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diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index 64426b71381f..bd9f55a5958d 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -129,11 +129,40 @@ enum perf_event_sample_format {
PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD = 1U << 8,
PERF_SAMPLE_STREAM_ID = 1U << 9,
PERF_SAMPLE_RAW = 1U << 10,
+ PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK = 1U << 11,
- PERF_SAMPLE_MAX = 1U << 11, /* non-ABI */
+ PERF_SAMPLE_MAX = 1U << 12, /* non-ABI */
};
/*
+ * values to program into branch_sample_type when PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH is set
+ *
+ * If the user does not pass priv level information via branch_sample_type,
+ * the kernel uses the event's priv level. Branch and event priv levels do
+ * not have to match. Branch priv level is checked for permissions.
+ *
+ * The branch types can be combined, however BRANCH_ANY covers all types
+ * of branches and therefore it supersedes all the other types.
+ */
+enum perf_branch_sample_type {
+ PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_USER = 1U << 0, /* user branches */
+ PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_KERNEL = 1U << 1, /* kernel branches */
+ PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_HV = 1U << 2, /* hypervisor branches */
+
+ PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_ANY = 1U << 3, /* any branch types */
+ PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_ANY_CALL = 1U << 4, /* any call branch */
+ PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_ANY_RETURN = 1U << 5, /* any return branch */
+ PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_IND_CALL = 1U << 6, /* indirect calls */
+
+ PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_MAX = 1U << 7, /* non-ABI */
+};
+
+#define PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_PLM_ALL \
+ (PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_USER|\
+ PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_KERNEL|\
+ PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_HV)
+
+/*
* The format of the data returned by read() on a perf event fd,
* as specified by attr.read_format:
*
@@ -163,6 +192,8 @@ enum perf_event_read_format {
};
#define PERF_ATTR_SIZE_VER0 64 /* sizeof first published struct */
+#define PERF_ATTR_SIZE_VER1 72 /* add: config2 */
+#define PERF_ATTR_SIZE_VER2 80 /* add: branch_sample_type */
/*
* Hardware event_id to monitor via a performance monitoring event:
@@ -240,6 +271,7 @@ struct perf_event_attr {
__u64 bp_len;
__u64 config2; /* extension of config1 */
};
+ __u64 branch_sample_type; /* enum branch_sample_type */
};
/*
@@ -458,6 +490,8 @@ enum perf_event_type {
*
* { u32 size;
* char data[size];}&& PERF_SAMPLE_RAW
+ *
+ * { u64 from, to, flags } lbr[nr];} && PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK
* };
*/
PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE = 9,
@@ -530,12 +564,34 @@ struct perf_raw_record {
void *data;
};
+/*
+ * single taken branch record layout:
+ *
+ * from: source instruction (may not always be a branch insn)
+ * to: branch target
+ * mispred: branch target was mispredicted
+ * predicted: branch target was predicted
+ *
+ * support for mispred, predicted is optional. In case it
+ * is not supported mispred = predicted = 0.
+ */
struct perf_branch_entry {
- __u64 from;
- __u64 to;
- __u64 flags;
+ __u64 from;
+ __u64 to;
+ __u64 mispred:1, /* target mispredicted */
+ predicted:1,/* target predicted */
+ reserved:62;
};
+/*
+ * branch stack layout:
+ * nr: number of taken branches stored in entries[]
+ *
+ * Note that nr can vary from sample to sample
+ * branches (to, from) are stored from most recent
+ * to least recent, i.e., entries[0] contains the most
+ * recent branch.
+ */
struct perf_branch_stack {
__u64 nr;
struct perf_branch_entry entries[0];
@@ -566,7 +622,9 @@ struct hw_perf_event {
unsigned long event_base;
int idx;
int last_cpu;
+
struct hw_perf_event_extra extra_reg;
+ struct hw_perf_event_extra branch_reg;
};
struct { /* software */
struct hrtimer hrtimer;
@@ -690,6 +748,11 @@ struct pmu {
* if no implementation is provided it will default to: event->hw.idx + 1.
*/
int (*event_idx) (struct perf_event *event); /*optional */
+
+ /*
+ * flush branch stack on context-switches (needed in cpu-wide mode)
+ */
+ void (*flush_branch_stack) (void);
};
/**
@@ -923,7 +986,8 @@ struct perf_event_context {
u64 parent_gen;
u64 generation;
int pin_count;
- int nr_cgroups; /* cgroup events present */
+ int nr_cgroups; /* cgroup evts */
+ int nr_branch_stack; /* branch_stack evt */
struct rcu_head rcu_head;
};
@@ -988,6 +1052,7 @@ perf_event_create_kernel_counter(struct perf_event_attr *attr,
extern u64 perf_event_read_value(struct perf_event *event,
u64 *enabled, u64 *running);
+
struct perf_sample_data {
u64 type;
@@ -1007,12 +1072,14 @@ struct perf_sample_data {
u64 period;
struct perf_callchain_entry *callchain;
struct perf_raw_record *raw;
+ struct perf_branch_stack *br_stack;
};
static inline void perf_sample_data_init(struct perf_sample_data *data, u64 addr)
{
data->addr = addr;
data->raw = NULL;
+ data->br_stack = NULL;
}
extern void perf_output_sample(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
@@ -1151,6 +1218,11 @@ extern void perf_bp_event(struct perf_event *event, void *data);
# define perf_instruction_pointer(regs) instruction_pointer(regs)
#endif
+static inline bool has_branch_stack(struct perf_event *event)
+{
+ return event->attr.sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK;
+}
+
extern int perf_output_begin(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
struct perf_event *event, unsigned int size);
extern void perf_output_end(struct perf_output_handle *handle);