arch/riscv/include/asm/perf_event.h | 3 --- arch/riscv/kernel/perf_callchain.c | 28 ---------------------------- 2 files changed, 31 deletions(-)
From: Lad Prabhakar <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@bp.renesas.com>
With commit 2c47e7a74f44 ("perf/core: Correct perf sampling with guest
VMs"), the perf core now handles the functionality previously requiring
arch-specific definitions of `perf_instruction_pointer()` and
`perf_misc_flags()`. As these definitions are no longer necessary for
RISC-V, this patch removes their implementation and declarations.
This cleanup aligns the RISC-V architecture with the updated perf core
mechanism, reducing code redundancy and improving maintainability.
Fixes: 2c47e7a74f44 ("perf/core: Correct perf sampling with guest VMs")
Reported-by: Chris Paterson <Chris.Paterson2@renesas.com>
Signed-off-by: Lad Prabhakar <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@bp.renesas.com>
---
arch/riscv/include/asm/perf_event.h | 3 ---
arch/riscv/kernel/perf_callchain.c | 28 ----------------------------
2 files changed, 31 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/perf_event.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/perf_event.h
index 38926b4a902d..bcc928fd3785 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/perf_event.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/perf_event.h
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@
#ifdef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS
#include <linux/perf_event.h>
-extern unsigned long perf_instruction_pointer(struct pt_regs *regs);
-extern unsigned long perf_misc_flags(struct pt_regs *regs);
-#define perf_misc_flags(regs) perf_misc_flags(regs)
#define perf_arch_bpf_user_pt_regs(regs) (struct user_regs_struct *)regs
#define perf_arch_fetch_caller_regs(regs, __ip) { \
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/perf_callchain.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/perf_callchain.c
index c2c81a80f816..b465bc9eb870 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/perf_callchain.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/perf_callchain.c
@@ -46,31 +46,3 @@ void perf_callchain_kernel(struct perf_callchain_entry_ctx *entry,
walk_stackframe(NULL, regs, fill_callchain, entry);
}
-
-unsigned long perf_instruction_pointer(struct pt_regs *regs)
-{
- if (perf_guest_state())
- return perf_guest_get_ip();
-
- return instruction_pointer(regs);
-}
-
-unsigned long perf_misc_flags(struct pt_regs *regs)
-{
- unsigned int guest_state = perf_guest_state();
- unsigned long misc = 0;
-
- if (guest_state) {
- if (guest_state & PERF_GUEST_USER)
- misc |= PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_USER;
- else
- misc |= PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_KERNEL;
- } else {
- if (user_mode(regs))
- misc |= PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER;
- else
- misc |= PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL;
- }
-
- return misc;
-}
--
2.25.1
On Fri, Nov 15, 2024 at 11:13:45AM +0000, Prabhakar wrote:
> From: Lad Prabhakar <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@bp.renesas.com>
>
> With commit 2c47e7a74f44 ("perf/core: Correct perf sampling with guest
> VMs"), the perf core now handles the functionality previously requiring
> arch-specific definitions of `perf_instruction_pointer()` and
> `perf_misc_flags()`. As these definitions are no longer necessary for
> RISC-V, this patch removes their implementation and declarations.
>
> This cleanup aligns the RISC-V architecture with the updated perf core
> mechanism, reducing code redundancy and improving maintainability.
>
> Fixes: 2c47e7a74f44 ("perf/core: Correct perf sampling with guest VMs")
> Reported-by: Chris Paterson <Chris.Paterson2@renesas.com>
> Signed-off-by: Lad Prabhakar <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@bp.renesas.com>
> ---
> arch/riscv/include/asm/perf_event.h | 3 ---
> arch/riscv/kernel/perf_callchain.c | 28 ----------------------------
> 2 files changed, 31 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/perf_event.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/perf_event.h
> index 38926b4a902d..bcc928fd3785 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/perf_event.h
> +++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/perf_event.h
> @@ -10,9 +10,6 @@
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS
> #include <linux/perf_event.h>
> -extern unsigned long perf_instruction_pointer(struct pt_regs *regs);
> -extern unsigned long perf_misc_flags(struct pt_regs *regs);
> -#define perf_misc_flags(regs) perf_misc_flags(regs)
> #define perf_arch_bpf_user_pt_regs(regs) (struct user_regs_struct *)regs
>
> #define perf_arch_fetch_caller_regs(regs, __ip) { \
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/perf_callchain.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/perf_callchain.c
> index c2c81a80f816..b465bc9eb870 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/kernel/perf_callchain.c
> +++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/perf_callchain.c
> @@ -46,31 +46,3 @@ void perf_callchain_kernel(struct perf_callchain_entry_ctx *entry,
>
> walk_stackframe(NULL, regs, fill_callchain, entry);
> }
> -
> -unsigned long perf_instruction_pointer(struct pt_regs *regs)
> -{
> - if (perf_guest_state())
> - return perf_guest_get_ip();
> -
> - return instruction_pointer(regs);
> -}
> -
> -unsigned long perf_misc_flags(struct pt_regs *regs)
> -{
> - unsigned int guest_state = perf_guest_state();
> - unsigned long misc = 0;
> -
> - if (guest_state) {
> - if (guest_state & PERF_GUEST_USER)
> - misc |= PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_USER;
> - else
> - misc |= PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_KERNEL;
> - } else {
> - if (user_mode(regs))
> - misc |= PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER;
> - else
> - misc |= PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL;
> - }
> -
> - return misc;
> -}
> --
> 2.25.1
>
Reviewed-by: Andrew Jones <ajones@ventanamicro.com>
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