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PMU device driver perf_paiext supports Processor Activity
Instrumentation Extension (PAIE1), available with IBM z16:
- maps a 512 byte block to lowcore address 0x1508 called PAIE1 control
block.
- maps a 1024 byte block at PAIE1 control block entry with index 2.
- uses control register bit 14 to enable PAIE1 control block lookup.
- turn PAIE1 nnpa counting on and off by setting bit 63 in
PAIE1 control block entry with index 2.
- creates a sample with raw data on each context switch out when
at context switch some mapped counters have a value of nonzero.
This device driver only supports CPU wide context, no task context
is allowed.
Support for counting:
- one or more counters can be specified using
perf stat -e pai_ext/xxx/
where xxx stands for the counter event name. Multiple invocation
of this command is possible. The counter names are listed in
/sys/devices/pai_ext/events directory.
- one special counters can be specified using
perf stat -e pai_ext/NNPA_ALL/
which returns the sum of all incremented nnpa counters.
- multiple counting events can run in parallel.
Support for Sampling:
- one event pai_ext/NNPA_ALL/ is reserved for sampling.
The event collects data at context switch out and saves them in
the ring buffer.
- no multiple invocations are possible.
The PAIE1 nnpa counter events are system wide. No task context is
supported. Therefore some restrictions documented in function
paiext_busy() apply.
Extend qpaci assembly instruction to query supported memory mapped nnpa
counters. It returns the number of counters (no holes allowed in that
range).
PAIE1 nnpa counter events can not be created when a CPU hot plug
add is processed. This means a CPU hot plug add does not get
the necessary PAIE1 event to record PAIE1 nnpa counter increments
on the newly added CPU. CPU hot plug remove removes the event and
terminates the counting of PAIE1 counters immediately.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Richter <tmricht@linux.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Sumanth Korikkar <sumanthk@linux.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Sven Schnelle <svens@linux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Vasily Gorbik <gor@linux.ibm.com>
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