -29673,7 +29673,6 @@
               sleep 93431 [007] 15411.619905:          1  branches:u:                 0 [unknown] ([unknown]) =&gt;     7f0818abb2e0 clock_nanosleep@@GLIBC_2.17+0x0 (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc-2.31.so)
               sleep 93431 [007] 15411.619905:          1  branches:u:      7f0818abb30c clock_nanosleep@@GLIBC_2.17+0x2c (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc-2.31.so) =&gt;                0 [unknown] ([unknown])
               sleep 93431 [007] 15411.720069:         cbr:  cbr: 15 freq: 1507 MHz ( 56%)         7f0818abb30c clock_nanosleep@@GLIBC_2.17+0x2c (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc-2.31.so)
   -           sleep 93431 [007] 15411.720069:          1  branches:u:      7f0818abb30c clock_nanosleep@@GLIBC_2.17+0x2c (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc-2.31.so) =&gt;                0 [unknown] ([unknown])
               sleep 93431 [007] 15411.720076:          1  branches:u:                 0 [unknown] ([unknown]) =&gt;     7f0818abb30e clock_nanosleep@@GLIBC_2.17+0x2e (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc-2.31.so)
               sleep 93431 [007] 15411.720077:          1  branches:u:      7f0818abb323 clock_nanosleep@@GLIBC_2.17+0x43 (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc-2.31.so) =&gt;     7f0818ac0eb7 __nanosleep+0x17 (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc-2.31.so)
               sleep 93431 [007] 15411.720077:          1  branches:u:      7f0818ac0ebf __nanosleep+0x1f (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc-2.31.so) =&gt;     55cb7e4c2827 rpl_nanosleep+0x97 (/usr/bin/sleep)

Fixes: 91de8684f1cff ("perf intel-pt: Cater for CBR change in PSB+")
Fixes: abe5a1d3e4bee ("perf intel-pt: Decoder to output CBR changes immediately")
Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter &lt;adrian.hunter@intel.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Andi Kleen &lt;ak@linux.intel.com&gt;
Tested-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo &lt;acme@redhat.com&gt;
Cc: Jiri Olsa &lt;jolsa@redhat.com&gt;
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Link: http://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20200710151104.15137-3-adrian.hunter@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo &lt;acme@redhat.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;

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<title>perf intel-pt: Fix FUP packet state</title>
<updated>2020-08-21T11:05:29+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Adrian Hunter</name>
<email>adrian.hunter@intel.com</email>
</author>
<published>2020-07-10T15:10:53+00:00</published>
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commit 401136bb084fd021acd9f8c51b52fe0a25e326b2 upstream.

While walking code towards a FUP ip, the packet state is
INTEL_PT_STATE_FUP or INTEL_PT_STATE_FUP_NO_TIP. That was mishandled
resulting in the state becoming INTEL_PT_STATE_IN_SYNC prematurely.  The
result was an occasional lost EXSTOP event.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter &lt;adrian.hunter@intel.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Andi Kleen &lt;ak@linux.intel.com&gt;
Cc: Jiri Olsa &lt;jolsa@redhat.com&gt;
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Link: http://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20200710151104.15137-2-adrian.hunter@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo &lt;acme@redhat.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;

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<entry>
<title>perf intel-pt: Use shared x86 insn decoder</title>
<updated>2019-09-01T01:27:52+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Josh Poimboeuf</name>
<email>jpoimboe@redhat.com</email>
</author>
<published>2019-08-29T22:41:21+00:00</published>
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Now that there's a common version of the decoder for all tools, use it
instead of the local copy.

Also use perf's check-headers.sh script to diff the decoder files to
make sure they remain in sync with the kernel version.  Objtool has a
similar check.

Committer notes:

Had to keep this all pointing explicitely to x86 headers/files, i.e.
instead of asm/isnn.h we had to use ../include/asm/insn.h when the files
were in differemt dirs, or just replace "&lt;asm/foo.h&gt;" with "foo.h".

This way we continue to be able to process perf.data files with Intel PT
traces in distros other than x86.

Also fixed up the awk script paths to use $(srcdir)/tools/arch instead
or relative directories so that we keep detached tarballs (make help |
grep perf) working.

For now the include lines in these headers are being ignored so as not
to flag false reports of kernel/tools out of sync.

Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf &lt;jpoimboe@redhat.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Masami Hiramatsu &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;
Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) &lt;peterz@infradead.org&gt;
Cc: Adrian Hunter &lt;adrian.hunter@intel.com&gt;
Cc: Jiri Olsa &lt;jolsa@redhat.com&gt;
Cc: x86@kernel.org
Link: http://lore.kernel.org/lkml/8a37e615d2880f039505d693d1e068a009358a2b.1567118001.git.jpoimboe@redhat.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo &lt;acme@redhat.com&gt;
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<entry>
<title>perf intel-pt: Remove inat.c from build dependency list</title>
<updated>2019-09-01T01:27:52+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Josh Poimboeuf</name>
<email>jpoimboe@redhat.com</email>
</author>
<published>2019-08-29T22:41:20+00:00</published>
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intel-pt-insn-decoder.c includes inat.c directly, so it already has an
implicit dependency on inat.c.  The Build file dependency is redundant.

Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf &lt;jpoimboe@redhat.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Masami Hiramatsu &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;
Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra &lt;peterz@infradead.org&gt;
Cc: Adrian Hunter &lt;adrian.hunter@intel.com&gt;
Cc: Jiri Olsa &lt;jolsa@redhat.com&gt;
Cc: x86@kernel.org
Link: http://lore.kernel.org/lkml/53776d6d29bc9eceb571d52df8fa32250c58a0f3.1567118001.git.jpoimboe@redhat.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo &lt;acme@redhat.com&gt;
</content>
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<entry>
<title>perf tools: Remove needless evlist.h include directives</title>
<updated>2019-09-01T01:24:10+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo</name>
<email>acme@redhat.com</email>
</author>
<published>2019-08-30T15:52:25+00:00</published>
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Remove the last unneeded use of cache.h in a header, we can check where
it is really needed, i.e. we can remove it and be sure that it isn't
being obtained indirectly.

This is an old file, used by now incorrectly in many places, so it was
providing includes needed indirectly, fixup this fallout.

Cc: Adrian Hunter &lt;adrian.hunter@intel.com&gt;
Cc: Jiri Olsa &lt;jolsa@kernel.org&gt;
Cc: Namhyung Kim &lt;namhyung@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-3x3l8gihoaeh7714os861ia7@git.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo &lt;acme@redhat.com&gt;
</content>
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<entry>
<title>tools lib: Adopt zalloc()/zfree() from tools/perf</title>
<updated>2019-07-09T13:13:26+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo</name>
<email>acme@redhat.com</email>
</author>
<published>2019-07-04T14:32:27+00:00</published>
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Eroding a bit more the tools/perf/util/util.h hodpodge header.

Cc: Adrian Hunter &lt;adrian.hunter@intel.com&gt;
Cc: Jiri Olsa &lt;jolsa@kernel.org&gt;
Cc: Namhyung Kim &lt;namhyung@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-natazosyn9rwjka25tvcnyi0@git.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo &lt;acme@redhat.com&gt;
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>perf intel-pt: Add CBR value to decoder state</title>
<updated>2019-06-25T11:47:10+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Adrian Hunter</name>
<email>adrian.hunter@intel.com</email>
</author>
<published>2019-06-22T09:32:44+00:00</published>
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For convenience, add the core-to-bus ratio (CBR) value to the decoder
state.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter &lt;adrian.hunter@intel.com&gt;
Cc: Jiri Olsa &lt;jolsa@redhat.com&gt;
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190622093248.581-4-adrian.hunter@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo &lt;acme@redhat.com&gt;
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