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[PATCH v8 03/10] perf record --off-cpu: Parse off-cpu event

Howard Chu posted 10 patches 1 year, 2 months ago
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[PATCH v8 03/10] perf record --off-cpu: Parse off-cpu event
Posted by Howard Chu 1 year, 2 months ago 
Parse the off-cpu event using parse_event(), as bpf-output.

no-inherit should be set to 1, here's the reason:

We update the BPF perf_event map for direct off-cpu sample dumping (in
following patches), it executes as follows:

bpf_map_update_value()
 bpf_fd_array_map_update_elem()
  perf_event_fd_array_get_ptr()
   perf_event_read_local()

In perf_event_read_local(), there is:

int perf_event_read_local(struct perf_event *event, u64 *value,
			  u64 *enabled, u64 *running)
{
...
	/*
	 * It must not be an event with inherit set, we cannot read
	 * all child counters from atomic context.
	 */
	if (event->attr.inherit) {
		ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
		goto out;
	}

Which means no-inherit has to be true for updating the BPF perf_event
map.

Moreover, for bpf-output events, we primarily want a system-wide event
instead of a per-task event.

The reason is that in BPF's bpf_perf_event_output(), BPF uses the CPU
index to retrieve the perf_event file descriptor it outputs to.

Making a bpf-output event system-wide naturally satisfies this
requirement by mapping CPU appropriately.

Suggested-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Howard Chu <howardchu95@gmail.com>
Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>
Cc: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
Cc: James Clark <james.clark@linaro.org>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
Cc: Kan Liang <kan.liang@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241108204137.2444151-4-howardchu95@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/bpf_off_cpu.c | 33 +++++++++++----------------------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf_off_cpu.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf_off_cpu.c
index a590a8ac1f9d..558c5e5c2dc3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf_off_cpu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf_off_cpu.c
@@ -38,32 +38,21 @@ union off_cpu_data {
 
 static int off_cpu_config(struct evlist *evlist)
 {
+	char off_cpu_event[64];
 	struct evsel *evsel;
-	struct perf_event_attr attr = {
-		.type	= PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE,
-		.config = PERF_COUNT_SW_BPF_OUTPUT,
-		.size	= sizeof(attr), /* to capture ABI version */
-	};
-	char *evname = strdup(OFFCPU_EVENT);
-
-	if (evname == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	evsel = evsel__new(&attr);
-	if (!evsel) {
-		free(evname);
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	scnprintf(off_cpu_event, sizeof(off_cpu_event), "bpf-output/no-inherit=1,name=%s/", OFFCPU_EVENT);
+	if (parse_event(evlist, off_cpu_event)) {
+		pr_err("Failed to open off-cpu event\n");
+		return -1;
 	}
 
-	evsel->core.attr.freq = 1;
-	evsel->core.attr.sample_period = 1;
-	/* off-cpu analysis depends on stack trace */
-	evsel->core.attr.sample_type = PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN;
-
-	evlist__add(evlist, evsel);
-
-	free(evsel->name);
-	evsel->name = evname;
+	evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, evsel) {
+		if (evsel__is_offcpu_event(evsel)) {
+			evsel->core.system_wide = true;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
-- 
2.43.0
Re: [PATCH v8 03/10] perf record --off-cpu: Parse off-cpu event
Posted by Namhyung Kim 1 year, 2 months ago 
On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 04:28:11PM -0800, Howard Chu wrote:
> Parse the off-cpu event using parse_event(), as bpf-output.
> 
> no-inherit should be set to 1, here's the reason:
> 
> We update the BPF perf_event map for direct off-cpu sample dumping (in
> following patches), it executes as follows:
> 
> bpf_map_update_value()
>  bpf_fd_array_map_update_elem()
>   perf_event_fd_array_get_ptr()
>    perf_event_read_local()
> 
> In perf_event_read_local(), there is:
> 
> int perf_event_read_local(struct perf_event *event, u64 *value,
> 			  u64 *enabled, u64 *running)
> {
> ...
> 	/*
> 	 * It must not be an event with inherit set, we cannot read
> 	 * all child counters from atomic context.
> 	 */
> 	if (event->attr.inherit) {
> 		ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
> 		goto out;
> 	}
> 
> Which means no-inherit has to be true for updating the BPF perf_event
> map.
> 
> Moreover, for bpf-output events, we primarily want a system-wide event
> instead of a per-task event.
> 
> The reason is that in BPF's bpf_perf_event_output(), BPF uses the CPU
> index to retrieve the perf_event file descriptor it outputs to.
> 
> Making a bpf-output event system-wide naturally satisfies this
> requirement by mapping CPU appropriately.

I'm afraid the inherit attribute would be updated later:

  __cmd_record()
    evlist__config()
      evsel__config()

You can add a logic to check the config term when setting the inherit
value.

Thanks,
Namhyung

> 
> Suggested-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
> Reviewed-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
> Signed-off-by: Howard Chu <howardchu95@gmail.com>
> Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>
> Cc: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
> Cc: James Clark <james.clark@linaro.org>
> Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
> Cc: Kan Liang <kan.liang@linux.intel.com>
> Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241108204137.2444151-4-howardchu95@gmail.com
> Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
> ---
>  tools/perf/util/bpf_off_cpu.c | 33 +++++++++++----------------------
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf_off_cpu.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf_off_cpu.c
> index a590a8ac1f9d..558c5e5c2dc3 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/bpf_off_cpu.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf_off_cpu.c
> @@ -38,32 +38,21 @@ union off_cpu_data {
>  
>  static int off_cpu_config(struct evlist *evlist)
>  {
> +	char off_cpu_event[64];
>  	struct evsel *evsel;
> -	struct perf_event_attr attr = {
> -		.type	= PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE,
> -		.config = PERF_COUNT_SW_BPF_OUTPUT,
> -		.size	= sizeof(attr), /* to capture ABI version */
> -	};
> -	char *evname = strdup(OFFCPU_EVENT);
> -
> -	if (evname == NULL)
> -		return -ENOMEM;
>  
> -	evsel = evsel__new(&attr);
> -	if (!evsel) {
> -		free(evname);
> -		return -ENOMEM;
> +	scnprintf(off_cpu_event, sizeof(off_cpu_event), "bpf-output/no-inherit=1,name=%s/", OFFCPU_EVENT);
> +	if (parse_event(evlist, off_cpu_event)) {
> +		pr_err("Failed to open off-cpu event\n");
> +		return -1;
>  	}
>  
> -	evsel->core.attr.freq = 1;
> -	evsel->core.attr.sample_period = 1;
> -	/* off-cpu analysis depends on stack trace */
> -	evsel->core.attr.sample_type = PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN;
> -
> -	evlist__add(evlist, evsel);
> -
> -	free(evsel->name);
> -	evsel->name = evname;
> +	evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, evsel) {
> +		if (evsel__is_offcpu_event(evsel)) {
> +			evsel->core.system_wide = true;
> +			break;
> +		}
> +	}
>  
>  	return 0;
>  }
> -- 
> 2.43.0
>
Re: [PATCH v8 03/10] perf record --off-cpu: Parse off-cpu event
Posted by Howard Chu 1 year, 2 months ago 
Hello,

On Mon, Nov 18, 2024 at 1:17 PM Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 04:28:11PM -0800, Howard Chu wrote:
> > Parse the off-cpu event using parse_event(), as bpf-output.
> >
> > no-inherit should be set to 1, here's the reason:
> >
> > We update the BPF perf_event map for direct off-cpu sample dumping (in
> > following patches), it executes as follows:
> >
> > bpf_map_update_value()
> >  bpf_fd_array_map_update_elem()
> >   perf_event_fd_array_get_ptr()
> >    perf_event_read_local()
> >
> > In perf_event_read_local(), there is:
> >
> > int perf_event_read_local(struct perf_event *event, u64 *value,
> >                         u64 *enabled, u64 *running)
> > {
> > ...
> >       /*
> >        * It must not be an event with inherit set, we cannot read
> >        * all child counters from atomic context.
> >        */
> >       if (event->attr.inherit) {
> >               ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
> >               goto out;
> >       }
> >
> > Which means no-inherit has to be true for updating the BPF perf_event
> > map.
> >
> > Moreover, for bpf-output events, we primarily want a system-wide event
> > instead of a per-task event.
> >
> > The reason is that in BPF's bpf_perf_event_output(), BPF uses the CPU
> > index to retrieve the perf_event file descriptor it outputs to.
> >
> > Making a bpf-output event system-wide naturally satisfies this
> > requirement by mapping CPU appropriately.
>
> I'm afraid the inherit attribute would be updated later:
>
>   __cmd_record()
>     evlist__config()
>       evsel__config()
>
> You can add a logic to check the config term when setting the inherit
> value.

Sure.

Thanks,
Howard
>
> Thanks,
> Namhyung
>
> >
> > Suggested-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
> > Reviewed-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Howard Chu <howardchu95@gmail.com>
> > Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>
> > Cc: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>
> > Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
> > Cc: James Clark <james.clark@linaro.org>
> > Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
> > Cc: Kan Liang <kan.liang@linux.intel.com>
> > Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
> > Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
> > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241108204137.2444151-4-howardchu95@gmail.com
> > Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
> > ---
> >  tools/perf/util/bpf_off_cpu.c | 33 +++++++++++----------------------
> >  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf_off_cpu.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf_off_cpu.c
> > index a590a8ac1f9d..558c5e5c2dc3 100644
> > --- a/tools/perf/util/bpf_off_cpu.c
> > +++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf_off_cpu.c
> > @@ -38,32 +38,21 @@ union off_cpu_data {
> >
> >  static int off_cpu_config(struct evlist *evlist)
> >  {
> > +     char off_cpu_event[64];
> >       struct evsel *evsel;
> > -     struct perf_event_attr attr = {
> > -             .type   = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE,
> > -             .config = PERF_COUNT_SW_BPF_OUTPUT,
> > -             .size   = sizeof(attr), /* to capture ABI version */
> > -     };
> > -     char *evname = strdup(OFFCPU_EVENT);
> > -
> > -     if (evname == NULL)
> > -             return -ENOMEM;
> >
> > -     evsel = evsel__new(&attr);
> > -     if (!evsel) {
> > -             free(evname);
> > -             return -ENOMEM;
> > +     scnprintf(off_cpu_event, sizeof(off_cpu_event), "bpf-output/no-inherit=1,name=%s/", OFFCPU_EVENT);
> > +     if (parse_event(evlist, off_cpu_event)) {
> > +             pr_err("Failed to open off-cpu event\n");
> > +             return -1;
> >       }
> >
> > -     evsel->core.attr.freq = 1;
> > -     evsel->core.attr.sample_period = 1;
> > -     /* off-cpu analysis depends on stack trace */
> > -     evsel->core.attr.sample_type = PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN;
> > -
> > -     evlist__add(evlist, evsel);
> > -
> > -     free(evsel->name);
> > -     evsel->name = evname;
> > +     evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, evsel) {
> > +             if (evsel__is_offcpu_event(evsel)) {
> > +                     evsel->core.system_wide = true;
> > +                     break;
> > +             }
> > +     }
> >
> >       return 0;
> >  }
> > --
> > 2.43.0
> >

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