perf intel-pt: Update documentation to include new ptwrite and power events
Update documentation to include new ptwrite and power events. Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com> Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1495786658-18063-36-git-send-email-adrian.hunter@intel.com Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
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@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ approach is available to export the data to a postgresql database. Refer to
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script export-to-postgresql.py for more details, and to script
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call-graph-from-postgresql.py for an example of using the database.
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There is also script intel-pt-events.py which provides an example of how to
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unpack the raw data for power events and PTWRITE.
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As mentioned above, it is easy to capture too much data. One way to limit the
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data captured is to use 'snapshot' mode which is explained further below.
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Refer to 'new snapshot option' and 'Intel PT modes of operation' further below.
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@ -710,13 +713,15 @@ Having no option is the same as
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which, in turn, is the same as
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--itrace=ibxe
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--itrace=ibxwpe
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The letters are:
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i synthesize "instructions" events
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b synthesize "branches" events
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x synthesize "transactions" events
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w synthesize "ptwrite" events
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p synthesize "power" events
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c synthesize branches events (calls only)
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r synthesize branches events (returns only)
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e synthesize tracing error events
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@ -735,7 +740,40 @@ and "r" can be combined to get calls and returns.
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'flags' field can be used in perf script to determine whether the event is a
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tranasaction start, commit or abort.
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Error events are new. They show where the decoder lost the trace. Error events
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Note that "instructions", "branches" and "transactions" events depend on code
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flow packets which can be disabled by using the config term "branch=0". Refer
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to the config terms section above.
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"ptwrite" events record the payload of the ptwrite instruction and whether
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"fup_on_ptw" was used. "ptwrite" events depend on PTWRITE packets which are
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recorded only if the "ptw" config term was used. Refer to the config terms
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section above. perf script "synth" field displays "ptwrite" information like
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this: "ip: 0 payload: 0x123456789abcdef0" where "ip" is 1 if "fup_on_ptw" was
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used.
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"Power" events correspond to power event packets and CBR (core-to-bus ratio)
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packets. While CBR packets are always recorded when tracing is enabled, power
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event packets are recorded only if the "pwr_evt" config term was used. Refer to
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the config terms section above. The power events record information about
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C-state changes, whereas CBR is indicative of CPU frequency. perf script
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"event,synth" fields display information like this:
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cbr: cbr: 22 freq: 2189 MHz (200%)
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mwait: hints: 0x60 extensions: 0x1
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pwre: hw: 0 cstate: 2 sub-cstate: 0
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exstop: ip: 1
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pwrx: deepest cstate: 2 last cstate: 2 wake reason: 0x4
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Where:
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"cbr" includes the frequency and the percentage of maximum non-turbo
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"mwait" shows mwait hints and extensions
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"pwre" shows C-state transitions (to a C-state deeper than C0) and
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whether initiated by hardware
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"exstop" indicates execution stopped and whether the IP was recorded
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exactly,
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"pwrx" indicates return to C0
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For more details refer to the Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software
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Developer Manuals.
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Error events show where the decoder lost the trace. Error events
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are quite important. Users must know if what they are seeing is a complete
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picture or not.
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