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Re: [Qemu-devel] [kvm-unit-tests PATCHv3 2/3] arm: pmu: Check cycle coun
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Andrew Jones |
Subject: |
Re: [Qemu-devel] [kvm-unit-tests PATCHv3 2/3] arm: pmu: Check cycle count increases |
Date: |
Tue, 6 Oct 2015 21:49:38 +0200 |
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Mutt/1.5.23.1 (2014-03-12) |
On Tue, Oct 06, 2015 at 01:49:25PM -0400, Christopher Covington wrote:
> Ensure that reads of the PMCCNTR_EL0 are monotonically increasing,
> even for the smallest delta of two subsequent reads.
>
> Signed-off-by: Christopher Covington <address@hidden>
> ---
> arm/pmu.c | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/arm/pmu.c b/arm/pmu.c
> index 91a3688..589e605 100644
> --- a/arm/pmu.c
> +++ b/arm/pmu.c
> @@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ struct pmu_data {
> };
> };
>
> +static const int samples = 10;
#define NR_SAMPLES 10
> +
> /* As a simple sanity check on the PMCR_EL0, ensure the implementer field
> isn't
> * null. Also print out a couple other interesting fields for diagnostic
> * purposes. For example, as of fall 2015, QEMU TCG mode doesn't implement
> @@ -56,11 +58,38 @@ static bool check_pmcr(void)
> return false;
> }
>
> +/* Ensure that the cycle counter progresses between back-to-back reads.
> + */
style nit: your block quotes don't have opening wing (the preferred
kernel style - and, fwiw, my preference too...)
> +static bool check_cycles_increase(void)
> +{
> + struct pmu_data pmcr;
> +
> + pmcr.enable = 1;
> + asm volatile("msr pmcr_el0, %0" : : "r" (pmcr));
> +
> + for (int i = 0; i < samples; i++) {
> + int a, b;
> +
> + asm volatile(
> + "mrs %[a], pmccntr_el0\n"
> + "mrs %[b], pmccntr_el0\n"
> + : [a] "=r" (a), [b] "=r" (b));
> +
> + if (a >= b) {
> + printf("Read %d then %d.\n", a, b);
> + return false;
> + }
> + }
> +
> + return true;
> +}
> +
> int main(void)
> {
> report_prefix_push("pmu");
>
> report("Control register", check_pmcr());
> + report("Monotonically increasing cycle count", check_cycles_increase());
>
> return report_summary();
> }
> --
> Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.
> The Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. is a member of the Code Aurora Forum,
> a Linux Foundation Collaborative Project
>
>
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] arm: Add PMU test, Christopher Covington, 2015/10/08
- [Qemu-devel] [kvm-unit-tests PATCHv4] ARM PMU tests, Christopher Covington, 2015/10/15
- [Qemu-devel] [kvm-unit-tests PATCHv4 1/3] arm: Add PMU test, Christopher Covington, 2015/10/15
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [kvm-unit-tests PATCHv4 1/3] arm: Add PMU test, Andrew Jones, 2015/10/18
- [Qemu-devel] [kvm-unit-tests PATCHv4 2/3] arm: pmu: Check cycle count increases, Christopher Covington, 2015/10/15
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [kvm-unit-tests PATCHv4 2/3] arm: pmu: Check cycle count increases, Andrew Jones, 2015/10/18
- [Qemu-devel] [kvm-unit-tests PATCHv4 3/3] arm: pmu: Add CPI checking, Christopher Covington, 2015/10/15
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [kvm-unit-tests PATCHv4 3/3] arm: pmu: Add CPI checking, Andrew Jones, 2015/10/18
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [kvm-unit-tests PATCHv4 3/3] arm: pmu: Add CPI checking, Christopher Covington, 2015/10/19