2022-05-17 18:27:22

by James Clark

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Subject: [PATCH v2 0/2] perf: arm64: Tools support for Dwarf unwinding through SVE functions

Changes since v1:

* Split patchset into kernel side and Perf tool changes

When SVE registers are pushed onto the stack the VG register is required to
unwind because the stack offsets would vary by the SVE register width at the
time when the sample was taken.

The patches ("[PATCH v2 0/2] perf: arm64: Kernel support for Dwarf unwinding
through SVE functions") add support for sampling the VG register to the kernel
and the docs. This is the patchset to add support to userspace perf.

A small change is also required to libunwind or libdw depending on which
unwinder is used, and these will be published later. Without these changes Perf
continues to work with both libraries, although the VG register is still not
used for unwinding.

Thanks
James

James Clark (4):
perf tools: arm64: Copy perf_regs.h from the kernel
perf tools: Use dynamic register set for Dwarf unwind
perf tools: arm64: Decouple Libunwind register names from Perf
perf tools: arm64: Add support for VG register

tools/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/perf_regs.h | 7 +-
tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/perf_regs.c | 34 +++++++++
tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/unwind-libunwind.c | 73 +------------------
tools/perf/util/evsel.c | 2 +-
tools/perf/util/perf_regs.c | 2 +
5 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 73 deletions(-)

--
2.28.0



2022-05-17 19:58:50

by James Clark

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Subject: [PATCH v2 1/4] perf tools: arm64: Copy perf_regs.h from the kernel

Get the updated header for the newly added VG register.

Signed-off-by: James Clark <[email protected]>
---
tools/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/perf_regs.h | 7 ++++++-
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/perf_regs.h b/tools/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/perf_regs.h
index d54daafa89e3..fd157f46727e 100644
--- a/tools/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/perf_regs.h
+++ b/tools/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/perf_regs.h
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ enum perf_event_arm_regs {
PERF_REG_ARM64_LR,
PERF_REG_ARM64_SP,
PERF_REG_ARM64_PC,
- PERF_REG_ARM64_MAX,
+
+ /* Extended/pseudo registers */
+ PERF_REG_ARM64_VG = 46, // SVE Vector Granule
+
+ PERF_REG_ARM64_MAX = PERF_REG_ARM64_PC + 1,
+ PERF_REG_ARM64_EXTENDED_MAX = PERF_REG_ARM64_VG + 1
};
#endif /* _ASM_ARM64_PERF_REGS_H */
--
2.28.0


2022-05-18 03:53:20

by James Clark

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Subject: [PATCH v2 3/4] perf tools: arm64: Decouple Libunwind register names from Perf

Dwarf register numbers and real register numbers on aarch64 are
equivalent. Remove the references to the register names from
Libunwind so that new registers are supported without having to
add build time feature checks for each new register.

The unwinder won't ask for a register that it doesn't know about
and Perf will already report an error for an unknown or unrecorded
register in the perf_reg_value() function so extra validation
isn't needed.

After this change the new VG register can be read by libunwind.

Signed-off-by: James Clark <[email protected]>
---
tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/unwind-libunwind.c | 73 +------------------
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 71 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/unwind-libunwind.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/unwind-libunwind.c
index 5aecf88e3de6..871af5992298 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/unwind-libunwind.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/unwind-libunwind.c
@@ -10,77 +10,8 @@

int LIBUNWIND__ARCH_REG_ID(int regnum)
{
- switch (regnum) {
- case UNW_AARCH64_X0:
- return PERF_REG_ARM64_X0;
- case UNW_AARCH64_X1:
- return PERF_REG_ARM64_X1;
- case UNW_AARCH64_X2:
- return PERF_REG_ARM64_X2;
- case UNW_AARCH64_X3:
- return PERF_REG_ARM64_X3;
- case UNW_AARCH64_X4:
- return PERF_REG_ARM64_X4;
- case UNW_AARCH64_X5:
- return PERF_REG_ARM64_X5;
- case UNW_AARCH64_X6:
- return PERF_REG_ARM64_X6;
- case UNW_AARCH64_X7:
- return PERF_REG_ARM64_X7;
- case UNW_AARCH64_X8:
- return PERF_REG_ARM64_X8;
- case UNW_AARCH64_X9:
- return PERF_REG_ARM64_X9;
- case UNW_AARCH64_X10:
- return PERF_REG_ARM64_X10;
- case UNW_AARCH64_X11:
- return PERF_REG_ARM64_X11;
- case UNW_AARCH64_X12:
- return PERF_REG_ARM64_X12;
- case UNW_AARCH64_X13:
- return PERF_REG_ARM64_X13;
- case UNW_AARCH64_X14:
- return PERF_REG_ARM64_X14;
- case UNW_AARCH64_X15:
- return PERF_REG_ARM64_X15;
- case UNW_AARCH64_X16:
- return PERF_REG_ARM64_X16;
- case UNW_AARCH64_X17:
- return PERF_REG_ARM64_X17;
- case UNW_AARCH64_X18:
- return PERF_REG_ARM64_X18;
- case UNW_AARCH64_X19:
- return PERF_REG_ARM64_X19;
- case UNW_AARCH64_X20:
- return PERF_REG_ARM64_X20;
- case UNW_AARCH64_X21:
- return PERF_REG_ARM64_X21;
- case UNW_AARCH64_X22:
- return PERF_REG_ARM64_X22;
- case UNW_AARCH64_X23:
- return PERF_REG_ARM64_X23;
- case UNW_AARCH64_X24:
- return PERF_REG_ARM64_X24;
- case UNW_AARCH64_X25:
- return PERF_REG_ARM64_X25;
- case UNW_AARCH64_X26:
- return PERF_REG_ARM64_X26;
- case UNW_AARCH64_X27:
- return PERF_REG_ARM64_X27;
- case UNW_AARCH64_X28:
- return PERF_REG_ARM64_X28;
- case UNW_AARCH64_X29:
- return PERF_REG_ARM64_X29;
- case UNW_AARCH64_X30:
- return PERF_REG_ARM64_LR;
- case UNW_AARCH64_SP:
- return PERF_REG_ARM64_SP;
- case UNW_AARCH64_PC:
- return PERF_REG_ARM64_PC;
- default:
- pr_err("unwind: invalid reg id %d\n", regnum);
+ if (regnum < 0 || regnum >= PERF_REG_ARM64_EXTENDED_MAX)
return -EINVAL;
- }

- return -EINVAL;
+ return regnum;
}
--
2.28.0


2022-05-18 04:28:15

by James Clark

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Subject: [PATCH v2 2/4] perf tools: Use dynamic register set for Dwarf unwind

Architectures can detect availability of extra registers at
runtime so use this more complete set for unwinding. This
will include the VG register on arm64 in a later commit.

If the function isn't implemented then PERF_REGS_MASK is
returned and there is no change.

Signed-off-by: James Clark <[email protected]>
---
tools/perf/util/evsel.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 5fd7924f8eb3..787bbcbcd2ae 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ static void __evsel__config_callchain(struct evsel *evsel, struct record_opts *o
"specifying a subset with --user-regs may render DWARF unwinding unreliable, "
"so the minimal registers set (IP, SP) is explicitly forced.\n");
} else {
- attr->sample_regs_user |= PERF_REGS_MASK;
+ attr->sample_regs_user |= arch__user_reg_mask();
}
attr->sample_stack_user = param->dump_size;
attr->exclude_callchain_user = 1;
--
2.28.0


2022-05-18 04:28:51

by Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] perf: arm64: Tools support for Dwarf unwinding through SVE functions

Em Tue, May 17, 2022 at 11:20:01AM +0100, James Clark escreveu:
> Changes since v1:
>
> * Split patchset into kernel side and Perf tool changes

Thanks, now I'll wait for the kernel side to be merged.

- Arnaldo

> When SVE registers are pushed onto the stack the VG register is required to
> unwind because the stack offsets would vary by the SVE register width at the
> time when the sample was taken.
>
> The patches ("[PATCH v2 0/2] perf: arm64: Kernel support for Dwarf unwinding
> through SVE functions") add support for sampling the VG register to the kernel
> and the docs. This is the patchset to add support to userspace perf.
>
> A small change is also required to libunwind or libdw depending on which
> unwinder is used, and these will be published later. Without these changes Perf
> continues to work with both libraries, although the VG register is still not
> used for unwinding.
>
> Thanks
> James
>
> James Clark (4):
> perf tools: arm64: Copy perf_regs.h from the kernel
> perf tools: Use dynamic register set for Dwarf unwind
> perf tools: arm64: Decouple Libunwind register names from Perf
> perf tools: arm64: Add support for VG register
>
> tools/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/perf_regs.h | 7 +-
> tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/perf_regs.c | 34 +++++++++
> tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/unwind-libunwind.c | 73 +------------------
> tools/perf/util/evsel.c | 2 +-
> tools/perf/util/perf_regs.c | 2 +
> 5 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 73 deletions(-)
>
> --
> 2.28.0

--

- Arnaldo

2022-05-20 18:59:32

by James Clark

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] perf: arm64: Tools support for Dwarf unwinding through SVE functions



On 20/05/2022 13:32, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> Em Fri, May 20, 2022 at 12:46:24PM +0100, German Gomez escreveu:
>>
>> On 17/05/2022 15:58, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
>>> Em Tue, May 17, 2022 at 11:20:01AM +0100, James Clark escreveu:
>>>> Changes since v1:
>>>>
>>>> * Split patchset into kernel side and Perf tool changes
>>> Thanks, now I'll wait for the kernel side to be merged.
>>>
>>> - Arnaldo
>>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I think we also need to fix the below import (it's trying to import the
>> perf_regs.h from the kernel, not the tools/ dir).
>
> Sure, that is why it is important to do a:
>
> make -C tools/perf build-test
>

Oops thanks, I will submit another version with a fix for this included.

James

> before posting patches, as it will do, among other tests, a detached tarball test using:
>
> ⬢[acme@toolbox perf-urgent]$ make help | grep perf
> perf-tar-src-pkg - Build perf-5.18.0-rc7.tar source tarball
> perf-targz-src-pkg - Build perf-5.18.0-rc7.tar.gz source tarball
> perf-tarbz2-src-pkg - Build perf-5.18.0-rc7.tar.bz2 source tarball
> perf-tarxz-src-pkg - Build perf-5.18.0-rc7.tar.xz source tarball
> perf-tarzst-src-pkg - Build perf-5.18.0-rc7.tar.zst source tarball
> ⬢[acme@toolbox perf-urgent]$
>
> That will pick just what is in tools/perf/MANIFEST and that doesn´t
> include the kernel headers, just what is in tools/ then building with
> this patchkit would fail.
>
> To recap:
>
> ⬢[acme@toolbox perf-urgent]$ make perf-tarxz-src-pkg
> TAR
> PERF_VERSION = 5.18.rc7.gc645054ef517
> ⬢[acme@toolbox perf-urgent]$ ls -la perf-5.18.0-rc7.tar.xz
> -rw-r--r--. 1 acme acme 2364832 May 20 09:32 perf-5.18.0-rc7.tar.xz
> ⬢[acme@toolbox perf-urgent]$ tar tvf perf-5.18.0-rc7.tar.xz | tail
> -rw-rw-r-- root/root 7364 2022-05-20 09:32 perf-5.18.0-rc7/tools/perf/util/vdso.c
> -rw-rw-r-- root/root 639 2022-05-20 09:32 perf-5.18.0-rc7/tools/perf/util/vdso.h
> -rw-rw-r-- root/root 1793 2022-05-20 09:32 perf-5.18.0-rc7/tools/perf/util/zlib.c
> -rw-rw-r-- root/root 2672 2022-05-20 09:32 perf-5.18.0-rc7/tools/perf/util/zstd.c
> drwxrwxr-x root/root 0 2022-05-20 09:32 perf-5.18.0-rc7/tools/scripts/
> -rw-rw-r-- root/root 1091 2022-05-20 09:32 perf-5.18.0-rc7/tools/scripts/Makefile.arch
> -rw-rw-r-- root/root 5905 2022-05-20 09:32 perf-5.18.0-rc7/tools/scripts/Makefile.include
> -rw-rw-r-- root/root 5288 2022-05-20 09:32 perf-5.18.0-rc7/tools/scripts/utilities.mak
> -rw-r--r-- acme/acme 41 2022-05-20 09:32 perf-5.18.0-rc7/HEAD
> -rw-r--r-- acme/acme 46 2022-05-20 09:32 perf-5.18.0-rc7/PERF-VERSION-FILE
> ⬢[acme@toolbox perf-urgent]$
>
> - Arnaldo
>
>> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/libunwind/arm64.c b/tools/perf/util/libunwind/arm64.c
>> index 15f60fd09424..014d82159656 100644
>> --- a/tools/perf/util/libunwind/arm64.c
>> +++ b/tools/perf/util/libunwind/arm64.c
>> @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
>>  #include "unwind.h"
>>  #include "libunwind-aarch64.h"
>>  #define perf_event_arm_regs perf_event_arm64_regs
>> -#include <../../../../arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/perf_regs.h>
>> +#include <../../../arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/perf_regs.h>
>>  #undef perf_event_arm_regs
>>  #include "../../arch/arm64/util/unwind-libunwind.c"
>>
>

2022-05-21 02:41:55

by German Gomez

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] perf: arm64: Tools support for Dwarf unwinding through SVE functions


On 17/05/2022 15:58, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> Em Tue, May 17, 2022 at 11:20:01AM +0100, James Clark escreveu:
>> Changes since v1:
>>
>> * Split patchset into kernel side and Perf tool changes
> Thanks, now I'll wait for the kernel side to be merged.
>
> - Arnaldo
>

Hi,

I think we also need to fix the below import (it's trying to import the
perf_regs.h from the kernel, not the tools/ dir).

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/libunwind/arm64.c b/tools/perf/util/libunwind/arm64.c
index 15f60fd09424..014d82159656 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/libunwind/arm64.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/libunwind/arm64.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "unwind.h"
 #include "libunwind-aarch64.h"
 #define perf_event_arm_regs perf_event_arm64_regs
-#include <../../../../arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/perf_regs.h>
+#include <../../../arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/perf_regs.h>
 #undef perf_event_arm_regs
 #include "../../arch/arm64/util/unwind-libunwind.c"



2022-05-23 01:26:59

by Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] perf: arm64: Tools support for Dwarf unwinding through SVE functions

Em Fri, May 20, 2022 at 12:46:24PM +0100, German Gomez escreveu:
>
> On 17/05/2022 15:58, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> > Em Tue, May 17, 2022 at 11:20:01AM +0100, James Clark escreveu:
> >> Changes since v1:
> >>
> >> * Split patchset into kernel side and Perf tool changes
> > Thanks, now I'll wait for the kernel side to be merged.
> >
> > - Arnaldo
> >
>
> Hi,
>
> I think we also need to fix the below import (it's trying to import the
> perf_regs.h from the kernel, not the tools/ dir).

Sure, that is why it is important to do a:

make -C tools/perf build-test

before posting patches, as it will do, among other tests, a detached tarball test using:

⬢[acme@toolbox perf-urgent]$ make help | grep perf
perf-tar-src-pkg - Build perf-5.18.0-rc7.tar source tarball
perf-targz-src-pkg - Build perf-5.18.0-rc7.tar.gz source tarball
perf-tarbz2-src-pkg - Build perf-5.18.0-rc7.tar.bz2 source tarball
perf-tarxz-src-pkg - Build perf-5.18.0-rc7.tar.xz source tarball
perf-tarzst-src-pkg - Build perf-5.18.0-rc7.tar.zst source tarball
⬢[acme@toolbox perf-urgent]$

That will pick just what is in tools/perf/MANIFEST and that doesn´t
include the kernel headers, just what is in tools/ then building with
this patchkit would fail.

To recap:

⬢[acme@toolbox perf-urgent]$ make perf-tarxz-src-pkg
TAR
PERF_VERSION = 5.18.rc7.gc645054ef517
⬢[acme@toolbox perf-urgent]$ ls -la perf-5.18.0-rc7.tar.xz
-rw-r--r--. 1 acme acme 2364832 May 20 09:32 perf-5.18.0-rc7.tar.xz
⬢[acme@toolbox perf-urgent]$ tar tvf perf-5.18.0-rc7.tar.xz | tail
-rw-rw-r-- root/root 7364 2022-05-20 09:32 perf-5.18.0-rc7/tools/perf/util/vdso.c
-rw-rw-r-- root/root 639 2022-05-20 09:32 perf-5.18.0-rc7/tools/perf/util/vdso.h
-rw-rw-r-- root/root 1793 2022-05-20 09:32 perf-5.18.0-rc7/tools/perf/util/zlib.c
-rw-rw-r-- root/root 2672 2022-05-20 09:32 perf-5.18.0-rc7/tools/perf/util/zstd.c
drwxrwxr-x root/root 0 2022-05-20 09:32 perf-5.18.0-rc7/tools/scripts/
-rw-rw-r-- root/root 1091 2022-05-20 09:32 perf-5.18.0-rc7/tools/scripts/Makefile.arch
-rw-rw-r-- root/root 5905 2022-05-20 09:32 perf-5.18.0-rc7/tools/scripts/Makefile.include
-rw-rw-r-- root/root 5288 2022-05-20 09:32 perf-5.18.0-rc7/tools/scripts/utilities.mak
-rw-r--r-- acme/acme 41 2022-05-20 09:32 perf-5.18.0-rc7/HEAD
-rw-r--r-- acme/acme 46 2022-05-20 09:32 perf-5.18.0-rc7/PERF-VERSION-FILE
⬢[acme@toolbox perf-urgent]$

- Arnaldo

> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/libunwind/arm64.c b/tools/perf/util/libunwind/arm64.c
> index 15f60fd09424..014d82159656 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/libunwind/arm64.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/libunwind/arm64.c
> @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
>  #include "unwind.h"
>  #include "libunwind-aarch64.h"
>  #define perf_event_arm_regs perf_event_arm64_regs
> -#include <../../../../arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/perf_regs.h>
> +#include <../../../arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/perf_regs.h>
>  #undef perf_event_arm_regs
>  #include "../../arch/arm64/util/unwind-libunwind.c"
>

--

- Arnaldo