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From:   Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Date:   Tue, 2 Jun 2020 11:47:19 +0900
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Subject: Re: [PATCHv2] perf stat: Ensure group is defined on top of the same
 cpu mask
To:     Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
Cc:     Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com>, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org>,
        Jin Yao <yao.jin@linux.intel.com>,
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        Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>,
        Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>,
        Michael Petlan <mpetlan@redhat.com>,
        Stephane Eranian <eranian@google.com>,
        Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
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On Tue, Jun 2, 2020 at 1:21 AM Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 1:20 AM Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com> wrote:
> >
> > Jin Yao reported the issue (and posted first versions of this change)
> > with groups being defined over events with different cpu mask.
> >
> > This causes assert aborts in get_group_fd, like:
> >
> >   # perf stat -M "C2_Pkg_Residency" -a -- sleep 1
> >   perf: util/evsel.c:1464: get_group_fd: Assertion `!(fd == -1)' failed.
> >   Aborted
> >
> > All the events in the group have to be defined over the same
> > cpus so the group_fd can be found for every leader/member pair.
> >
> > Adding check to ensure this condition is met and removing the
> > group (with warning) if we detect mixed cpus, like:
> >
> >   $ sudo perf stat -e '{power/energy-cores/,cycles},{instructions,power/energy-cores/}'
> >   WARNING: event cpu maps do not match, disabling group:
> >     anon group { power/energy-cores/, cycles }
> >     anon group { instructions, power/energy-cores/ }
> >
> > Ian asked also for cpu maps details, it's displayed in verbose mode:
> >
> >   $ sudo perf stat -e '{cycles,power/energy-cores/}' -v
> >   WARNING: group events cpu maps do not match, disabling group:
> >     anon group { power/energy-cores/, cycles }
> >        power/energy-cores/: 0
> >        cycles: 0-7
> >     anon group { instructions, power/energy-cores/ }
> >        instructions: 0-7
> >        power/energy-cores/: 0
>
> This is great! A nit, would 'grouped events cpus do not match' read
> better? I think the cpu map is more of an internal naming convention.

Allowed cpus?

Thanks
Namhyung