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perf_event.h
001: /*
002:  * Performance events:
003:  *
004:  *    Copyright (C) 2008-2009, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
005:  *    Copyright (C) 2008-2011, Red Hat, Inc., Ingo Molnar
006:  *    Copyright (C) 2008-2011, Red Hat, Inc., Peter Zijlstra
007:  *
008:  * Data type definitions, declarations, prototypes.
009:  *
010:  *    Started by: Thomas Gleixner and Ingo Molnar
011:  *
012:  * For licencing details see kernel-base/COPYING
013:  */
014: #ifndef _LINUX_PERF_EVENT_H
015: #define _LINUX_PERF_EVENT_H
016: 
017: #include <linux/types.h>
018: #include <linux/ioctl.h>
019: #include <asm/byteorder.h>
020: 
021: /*
022:  * User-space ABI bits:
023:  */
024: 
025: /*
026:  * attr.type
027:  */
028: enum perf_type_id {
029:         PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE                      = 0,
030:         PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE                      = 1,
031:         PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT                    = 2,
032:         PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE                      = 3,
033:         PERF_TYPE_RAW                           = 4,
034:         PERF_TYPE_BREAKPOINT                    = 5,
035: 
036:         PERF_TYPE_MAX,                          /* non-ABI */
037: };
038: 
039: /*
040:  * Generalized performance event event_id types, used by the
041:  * attr.event_id parameter of the sys_perf_event_open()
042:  * syscall:
043:  */
044: enum perf_hw_id {
045:         /*
046:          * Common hardware events, generalized by the kernel:
047:          */
048:         PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES                = 0,
049:         PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS              = 1,
050:         PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_REFERENCES          = 2,
051:         PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MISSES              = 3,
052:         PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS       = 4,
053:         PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_MISSES             = 5,
054:         PERF_COUNT_HW_BUS_CYCLES                = 6,
055:         PERF_COUNT_HW_STALLED_CYCLES_FRONTEND   = 7,
056:         PERF_COUNT_HW_STALLED_CYCLES_BACKEND    = 8,
057: 
058:         PERF_COUNT_HW_MAX,                      /* non-ABI */
059: };
060: 
061: /*
062:  * Generalized hardware cache events:
063:  *
064:  *       { L1-D, L1-I, LLC, ITLB, DTLB, BPU, NODE } x
065:  *       { read, write, prefetch } x
066:  *       { accesses, misses }
067:  */
068: enum perf_hw_cache_id {
069:         PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_L1D                 = 0,
070:         PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_L1I                 = 1,
071:         PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_LL                  = 2,
072:         PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_DTLB                = 3,
073:         PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_ITLB                = 4,
074:         PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_BPU                 = 5,
075:         PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_NODE                = 6,
076: 
077:         PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MAX,                /* non-ABI */
078: };
079: 
080: enum perf_hw_cache_op_id {
081:         PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_OP_READ             = 0,
082:         PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_OP_WRITE            = 1,
083:         PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_OP_PREFETCH         = 2,
084: 
085:         PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_OP_MAX,             /* non-ABI */
086: };
087: 
088: enum perf_hw_cache_op_result_id {
089:         PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_RESULT_ACCESS       = 0,
090:         PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_RESULT_MISS         = 1,
091: 
092:         PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_RESULT_MAX,         /* non-ABI */
093: };
094: 
095: /*
096:  * Special "software" events provided by the kernel, even if the hardware
097:  * does not support performance events. These events measure various
098:  * physical and sw events of the kernel (and allow the profiling of them as
099:  * well):
100:  */
101: enum perf_sw_ids {
102:         PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_CLOCK                 = 0,
103:         PERF_COUNT_SW_TASK_CLOCK                = 1,
104:         PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS               = 2,
105:         PERF_COUNT_SW_CONTEXT_SWITCHES          = 3,
106:         PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_MIGRATIONS            = 4,
107:         PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN           = 5,
108:         PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ           = 6,
109:         PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS          = 7,
110:         PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS          = 8,
111: 
112:         PERF_COUNT_SW_MAX,                      /* non-ABI */
113: };
114: 
115: /*
116:  * Bits that can be set in attr.sample_type to request information
117:  * in the overflow packets.
118:  */
119: enum perf_event_sample_format {
120:         PERF_SAMPLE_IP                          = 1U << 0,
121:         PERF_SAMPLE_TID                         = 1U << 1,
122:         PERF_SAMPLE_TIME                        = 1U << 2,
123:         PERF_SAMPLE_ADDR                        = 1U << 3,
124:         PERF_SAMPLE_READ                        = 1U << 4,
125:         PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN                   = 1U << 5,
126:         PERF_SAMPLE_ID                          = 1U << 6,
127:         PERF_SAMPLE_CPU                         = 1U << 7,
128:         PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD                      = 1U << 8,
129:         PERF_SAMPLE_STREAM_ID                   = 1U << 9,
130:         PERF_SAMPLE_RAW                         = 1U << 10,
131: 
132:         PERF_SAMPLE_MAX = 1U << 11,             /* non-ABI */
133: };
134: 
135: /*
136:  * The format of the data returned by read() on a perf event fd,
137:  * as specified by attr.read_format:
138:  *
139:  * struct read_format {
140:  *      { u64           value;
141:  *        { u64         time_enabled; } && PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_ENABLED
142:  *        { u64         time_running; } && PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_RUNNING
143:  *        { u64         id;           } && PERF_FORMAT_ID
144:  *      } && !PERF_FORMAT_GROUP
145:  *
146:  *      { u64           nr;
147:  *        { u64         time_enabled; } && PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_ENABLED
148:  *        { u64         time_running; } && PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_RUNNING
149:  *        { u64         value;
150:  *          { u64       id;           } && PERF_FORMAT_ID
151:  *        }             cntr[nr];
152:  *      } && PERF_FORMAT_GROUP
153:  * };
154:  */
155: enum perf_event_read_format {
156:         PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_ENABLED          = 1U << 0,
157:         PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_RUNNING          = 1U << 1,
158:         PERF_FORMAT_ID                          = 1U << 2,
159:         PERF_FORMAT_GROUP                       = 1U << 3,
160: 
161:         PERF_FORMAT_MAX = 1U << 4,              /* non-ABI */
162: };
163: 
164: #define PERF_ATTR_SIZE_VER0     64      /* sizeof first published struct */
165: 
166: /*
167:  * Hardware event_id to monitor via a performance monitoring event:
168:  */
169: struct perf_event_attr {
170: 
171:         /*
172:          * Major type: hardware/software/tracepoint/etc.
173:          */
174:         __u32                   type;
175: 
176:         /*
177:          * Size of the attr structure, for fwd/bwd compat.
178:          */
179:         __u32                   size;
180: 
181:         /*
182:          * Type specific configuration information.
183:          */
184:         __u64                   config;
185: 
186:         union {
187:                 __u64           sample_period;
188:                 __u64           sample_freq;
189:         };
190: 
191:         __u64                   sample_type;
192:         __u64                   read_format;
193: 
194:         __u64                   disabled       :  1, /* off by default        */
195:                                 inherit        :  1, /* children inherit it   */
196:                                 pinned         :  1, /* must always be on PMU */
197:                                 exclusive      :  1, /* only group on PMU     */
198:                                 exclude_user   :  1, /* don't count user      */
199:                                 exclude_kernel :  1, /* ditto kernel          */
200:                                 exclude_hv     :  1, /* ditto hypervisor      */
201:                                 exclude_idle   :  1, /* don't count when idle */
202:                                 mmap           :  1, /* include mmap data     */
203:                                 comm           :  1, /* include comm data     */
204:                                 freq           :  1, /* use freq, not period  */
205:                                 inherit_stat   :  1, /* per task counts       */
206:                                 enable_on_exec :  1, /* next exec enables     */
207:                                 task           :  1, /* trace fork/exit       */
208:                                 watermark      :  1, /* wakeup_watermark      */
209:                                 /*
210:                                  * precise_ip:
211:                                  *
212:                                  *  0 - SAMPLE_IP can have arbitrary skid
213:                                  *  1 - SAMPLE_IP must have constant skid
214:                                  *  2 - SAMPLE_IP requested to have 0 skid
215:                                  *  3 - SAMPLE_IP must have 0 skid
216:                                  *
217:                                  *  See also PERF_RECORD_MISC_EXACT_IP
218:                                  */
219:                                 precise_ip     :  2, /* skid constraint       */
220:                                 mmap_data      :  1, /* non-exec mmap data    */
221:                                 sample_id_all  :  1, /* sample_type all events */
222: 
223:                                 exclude_host   :  1, /* don't count in host   */
224:                                 exclude_guest  :  1, /* don't count in guest  */
225: 
226:                                 __reserved_1   : 43;
227: 
228:         union {
229:                 __u32           wakeup_events;    /* wakeup every n events */
230:                 __u32           wakeup_watermark; /* bytes before wakeup   */
231:         };
232: 
233:         __u32                   bp_type;
234:         union {
235:                 __u64           bp_addr;
236:                 __u64           config1; /* extension of config */
237:         };
238:         union {
239:                 __u64           bp_len;
240:                 __u64           config2; /* extension of config1 */
241:         };
242: };
243: 
244: /*
245:  * Ioctls that can be done on a perf event fd:
246:  */
247: #define PERF_EVENT_IOC_ENABLE           _IO ('$', 0)
248: #define PERF_EVENT_IOC_DISABLE          _IO ('$', 1)
249: #define PERF_EVENT_IOC_REFRESH          _IO ('$', 2)
250: #define PERF_EVENT_IOC_RESET            _IO ('$', 3)
251: #define PERF_EVENT_IOC_PERIOD           _IOW('$', 4, __u64)
252: #define PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_OUTPUT       _IO ('$', 5)
253: #define PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_FILTER       _IOW('$', 6, char *)
254: 
255: enum perf_event_ioc_flags {
256:         PERF_IOC_FLAG_GROUP             = 1U << 0,
257: };
258: 
259: /*
260:  * Structure of the page that can be mapped via mmap
261:  */
262: struct perf_event_mmap_page {
263:         __u32   version;                /* version number of this structure */
264:         __u32   compat_version;         /* lowest version this is compat with */
265: 
266:         /*
267:          * Bits needed to read the hw events in user-space.
268:          *
269:          *   u32 seq;
270:          *   s64 count;
271:          *
272:          *   do {
273:          *     seq = pc->lock;
274:          *
275:          *     barrier()
276:          *     if (pc->index) {
277:          *       count = pmc_read(pc->index - 1);
278:          *       count += pc->offset;
279:          *     } else
280:          *       goto regular_read;
281:          *
282:          *     barrier();
283:          *   } while (pc->lock != seq);
284:          *
285:          * NOTE: for obvious reason this only works on self-monitoring
286:          *       processes.
287:          */
288:         __u32   lock;                   /* seqlock for synchronization */
289:         __u32   index;                  /* hardware event identifier */
290:         __s64   offset;                 /* add to hardware event value */
291:         __u64   time_enabled;           /* time event active */
292:         __u64   time_running;           /* time event on cpu */
293: 
294:                 /*
295:                  * Hole for extension of the self monitor capabilities
296:                  */
297: 
298:         __u64   __reserved[123];        /* align to 1k */
299: 
300:         /*
301:          * Control data for the mmap() data buffer.
302:          *
303:          * User-space reading the @data_head value should issue an rmb(), on
304:          * SMP capable platforms, after reading this value -- see
305:          * perf_event_wakeup().
306:          *
307:          * When the mapping is PROT_WRITE the @data_tail value should be
308:          * written by userspace to reflect the last read data. In this case
309:          * the kernel will not over-write unread data.
310:          */
311:         __u64   data_head;              /* head in the data section */
312:         __u64   data_tail;              /* user-space written tail */
313: };
314: 
315: #define PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK           (7 << 0)
316: #define PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_UNKNOWN        (0 << 0)
317: #define PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL                 (1 << 0)
318: #define PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER                   (2 << 0)
319: #define PERF_RECORD_MISC_HYPERVISOR             (3 << 0)
320: #define PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_KERNEL           (4 << 0)
321: #define PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_USER             (5 << 0)
322: 
323: /*
324:  * Indicates that the content of PERF_SAMPLE_IP points to
325:  * the actual instruction that triggered the event. See also
326:  * perf_event_attr::precise_ip.
327:  */
328: #define PERF_RECORD_MISC_EXACT_IP               (1 << 14)
329: /*
330:  * Reserve the last bit to indicate some extended misc field
331:  */
332: #define PERF_RECORD_MISC_EXT_RESERVED           (1 << 15)
333: 
334: struct perf_event_header {
335:         __u32   type;
336:         __u16   misc;
337:         __u16   size;
338: };
339: 
340: enum perf_event_type {
341: 
342:         /*
343:          * If perf_event_attr.sample_id_all is set then all event types will
344:          * have the sample_type selected fields related to where/when
345:          * (identity) an event took place (TID, TIME, ID, CPU, STREAM_ID)
346:          * described in PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE below, it will be stashed just after
347:          * the perf_event_header and the fields already present for the existing
348:          * fields, i.e. at the end of the payload. That way a newer perf.data
349:          * file will be supported by older perf tools, with these new optional
350:          * fields being ignored.
351:          *
352:          * The MMAP events record the PROT_EXEC mappings so that we can
353:          * correlate userspace IPs to code. They have the following structure:
354:          *
355:          * struct {
356:          *      struct perf_event_header        header;
357:          *
358:          *      u32                             pid, tid;
359:          *      u64                             addr;
360:          *      u64                             len;
361:          *      u64                             pgoff;
362:          *      char                            filename[];
363:          * };
364:          */
365:         PERF_RECORD_MMAP                        = 1,
366: 
367:         /*
368:          * struct {
369:          *      struct perf_event_header        header;
370:          *      u64                             id;
371:          *      u64                             lost;
372:          * };
373:          */
374:         PERF_RECORD_LOST                        = 2,
375: 
376:         /*
377:          * struct {
378:          *      struct perf_event_header        header;
379:          *
380:          *      u32                             pid, tid;
381:          *      char                            comm[];
382:          * };
383:          */
384:         PERF_RECORD_COMM                        = 3,
385: 
386:         /*
387:          * struct {
388:          *      struct perf_event_header        header;
389:          *      u32                             pid, ppid;
390:          *      u32                             tid, ptid;
391:          *      u64                             time;
392:          * };
393:          */
394:         PERF_RECORD_EXIT                        = 4,
395: 
396:         /*
397:          * struct {
398:          *      struct perf_event_header        header;
399:          *      u64                             time;
400:          *      u64                             id;
401:          *      u64                             stream_id;
402:          * };
403:          */
404:         PERF_RECORD_THROTTLE                    = 5,
405:         PERF_RECORD_UNTHROTTLE                  = 6,
406: 
407:         /*
408:          * struct {
409:          *      struct perf_event_header        header;
410:          *      u32                             pid, ppid;
411:          *      u32                             tid, ptid;
412:          *      u64                             time;
413:          * };
414:          */
415:         PERF_RECORD_FORK                        = 7,
416: 
417:         /*
418:          * struct {
419:          *      struct perf_event_header        header;
420:          *      u32                             pid, tid;
421:          *
422:          *      struct read_format              values;
423:          * };
424:          */
425:         PERF_RECORD_READ                        = 8,
426: 
427:         /*
428:          * struct {
429:          *      struct perf_event_header        header;
430:          *
431:          *      { u64                   ip;       } && PERF_SAMPLE_IP
432:          *      { u32                   pid, tid; } && PERF_SAMPLE_TID
433:          *      { u64                   time;     } && PERF_SAMPLE_TIME
434:          *      { u64                   addr;     } && PERF_SAMPLE_ADDR
435:          *      { u64                   id;       } && PERF_SAMPLE_ID
436:          *      { u64                   stream_id;} && PERF_SAMPLE_STREAM_ID
437:          *      { u32                   cpu, res; } && PERF_SAMPLE_CPU
438:          *      { u64                   period;   } && PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD
439:          *
440:          *      { struct read_format    values;   } && PERF_SAMPLE_READ
441:          *
442:          *      { u64                   nr,
443:          *        u64                   ips[nr];  } && PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN
444:          *
445:          *      #
446:          *      # The RAW record below is opaque data wrt the ABI
447:          *      #
448:          *      # That is, the ABI doesn't make any promises wrt to
449:          *      # the stability of its content, it may vary depending
450:          *      # on event, hardware, kernel version and phase of
451:          *      # the moon.
452:          *      #
453:          *      # In other words, PERF_SAMPLE_RAW contents are not an ABI.
454:          *      #
455:          *
456:          *      { u32                   size;
457:          *        char                  data[size];}&& PERF_SAMPLE_RAW
458:          * };
459:          */
460:         PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE                      = 9,
461: 
462:         PERF_RECORD_MAX,                        /* non-ABI */
463: };
464: 
465: enum perf_callchain_context {
466:         PERF_CONTEXT_HV                 = (__u64)-32,
467:         PERF_CONTEXT_KERNEL             = (__u64)-128,
468:         PERF_CONTEXT_USER               = (__u64)-512,
469: 
470:         PERF_CONTEXT_GUEST              = (__u64)-2048,
471:         PERF_CONTEXT_GUEST_KERNEL       = (__u64)-2176,
472:         PERF_CONTEXT_GUEST_USER         = (__u64)-2560,
473: 
474:         PERF_CONTEXT_MAX                = (__u64)-4095,
475: };
476: 
477: #define PERF_FLAG_FD_NO_GROUP           (1U << 0)
478: #define PERF_FLAG_FD_OUTPUT             (1U << 1)
479: #define PERF_FLAG_PID_CGROUP            (1U << 2) /* pid=cgroup id, per-cpu mode only */
480: 
481: #endif /* _LINUX_PERF_EVENT_H */
482: 


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