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* [kvm-unit-tests PATCH 0/6] arm: pmu: Fix random failures of pmu-chain-promotion
@ 2023-03-15 11:07 Eric Auger
  2023-03-15 11:07 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH 1/6] arm: pmu: pmu-chain-promotion: Improve debug messages Eric Auger
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  0 siblings, 7 replies; 28+ messages in thread
From: Eric Auger @ 2023-03-15 11:07 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: eric.auger.pro, eric.auger, kvm, kvmarm, andrew.jones, maz, will,
	oliver.upton, ricarkol, reijiw, alexandru.elisei

On some HW (ThunderXv2), some random failures of
pmu-chain-promotion test can be observed.

pmu-chain-promotion is composed of several subtests
which run 2 mem_access loops. The initial value of
the counter is set so that no overflow is expected on
the first loop run and overflow is expected on the second.
However it is observed that sometimes we get an overflow
on the first run. It looks related to some variability of
the mem_acess count. This variability is observed on all
HW I have access to, with different span though. On
ThunderX2 HW it looks the margin that is currently taken
is too small and we regularly hit failure.

although the first goal of this series is to increase
the count/margin used in those tests, it also attempts
to improve the pmu-chain-promotion logs, add some barriers
in the mem-access loop, clarify the chain counter
enable/disable sequence.

A new 'pmu-memaccess-reliability' is also introduced to
detect issues with MEM_ACCESS event variability and make
the debug easier.

Obviously one can wonder if this variability is something normal
and does not hide any other bug. I hope this series will raise
additional discussions about this.

https://github.com/eauger/kut/tree/pmu-chain-promotion-fixes-v1

Eric Auger (6):
  arm: pmu: pmu-chain-promotion: Improve debug messages
  arm: pmu: pmu-chain-promotion: Introduce defines for count and margin
    values
  arm: pmu: Add extra DSB barriers in the mem_access loop
  arm: pmu: Fix chain counter enable/disable sequences
  arm: pmu: Add pmu-memaccess-reliability test
  arm: pmu-chain-promotion: Increase the count and margin values

 arm/pmu.c         | 189 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 arm/unittests.cfg |   6 ++
 2 files changed, 141 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-)

-- 
2.38.1


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2023-03-15 11:07 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH 1/6] arm: pmu: pmu-chain-promotion: Improve debug messages Eric Auger
2023-04-21  9:25   ` Alexandru Elisei
2023-04-24 20:09     ` Eric Auger
2023-03-15 11:07 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH 2/6] arm: pmu: pmu-chain-promotion: Introduce defines for count and margin values Eric Auger
2023-04-21  9:55   ` Alexandru Elisei
2023-04-24 20:09     ` Eric Auger
2023-03-15 11:07 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH 3/6] arm: pmu: Add extra DSB barriers in the mem_access loop Eric Auger
2023-04-21 10:25   ` Alexandru Elisei
2023-04-24 20:11     ` Eric Auger
2023-04-25 13:00       ` Alexandru Elisei
2023-05-31 20:14         ` Eric Auger
2023-03-15 11:07 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH 4/6] arm: pmu: Fix chain counter enable/disable sequences Eric Auger
2023-04-21 10:52   ` Alexandru Elisei
2023-04-21 11:24     ` Marc Zyngier
2023-05-31 20:15     ` Eric Auger
2023-03-15 11:07 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH 5/6] arm: pmu: Add pmu-memaccess-reliability test Eric Auger
2023-04-21 11:13   ` Alexandru Elisei
2023-05-31 20:15     ` Eric Auger
2023-03-15 11:07 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH 6/6] arm: pmu-chain-promotion: Increase the count and margin values Eric Auger
2023-04-04  6:23 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH 0/6] arm: pmu: Fix random failures of pmu-chain-promotion Eric Auger
2023-04-04 12:47   ` Andrew Jones
2023-04-12  7:34     ` Andrew Jones
2023-04-12  8:55       ` Alexandru Elisei
2023-04-12  8:47     ` Mark Rutland
2023-04-19  7:32       ` Eric Auger
2023-04-19  9:39         ` Alexandru Elisei
2023-04-21  8:11           ` Eric Auger

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