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authorIan Rogers <irogers@google.com>2025-04-03 12:43:37 -0700
committerArnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>2025-05-12 14:23:19 -0300
commit255f5b6d060be5a43de6edf42149b1391f69e3fc (patch)
tree9217e5cde4726e8a7caf2db8015d2c5e4ffb07a6
parent168c7b509109fe26cfcc21650b130ec384ece2aa (diff)
perf parse-events: Add "cpu" term to set the CPU an event is recorded on
The -C option allows the CPUs for a list of events to be specified but its not possible to set the CPU for a single event. Add a term to allow this. The term isn't a general CPU list due to ',' already being a special character in event parsing instead multiple cpu= terms may be provided and they will be merged/unioned together. An example of mixing different types of events counted on different CPUs: ``` $ perf stat -A -C 0,4-5,8 -e "instructions/cpu=0/,l1d-misses/cpu=4,cpu=5/,inst_retired.any/cpu=8/,cycles" -a sleep 0.1 Performance counter stats for 'system wide': CPU0 6,979,225 instructions/cpu=0/ # 0.89 insn per cycle CPU4 75,138 cpu/l1d-misses/ CPU5 1,418,939 cpu/l1d-misses/ CPU8 797,553 cpu/inst_retired.any,cpu=8/ CPU0 7,845,302 cycles CPU4 6,546,859 cycles CPU5 185,915,438 cycles CPU8 2,065,668 cycles 0.112449242 seconds time elapsed ``` Committer testing: root@number:~# grep -m1 "model name" /proc/cpuinfo model name : AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 16-Core Processor root@number:~# perf stat -A -e "instructions/cpu=0/,instructions,l1d-misses/cpu=4,cpu=5/,cycles" -a sleep 0.1 Performance counter stats for 'system wide': CPU0 2,398,351 instructions/cpu=0/ # 0.44 insn per cycle CPU0 2,398,152 instructions # 0.44 insn per cycle CPU1 1,265,634 instructions # 0.49 insn per cycle CPU2 606,087 instructions # 0.50 insn per cycle CPU3 4,025,752 instructions # 0.52 insn per cycle CPU4 4,236,810 instructions # 0.53 insn per cycle CPU5 3,984,832 instructions # 0.66 insn per cycle CPU6 434,132 instructions # 0.44 insn per cycle CPU7 65,752 instructions # 0.41 insn per cycle CPU8 459,083 instructions # 0.48 insn per cycle CPU9 6,464,161 instructions # 1.31 insn per cycle <SNIP> root@number:~# perf stat -e "instructions/cpu=0/,instructions,l1d-misses/cpu=4,cpu=5/,cycles" -a sleep 0. Performance counter stats for 'system wide': 144,822 instructions/cpu=0/ # 0.03 insn per cycle 4,666,114 instructions # 0.93 insn per cycle 2,583 l1d-misses 4,993,633 cycles 0.000868512 seconds time elapsed root@number:~# Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com> Tested-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com> Tested-by: Kan Liang <kan.liang@linux.intel.com> Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com> Cc: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com> Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com> Cc: Dominique Martinet <asmadeus@codewreck.org> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com> Cc: James Clark <james.clark@linaro.org> Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org> Cc: Leo Yan <leo.yan@arm.com> Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com> Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Cc: Weilin Wang <weilin.wang@intel.com> Cc: Yicong Yang <yangyicong@hisilicon.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250403194337.40202-5-irogers@google.com Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt9
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/evsel_config.h1
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/parse-events.c76
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/parse-events.h3
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/parse-events.l1
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/pmu.c3
6 files changed, 76 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt
index 8914f12d2b85..ce0735021473 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt
@@ -289,6 +289,15 @@ Sums up the event counts for all hardware threads in a core, e.g.:
perf stat -e cpu/event=0,umask=0x3,percore=1/
+cpu:
+
+Specifies the CPU to open the event upon. The value may be repeated to
+specify opening the event on multiple CPUs:
+
+
+ perf stat -e instructions/cpu=0,cpu=2/,cycles/cpu=1,cpu=2/ -a sleep 1
+ perf stat -e data_read/cpu=0/,data_write/cpu=1/ -a sleep 1
+
EVENT GROUPS
------------
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel_config.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel_config.h
index af52a1516d0b..94a1e9cf73d6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel_config.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel_config.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ struct evsel_config_term {
u32 aux_sample_size;
u64 cfg_chg;
char *str;
+ int cpu;
} val;
bool weak;
};
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index cf4f9b59a185..177d045577c4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
#include <errno.h>
#include <sys/ioctl.h>
#include <sys/param.h>
+#include "cpumap.h"
#include "term.h"
#include "env.h"
#include "evlist.h"
@@ -180,6 +181,26 @@ static char *get_config_name(const struct parse_events_terms *head_terms)
return get_config_str(head_terms, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NAME);
}
+static struct perf_cpu_map *get_config_cpu(const struct parse_events_terms *head_terms)
+{
+ struct parse_events_term *term;
+ struct perf_cpu_map *cpus = NULL;
+
+ if (!head_terms)
+ return NULL;
+
+ list_for_each_entry(term, &head_terms->terms, list) {
+ if (term->type_term == PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CPU) {
+ struct perf_cpu_map *cpu = perf_cpu_map__new_int(term->val.num);
+
+ perf_cpu_map__merge(&cpus, cpu);
+ perf_cpu_map__put(cpu);
+ }
+ }
+
+ return cpus;
+}
+
/**
* fix_raw - For each raw term see if there is an event (aka alias) in pmu that
* matches the raw's string value. If the string value matches an
@@ -443,11 +464,12 @@ int parse_events_add_cache(struct list_head *list, int *idx, const char *name,
bool found_supported = false;
const char *config_name = get_config_name(parsed_terms);
const char *metric_id = get_config_metric_id(parsed_terms);
+ struct perf_cpu_map *cpus = get_config_cpu(parsed_terms);
+ int ret = 0;
while ((pmu = perf_pmus__scan(pmu)) != NULL) {
LIST_HEAD(config_terms);
struct perf_event_attr attr;
- int ret;
if (parse_events__filter_pmu(parse_state, pmu))
continue;
@@ -462,7 +484,7 @@ int parse_events_add_cache(struct list_head *list, int *idx, const char *name,
perf_pmu__auto_merge_stats(pmu),
/*alternate_hw_config=*/PERF_COUNT_HW_MAX);
if (ret)
- return ret;
+ goto out_err;
continue;
}
@@ -482,21 +504,27 @@ int parse_events_add_cache(struct list_head *list, int *idx, const char *name,
if (parsed_terms) {
if (config_attr(&attr, parsed_terms, parse_state->error,
- config_term_common))
- return -EINVAL;
-
- if (get_config_terms(parsed_terms, &config_terms))
- return -ENOMEM;
+ config_term_common)) {
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ goto out_err;
+ }
+ if (get_config_terms(parsed_terms, &config_terms)) {
+ ret = -ENOMEM;
+ goto out_err;
+ }
}
if (__add_event(list, idx, &attr, /*init_attr*/true, config_name ?: name,
metric_id, pmu, &config_terms, /*auto_merge_stats=*/false,
- /*cpu_list=*/NULL,
- /*alternate_hw_config=*/PERF_COUNT_HW_MAX) == NULL)
- return -ENOMEM;
+ cpus, /*alternate_hw_config=*/PERF_COUNT_HW_MAX) == NULL)
+ ret = -ENOMEM;
free_config_terms(&config_terms);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out_err;
}
+out_err:
+ perf_cpu_map__put(cpus);
return found_supported ? 0 : -EINVAL;
}
@@ -815,6 +843,7 @@ const char *parse_events__term_type_str(enum parse_events__term_type term_type)
[PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_RAW] = "raw",
[PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_LEGACY_CACHE] = "legacy-cache",
[PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_HARDWARE] = "hardware",
+ [PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CPU] = "cpu",
};
if ((unsigned int)term_type >= __PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NR)
return "unknown term";
@@ -844,6 +873,7 @@ config_term_avail(enum parse_events__term_type term_type, struct parse_events_er
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_METRIC_ID:
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_SAMPLE_PERIOD:
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_PERCORE:
+ case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CPU:
return true;
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_USER:
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_SAMPLE_FREQ:
@@ -991,6 +1021,15 @@ do { \
return -EINVAL;
}
break;
+ case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CPU:
+ CHECK_TYPE_VAL(NUM);
+ if (term->val.num >= (u64)cpu__max_present_cpu().cpu) {
+ parse_events_error__handle(err, term->err_val,
+ strdup("too big"),
+ NULL);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ break;
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_DRV_CFG:
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_USER:
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_LEGACY_CACHE:
@@ -1118,6 +1157,7 @@ static int config_term_tracepoint(struct perf_event_attr *attr,
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_RAW:
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_LEGACY_CACHE:
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_HARDWARE:
+ case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CPU:
default:
if (err) {
parse_events_error__handle(err, term->err_term,
@@ -1252,6 +1292,7 @@ do { \
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_RAW:
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_LEGACY_CACHE:
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_HARDWARE:
+ case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CPU:
default:
break;
}
@@ -1306,6 +1347,7 @@ static int get_config_chgs(struct perf_pmu *pmu, struct parse_events_terms *head
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_RAW:
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_LEGACY_CACHE:
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_HARDWARE:
+ case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CPU:
default:
break;
}
@@ -1350,6 +1392,7 @@ static int __parse_events_add_numeric(struct parse_events_state *parse_state,
struct perf_event_attr attr;
LIST_HEAD(config_terms);
const char *name, *metric_id;
+ struct perf_cpu_map *cpus;
int ret;
memset(&attr, 0, sizeof(attr));
@@ -1371,10 +1414,11 @@ static int __parse_events_add_numeric(struct parse_events_state *parse_state,
name = get_config_name(head_config);
metric_id = get_config_metric_id(head_config);
+ cpus = get_config_cpu(head_config);
ret = __add_event(list, &parse_state->idx, &attr, /*init_attr*/true, name,
- metric_id, pmu, &config_terms, /*auto_merge_stats=*/false,
- /*cpu_list=*/NULL, /*alternate_hw_config=*/PERF_COUNT_HW_MAX
- ) == NULL ? -ENOMEM : 0;
+ metric_id, pmu, &config_terms, /*auto_merge_stats=*/false,
+ cpus, /*alternate_hw_config=*/PERF_COUNT_HW_MAX) ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
+ perf_cpu_map__put(cpus);
free_config_terms(&config_terms);
return ret;
}
@@ -1434,6 +1478,7 @@ static int parse_events_add_pmu(struct parse_events_state *parse_state,
LIST_HEAD(config_terms);
struct parse_events_terms parsed_terms;
bool alias_rewrote_terms = false;
+ struct perf_cpu_map *term_cpu = NULL;
if (verbose > 1) {
struct strbuf sb;
@@ -1528,11 +1573,12 @@ static int parse_events_add_pmu(struct parse_events_state *parse_state,
return -EINVAL;
}
+ term_cpu = get_config_cpu(&parsed_terms);
evsel = __add_event(list, &parse_state->idx, &attr, /*init_attr=*/true,
get_config_name(&parsed_terms),
get_config_metric_id(&parsed_terms), pmu,
- &config_terms, auto_merge_stats, /*cpu_list=*/NULL,
- alternate_hw_config);
+ &config_terms, auto_merge_stats, term_cpu, alternate_hw_config);
+ perf_cpu_map__put(term_cpu);
if (!evsel) {
parse_events_terms__exit(&parsed_terms);
return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
index e176a34ab088..ab242f671031 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ enum parse_events__term_type {
PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_RAW,
PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_LEGACY_CACHE,
PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_HARDWARE,
-#define __PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NR (PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_HARDWARE + 1)
+ PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CPU,
+#define __PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NR (PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CPU + 1)
};
struct parse_events_term {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
index 7ed86e3e34e3..4af7b9c1f44d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ aux-output { return term(yyscanner, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_AUX_OUTPUT); }
aux-action { return term(yyscanner, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_AUX_ACTION); }
aux-sample-size { return term(yyscanner, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_AUX_SAMPLE_SIZE); }
metric-id { return term(yyscanner, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_METRIC_ID); }
+cpu { return term(yyscanner, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CPU); }
cpu-cycles|cycles { return hw_term(yyscanner, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES); }
stalled-cycles-frontend|idle-cycles-frontend { return hw_term(yyscanner, PERF_COUNT_HW_STALLED_CYCLES_FRONTEND); }
stalled-cycles-backend|idle-cycles-backend { return hw_term(yyscanner, PERF_COUNT_HW_STALLED_CYCLES_BACKEND); }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
index d08972aa461c..798810704f5b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
@@ -1470,7 +1470,7 @@ static int pmu_config_term(const struct perf_pmu *pmu,
break;
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_USER: /* Not hardcoded. */
return -EINVAL;
- case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NAME ... PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_HARDWARE:
+ case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NAME ... PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CPU:
/* Skip non-config terms. */
break;
default:
@@ -1852,6 +1852,7 @@ int perf_pmu__for_each_format(struct perf_pmu *pmu, void *state, pmu_format_call
"aux-output",
"aux-action=(pause|resume|start-paused)",
"aux-sample-size=number",
+ "cpu=number",
};
struct perf_pmu_format *format;
int ret;