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Re: [PATCH 01/14] perf/x86: Introduce PERF_RECORD_OVERHEAD

From Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH 01/14] perf/x86: Introduce PERF_RECORD_OVERHEAD
Date 2016-11-24 00:50 +0100
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On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 04:44:39AM -0500, kan.liang@intel.com wrote:
> From: Kan Liang <kan.liang@intel.com>
> 
> A new perf record is introduced to export perf overhead information to
> userspace. So we can measure the overhead of sampling directly.
> 
> To output the overhead information, it takes advantage of the existing
> event log mechanism. But the overhead information is the system
> overhead, not per-event overhead.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kan Liang <kan.liang@intel.com>
> ---
>  include/linux/perf_event.h      |  4 ++++
>  include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  kernel/events/core.c            | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 76 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
> index 4741ecd..3a530a7 100644
> --- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
> +++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
> @@ -998,6 +998,10 @@ perf_event__output_id_sample(struct perf_event *event,
>  extern void
>  perf_log_lost_samples(struct perf_event *event, u64 lost);
>  
> +extern void
> +perf_log_overhead(struct perf_event *event, u32 type,
> +		  struct perf_overhead_entry *entry);
> +
>  static inline bool is_sampling_event(struct perf_event *event)
>  {
>  	return event->attr.sample_period != 0;
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
> index c66a485..ae571be 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
> @@ -862,6 +862,17 @@ enum perf_event_type {
>  	 */
>  	PERF_RECORD_SWITCH_CPU_WIDE		= 15,
>  
> +	/*
> +	 * Records perf overhead
> +	 * struct {
> +	 * 	struct perf_event_header 	header;
> +	 * 	u32				type;
> +	 * 	struct perf_overhead_entry	entry;
> +	 * 	struct sample_id		sample_id;
> +	 * };
> +	 */
> +	PERF_RECORD_OVERHEAD			= 16,
> +
>  	PERF_RECORD_MAX,			/* non-ABI */
>  };

I think we should make this optional/configurable like the
rest of the aux events, like below..

jirka


---
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
index 5e7c52278ef0..853a919bd9ae 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -344,7 +344,8 @@ struct perf_event_attr {
 				use_clockid    :  1, /* use @clockid for time fields */
 				context_switch :  1, /* context switch data */
 				write_backward :  1, /* Write ring buffer from end to beginning */
-				__reserved_1   : 36;
+				overhead       :  1,
+				__reserved_1   : 35;
 
 	union {
 		__u32		wakeup_events;	  /* wakeup every n events */

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[PATCH 00/14] export perf overheads information kan.liang@intel.com - 2016-11-23 18:50 +0100
  [PATCH 01/14] perf/x86: Introduce PERF_RECORD_OVERHEAD kan.liang@intel.com - 2016-11-23 18:50 +0100
    Re: [PATCH 01/14] perf/x86: Introduce PERF_RECORD_OVERHEAD Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> - 2016-11-23 21:20 +0100
    Re: [PATCH 01/14] perf/x86: Introduce PERF_RECORD_OVERHEAD Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> - 2016-11-23 21:20 +0100
    Re: [PATCH 01/14] perf/x86: Introduce PERF_RECORD_OVERHEAD Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com> - 2016-11-24 00:50 +0100
      RE: [PATCH 01/14] perf/x86: Introduce PERF_RECORD_OVERHEAD "Liang, Kan" <kan.liang@intel.com> - 2016-11-24 14:50 +0100
        Re: [PATCH 01/14] perf/x86: Introduce PERF_RECORD_OVERHEAD Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> - 2016-11-24 15:00 +0100
          RE: [PATCH 01/14] perf/x86: Introduce PERF_RECORD_OVERHEAD "Liang, Kan" <kan.liang@intel.com> - 2016-11-24 15:10 +0100
            Re: [PATCH 01/14] perf/x86: Introduce PERF_RECORD_OVERHEAD Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com> - 2016-11-24 15:30 +0100
              Re: [PATCH 01/14] perf/x86: Introduce PERF_RECORD_OVERHEAD Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com> - 2016-11-24 15:50 +0100
              RE: [PATCH 01/14] perf/x86: Introduce PERF_RECORD_OVERHEAD "Liang, Kan" <kan.liang@intel.com> - 2016-11-24 15:50 +0100
          Re: [PATCH 01/14] perf/x86: Introduce PERF_RECORD_OVERHEAD Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org> - 2016-11-24 19:30 +0100
            Re: [PATCH 01/14] perf/x86: Introduce PERF_RECORD_OVERHEAD Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> - 2016-11-24 20:00 +0100
              Re: [PATCH 01/14] perf/x86: Introduce PERF_RECORD_OVERHEAD Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org> - 2016-11-24 20:10 +0100
                Re: [PATCH 01/14] perf/x86: Introduce PERF_RECORD_OVERHEAD Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> - 2016-11-24 20:10 +0100
  [PATCH 11/14] perf tools: record write data overhead kan.liang@intel.com - 2016-11-23 18:50 +0100
    Re: [PATCH 11/14] perf tools: record write data overhead Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com> - 2016-11-24 00:10 +0100
    Re: [PATCH 11/14] perf tools: record write data overhead Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com> - 2016-11-24 00:20 +0100
  [PATCH 04/14] perf/x86: output side-band events overhead kan.liang@intel.com - 2016-11-23 18:50 +0100
    Re: [PATCH 04/14] perf/x86: output side-band events overhead Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> - 2016-11-23 21:10 +0100
    Re: [PATCH 04/14] perf/x86: output side-band events overhead Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com> - 2016-11-24 17:30 +0100
      RE: [PATCH 04/14] perf/x86: output side-band events overhead "Liang, Kan" <kan.liang@intel.com> - 2016-11-24 20:50 +0100
  [PATCH 07/14] perf tools: show multiplexing overhead kan.liang@intel.com - 2016-11-23 18:50 +0100
  [PATCH 08/14] perf tools: show side-band events overhead kan.liang@intel.com - 2016-11-23 18:50 +0100
  [PATCH 05/14] perf tools: handle PERF_RECORD_OVERHEAD record type kan.liang@intel.com - 2016-11-23 18:50 +0100
    Re: [PATCH 05/14] perf tools: handle PERF_RECORD_OVERHEAD record type Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com> - 2016-11-23 23:40 +0100
      Re: [PATCH 05/14] perf tools: handle PERF_RECORD_OVERHEAD record type Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com> - 2016-11-24 00:00 +0100
  [PATCH 12/14] perf tools: record elapsed time kan.liang@intel.com - 2016-11-23 18:50 +0100
  [PATCH 13/14] perf tools: warn on high overhead kan.liang@intel.com - 2016-11-23 18:50 +0100
    Re: [PATCH 13/14] perf tools: warn on high overhead Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org> - 2016-11-23 21:30 +0100
      RE: [PATCH 13/14] perf tools: warn on high overhead "Liang, Kan" <kan.liang@intel.com> - 2016-11-23 23:10 +0100
  [PATCH 14/14] perf script: show overhead events kan.liang@intel.com - 2016-11-23 18:50 +0100
    Re: [PATCH 14/14] perf script: show overhead events Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com> - 2016-11-24 00:30 +0100
    Re: [PATCH 14/14] perf script: show overhead events Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com> - 2016-11-24 00:30 +0100
    Re: [PATCH 14/14] perf script: show overhead events Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com> - 2016-11-24 00:40 +0100
    Re: [PATCH 14/14] perf script: show overhead events Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com> - 2016-11-24 00:40 +0100
  [PATCH 03/14] perf/x86: output multiplexing overhead kan.liang@intel.com - 2016-11-23 18:50 +0100
    Re: [PATCH 03/14] perf/x86: output multiplexing overhead Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> - 2016-11-23 21:10 +0100
      RE: [PATCH 03/14] perf/x86: output multiplexing overhead "Liang, Kan" <kan.liang@intel.com> - 2016-11-23 21:20 +0100
  [PATCH 10/14] perf tools: introduce PERF_RECORD_USER_OVERHEAD kan.liang@intel.com - 2016-11-23 18:50 +0100
  [PATCH 06/14] perf tools: show NMI overhead kan.liang@intel.com - 2016-11-23 18:50 +0100
    Re: [PATCH 06/14] perf tools: show NMI overhead Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com> - 2016-11-24 00:00 +0100
    Re: [PATCH 06/14] perf tools: show NMI overhead Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com> - 2016-11-24 00:00 +0100
      RE: [PATCH 06/14] perf tools: show NMI overhead "Liang, Kan" <kan.liang@intel.com> - 2016-11-24 14:40 +0100
        Re: [PATCH 06/14] perf tools: show NMI overhead Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com> - 2016-11-24 16:30 +0100
          Re: [PATCH 06/14] perf tools: show NMI overhead Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2016-11-25 00:30 +0100
            Re: [PATCH 06/14] perf tools: show NMI overhead Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com> - 2016-11-25 00:50 +0100
          Re: [PATCH 06/14] perf tools: show NMI overhead Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org> - 2016-11-25 01:30 +0100
    Re: [PATCH 06/14] perf tools: show NMI overhead Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com> - 2016-11-24 00:00 +0100
  Re: [PATCH 00/14] export perf overheads information Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> - 2016-11-24 05:30 +0100

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