[libvirt] [PATCH v4 3/4] perf: add more perf events support

Qiaowei Ren qiaowei.ren at intel.com
Sat Jul 16 08:15:12 UTC 2016


With current perf framework, this patch adds support to more perf
events, including cache misses, cache references, cpu cycles,
instrctions, etc..

Signed-off-by: Qiaowei Ren <qiaowei.ren at intel.com>
---
 docs/formatdomain.html.in                   | 24 ++++++++++++++++++
 docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng               |  4 +++
 include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h            | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/libvirt-domain.c                        |  8 ++++++
 src/qemu/qemu_driver.c                      |  4 +++
 src/util/virperf.c                          | 16 +++++++++++-
 src/util/virperf.h                          |  5 ++++
 tests/genericxml2xmlindata/generic-perf.xml |  4 +++
 8 files changed, 103 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/formatdomain.html.in b/docs/formatdomain.html.in
index 59a8bb9..53a0809 100644
--- a/docs/formatdomain.html.in
+++ b/docs/formatdomain.html.in
@@ -1842,6 +1842,10 @@
     <event name='cmt' enabled='yes'/>
     <event name='mbmt' enabled='no'/>
     <event name='mbml' enabled='yes'/>
+    <event name='cpu_cycles' enabled='no'/>
+    <event name='instructions' enabled='yes'/>
+    <event name='cache_references' enabled='no'/>
+    <event name='cache_misses' enabled='no'/>
   </perf>
   ...
 </pre>
@@ -1867,6 +1871,26 @@
       <td>bandwidth of memory traffic for a memory controller</td>
       <td><code>perf.mbml</code></td>
     </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><code>cpu_cycles</code></td>
+      <td>the number of cpu cycles one instruction needs</td>
+      <td><code>perf.cpu_cycles</code></td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><code>instructions</code></td>
+      <td>the count of instructions by applications running on the platform</td>
+      <td><code>perf.instructions</code></td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><code>cache_references</code></td>
+      <td>the count of cache hits by applications running on the platform</td>
+      <td><code>perf.cache_references</code></td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><code>cache_misses</code></td>
+      <td>the count of cache misses by applications running on the platform</td>
+      <td><code>perf.cache_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 348dbfe..be8ebb5 100644
--- a/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
+++ b/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
@@ -414,6 +414,10 @@
               <value>cmt</value>
               <value>mbmt</value>
               <value>mbml</value>
+              <value>cpu_cycles</value>
+              <value>instructions</value>
+              <value>cache_references</value>
+              <value>cache_misses</value>
             </choice>
           </attribute>
           <attribute name="enabled">
diff --git a/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h b/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
index 7ea93aa..0002d99 100644
--- a/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
+++ b/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
@@ -1947,6 +1947,45 @@ void virDomainStatsRecordListFree(virDomainStatsRecordPtr *stats);
  */
 # define VIR_PERF_PARAM_MBML "mbml"
 
+/**
+ * VIR_PERF_PARAM_CACHE_MISSES:
+ *
+ * Macro for typed parameter name that represents cache_misses perf
+ * event which can be used to measure the count of cache misses by
+ * applications running on the platform. It corresponds to the
+ * "perf.cache_misses" field in the *Stats APIs.
+ */
+# define VIR_PERF_PARAM_CACHE_MISSES "cache_misses"
+
+/**
+ * VIR_PERF_PARAM_CACHE_REFERENCES:
+ *
+ * Macro for typed parameter name that represents cache_references
+ * perf event which can be used to measure the count of cache hits
+ * by applications running on the platform. It corresponds to the
+ * "perf.cache_references" field in the *Stats APIs.
+ */
+# define VIR_PERF_PARAM_CACHE_REFERENCES "cache_references"
+
+/**
+ * VIR_PERF_PARAM_INSTRUCTIONS:
+ *
+ * Macro for typed parameter name that represents instructions perf
+ * event which can be used to measure the count of instructions
+ * by applications running on the platform. It corresponds to the
+ * "perf.instructions" field in the *Stats APIs.
+ */
+# define VIR_PERF_PARAM_INSTRUCTIONS "instructions"
+
+/**
+ * VIR_PERF_PARAM_CPU_CYCLES:
+ *
+ * Macro for typed parameter name that represents cpu_cycles perf event
+ * which can be used to measure how many cpu cycles one instruction needs.
+ * It corresponds to the "perf.cpu_cycles" field in the *Stats APIs.
+ */
+# define VIR_PERF_PARAM_CPU_CYCLES "cpu_cycles"
+
 int virDomainGetPerfEvents(virDomainPtr dom,
                            virTypedParameterPtr *params,
                            int *nparams,
diff --git a/src/libvirt-domain.c b/src/libvirt-domain.c
index 4e71a94..b383cbb 100644
--- a/src/libvirt-domain.c
+++ b/src/libvirt-domain.c
@@ -11452,6 +11452,14 @@ virConnectGetDomainCapabilities(virConnectPtr conn,
  * "perf.mbml" - the amount of data (bytes/s) sent through the memory controller
  *               on the socket as unsigned long long. It is produced by mbml
  *               perf event.
+ * "perf.cache_misses" - the count of cache misses as unsigned long long.
+ * It is produced by cache_misses perf event.
+ * "perf.cache_references" - the count of cache hits as unsigned long long.
+ * It is produced by cache_references perf event.
+ * "perf.instructions" - the count of instructions as unsigned long long.
+ * It is produced by instructions perf event.
+ * "perf.cpu_cycles" - the number of cpu cycles one instruction needs as unsigned
+ * long long. It is produced by cpu_cycles perf event.
  *
  * 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 1fdb7b8..25985b2 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -9616,6 +9616,10 @@ qemuDomainSetPerfEvents(virDomainPtr dom,
                                VIR_PERF_PARAM_CMT, VIR_TYPED_PARAM_BOOLEAN,
                                VIR_PERF_PARAM_MBMT, VIR_TYPED_PARAM_BOOLEAN,
                                VIR_PERF_PARAM_MBML, VIR_TYPED_PARAM_BOOLEAN,
+                               VIR_PERF_PARAM_CPU_CYCLES, VIR_TYPED_PARAM_BOOLEAN,
+                               VIR_PERF_PARAM_INSTRUCTIONS, VIR_TYPED_PARAM_BOOLEAN,
+                               VIR_PERF_PARAM_CACHE_REFERENCES, VIR_TYPED_PARAM_BOOLEAN,
+                               VIR_PERF_PARAM_CACHE_MISSES, VIR_TYPED_PARAM_BOOLEAN,
                                NULL) < 0)
         return -1;
 
diff --git a/src/util/virperf.c b/src/util/virperf.c
index 01c7c70..f9c6a1b 100644
--- a/src/util/virperf.c
+++ b/src/util/virperf.c
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ VIR_LOG_INIT("util.perf");
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_PERF
 
 VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virPerfEvent, VIR_PERF_EVENT_LAST,
-              "cmt", "mbmt", "mbml");
+              "cmt", "mbmt", "mbml",
+              "cpu_cycles", "instructions",
+              "cache_references", "cache_misses");
 
 struct virPerfEvent {
     int type;
@@ -107,6 +109,18 @@ static struct virPerfEventAttr {
     {.type = VIR_PERF_EVENT_CMT, .attrType = 0, .attrConfig = 1},
     {.type = VIR_PERF_EVENT_MBMT, .attrType = 0, .attrConfig = 2},
     {.type = VIR_PERF_EVENT_MBML, .attrType = 0, .attrConfig = 3},
+    {.type = VIR_PERF_EVENT_CPU_CYCLES,
+     .attrType = PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE,
+     .attrConfig = PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES},
+    {.type = VIR_PERF_EVENT_INSTRUCTIONS,
+     .attrType = PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE,
+     .attrConfig = PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS},
+    {.type = VIR_PERF_EVENT_CACHE_REFERENCES,
+     .attrType = PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE,
+     .attrConfig = PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_REFERENCES},
+    {.type = VIR_PERF_EVENT_CACHE_MISSES,
+     .attrType = PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE,
+     .attrConfig = PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MISSES},
 };
 typedef struct virPerfEventAttr *virPerfEventAttrPtr;
 
diff --git a/src/util/virperf.h b/src/util/virperf.h
index acb59ab..bca49f7 100644
--- a/src/util/virperf.h
+++ b/src/util/virperf.h
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ typedef enum {
     VIR_PERF_EVENT_MBMT,
     VIR_PERF_EVENT_MBML,
 
+    VIR_PERF_EVENT_CPU_CYCLES,
+    VIR_PERF_EVENT_INSTRUCTIONS,
+    VIR_PERF_EVENT_CACHE_REFERENCES,
+    VIR_PERF_EVENT_CACHE_MISSES,
+
     VIR_PERF_EVENT_LAST
 } virPerfEventType;
 
diff --git a/tests/genericxml2xmlindata/generic-perf.xml b/tests/genericxml2xmlindata/generic-perf.xml
index 394d2a6..a914133 100644
--- a/tests/genericxml2xmlindata/generic-perf.xml
+++ b/tests/genericxml2xmlindata/generic-perf.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
     <event name='cmt' enabled='yes'/>
     <event name='mbmt' enabled='no'/>
     <event name='mbml' enabled='yes'/>
+    <event name='cpu_cycles' enabled='no'/>
+    <event name='instructions' enabled='yes'/>
+    <event name='cache_references' enabled='no'/>
+    <event name='cache_misses' enabled='no'/>
   </perf>
   <devices>
   </devices>
-- 
1.9.1




More information about the libvir-list mailing list