[PATCH v3 00/12] perf/core: Generalise event exclusion checking

[PATCH v3 00/12] perf/core: Generalise event exclusion checking

[Andrew Murray]

Many PMU drivers do not have the capability to exclude counting events
that occur in specific contexts such as idle, kernel, guest, etc. These
drivers indicate this by returning an error in their event_init upon
testing the events attribute flags.

However this approach requires that each time a new event modifier is
added to perf, all the perf drivers need to be modified to indicate that
they don't support the attribute. This results in additional boiler-plate
code common to many drivers that needs to be maintained. Furthermore the
drivers are not consistent with regards to the error value they return
when reporting unsupported attributes.

This patchset allow PMU drivers to advertise their inability to exclude
based on context via a new capability: PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE. This
allows the perf core to reject requests for exclusion events where there
is no support in the PMU.

This is a functional change, in particular:

 - Some drivers will now additionally (but correctly) report unsupported
   exclusion flags. It's typical for existing userspace tools such as
   perf to handle such errors by retrying the system call without the
   unsupported flags.

 - Drivers that do not support any exclusion that previously reported
   -EPERM or -EOPNOTSUPP will now report -EINVAL - this is consistent
   with the majority and results in userspace perf retrying without
   exclusion.

All drivers touched by this patchset have been compile tested.

Changes from v2:

 - Invert logic from CAP_EXCLUDE to CAP_NO_EXCLUDE

Changes from v1:

 - Changed approach from explicitly rejecting events in unsupporting PMU
   drivers to explicitly advertising a capability in PMU drivers that
   do support exclusion events

 - Added additional information to tools/perf/design.txt

 - Rename event_has_exclude_flags to event_has_any_exclude_flag and
   update commit log to reflect it's a function

Andrew Murray (12):
  perf/doc: update design.txt for exclude_{host|guest} flags
  perf/core: add function to test for event exclusion flags
  perf/core: add PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE for exclusion incapable PMUs
  alpha: perf/core: use PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE
  arm: perf: conditionally use PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE
  arm: perf/core: use PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE for exclude incapable PMUs
  drivers/perf: perf/core: use PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE for exclude
    incapable PMUs
  drivers/perf: perf/core: use PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE for exclude
    incapable PMUs
  powerpc: perf/core: use PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE for exclude incapable
    PMUs
  x86: perf/core: use PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE for exclude incapable PMUs
  x86: perf/core: use PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE for exclude incapable PMUs
  perf/core: remove unused perf_flags

 arch/alpha/kernel/perf_event.c                |  7 +------
 arch/arm/mach-imx/mmdc.c                      |  9 ++-------
 arch/arm/mm/cache-l2x0-pmu.c                  |  9 +--------
 arch/powerpc/perf/hv-24x7.c                   | 10 +---------
 arch/powerpc/perf/hv-gpci.c                   | 10 +---------
 arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c                   | 19 +------------------
 arch/x86/events/amd/ibs.c                     | 13 +------------
 arch/x86/events/amd/iommu.c                   |  6 +-----
 arch/x86/events/amd/power.c                   | 10 ++--------
 arch/x86/events/amd/uncore.c                  |  7 ++-----
 arch/x86/events/intel/cstate.c                | 12 +++---------
 arch/x86/events/intel/rapl.c                  |  9 ++-------
 arch/x86/events/intel/uncore.c                |  9 +--------
 arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_snb.c            |  9 ++-------
 arch/x86/events/msr.c                         | 10 ++--------
 drivers/perf/arm-cci.c                        | 10 +---------
 drivers/perf/arm-ccn.c                        |  6 ++----
 drivers/perf/arm_dsu_pmu.c                    |  9 ++-------
 drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c                        | 15 +++++----------
 drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_ddrc_pmu.c |  1 +
 drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_hha_pmu.c  |  1 +
 drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_l3c_pmu.c  |  1 +
 drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_pmu.c      |  9 ---------
 drivers/perf/qcom_l2_pmu.c                    |  9 +--------
 drivers/perf/qcom_l3_pmu.c                    |  8 +-------
 drivers/perf/xgene_pmu.c                      |  6 +-----
 include/linux/perf_event.h                    | 10 ++++++++++
 include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h               |  2 --
 kernel/events/core.c                          |  9 +++++++++
 tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h         |  2 --
 tools/perf/design.txt                         |  4 ++++
 31 files changed, 62 insertions(+), 189 deletions(-)

-- 
2.7.4

[PATCH v3 01/12] perf/doc: update design.txt for exclude_{host|guest} flags

[Andrew Murray]

Update design.txt to reflect the presence of the exclude_host
and exclude_guest perf flags.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Murray <andrew.murray@arm.com>
---
 tools/perf/design.txt | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/design.txt b/tools/perf/design.txt
index a28dca2..0453ba2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/design.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/design.txt
@@ -222,6 +222,10 @@ The 'exclude_user', 'exclude_kernel' and 'exclude_hv' bits provide a
 way to request that counting of events be restricted to times when the
 CPU is in user, kernel and/or hypervisor mode.
 
+Furthermore the 'exclude_host' and 'exclude_guest' bits provide a way
+to request counting of events restricted to guest and host contexts when
+using Linux as the hypervisor.
+
 The 'mmap' and 'munmap' bits allow recording of PROT_EXEC mmap/munmap
 operations, these can be used to relate userspace IP addresses to actual
 code, even after the mapping (or even the whole process) is gone,
-- 
2.7.4

[PATCH v3 02/12] perf/core: add function to test for event exclusion flags

[Andrew Murray]

Add a function that tests if any of the perf event exclusion flags
are set on a given event.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Murray <andrew.murray@arm.com>
---
 include/linux/perf_event.h | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index 53c500f..b2e806f 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -1004,6 +1004,15 @@ perf_event__output_id_sample(struct perf_event *event,
 extern void
 perf_log_lost_samples(struct perf_event *event, u64 lost);
 
+static inline bool event_has_any_exclude_flag(struct perf_event *event)
+{
+	struct perf_event_attr *attr = &event->attr;
+
+	return attr->exclude_idle || attr->exclude_user ||
+	       attr->exclude_kernel || attr->exclude_hv ||
+	       attr->exclude_guest || attr->exclude_host;
+}
+
 static inline bool is_sampling_event(struct perf_event *event)
 {
 	return event->attr.sample_period != 0;
-- 
2.7.4

[PATCH v3 03/12] perf/core: add PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE for exclusion incapable PMUs

[Andrew Murray]

Many PMU drivers do not have the capability to exclude counting events
that occur in specific contexts such as idle, kernel, guest, etc. These
drivers indicate this by returning an error in their event_init upon
testing the events attribute flags. This approach is error prone and
often inconsistent.

Let's instead allow PMU drivers to advertise their inability to exclude
based on context via a new capability: PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE. This
allows the perf core to reject requests for exclusion events where
there is no support in the PMU.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Murray <andrew.murray@arm.com>
---
 include/linux/perf_event.h | 1 +
 kernel/events/core.c       | 9 +++++++++
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index b2e806f..fe92b89 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ struct perf_event;
 #define PERF_PMU_CAP_EXCLUSIVE			0x10
 #define PERF_PMU_CAP_ITRACE			0x20
 #define PERF_PMU_CAP_HETEROGENEOUS_CPUS		0x40
+#define PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE			0x80
 
 /**
  * struct pmu - generic performance monitoring unit
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 5a97f34..5113cfc 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -9743,6 +9743,15 @@ static int perf_try_init_event(struct pmu *pmu, struct perf_event *event)
 	if (ctx)
 		perf_event_ctx_unlock(event->group_leader, ctx);
 
+	if (!ret) {
+		if (pmu->capabilities & PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE &&
+				event_has_any_exclude_flag(event)) {
+			if (event->destroy)
+				event->destroy(event);
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (ret)
 		module_put(pmu->module);
 
-- 
2.7.4

[PATCH v3 04/12] alpha: perf/core: use PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE

[Andrew Murray]

As the Alpha PMU doesn't support context exclusion let's advertise
the PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE capability. This ensures that perf will
prevent us from handling events where any exclusion flags are set.
Let's also remove the now unnecessary check for exclusion flags.

This change means that __hw_perf_event_init will now also
indicate that it doesn't support exclude_host and exclude_guest and
will now implicitly return -EINVAL instead of -EPERM. This is likely
more desirable as -EPERM will result in a kernel.perf_event_paranoid
related warning from the perf userspace utility.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Murray <andrew.murray@arm.com>
---
 arch/alpha/kernel/perf_event.c | 7 +------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/perf_event.c
index 5613aa37..4341ccf 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -630,12 +630,6 @@ static int __hw_perf_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 		return ev;
 	}
 
-	/* The EV67 does not support mode exclusion */
-	if (attr->exclude_kernel || attr->exclude_user
-			|| attr->exclude_hv || attr->exclude_idle) {
-		return -EPERM;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * We place the event type in event_base here and leave calculation
 	 * of the codes to programme the PMU for alpha_pmu_enable() because
@@ -771,6 +765,7 @@ static struct pmu pmu = {
 	.start		= alpha_pmu_start,
 	.stop		= alpha_pmu_stop,
 	.read		= alpha_pmu_read,
+	.capabilities	= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
 };
 
 
-- 
2.7.4

[PATCH v3 05/12] arm: perf: conditionally use PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE

[Andrew Murray]

The ARM PMU driver can be used to represent a variety of ARM based
PMUs. Some of these PMUs do not provide support for context
exclusion, where this is the case we advertise the
PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE capability to ensure that perf prevents us
from handling events where any exclusion flags are set.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Murray <andrew.murray@arm.com>
---
 drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c | 15 +++++----------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c
index 7f01f6f..ea69067 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c
@@ -357,13 +357,6 @@ static irqreturn_t armpmu_dispatch_irq(int irq, void *dev)
 }
 
 static int
-event_requires_mode_exclusion(struct perf_event_attr *attr)
-{
-	return attr->exclude_idle || attr->exclude_user ||
-	       attr->exclude_kernel || attr->exclude_hv;
-}
-
-static int
 __hw_perf_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 {
 	struct arm_pmu *armpmu = to_arm_pmu(event->pmu);
@@ -393,9 +386,8 @@ __hw_perf_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 	/*
 	 * Check whether we need to exclude the counter from certain modes.
 	 */
-	if ((!armpmu->set_event_filter ||
-	     armpmu->set_event_filter(hwc, &event->attr)) &&
-	     event_requires_mode_exclusion(&event->attr)) {
+	if (armpmu->set_event_filter &&
+	    armpmu->set_event_filter(hwc, &event->attr)) {
 		pr_debug("ARM performance counters do not support "
 			 "mode exclusion\n");
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -861,6 +853,9 @@ int armpmu_register(struct arm_pmu *pmu)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	if (!pmu->set_event_filter)
+		pmu->pmu.capabilities |= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE;
+
 	ret = perf_pmu_register(&pmu->pmu, pmu->name, -1);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_destroy;
-- 
2.7.4

[PATCH v3 06/12] arm: perf/core: use PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE for exclude incapable PMUs

[Andrew Murray]

For drivers that do not support context exclusion let's advertise the
PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE capability. This ensures that perf will
prevent us from handling events where any exclusion flags are set.
Let's also remove the now unnecessary check for exclusion flags.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Murray <andrew.murray@arm.com>
---
 arch/arm/mach-imx/mmdc.c     | 9 ++-------
 arch/arm/mm/cache-l2x0-pmu.c | 9 +--------
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mmdc.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mmdc.c
index 04b3bf7..3453838 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mmdc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mmdc.c
@@ -293,13 +293,7 @@ static int mmdc_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
-	if (event->attr.exclude_user		||
-			event->attr.exclude_kernel	||
-			event->attr.exclude_hv		||
-			event->attr.exclude_idle	||
-			event->attr.exclude_host	||
-			event->attr.exclude_guest	||
-			event->attr.sample_period)
+	if (event->attr.sample_period)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (cfg < 0 || cfg >= MMDC_NUM_COUNTERS)
@@ -455,6 +449,7 @@ static int mmdc_pmu_init(struct mmdc_pmu *pmu_mmdc,
 			.start          = mmdc_pmu_event_start,
 			.stop           = mmdc_pmu_event_stop,
 			.read           = mmdc_pmu_event_update,
+			.capabilities	= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
 		},
 		.mmdc_base = mmdc_base,
 		.dev = dev,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/cache-l2x0-pmu.c b/arch/arm/mm/cache-l2x0-pmu.c
index afe5b4c..99bcd07 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/cache-l2x0-pmu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/cache-l2x0-pmu.c
@@ -314,14 +314,6 @@ static int l2x0_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 	    event->attach_state & PERF_ATTACH_TASK)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (event->attr.exclude_user   ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_kernel ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_hv     ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_idle   ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_host   ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_guest)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	if (event->cpu < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -544,6 +536,7 @@ static __init int l2x0_pmu_init(void)
 		.del = l2x0_pmu_event_del,
 		.event_init = l2x0_pmu_event_init,
 		.attr_groups = l2x0_pmu_attr_groups,
+		.capabilities = PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
 	};
 
 	l2x0_pmu_reset();
-- 
2.7.4

[PATCH v3 07/12] drivers/perf: perf/core: use PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE for exclude incapable PMUs

[Andrew Murray]

For drivers that do not support context exclusion let's advertise the
PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE capability. This ensures that perf will
prevent us from handling events where any exclusion flags are set.
Let's also remove the now unnecessary check for exclusion flags.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Murray <andrew.murray@arm.com>
---
 drivers/perf/arm-cci.c                        | 10 +---------
 drivers/perf/arm-ccn.c                        |  6 ++----
 drivers/perf/arm_dsu_pmu.c                    |  9 ++-------
 drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_ddrc_pmu.c |  1 +
 drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_hha_pmu.c  |  1 +
 drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_l3c_pmu.c  |  1 +
 drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_pmu.c      |  9 ---------
 7 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/perf/arm-cci.c b/drivers/perf/arm-cci.c
index 1bfeb16..bfd03e0 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/arm-cci.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/arm-cci.c
@@ -1327,15 +1327,6 @@ static int cci_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 	if (is_sampling_event(event) || event->attach_state & PERF_ATTACH_TASK)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	/* We have no filtering of any kind */
-	if (event->attr.exclude_user	||
-	    event->attr.exclude_kernel	||
-	    event->attr.exclude_hv	||
-	    event->attr.exclude_idle	||
-	    event->attr.exclude_host	||
-	    event->attr.exclude_guest)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	/*
 	 * Following the example set by other "uncore" PMUs, we accept any CPU
 	 * and rewrite its affinity dynamically rather than having perf core
@@ -1433,6 +1424,7 @@ static int cci_pmu_init(struct cci_pmu *cci_pmu, struct platform_device *pdev)
 		.stop		= cci_pmu_stop,
 		.read		= pmu_read,
 		.attr_groups	= pmu_attr_groups,
+		.capabilities	= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
 	};
 
 	cci_pmu->plat_device = pdev;
diff --git a/drivers/perf/arm-ccn.c b/drivers/perf/arm-ccn.c
index 7dd850e..2ae7602 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/arm-ccn.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/arm-ccn.c
@@ -741,10 +741,7 @@ static int arm_ccn_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
-	if (has_branch_stack(event) || event->attr.exclude_user ||
-			event->attr.exclude_kernel || event->attr.exclude_hv ||
-			event->attr.exclude_idle || event->attr.exclude_host ||
-			event->attr.exclude_guest) {
+	if (has_branch_stack(event)) {
 		dev_dbg(ccn->dev, "Can't exclude execution levels!\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -1290,6 +1287,7 @@ static int arm_ccn_pmu_init(struct arm_ccn *ccn)
 		.read = arm_ccn_pmu_event_read,
 		.pmu_enable = arm_ccn_pmu_enable,
 		.pmu_disable = arm_ccn_pmu_disable,
+		.capabilities = PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
 	};
 
 	/* No overflow interrupt? Have to use a timer instead. */
diff --git a/drivers/perf/arm_dsu_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/arm_dsu_pmu.c
index 660cb8a..5851de5 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/arm_dsu_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/arm_dsu_pmu.c
@@ -562,13 +562,7 @@ static int dsu_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (has_branch_stack(event) ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_user ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_kernel ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_hv ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_idle ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_host ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_guest) {
+	if (has_branch_stack(event)) {
 		dev_dbg(dsu_pmu->pmu.dev, "Can't support filtering\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -735,6 +729,7 @@ static int dsu_pmu_device_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		.read		= dsu_pmu_read,
 
 		.attr_groups	= dsu_pmu_attr_groups,
+		.capabilities	= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
 	};
 
 	rc = perf_pmu_register(&dsu_pmu->pmu, name, -1);
diff --git a/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_ddrc_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_ddrc_pmu.c
index 1b10ea0..296fef8 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_ddrc_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_ddrc_pmu.c
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ static int hisi_ddrc_pmu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		.stop		= hisi_uncore_pmu_stop,
 		.read		= hisi_uncore_pmu_read,
 		.attr_groups	= hisi_ddrc_pmu_attr_groups,
+		.capabilities	= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
 	};
 
 	ret = perf_pmu_register(&ddrc_pmu->pmu, name, -1);
diff --git a/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_hha_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_hha_pmu.c
index 443906e..2553a84 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_hha_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_hha_pmu.c
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ static int hisi_hha_pmu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		.stop		= hisi_uncore_pmu_stop,
 		.read		= hisi_uncore_pmu_read,
 		.attr_groups	= hisi_hha_pmu_attr_groups,
+		.capabilities	= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
 	};
 
 	ret = perf_pmu_register(&hha_pmu->pmu, name, -1);
diff --git a/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_l3c_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_l3c_pmu.c
index 0bde5d9..cf1cc34 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_l3c_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_l3c_pmu.c
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ static int hisi_l3c_pmu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		.stop		= hisi_uncore_pmu_stop,
 		.read		= hisi_uncore_pmu_read,
 		.attr_groups	= hisi_l3c_pmu_attr_groups,
+		.capabilities	= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
 	};
 
 	ret = perf_pmu_register(&l3c_pmu->pmu, name, -1);
diff --git a/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_pmu.c
index 9efd241..f028cbc 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_pmu.c
@@ -142,15 +142,6 @@ int hisi_uncore_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 	if (is_sampling_event(event) || event->attach_state & PERF_ATTACH_TASK)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	/* counters do not have these bits */
-	if (event->attr.exclude_user	||
-	    event->attr.exclude_kernel	||
-	    event->attr.exclude_host	||
-	    event->attr.exclude_guest	||
-	    event->attr.exclude_hv	||
-	    event->attr.exclude_idle)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	/*
 	 *  The uncore counters not specific to any CPU, so cannot
 	 *  support per-task
-- 
2.7.4

[PATCH v3 08/12] drivers/perf: perf/core: use PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE for exclude incapable PMUs

[Andrew Murray]

For drivers that do not support context exclusion let's advertise the
PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE capability. This ensures that perf will
prevent us from handling events where any exclusion flags are set.
Let's also remove the now unnecessary check for exclusion flags.

This change means that qcom_{l2|l3}_pmu will now also indicate that
they do not support exclude_{host|guest} and that xgene_pmu does
not also support exclude_idle and exclude_hv.

Note that for qcom_l2_pmu we now implictly return -EINVAL instead
of -EOPNOTSUPP. This change will result in the perf userspace
utility retrying the perf_event_open system call with fallback
event attributes that do not fail.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Murray <andrew.murray@arm.com>
---
 drivers/perf/qcom_l2_pmu.c | 9 +--------
 drivers/perf/qcom_l3_pmu.c | 8 +-------
 drivers/perf/xgene_pmu.c   | 6 +-----
 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/perf/qcom_l2_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/qcom_l2_pmu.c
index 842135c..091b4d7 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/qcom_l2_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/qcom_l2_pmu.c
@@ -509,14 +509,6 @@ static int l2_cache_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
-	/* We cannot filter accurately so we just don't allow it. */
-	if (event->attr.exclude_user || event->attr.exclude_kernel ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_hv || event->attr.exclude_idle) {
-		dev_dbg_ratelimited(&l2cache_pmu->pdev->dev,
-				    "Can't exclude execution levels\n");
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	}
-
 	if (((L2_EVT_GROUP(event->attr.config) > L2_EVT_GROUP_MAX) ||
 	     ((event->attr.config & ~L2_EVT_MASK) != 0)) &&
 	    (event->attr.config != L2CYCLE_CTR_RAW_CODE)) {
@@ -982,6 +974,7 @@ static int l2_cache_pmu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		.stop		= l2_cache_event_stop,
 		.read		= l2_cache_event_read,
 		.attr_groups	= l2_cache_pmu_attr_grps,
+		.capabilities	= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
 	};
 
 	l2cache_pmu->num_counters = get_num_counters();
diff --git a/drivers/perf/qcom_l3_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/qcom_l3_pmu.c
index 2dc63d6..5d70646 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/qcom_l3_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/qcom_l3_pmu.c
@@ -495,13 +495,6 @@ static int qcom_l3_cache__event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
 	/*
-	 * There are no per-counter mode filters in the PMU.
-	 */
-	if (event->attr.exclude_user || event->attr.exclude_kernel ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_hv || event->attr.exclude_idle)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	/*
 	 * Sampling not supported since these events are not core-attributable.
 	 */
 	if (hwc->sample_period)
@@ -777,6 +770,7 @@ static int qcom_l3_cache_pmu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		.read		= qcom_l3_cache__event_read,
 
 		.attr_groups	= qcom_l3_cache_pmu_attr_grps,
+		.capabilities	= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
 	};
 
 	memrc = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/perf/xgene_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/xgene_pmu.c
index 0e31f13..dad6169 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/xgene_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/xgene_pmu.c
@@ -914,11 +914,6 @@ static int xgene_perf_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 	if (is_sampling_event(event) || event->attach_state & PERF_ATTACH_TASK)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/* SOC counters do not have usr/os/guest/host bits */
-	if (event->attr.exclude_user || event->attr.exclude_kernel ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_host || event->attr.exclude_guest)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	if (event->cpu < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	/*
@@ -1133,6 +1128,7 @@ static int xgene_init_perf(struct xgene_pmu_dev *pmu_dev, char *name)
 		.start		= xgene_perf_start,
 		.stop		= xgene_perf_stop,
 		.read		= xgene_perf_read,
+		.capabilities	= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
 	};
 
 	/* Hardware counter init */
-- 
2.7.4

[PATCH v3 09/12] powerpc: perf/core: use PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE for exclude incapable PMUs

[Andrew Murray]

For PowerPC PMUs that do not support context exclusion let's
advertise the PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE capability. This ensures that
perf will prevent us from handling events where any exclusion flags
are set. Let's also remove the now unnecessary check for exclusion
flags.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Murray <andrew.murray@arm.com>
---
 arch/powerpc/perf/hv-24x7.c | 10 +---------
 arch/powerpc/perf/hv-gpci.c | 10 +---------
 arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c | 19 +------------------
 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/hv-24x7.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/hv-24x7.c
index 72238ee..d2b8e60 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/hv-24x7.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/hv-24x7.c
@@ -1306,15 +1306,6 @@ static int h_24x7_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	/* unsupported modes and filters */
-	if (event->attr.exclude_user   ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_kernel ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_hv     ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_idle   ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_host   ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_guest)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	/* no branch sampling */
 	if (has_branch_stack(event))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -1577,6 +1568,7 @@ static struct pmu h_24x7_pmu = {
 	.start_txn   = h_24x7_event_start_txn,
 	.commit_txn  = h_24x7_event_commit_txn,
 	.cancel_txn  = h_24x7_event_cancel_txn,
+	.capabilities = PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
 };
 
 static int hv_24x7_init(void)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/hv-gpci.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/hv-gpci.c
index 43fabb3..735e77b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/hv-gpci.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/hv-gpci.c
@@ -232,15 +232,6 @@ static int h_gpci_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	/* unsupported modes and filters */
-	if (event->attr.exclude_user   ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_kernel ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_hv     ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_idle   ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_host   ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_guest)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	/* no branch sampling */
 	if (has_branch_stack(event))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -285,6 +276,7 @@ static struct pmu h_gpci_pmu = {
 	.start       = h_gpci_event_start,
 	.stop        = h_gpci_event_stop,
 	.read        = h_gpci_event_update,
+	.capabilities = PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
 };
 
 static int hv_gpci_init(void)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c
index 1fafc32b..1dbb0ee 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c
@@ -473,15 +473,6 @@ static int nest_imc_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 	if (event->hw.sample_period)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/* unsupported modes and filters */
-	if (event->attr.exclude_user   ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_kernel ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_hv     ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_idle   ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_host   ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_guest)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	if (event->cpu < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -748,15 +739,6 @@ static int core_imc_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 	if (event->hw.sample_period)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/* unsupported modes and filters */
-	if (event->attr.exclude_user   ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_kernel ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_hv     ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_idle   ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_host   ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_guest)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	if (event->cpu < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -1069,6 +1051,7 @@ static int update_pmu_ops(struct imc_pmu *pmu)
 	pmu->pmu.stop = imc_event_stop;
 	pmu->pmu.read = imc_event_update;
 	pmu->pmu.attr_groups = pmu->attr_groups;
+	pmu->pmu.capabilities = PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE;
 	pmu->attr_groups[IMC_FORMAT_ATTR] = &imc_format_group;
 
 	switch (pmu->domain) {
-- 
2.7.4

[PATCH v3 10/12] x86: perf/core: use PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE for exclude incapable PMUs

[Andrew Murray]

For drivers that do not support context exclusion let's advertise the
PERF_PMU_CAP_NOEXCLUDE capability. This ensures that perf will
prevent us from handling events where any exclusion flags are set.
Let's also remove the now unnecessary check for exclusion flags.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Murray <andrew.murray@arm.com>
---
 arch/x86/events/amd/ibs.c          | 13 +------------
 arch/x86/events/amd/power.c        | 10 ++--------
 arch/x86/events/intel/cstate.c     | 12 +++---------
 arch/x86/events/intel/rapl.c       |  9 ++-------
 arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_snb.c |  9 ++-------
 arch/x86/events/msr.c              | 10 ++--------
 6 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 51 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/events/amd/ibs.c b/arch/x86/events/amd/ibs.c
index d50bb4d..62f317c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/amd/ibs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/amd/ibs.c
@@ -253,15 +253,6 @@ static int perf_ibs_precise_event(struct perf_event *event, u64 *config)
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
 
-static const struct perf_event_attr ibs_notsupp = {
-	.exclude_user	= 1,
-	.exclude_kernel	= 1,
-	.exclude_hv	= 1,
-	.exclude_idle	= 1,
-	.exclude_host	= 1,
-	.exclude_guest	= 1,
-};
-
 static int perf_ibs_init(struct perf_event *event)
 {
 	struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
@@ -282,9 +273,6 @@ static int perf_ibs_init(struct perf_event *event)
 	if (event->pmu != &perf_ibs->pmu)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	if (perf_flags(&event->attr) & perf_flags(&ibs_notsupp))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	if (config & ~perf_ibs->config_mask)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -537,6 +525,7 @@ static struct perf_ibs perf_ibs_fetch = {
 		.start		= perf_ibs_start,
 		.stop		= perf_ibs_stop,
 		.read		= perf_ibs_read,
+		.capabilities	= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
 	},
 	.msr			= MSR_AMD64_IBSFETCHCTL,
 	.config_mask		= IBS_FETCH_CONFIG_MASK,
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/amd/power.c b/arch/x86/events/amd/power.c
index 2aefacf..c5ff084 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/amd/power.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/amd/power.c
@@ -136,14 +136,7 @@ static int pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
 	/* Unsupported modes and filters. */
-	if (event->attr.exclude_user   ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_kernel ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_hv     ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_idle   ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_host   ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_guest  ||
-	    /* no sampling */
-	    event->attr.sample_period)
+	if (event->attr.sample_period)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (cfg != AMD_POWER_EVENTSEL_PKG)
@@ -226,6 +219,7 @@ static struct pmu pmu_class = {
 	.start		= pmu_event_start,
 	.stop		= pmu_event_stop,
 	.read		= pmu_event_read,
+	.capabilities	= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
 };
 
 static int power_cpu_exit(unsigned int cpu)
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/cstate.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/cstate.c
index 9f8084f..15a1981 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/cstate.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/cstate.c
@@ -280,13 +280,7 @@ static int cstate_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
 	/* unsupported modes and filters */
-	if (event->attr.exclude_user   ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_kernel ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_hv     ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_idle   ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_host   ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_guest  ||
-	    event->attr.sample_period) /* no sampling */
+	if (event->attr.sample_period) /* no sampling */
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (event->cpu < 0)
@@ -437,7 +431,7 @@ static struct pmu cstate_core_pmu = {
 	.start		= cstate_pmu_event_start,
 	.stop		= cstate_pmu_event_stop,
 	.read		= cstate_pmu_event_update,
-	.capabilities	= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_INTERRUPT,
+	.capabilities	= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_INTERRUPT | PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
 	.module		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
@@ -451,7 +445,7 @@ static struct pmu cstate_pkg_pmu = {
 	.start		= cstate_pmu_event_start,
 	.stop		= cstate_pmu_event_stop,
 	.read		= cstate_pmu_event_update,
-	.capabilities	= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_INTERRUPT,
+	.capabilities	= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_INTERRUPT | PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
 	.module		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/rapl.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/rapl.c
index 32f3e94..18a5628 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/rapl.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/rapl.c
@@ -397,13 +397,7 @@ static int rapl_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* unsupported modes and filters */
-	if (event->attr.exclude_user   ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_kernel ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_hv     ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_idle   ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_host   ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_guest  ||
-	    event->attr.sample_period) /* no sampling */
+	if (event->attr.sample_period) /* no sampling */
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* must be done before validate_group */
@@ -699,6 +693,7 @@ static int __init init_rapl_pmus(void)
 	rapl_pmus->pmu.stop		= rapl_pmu_event_stop;
 	rapl_pmus->pmu.read		= rapl_pmu_event_read;
 	rapl_pmus->pmu.module		= THIS_MODULE;
+	rapl_pmus->pmu.capabilities	= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_snb.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_snb.c
index 8527c3e..63a343b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_snb.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_snb.c
@@ -374,13 +374,7 @@ static int snb_uncore_imc_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* unsupported modes and filters */
-	if (event->attr.exclude_user   ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_kernel ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_hv     ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_idle   ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_host   ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_guest  ||
-	    event->attr.sample_period) /* no sampling */
+	if (event->attr.sample_period) /* no sampling */
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/*
@@ -474,6 +468,7 @@ static struct pmu snb_uncore_imc_pmu = {
 	.start		= uncore_pmu_event_start,
 	.stop		= uncore_pmu_event_stop,
 	.read		= uncore_pmu_event_read,
+	.capabilities	= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
 };
 
 static struct intel_uncore_ops snb_uncore_imc_ops = {
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/msr.c b/arch/x86/events/msr.c
index b4771a6..f7f64b0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/msr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/msr.c
@@ -160,13 +160,7 @@ static int msr_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
 	/* unsupported modes and filters */
-	if (event->attr.exclude_user   ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_kernel ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_hv     ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_idle   ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_host   ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_guest  ||
-	    event->attr.sample_period) /* no sampling */
+	if (event->attr.sample_period) /* no sampling */
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (cfg >= PERF_MSR_EVENT_MAX)
@@ -256,7 +250,7 @@ static struct pmu pmu_msr = {
 	.start		= msr_event_start,
 	.stop		= msr_event_stop,
 	.read		= msr_event_update,
-	.capabilities	= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_INTERRUPT,
+	.capabilities	= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_INTERRUPT | PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
 };
 
 static int __init msr_init(void)
-- 
2.7.4

[PATCH v3 11/12] x86: perf/core: use PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE for exclude incapable PMUs

[Andrew Murray]

For x86 PMUs that do not support context exclusion let's advertise the
PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE capability. This ensures that perf will
prevent us from handling events where any exclusion flags are set.
Let's also remove the now unnecessary check for exclusion flags.

This change means that amd/iommu and amd/uncore will now also
indicate that they do not support exclude_{hv|idle} and intel/uncore
that it does not support exclude_{guest|host}.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Murray <andrew.murray@arm.com>
---
 arch/x86/events/amd/iommu.c    | 6 +-----
 arch/x86/events/amd/uncore.c   | 7 ++-----
 arch/x86/events/intel/uncore.c | 9 +--------
 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/events/amd/iommu.c b/arch/x86/events/amd/iommu.c
index 3210fee..7635c23 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/amd/iommu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/amd/iommu.c
@@ -223,11 +223,6 @@ static int perf_iommu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 	if (is_sampling_event(event) || event->attach_state & PERF_ATTACH_TASK)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/* IOMMU counters do not have usr/os/guest/host bits */
-	if (event->attr.exclude_user || event->attr.exclude_kernel ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_host || event->attr.exclude_guest)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	if (event->cpu < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -414,6 +409,7 @@ static const struct pmu iommu_pmu __initconst = {
 	.read		= perf_iommu_read,
 	.task_ctx_nr	= perf_invalid_context,
 	.attr_groups	= amd_iommu_attr_groups,
+	.capabilities	= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
 };
 
 static __init int init_one_iommu(unsigned int idx)
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/amd/uncore.c b/arch/x86/events/amd/uncore.c
index 8671de1..988cb9c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/amd/uncore.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/amd/uncore.c
@@ -201,11 +201,6 @@ static int amd_uncore_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 	if (is_sampling_event(event) || event->attach_state & PERF_ATTACH_TASK)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/* NB and Last level cache counters do not have usr/os/guest/host bits */
-	if (event->attr.exclude_user || event->attr.exclude_kernel ||
-	    event->attr.exclude_host || event->attr.exclude_guest)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	/* and we do not enable counter overflow interrupts */
 	hwc->config = event->attr.config & AMD64_RAW_EVENT_MASK_NB;
 	hwc->idx = -1;
@@ -307,6 +302,7 @@ static struct pmu amd_nb_pmu = {
 	.start		= amd_uncore_start,
 	.stop		= amd_uncore_stop,
 	.read		= amd_uncore_read,
+	.capabilities	= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
 };
 
 static struct pmu amd_llc_pmu = {
@@ -317,6 +313,7 @@ static struct pmu amd_llc_pmu = {
 	.start		= amd_uncore_start,
 	.stop		= amd_uncore_stop,
 	.read		= amd_uncore_read,
+	.capabilities	= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
 };
 
 static struct amd_uncore *amd_uncore_alloc(unsigned int cpu)
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore.c
index 27a4614..d516161 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore.c
@@ -695,14 +695,6 @@ static int uncore_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 	if (pmu->func_id < 0)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	/*
-	 * Uncore PMU does measure at all privilege level all the time.
-	 * So it doesn't make sense to specify any exclude bits.
-	 */
-	if (event->attr.exclude_user || event->attr.exclude_kernel ||
-			event->attr.exclude_hv || event->attr.exclude_idle)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	/* Sampling not supported yet */
 	if (hwc->sample_period)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -800,6 +792,7 @@ static int uncore_pmu_register(struct intel_uncore_pmu *pmu)
 			.stop		= uncore_pmu_event_stop,
 			.read		= uncore_pmu_event_read,
 			.module		= THIS_MODULE,
+			.capabilities	= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
 		};
 	} else {
 		pmu->pmu = *pmu->type->pmu;
-- 
2.7.4

[PATCH v3 12/12] perf/core: remove unused perf_flags

[Andrew Murray]

Now that perf_flags is not used we remove it.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Murray <andrew.murray@arm.com>
---
 include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h       | 2 --
 tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h | 2 --
 2 files changed, 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
index f35eb72..ba89bd3 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -445,8 +445,6 @@ struct perf_event_query_bpf {
 	__u32	ids[0];
 };
 
-#define perf_flags(attr)	(*(&(attr)->read_format + 1))
-
 /*
  * Ioctls that can be done on a perf event fd:
  */
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
index f35eb72..ba89bd3 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -445,8 +445,6 @@ struct perf_event_query_bpf {
 	__u32	ids[0];
 };
 
-#define perf_flags(attr)	(*(&(attr)->read_format + 1))
-
 /*
  * Ioctls that can be done on a perf event fd:
  */
-- 
2.7.4

Re: [PATCH v3 00/12] perf/core: Generalise event exclusion checking

[Will Deacon]

On Thu, Dec 06, 2018 at 04:47:17PM +0000, Andrew Murray wrote:
> Many PMU drivers do not have the capability to exclude counting events
> that occur in specific contexts such as idle, kernel, guest, etc. These
> drivers indicate this by returning an error in their event_init upon
> testing the events attribute flags.
> 
> However this approach requires that each time a new event modifier is
> added to perf, all the perf drivers need to be modified to indicate that
> they don't support the attribute. This results in additional boiler-plate
> code common to many drivers that needs to be maintained. Furthermore the
> drivers are not consistent with regards to the error value they return
> when reporting unsupported attributes.
> 
> This patchset allow PMU drivers to advertise their inability to exclude
> based on context via a new capability: PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE. This
> allows the perf core to reject requests for exclusion events where there
> is no support in the PMU.
> 
> This is a functional change, in particular:
> 
>  - Some drivers will now additionally (but correctly) report unsupported
>    exclusion flags. It's typical for existing userspace tools such as
>    perf to handle such errors by retrying the system call without the
>    unsupported flags.
> 
>  - Drivers that do not support any exclusion that previously reported
>    -EPERM or -EOPNOTSUPP will now report -EINVAL - this is consistent
>    with the majority and results in userspace perf retrying without
>    exclusion.
> 
> All drivers touched by this patchset have been compile tested.

For the bits under arch/arm/ and drivers/perf:

Acked-by: Will Deacon <will.deacon@arm.com>

Note that I've queued the TX2 uncore PMU for 4.21 [1], which could also
benefit from your new flag.

Will

[1]
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/will/linux.git/commit/?h=for-next/perf&id=69c32972d59388c041268e8206e8eb1acff29b9a

Re: [PATCH v3 06/12] arm: perf/core: use PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE for exclude incapable PMUs

[Shawn Guo]

On Thu, Dec 06, 2018 at 04:47:23PM +0000, Andrew Murray wrote:
> For drivers that do not support context exclusion let's advertise the
> PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE capability. This ensures that perf will
> prevent us from handling events where any exclusion flags are set.
> Let's also remove the now unnecessary check for exclusion flags.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Murray <andrew.murray@arm.com>
> ---
>  arch/arm/mach-imx/mmdc.c     | 9 ++-------

For imx mmdc changes:

Acked-by: Shawn Guo <shawnguo@kernel.org>

Re: [PATCH v3 09/12] powerpc: perf/core: use PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE for exclude incapable PMUs

[Michael Ellerman]

Andrew Murray <andrew.murray@arm.com> writes:

> For PowerPC PMUs that do not support context exclusion let's
> advertise the PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE capability. This ensures that
> perf will prevent us from handling events where any exclusion flags
> are set. Let's also remove the now unnecessary check for exclusion
> flags.
>
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Murray <andrew.murray@arm.com>
> ---
>  arch/powerpc/perf/hv-24x7.c | 10 +---------
>  arch/powerpc/perf/hv-gpci.c | 10 +---------
>  arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c | 19 +------------------
>  3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

Looks good.

Acked-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au> (powerpc)

cheers

> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/hv-24x7.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/hv-24x7.c
> index 72238ee..d2b8e60 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/perf/hv-24x7.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/hv-24x7.c
> @@ -1306,15 +1306,6 @@ static int h_24x7_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
>  		return -EINVAL;
>  	}
>  
> -	/* unsupported modes and filters */
> -	if (event->attr.exclude_user   ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_kernel ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_hv     ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_idle   ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_host   ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_guest)
> -		return -EINVAL;
> -
>  	/* no branch sampling */
>  	if (has_branch_stack(event))
>  		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> @@ -1577,6 +1568,7 @@ static struct pmu h_24x7_pmu = {
>  	.start_txn   = h_24x7_event_start_txn,
>  	.commit_txn  = h_24x7_event_commit_txn,
>  	.cancel_txn  = h_24x7_event_cancel_txn,
> +	.capabilities = PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
>  };
>  
>  static int hv_24x7_init(void)
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/hv-gpci.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/hv-gpci.c
> index 43fabb3..735e77b 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/perf/hv-gpci.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/hv-gpci.c
> @@ -232,15 +232,6 @@ static int h_gpci_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
>  		return -EINVAL;
>  	}
>  
> -	/* unsupported modes and filters */
> -	if (event->attr.exclude_user   ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_kernel ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_hv     ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_idle   ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_host   ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_guest)
> -		return -EINVAL;
> -
>  	/* no branch sampling */
>  	if (has_branch_stack(event))
>  		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> @@ -285,6 +276,7 @@ static struct pmu h_gpci_pmu = {
>  	.start       = h_gpci_event_start,
>  	.stop        = h_gpci_event_stop,
>  	.read        = h_gpci_event_update,
> +	.capabilities = PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
>  };
>  
>  static int hv_gpci_init(void)
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c
> index 1fafc32b..1dbb0ee 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c
> @@ -473,15 +473,6 @@ static int nest_imc_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
>  	if (event->hw.sample_period)
>  		return -EINVAL;
>  
> -	/* unsupported modes and filters */
> -	if (event->attr.exclude_user   ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_kernel ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_hv     ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_idle   ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_host   ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_guest)
> -		return -EINVAL;
> -
>  	if (event->cpu < 0)
>  		return -EINVAL;
>  
> @@ -748,15 +739,6 @@ static int core_imc_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
>  	if (event->hw.sample_period)
>  		return -EINVAL;
>  
> -	/* unsupported modes and filters */
> -	if (event->attr.exclude_user   ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_kernel ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_hv     ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_idle   ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_host   ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_guest)
> -		return -EINVAL;
> -
>  	if (event->cpu < 0)
>  		return -EINVAL;
>  
> @@ -1069,6 +1051,7 @@ static int update_pmu_ops(struct imc_pmu *pmu)
>  	pmu->pmu.stop = imc_event_stop;
>  	pmu->pmu.read = imc_event_update;
>  	pmu->pmu.attr_groups = pmu->attr_groups;
> +	pmu->pmu.capabilities = PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE;
>  	pmu->attr_groups[IMC_FORMAT_ATTR] = &imc_format_group;
>  
>  	switch (pmu->domain) {
> -- 
> 2.7.4

Re: [PATCH v3 09/12] powerpc: perf/core: use PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE for exclude incapable PMUs

[Madhavan Srinivasan]

On 06/12/18 10:17 PM, Andrew Murray wrote:
> For PowerPC PMUs that do not support context exclusion let's
> advertise the PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE capability. This ensures that
> perf will prevent us from handling events where any exclusion flags
> are set. Let's also remove the now unnecessary check for exclusion
> flags.

Reviewed-by: Madhavan Srinivasan <maddy@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

>
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Murray <andrew.murray@arm.com>
> ---
>   arch/powerpc/perf/hv-24x7.c | 10 +---------
>   arch/powerpc/perf/hv-gpci.c | 10 +---------
>   arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c | 19 +------------------
>   3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/hv-24x7.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/hv-24x7.c
> index 72238ee..d2b8e60 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/perf/hv-24x7.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/hv-24x7.c
> @@ -1306,15 +1306,6 @@ static int h_24x7_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
>   		return -EINVAL;
>   	}
>
> -	/* unsupported modes and filters */
> -	if (event->attr.exclude_user   ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_kernel ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_hv     ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_idle   ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_host   ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_guest)
> -		return -EINVAL;
> -
>   	/* no branch sampling */
>   	if (has_branch_stack(event))
>   		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> @@ -1577,6 +1568,7 @@ static struct pmu h_24x7_pmu = {
>   	.start_txn   = h_24x7_event_start_txn,
>   	.commit_txn  = h_24x7_event_commit_txn,
>   	.cancel_txn  = h_24x7_event_cancel_txn,
> +	.capabilities = PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
>   };
>
>   static int hv_24x7_init(void)
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/hv-gpci.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/hv-gpci.c
> index 43fabb3..735e77b 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/perf/hv-gpci.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/hv-gpci.c
> @@ -232,15 +232,6 @@ static int h_gpci_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
>   		return -EINVAL;
>   	}
>
> -	/* unsupported modes and filters */
> -	if (event->attr.exclude_user   ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_kernel ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_hv     ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_idle   ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_host   ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_guest)
> -		return -EINVAL;
> -
>   	/* no branch sampling */
>   	if (has_branch_stack(event))
>   		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> @@ -285,6 +276,7 @@ static struct pmu h_gpci_pmu = {
>   	.start       = h_gpci_event_start,
>   	.stop        = h_gpci_event_stop,
>   	.read        = h_gpci_event_update,
> +	.capabilities = PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
>   };
>
>   static int hv_gpci_init(void)
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c
> index 1fafc32b..1dbb0ee 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c
> @@ -473,15 +473,6 @@ static int nest_imc_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
>   	if (event->hw.sample_period)
>   		return -EINVAL;
>
> -	/* unsupported modes and filters */
> -	if (event->attr.exclude_user   ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_kernel ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_hv     ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_idle   ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_host   ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_guest)
> -		return -EINVAL;
> -
>   	if (event->cpu < 0)
>   		return -EINVAL;
>
> @@ -748,15 +739,6 @@ static int core_imc_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
>   	if (event->hw.sample_period)
>   		return -EINVAL;
>
> -	/* unsupported modes and filters */
> -	if (event->attr.exclude_user   ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_kernel ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_hv     ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_idle   ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_host   ||
> -	    event->attr.exclude_guest)
> -		return -EINVAL;
> -
>   	if (event->cpu < 0)
>   		return -EINVAL;
>
> @@ -1069,6 +1051,7 @@ static int update_pmu_ops(struct imc_pmu *pmu)
>   	pmu->pmu.stop = imc_event_stop;
>   	pmu->pmu.read = imc_event_update;
>   	pmu->pmu.attr_groups = pmu->attr_groups;
> +	pmu->pmu.capabilities = PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE;
>   	pmu->attr_groups[IMC_FORMAT_ATTR] = &imc_format_group;
>
>   	switch (pmu->domain) {

Re: [PATCH v3 00/12] perf/core: Generalise event exclusion checking

[Andrew Murray]

On Fri, Dec 07, 2018 at 05:25:17PM +0000, Will Deacon wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 06, 2018 at 04:47:17PM +0000, Andrew Murray wrote:
> > Many PMU drivers do not have the capability to exclude counting events
> > that occur in specific contexts such as idle, kernel, guest, etc. These
> > drivers indicate this by returning an error in their event_init upon
> > testing the events attribute flags.
> > 
> > However this approach requires that each time a new event modifier is
> > added to perf, all the perf drivers need to be modified to indicate that
> > they don't support the attribute. This results in additional boiler-plate
> > code common to many drivers that needs to be maintained. Furthermore the
> > drivers are not consistent with regards to the error value they return
> > when reporting unsupported attributes.
> > 
> > This patchset allow PMU drivers to advertise their inability to exclude
> > based on context via a new capability: PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE. This
> > allows the perf core to reject requests for exclusion events where there
> > is no support in the PMU.
> > 
> > This is a functional change, in particular:
> > 
> >  - Some drivers will now additionally (but correctly) report unsupported
> >    exclusion flags. It's typical for existing userspace tools such as
> >    perf to handle such errors by retrying the system call without the
> >    unsupported flags.
> > 
> >  - Drivers that do not support any exclusion that previously reported
> >    -EPERM or -EOPNOTSUPP will now report -EINVAL - this is consistent
> >    with the majority and results in userspace perf retrying without
> >    exclusion.
> > 
> > All drivers touched by this patchset have been compile tested.
> 
> For the bits under arch/arm/ and drivers/perf:
> 
> Acked-by: Will Deacon <will.deacon@arm.com>
> 
> Note that I've queued the TX2 uncore PMU for 4.21 [1], which could also
> benefit from your new flag.

Ah thanks for pointing this out, I'll send a patch in due course.

Thanks,

Andrwe Murray

> 
> Will
> 
> [1]
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/will/linux.git/commit/?h=for-next/perf&id=69c32972d59388c041268e8206e8eb1acff29b9a