[libvirt] [PATCH] perf: add branch_misses perf event support
John Ferlan
jferlan at redhat.com
Mon Dec 12 23:13:25 UTC 2016
On 12/11/2016 08:30 AM, Nitesh Konkar wrote:
> This patch adds support and documentation
> for the branch_misses perf event.
>
> Signed-off-by: Nitesh Konkar <nitkon12 at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> ---
> docs/formatdomain.html.in | 6 ++++++
> docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng | 1 +
> include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h | 10 ++++++++++
> src/libvirt-domain.c | 4 ++++
> src/qemu/qemu_driver.c | 1 +
> src/util/virperf.c | 5 ++++-
> src/util/virperf.h | 1 +
> tests/genericxml2xmlindata/generic-perf.xml | 1 +
> tools/virsh.pod | 5 ++++-
> 9 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
In the future - adjusting docs/news.html.in should also be done. I've
done that for you so that the next one added has the example (more or
less). It'll be a version specific adjustment.
Anyway - a minor nit below which I changed...
ACK and pushed
John
> diff --git a/docs/formatdomain.html.in b/docs/formatdomain.html.in
> index 9218eec..086af55 100644
> --- a/docs/formatdomain.html.in
> +++ b/docs/formatdomain.html.in
> @@ -1928,6 +1928,7 @@
> <event name='cache_references' enabled='no'/>
> <event name='cache_misses' enabled='no'/>
> <event name='branch_instructions' enabled='no'/>
> + <event name='branch_misses' enabled='no'/>
> </perf>
> ...
> </pre>
> @@ -1978,6 +1979,11 @@
> <td>the count of branch instructions by applications running on the platform</td>
> <td><code>perf.branch_instructions</code></td>
> </tr>
> + <tr>
> + <td><code>branch_misses</code></td>
> + <td>the count of branch misses by applications running on the platform</td>
> + <td><code>perf.branch_misses</code></td>
> + </tr>
> </table>
>
> <h3><a name="elementsDevices">Devices</a></h3>
> diff --git a/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng b/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
> index c004233..bf8818d 100644
> --- a/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
> +++ b/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
> @@ -428,6 +428,7 @@
> <value>cache_references</value>
> <value>cache_misses</value>
> <value>branch_instructions</value>
> + <value>branch_misses</value>
> </choice>
> </attribute>
> <attribute name="enabled">
> diff --git a/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h b/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
> index f43c976..3290b10 100644
> --- a/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
> +++ b/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
> @@ -2135,6 +2135,16 @@ void virDomainStatsRecordListFree(virDomainStatsRecordPtr *stats);
> */
> # define VIR_PERF_PARAM_BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS "branch_instructions"
>
> +/**
> + * VIR_PERF_PARAM_BRANCH_MISSES:
> + *
> + * Macro for typed parameter name that represents branch_misses
> + * perf event which can be used to measure the count of branch misses
> + * by applications running on the platform. It corresponds to the
> + * "perf.branch_misses" field in the *Stats APIs.
> + */
> +# define VIR_PERF_PARAM_BRANCH_MISSES "branch_misses"
> +
> int virDomainGetPerfEvents(virDomainPtr dom,
> virTypedParameterPtr *params,
> int *nparams,
> diff --git a/src/libvirt-domain.c b/src/libvirt-domain.c
> index 6481abf..a91f432 100644
> --- a/src/libvirt-domain.c
> +++ b/src/libvirt-domain.c
> @@ -11229,6 +11229,10 @@ virConnectGetDomainCapabilities(virConnectPtr conn,
> * "perf.branch_instructions" - The count of branch instructions as
> * unsigned long long. It is produced by
> * branch_instructions perf event.
> + * "perf.branch_misses" - The count of branch misses as
> + * unsigned long long. It is produced by
> + * branch_misses perf event.
FYI: No need to bother with extra indents to attempt to keep things aligned.
> + *
> *
> * Note that entire stats groups or individual stat fields may be missing from
> * the output in case they are not supported by the given hypervisor, are not
> diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
> index 842de0a..0f3a283 100644
> --- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
> +++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
> @@ -9853,6 +9853,7 @@ qemuDomainSetPerfEvents(virDomainPtr dom,
> VIR_PERF_PARAM_CACHE_REFERENCES, VIR_TYPED_PARAM_BOOLEAN,
> VIR_PERF_PARAM_CACHE_MISSES, VIR_TYPED_PARAM_BOOLEAN,
> VIR_PERF_PARAM_BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS, VIR_TYPED_PARAM_BOOLEAN,
> + VIR_PERF_PARAM_BRANCH_MISSES, VIR_TYPED_PARAM_BOOLEAN,
> NULL) < 0)
> return -1;
>
> diff --git a/src/util/virperf.c b/src/util/virperf.c
> index 635faf1..7f630da 100644
> --- a/src/util/virperf.c
> +++ b/src/util/virperf.c
> @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virPerfEvent, VIR_PERF_EVENT_LAST,
> "cmt", "mbmt", "mbml",
> "cpu_cycles", "instructions",
> "cache_references", "cache_misses",
> - "branch_instructions");
> + "branch_instructions", "branch_misses");
>
> struct virPerfEvent {
> int type;
> @@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ static struct virPerfEventAttr attrs[] = {
> {.type = VIR_PERF_EVENT_BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS,
> .attrType = PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE,
> .attrConfig = PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS},
> + {.type = VIR_PERF_EVENT_BRANCH_MISSES,
> + .attrType = PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE,
> + .attrConfig = PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_MISSES},
> };
> typedef struct virPerfEventAttr *virPerfEventAttrPtr;
>
> diff --git a/src/util/virperf.h b/src/util/virperf.h
> index 8ebc03c..7049a5b 100644
> --- a/src/util/virperf.h
> +++ b/src/util/virperf.h
> @@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ typedef enum {
> VIR_PERF_EVENT_CACHE_MISSES, /* Cache misses by applications */
> VIR_PERF_EVENT_BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS, /* Count of branch instructions
> for applications */
> + VIR_PERF_EVENT_BRANCH_MISSES, /* Count of branch misses for applications */
>
> VIR_PERF_EVENT_LAST
> } virPerfEventType;
> diff --git a/tests/genericxml2xmlindata/generic-perf.xml b/tests/genericxml2xmlindata/generic-perf.xml
> index 92e5847..a1e4e1c 100644
> --- a/tests/genericxml2xmlindata/generic-perf.xml
> +++ b/tests/genericxml2xmlindata/generic-perf.xml
> @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
> <event name='cache_references' enabled='no'/>
> <event name='cache_misses' enabled='no'/>
> <event name='branch_instructions' enabled='yes'/>
> + <event name='branch_misses' enabled='yes'/>
> </perf>
> <devices>
> </devices>
> diff --git a/tools/virsh.pod b/tools/virsh.pod
> index 869062a..74c05c9 100644
> --- a/tools/virsh.pod
> +++ b/tools/virsh.pod
> @@ -946,7 +946,8 @@ I<--perf> returns the statistics of all enabled perf events:
> "perf.instructions" - the count of instructions,
> "perf.cache_references" - the count of cache hits,
> "perf.cache_misses" - the count of caches misses,
> -"perf.branch_instructions" - the count of application branch instructions
> +"perf.branch_instructions" - the count of branch instructions,
> +"perf.branch_misses" - the count of branch misses
>
> See the B<perf> command for more details about each event.
>
> @@ -2296,6 +2297,8 @@ B<Valid perf event names>
> branch_instructions - Provides the count of branch instructions
> executed by applications running on the
> platform.
> + branch_misses - Provides the count of branch misses executed
> + by applications running on the platform.
>
> B<Note>: The statistics can be retrieved using the B<domstats> command using
> the I<--perf> flag.
>
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