linux.git/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile, branch v3.14 Linux kernel source tree Merge branch 'x86-microcode-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2014-01-20T20:07:54+00:00 Linus Torvalds torvalds@linux-foundation.org 2014-01-20T20:07:54+00:00 2bb2c5e235e8459de5761f89bc2bcb2efd2b6b45 Pull x86 microcode loader updates from Ingo Molnar: "There are two main changes in this tree: - AMD microcode early loading fixes - some microcode loader source files reorganization" * 'x86-microcode-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: x86, microcode: Move to a proper location x86, microcode, AMD: Fix early ucode loading x86, microcode: Share native MSR accessing variants x86, ramdisk: Export relocated ramdisk VA 
Pull x86 microcode loader updates from Ingo Molnar:
 "There are two main changes in this tree:

   - AMD microcode early loading fixes
   - some microcode loader source files reorganization"

* 'x86-microcode-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  x86, microcode: Move to a proper location
  x86, microcode, AMD: Fix early ucode loading
  x86, microcode: Share native MSR accessing variants
  x86, ramdisk: Export relocated ramdisk VA
x86, microcode: Move to a proper location 2014-01-13T19:00:12+00:00 Borislav Petkov bp@suse.de 2013-12-01T17:09:58+00:00 bad5fa631fca5466401cd4a48e30cc1f1cb6101e We've grown a bunch of microcode loader files all prefixed with "microcode_". They should be under cpu/ because this is strictly CPU-related functionality so do that and drop the prefix since they're in their own directory now which gives that prefix. :) While at it, drop MICROCODE_INTEL_LIB config item and stash the functionality under CONFIG_MICROCODE_INTEL as it was its only user. Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de> Tested-by: Aravind Gopalakrishnan <Aravind.Gopalakrishnan@amd.com> 
We've grown a bunch of microcode loader files all prefixed with
"microcode_". They should be under cpu/ because this is strictly
CPU-related functionality so do that and drop the prefix since they're
in their own directory now which gives that prefix. :)

While at it, drop MICROCODE_INTEL_LIB config item and stash the
functionality under CONFIG_MICROCODE_INTEL as it was its only user.

Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de>
Tested-by: Aravind Gopalakrishnan <Aravind.Gopalakrishnan@amd.com>
perf/x86: Add Intel RAPL PMU support 2013-11-27T10:16:40+00:00 Stephane Eranian eranian@google.com 2013-11-12T16:58:50+00:00 4788e5b4b2338f85fa42a712a182d8afd65d7c58 This patch adds a new uncore PMU to expose the Intel RAPL energy consumption counters. Up to 3 counters, each counting a particular RAPL event are exposed. The RAPL counters are available on Intel SandyBridge, IvyBridge, Haswell. The server skus add a 3rd counter. The following events are available and exposed in sysfs: - power/energy-cores: power consumption of all cores on socket - power/energy-pkg: power consumption of all cores + LLc cache - power/energy-dram: power consumption of DRAM (servers only) For each event both the unit (Joules) and scale (2^-32 J) is exposed in sysfs for use by perf stat and other tools. The files are: /sys/devices/power/events/energy-*.unit /sys/devices/power/events/energy-*.scale The RAPL PMU is uncore by nature and is implemented such that it only works in system-wide mode. Measuring only one CPU per socket is sufficient. The /sys/devices/power/cpumask file can be used by tools to figure out which CPUs to monitor by default. For instance, on a 2-socket system, 2 CPUs (one on each socket) will be shown. All the counters measure in the same unit (exposed via sysfs). The perf_events API exposes all RAPL counters as 64-bit integers counting in unit of 1/2^32 Joules (about 0.23 nJ). User level tools must convert the counts by multiplying them by 2^-32 to obtain Joules. The reason for this is that the kernel avoids doing floating point math whenever possible because it is expensive (user floating-point state must be saved). The method used avoids kernel floating-point usage. There is no loss of precision. Thanks to PeterZ for suggesting this approach. To convert the raw count in Watt: W = C * 2.3 / (1e10 * time) or ldexp(C, -32). RAPL PMU is a new standalone PMU which registers with the perf_event core subsystem. The PMU type (attr->type) is dynamically allocated and is available from /sys/device/power/type. Sampling is not supported by the RAPL PMU. There is no privilege level filtering either. Signed-off-by: Stephane Eranian <eranian@google.com> Reviewed-by: Maria Dimakopoulou <maria.n.dimakopoulou@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Cc: acme@redhat.com Cc: jolsa@redhat.com Cc: zheng.z.yan@intel.com Cc: bp@alien8.de Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1384275531-10892-4-git-send-email-eranian@google.com Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> 
This patch adds a new uncore PMU to expose the Intel
RAPL energy consumption counters. Up to 3 counters,
each counting a particular RAPL event are exposed.

The RAPL counters are available on Intel SandyBridge,
IvyBridge, Haswell. The server skus add a 3rd counter.

The following events are available and exposed in sysfs:

  - power/energy-cores: power consumption of all cores on socket
  - power/energy-pkg: power consumption of all cores + LLc cache
  - power/energy-dram: power consumption of DRAM (servers only)

For each event both the unit (Joules) and scale (2^-32 J)
is exposed in sysfs for use by perf stat and other tools.
The files are:

	/sys/devices/power/events/energy-*.unit
	/sys/devices/power/events/energy-*.scale

The RAPL PMU is uncore by nature and is implemented such
that it only works in system-wide mode. Measuring only
one CPU per socket is sufficient. The /sys/devices/power/cpumask
file can be used by tools to figure out which CPUs to monitor
by default. For instance, on a 2-socket system, 2 CPUs
(one on each socket) will be shown.

All the counters measure in the same unit (exposed via sysfs).
The perf_events API exposes all RAPL counters as 64-bit integers
counting in unit of 1/2^32 Joules (about 0.23 nJ). User level tools
must convert the counts by multiplying them by 2^-32 to obtain
Joules. The reason for this is that the kernel avoids
doing floating point math whenever possible because it is
expensive (user floating-point state must be saved). The method
used avoids kernel floating-point usage. There is no loss of
precision. Thanks to PeterZ for suggesting this approach.

To convert the raw count in Watt:
   W = C * 2.3 / (1e10 * time)
or ldexp(C, -32).

RAPL PMU is a new standalone PMU which registers with the
perf_event core subsystem. The PMU type (attr->type) is
dynamically allocated and is available from /sys/device/power/type.

Sampling is not supported by the RAPL PMU. There is no
privilege level filtering either.

Signed-off-by: Stephane Eranian <eranian@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Maria Dimakopoulou <maria.n.dimakopoulou@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: acme@redhat.com
Cc: jolsa@redhat.com
Cc: zheng.z.yan@intel.com
Cc: bp@alien8.de
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1384275531-10892-4-git-send-email-eranian@google.com
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
perf/x86/amd: AMD IOMMU Performance Counter PERF uncore PMU implementation 2013-06-19T11:04:53+00:00 Suravee Suthikulpanit Suravee.Suthikulpanit@amd.com 2013-06-05T21:11:49+00:00 7be6296fdd75f716f7348251433ea68c4b362cf3 Implement a perf PMU to handle IOMMU performance counters and events. The PMU only supports counting mode (e.g. perf stat). Since the counters are shared across all cores, the PMU is implemented as "system-wide" mode. To invoke the AMD IOMMU PMU, issue a perf tool command such as: ./perf stat -a -e amd_iommu/<events>/ <command> or: ./perf stat -a -e amd_iommu/config=<config-data>,config1=<config1-data>/ <command> For example: ./perf stat -a -e amd_iommu/mem_trans_total/ <command> The resulting count will be how many IOMMU total peripheral memory operations were performed during the command execution window. Signed-off-by: Suravee Suthikulpanit <suravee.suthikulpanit@amd.com> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1370466709-3212-3-git-send-email-suravee.suthikulpanit@amd.com Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> 
Implement a perf PMU to handle IOMMU performance counters and events.
The PMU only supports counting mode (e.g. perf stat). Since the counters
are shared across all cores, the PMU is implemented as "system-wide" mode.

To invoke the AMD IOMMU PMU, issue a perf tool command such as:

  ./perf stat -a -e amd_iommu/<events>/ <command>

or:

  ./perf stat -a -e amd_iommu/config=<config-data>,config1=<config1-data>/ <command>

For example:

  ./perf stat -a -e amd_iommu/mem_trans_total/ <command>

The resulting count will be how many IOMMU total peripheral memory
operations were performed during the command execution window.

Signed-off-by: Suravee Suthikulpanit <suravee.suthikulpanit@amd.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1370466709-3212-3-git-send-email-suravee.suthikulpanit@amd.com
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Merge branch 'x86-paravirt-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2013-04-30T15:41:21+00:00 Linus Torvalds torvalds@linux-foundation.org 2013-04-30T15:41:21+00:00 1e2f5b598aa56c3978c2e623f72e9656a565c6c9 Pull x86 paravirt update from Ingo Molnar: "Various paravirtualization related changes - the biggest one makes guest support optional via CONFIG_HYPERVISOR_GUEST" * 'x86-paravirt-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: x86, wakeup, sleep: Use pvops functions for changing GDT entries x86, xen, gdt: Remove the pvops variant of store_gdt. x86-32, gdt: Store/load GDT for ACPI S3 or hibernation/resume path is not needed x86-64, gdt: Store/load GDT for ACPI S3 or hibernate/resume path is not needed. x86: Make Linux guest support optional x86, Kconfig: Move PARAVIRT_DEBUG into the paravirt menu 
Pull x86 paravirt update from Ingo Molnar:
 "Various paravirtualization related changes - the biggest one makes
  guest support optional via CONFIG_HYPERVISOR_GUEST"

* 'x86-paravirt-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  x86, wakeup, sleep: Use pvops functions for changing GDT entries
  x86, xen, gdt: Remove the pvops variant of store_gdt.
  x86-32, gdt: Store/load GDT for ACPI S3 or hibernation/resume path is not needed
  x86-64, gdt: Store/load GDT for ACPI S3 or hibernate/resume path is not needed.
  x86: Make Linux guest support optional
  x86, Kconfig: Move PARAVIRT_DEBUG into the paravirt menu
Merge branch 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2013-04-30T14:41:01+00:00 Linus Torvalds torvalds@linux-foundation.org 2013-04-30T14:41:01+00:00 e0972916e8fe943f342b0dd1c9d43dbf5bc261c2 Pull perf updates from Ingo Molnar: "Features: - Add "uretprobes" - an optimization to uprobes, like kretprobes are an optimization to kprobes. "perf probe -x file sym%return" now works like kretprobes. By Oleg Nesterov. - Introduce per core aggregation in 'perf stat', from Stephane Eranian. - Add memory profiling via PEBS, from Stephane Eranian. - Event group view for 'annotate' in --stdio, --tui and --gtk, from Namhyung Kim. - Add support for AMD NB and L2I "uncore" counters, by Jacob Shin. - Add Ivy Bridge-EP uncore support, by Zheng Yan - IBM zEnterprise EC12 oprofile support patchlet from Robert Richter. - Add perf test entries for checking breakpoint overflow signal handler issues, from Jiri Olsa. - Add perf test entry for for checking number of EXIT events, from Namhyung Kim. - Add perf test entries for checking --cpu in record and stat, from Jiri Olsa. - Introduce perf stat --repeat forever, from Frederik Deweerdt. - Add --no-demangle to report/top, from Namhyung Kim. - PowerPC fixes plus a couple of cleanups/optimizations in uprobes and trace_uprobes, by Oleg Nesterov. Various fixes and refactorings: - Fix dependency of the python binding wrt libtraceevent, from Naohiro Aota. - Simplify some perf_evlist methods and to allow 'stat' to share code with 'record' and 'trace', by Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo. - Remove dead code in related to libtraceevent integration, from Namhyung Kim. - Revert "perf sched: Handle PERF_RECORD_EXIT events" to get 'perf sched lat' back working, by Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo - We don't use Newt anymore, just plain libslang, by Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo. - Kill a bunch of die() calls, from Namhyung Kim. - Fix build on non-glibc systems due to libio.h absence, from Cody P Schafer. - Remove some perf_session and tracing dead code, from David Ahern. - Honor parallel jobs, fix from Borislav Petkov - Introduce tools/lib/lk library, initially just removing duplication among tools/perf and tools/vm. from Borislav Petkov ... and many more I missed to list, see the shortlog and git log for more details." * 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (136 commits) perf/x86/intel/P4: Robistify P4 PMU types perf/x86/amd: Fix AMD NB and L2I "uncore" support perf/x86/amd: Remove old-style NB counter support from perf_event_amd.c perf/x86: Check all MSRs before passing hw check perf/x86/amd: Add support for AMD NB and L2I "uncore" counters perf/x86/intel: Add Ivy Bridge-EP uncore support perf/x86/intel: Fix SNB-EP CBO and PCU uncore PMU filter management perf/x86: Avoid kfree() in CPU_{STARTING,DYING} uprobes/perf: Avoid perf_trace_buf_prepare/submit if ->perf_events is empty uprobes/tracing: Don't pass addr=ip to perf_trace_buf_submit() uprobes/tracing: Change create_trace_uprobe() to support uretprobes uprobes/tracing: Make seq_printf() code uretprobe-friendly uprobes/tracing: Make register_uprobe_event() paths uretprobe-friendly uprobes/tracing: Make uprobe_{trace,perf}_print() uretprobe-friendly uprobes/tracing: Introduce is_ret_probe() and uretprobe_dispatcher() uprobes/tracing: Introduce uprobe_{trace,perf}_print() helpers uprobes/tracing: Generalize struct uprobe_trace_entry_head uprobes/tracing: Kill the pointless local_save_flags/preempt_count calls uprobes/tracing: Kill the pointless seq_print_ip_sym() call uprobes/tracing: Kill the pointless task_pt_regs() calls ... 
Pull perf updates from Ingo Molnar:
 "Features:

   - Add "uretprobes" - an optimization to uprobes, like kretprobes are
     an optimization to kprobes.  "perf probe -x file sym%return" now
     works like kretprobes.  By Oleg Nesterov.

   - Introduce per core aggregation in 'perf stat', from Stephane
     Eranian.

   - Add memory profiling via PEBS, from Stephane Eranian.

   - Event group view for 'annotate' in --stdio, --tui and --gtk, from
     Namhyung Kim.

   - Add support for AMD NB and L2I "uncore" counters, by Jacob Shin.

   - Add Ivy Bridge-EP uncore support, by Zheng Yan

   - IBM zEnterprise EC12 oprofile support patchlet from Robert Richter.

   - Add perf test entries for checking breakpoint overflow signal
     handler issues, from Jiri Olsa.

   - Add perf test entry for for checking number of EXIT events, from
     Namhyung Kim.

   - Add perf test entries for checking --cpu in record and stat, from
     Jiri Olsa.

   - Introduce perf stat --repeat forever, from Frederik Deweerdt.

   - Add --no-demangle to report/top, from Namhyung Kim.

   - PowerPC fixes plus a couple of cleanups/optimizations in uprobes
     and trace_uprobes, by Oleg Nesterov.

  Various fixes and refactorings:

   - Fix dependency of the python binding wrt libtraceevent, from
     Naohiro Aota.

   - Simplify some perf_evlist methods and to allow 'stat' to share code
     with 'record' and 'trace', by Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo.

   - Remove dead code in related to libtraceevent integration, from
     Namhyung Kim.

   - Revert "perf sched: Handle PERF_RECORD_EXIT events" to get 'perf
     sched lat' back working, by Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

   - We don't use Newt anymore, just plain libslang, by Arnaldo Carvalho
     de Melo.

   - Kill a bunch of die() calls, from Namhyung Kim.

   - Fix build on non-glibc systems due to libio.h absence, from Cody P
     Schafer.

   - Remove some perf_session and tracing dead code, from David Ahern.

   - Honor parallel jobs, fix from Borislav Petkov

   - Introduce tools/lib/lk library, initially just removing duplication
     among tools/perf and tools/vm.  from Borislav Petkov

  ... and many more I missed to list, see the shortlog and git log for
  more details."

* 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (136 commits)
  perf/x86/intel/P4: Robistify P4 PMU types
  perf/x86/amd: Fix AMD NB and L2I "uncore" support
  perf/x86/amd: Remove old-style NB counter support from perf_event_amd.c
  perf/x86: Check all MSRs before passing hw check
  perf/x86/amd: Add support for AMD NB and L2I "uncore" counters
  perf/x86/intel: Add Ivy Bridge-EP uncore support
  perf/x86/intel: Fix SNB-EP CBO and PCU uncore PMU filter management
  perf/x86: Avoid kfree() in CPU_{STARTING,DYING}
  uprobes/perf: Avoid perf_trace_buf_prepare/submit if ->perf_events is empty
  uprobes/tracing: Don't pass addr=ip to perf_trace_buf_submit()
  uprobes/tracing: Change create_trace_uprobe() to support uretprobes
  uprobes/tracing: Make seq_printf() code uretprobe-friendly
  uprobes/tracing: Make register_uprobe_event() paths uretprobe-friendly
  uprobes/tracing: Make uprobe_{trace,perf}_print() uretprobe-friendly
  uprobes/tracing: Introduce is_ret_probe() and uretprobe_dispatcher()
  uprobes/tracing: Introduce uprobe_{trace,perf}_print() helpers
  uprobes/tracing: Generalize struct uprobe_trace_entry_head
  uprobes/tracing: Kill the pointless local_save_flags/preempt_count calls
  uprobes/tracing: Kill the pointless seq_print_ip_sym() call
  uprobes/tracing: Kill the pointless task_pt_regs() calls
  ...
mkcapflags.pl: convert to mkcapflags.sh 2013-04-29T22:54:27+00:00 Rob Landley rob@landley.net 2013-04-29T22:05:53+00:00 0c0de199ce1fef20c86679194e31133da21c3c2a Generate asm-x86/cpufeature.h with posix-2008 commands instead of perl. Signed-off-by: Rob Landley <rob@landley.net> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Cc: Josh Boyer <jwboyer@redhat.com> Cc: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: David Howells <dhowell@redhat.com> Cc: Michal Marek <mmarek@suse.cz> Cc: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> 
Generate asm-x86/cpufeature.h with posix-2008 commands instead of perl.

Signed-off-by: Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Josh Boyer <jwboyer@redhat.com>
Cc: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: David Howells <dhowell@redhat.com>
Cc: Michal Marek <mmarek@suse.cz>
Cc: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
perf/x86/amd: Add support for AMD NB and L2I "uncore" counters 2013-04-21T09:01:24+00:00 Jacob Shin jacob.shin@amd.com 2013-04-19T21:34:28+00:00 c43ca5091a374c1f6778bd7e4a39a5a10735a917 Add support for AMD Family 15h [and above] northbridge performance counters. MSRs 0xc0010240 ~ 0xc0010247 are shared across all cores that share a common northbridge. Add support for AMD Family 16h L2 performance counters. MSRs 0xc0010230 ~ 0xc0010237 are shared across all cores that share a common L2 cache. We do not enable counter overflow interrupts. Sampling mode and per-thread events are not supported. Signed-off-by: Jacob Shin <jacob.shin@amd.com> Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@ghostprotocols.net> Cc: Stephane Eranian <eranian@google.com> Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20130419213428.GA8229@jshin-Toonie Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> 
Add support for AMD Family 15h [and above] northbridge
performance counters. MSRs 0xc0010240 ~ 0xc0010247 are shared
across all cores that share a common northbridge.

Add support for AMD Family 16h L2 performance counters. MSRs
0xc0010230 ~ 0xc0010237 are shared across all cores that share a
common L2 cache.

We do not enable counter overflow interrupts. Sampling mode and
per-thread events are not supported.

Signed-off-by: Jacob Shin <jacob.shin@amd.com>
Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@ghostprotocols.net>
Cc: Stephane Eranian <eranian@google.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20130419213428.GA8229@jshin-Toonie
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
x86: Make Linux guest support optional 2013-03-04T21:14:25+00:00 Borislav Petkov bp@suse.de 2013-03-04T20:20:21+00:00 6276a074c6519946c527f03e2ab69770a62652d9 Put all config options needed to run Linux as a guest behind a CONFIG_HYPERVISOR_GUEST menu so that they don't get built-in by default but be selectable by the user. Also, make all units which depend on x86_hyper, depend on this new symbol so that compilation doesn't fail when CONFIG_HYPERVISOR_GUEST is disabled but those units assume its presence. Sort options in the new HYPERVISOR_GUEST menu, adapt config text and drop redundant select. Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1362428421-9244-3-git-send-email-bp@alien8.de Cc: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@vmware.com> Cc: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com> Cc: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@microsoft.com> Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com> 
Put all config options needed to run Linux as a guest behind a
CONFIG_HYPERVISOR_GUEST menu so that they don't get built-in by default
but be selectable by the user. Also, make all units which depend on
x86_hyper, depend on this new symbol so that compilation doesn't fail
when CONFIG_HYPERVISOR_GUEST is disabled but those units assume its
presence.

Sort options in the new HYPERVISOR_GUEST menu, adapt config text and
drop redundant select.

Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1362428421-9244-3-git-send-email-bp@alien8.de
Cc: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@vmware.com>
Cc: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com>
Cc: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@microsoft.com>
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
perf/x86: Add support for Intel Xeon-Phi Knights Corner PMU 2012-10-04T11:32:37+00:00 Vince Weaver vincent.weaver@maine.edu 2012-09-26T18:12:52+00:00 e717bf4e4fe8adc519f25c4ff93ee50ed0a36710 The following patch adds perf_event support for the Xeon-Phi PMU, as documented in the "Intel Xeon Phi Coprocessor (codename: Knights Corner) Performance Monitoring Units" manual. Even though it is a co-processor, a Phi runs a full Linux environment and can support performance counters. This is just barebones support, it does not add support for interesting new features such as the SPFLT intruction that allows starting/stopping events without entering the kernel. The PMU internally is just like that of an original Pentium, but a "P6-like" MSR interface is provided. The interface is different enough from a real P6 that it's not easy (or practical) to re-use the code in perf_event_p6.c Acked-by: Lawrence F Meadows <lawrence.f.meadows@intel.com> Acked-by: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@openvz.org> Signed-off-by: Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@maine.edu> Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org> Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@ghostprotocols.net> Cc: eranian@gmail.com Cc: Lawrence F <lawrence.f.meadows@intel.com> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/alpine.DEB.2.02.1209261405320.8398@vincent-weaver-1.um.maine.edu Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> 
The following patch adds perf_event support for the Xeon-Phi
PMU, as documented in the "Intel Xeon Phi Coprocessor (codename:
Knights Corner) Performance Monitoring Units" manual.

Even though it is a co-processor, a Phi runs a full Linux
environment and can support performance counters.

This is just barebones support, it does not add support for
interesting new features such as the SPFLT intruction that
allows starting/stopping events without entering the kernel.

The PMU internally is just like that of an original Pentium, but
a "P6-like" MSR interface is provided.  The interface is
different enough from a real P6 that it's not easy (or
practical) to re-use the code in  perf_event_p6.c

Acked-by: Lawrence F Meadows <lawrence.f.meadows@intel.com>
Acked-by: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@openvz.org>
Signed-off-by: Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@maine.edu>
Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@ghostprotocols.net>
Cc: eranian@gmail.com
Cc: Lawrence F <lawrence.f.meadows@intel.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/alpine.DEB.2.02.1209261405320.8398@vincent-weaver-1.um.maine.edu
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>