perf_counter: Add counter enable/disable ioctls
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1 /*
2 * Performance counters:
4 * Copyright(C) 2008, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
5 * Copyright(C) 2008, Red Hat, Inc., Ingo Molnar
7 * Data type definitions, declarations, prototypes.
9 * Started by: Thomas Gleixner and Ingo Molnar
11 * For licencing details see kernel-base/COPYING
13 #ifndef _LINUX_PERF_COUNTER_H
14 #define _LINUX_PERF_COUNTER_H
16 #include <asm/atomic.h>
17 #include <asm/ioctl.h>
19 #ifdef CONFIG_PERF_COUNTERS
20 # include <asm/perf_counter.h>
21 #endif
23 #include <linux/list.h>
24 #include <linux/mutex.h>
25 #include <linux/rculist.h>
26 #include <linux/rcupdate.h>
27 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
29 struct task_struct;
32 * User-space ABI bits:
36 * Generalized performance counter event types, used by the hw_event.type
37 * parameter of the sys_perf_counter_open() syscall:
39 enum hw_event_types {
41 * Common hardware events, generalized by the kernel:
43 PERF_COUNT_CPU_CYCLES = 0,
44 PERF_COUNT_INSTRUCTIONS = 1,
45 PERF_COUNT_CACHE_REFERENCES = 2,
46 PERF_COUNT_CACHE_MISSES = 3,
47 PERF_COUNT_BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS = 4,
48 PERF_COUNT_BRANCH_MISSES = 5,
49 PERF_COUNT_BUS_CYCLES = 6,
51 PERF_HW_EVENTS_MAX = 7,
54 * Special "software" counters provided by the kernel, even if
55 * the hardware does not support performance counters. These
56 * counters measure various physical and sw events of the
57 * kernel (and allow the profiling of them as well):
59 PERF_COUNT_CPU_CLOCK = -1,
60 PERF_COUNT_TASK_CLOCK = -2,
61 PERF_COUNT_PAGE_FAULTS = -3,
62 PERF_COUNT_CONTEXT_SWITCHES = -4,
63 PERF_COUNT_CPU_MIGRATIONS = -5,
65 PERF_SW_EVENTS_MIN = -6,
69 * IRQ-notification data record type:
71 enum perf_counter_record_type {
72 PERF_RECORD_SIMPLE = 0,
73 PERF_RECORD_IRQ = 1,
74 PERF_RECORD_GROUP = 2,
78 * Hardware event to monitor via a performance monitoring counter:
80 struct perf_counter_hw_event {
81 s64 type;
83 u64 irq_period;
84 u32 record_type;
86 u32 disabled : 1, /* off by default */
87 nmi : 1, /* NMI sampling */
88 raw : 1, /* raw event type */
89 inherit : 1, /* children inherit it */
90 pinned : 1, /* must always be on PMU */
91 exclusive : 1, /* only counter on PMU */
93 __reserved_1 : 26;
95 u64 __reserved_2;
99 * Ioctls that can be done on a perf counter fd:
101 #define PERF_COUNTER_IOC_ENABLE _IO('$', 0)
102 #define PERF_COUNTER_IOC_DISABLE _IO('$', 1)
105 * Kernel-internal data types:
109 * struct hw_perf_counter - performance counter hardware details:
111 struct hw_perf_counter {
112 #ifdef CONFIG_PERF_COUNTERS
113 u64 config;
114 unsigned long config_base;
115 unsigned long counter_base;
116 int nmi;
117 unsigned int idx;
118 atomic64_t prev_count;
119 u64 irq_period;
120 atomic64_t period_left;
121 #endif
125 * Hardcoded buffer length limit for now, for IRQ-fed events:
127 #define PERF_DATA_BUFLEN 2048
130 * struct perf_data - performance counter IRQ data sampling ...
132 struct perf_data {
133 int len;
134 int rd_idx;
135 int overrun;
136 u8 data[PERF_DATA_BUFLEN];
139 struct perf_counter;
142 * struct hw_perf_counter_ops - performance counter hw ops
144 struct hw_perf_counter_ops {
145 int (*enable) (struct perf_counter *counter);
146 void (*disable) (struct perf_counter *counter);
147 void (*read) (struct perf_counter *counter);
151 * enum perf_counter_active_state - the states of a counter
153 enum perf_counter_active_state {
154 PERF_COUNTER_STATE_ERROR = -2,
155 PERF_COUNTER_STATE_OFF = -1,
156 PERF_COUNTER_STATE_INACTIVE = 0,
157 PERF_COUNTER_STATE_ACTIVE = 1,
160 struct file;
163 * struct perf_counter - performance counter kernel representation:
165 struct perf_counter {
166 #ifdef CONFIG_PERF_COUNTERS
167 struct list_head list_entry;
168 struct list_head sibling_list;
169 struct perf_counter *group_leader;
170 const struct hw_perf_counter_ops *hw_ops;
172 enum perf_counter_active_state state;
173 atomic64_t count;
175 struct perf_counter_hw_event hw_event;
176 struct hw_perf_counter hw;
178 struct perf_counter_context *ctx;
179 struct task_struct *task;
180 struct file *filp;
182 struct perf_counter *parent;
183 struct list_head child_list;
186 * Protect attach/detach and child_list:
188 struct mutex mutex;
190 int oncpu;
191 int cpu;
193 /* read() / irq related data */
194 wait_queue_head_t waitq;
195 /* optional: for NMIs */
196 int wakeup_pending;
197 struct perf_data *irqdata;
198 struct perf_data *usrdata;
199 struct perf_data data[2];
200 #endif
204 * struct perf_counter_context - counter context structure
206 * Used as a container for task counters and CPU counters as well:
208 struct perf_counter_context {
209 #ifdef CONFIG_PERF_COUNTERS
211 * Protect the states of the counters in the list,
212 * nr_active, and the list:
214 spinlock_t lock;
216 * Protect the list of counters. Locking either mutex or lock
217 * is sufficient to ensure the list doesn't change; to change
218 * the list you need to lock both the mutex and the spinlock.
220 struct mutex mutex;
222 struct list_head counter_list;
223 int nr_counters;
224 int nr_active;
225 int is_active;
226 struct task_struct *task;
227 #endif
231 * struct perf_counter_cpu_context - per cpu counter context structure
233 struct perf_cpu_context {
234 struct perf_counter_context ctx;
235 struct perf_counter_context *task_ctx;
236 int active_oncpu;
237 int max_pertask;
238 int exclusive;
242 * Set by architecture code:
244 extern int perf_max_counters;
246 #ifdef CONFIG_PERF_COUNTERS
247 extern const struct hw_perf_counter_ops *
248 hw_perf_counter_init(struct perf_counter *counter);
250 extern void perf_counter_task_sched_in(struct task_struct *task, int cpu);
251 extern void perf_counter_task_sched_out(struct task_struct *task, int cpu);
252 extern void perf_counter_task_tick(struct task_struct *task, int cpu);
253 extern void perf_counter_init_task(struct task_struct *child);
254 extern void perf_counter_exit_task(struct task_struct *child);
255 extern void perf_counter_notify(struct pt_regs *regs);
256 extern void perf_counter_print_debug(void);
257 extern u64 hw_perf_save_disable(void);
258 extern void hw_perf_restore(u64 ctrl);
259 extern int perf_counter_task_disable(void);
260 extern int perf_counter_task_enable(void);
261 extern int hw_perf_group_sched_in(struct perf_counter *group_leader,
262 struct perf_cpu_context *cpuctx,
263 struct perf_counter_context *ctx, int cpu);
266 * Return 1 for a software counter, 0 for a hardware counter
268 static inline int is_software_counter(struct perf_counter *counter)
270 return !counter->hw_event.raw && counter->hw_event.type < 0;
273 #else
274 static inline void
275 perf_counter_task_sched_in(struct task_struct *task, int cpu) { }
276 static inline void
277 perf_counter_task_sched_out(struct task_struct *task, int cpu) { }
278 static inline void
279 perf_counter_task_tick(struct task_struct *task, int cpu) { }
280 static inline void perf_counter_init_task(struct task_struct *child) { }
281 static inline void perf_counter_exit_task(struct task_struct *child) { }
282 static inline void perf_counter_notify(struct pt_regs *regs) { }
283 static inline void perf_counter_print_debug(void) { }
284 static inline void hw_perf_restore(u64 ctrl) { }
285 static inline u64 hw_perf_save_disable(void) { return 0; }
286 static inline int perf_counter_task_disable(void) { return -EINVAL; }
287 static inline int perf_counter_task_enable(void) { return -EINVAL; }
288 #endif
290 #endif /* _LINUX_PERF_COUNTER_H */