docs: riscv: convert docs to ReST and rename to *.rst
The conversion here is trivial: - Adjust the document title's markup - Do some whitespace alignment; - mark literal blocks; - Use ReST way to markup indented lists. At its new index.rst, let's add a :orphan: while this is not linked to the main index.rst file, in order to avoid build warnings. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
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RISC-V architecture
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.. toctree::
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:maxdepth: 1
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pmu
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.. only:: subproject and html
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Indices
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=======
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* :ref:`genindex`
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===================================
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Supporting PMUs on RISC-V platforms
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Supporting PMUs on RISC-V platforms
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==========================================
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Alan Kao <alankao@andestech.com>, Mar 2018
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Alan Kao <alankao@andestech.com>, Mar 2018
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Introduction
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Introduction
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(2) privilege level setting (user space only, kernel space only, both);
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(2) privilege level setting (user space only, kernel space only, both);
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(3) destructor setting. Normally it is sufficient to apply *riscv_destroy_event*;
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(3) destructor setting. Normally it is sufficient to apply *riscv_destroy_event*;
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(4) tweaks for non-sampling events, which will be utilized by functions such as
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(4) tweaks for non-sampling events, which will be utilized by functions such as
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*perf_adjust_period*, usually something like the follows:
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*perf_adjust_period*, usually something like the follows::
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if (!is_sampling_event(event)) {
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if (!is_sampling_event(event)) {
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hwc->sample_period = x86_pmu.max_period;
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hwc->sample_period = x86_pmu.max_period;
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hwc->last_period = hwc->sample_period;
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hwc->last_period = hwc->sample_period;
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local64_set(&hwc->period_left, hwc->sample_period);
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local64_set(&hwc->period_left, hwc->sample_period);
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}
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}
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In the case of *riscv_base_pmu*, only (3) is provided for now.
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In the case of *riscv_base_pmu*, only (3) is provided for now.
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3.1. Interrupt Initialization
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3.1. Interrupt Initialization
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This often occurs at the beginning of the *event_init* method. In common
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This often occurs at the beginning of the *event_init* method. In common
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practice, this should be a code segment like
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practice, this should be a code segment like::
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int x86_reserve_hardware(void)
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int x86_reserve_hardware(void)
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{
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{
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int err = 0;
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int err = 0;
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if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&pmc_refcount)) {
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if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&pmc_refcount)) {
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return err;
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return err;
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}
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}
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And the magic is in *reserve_pmc_hardware*, which usually does atomic
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And the magic is in *reserve_pmc_hardware*, which usually does atomic
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operations to make implemented IRQ accessible from some global function pointer.
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operations to make implemented IRQ accessible from some global function pointer.
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3.2. IRQ Structure
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3.2. IRQ Structure
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Basically, a IRQ runs the following pseudo code:
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Basically, a IRQ runs the following pseudo code::
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for each hardware counter that triggered this overflow
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for each hardware counter that triggered this overflow
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get the event of this counter
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get the event of this counter
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// following two steps are defined as *read()*,
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// following two steps are defined as *read()*,
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// check the section Reading/Writing Counters for details.
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// check the section Reading/Writing Counters for details.
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count the delta value since previous interrupt
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count the delta value since previous interrupt
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update the event->count (# event occurs) by adding delta, and
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update the event->count (# event occurs) by adding delta, and
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event->hw.period_left by subtracting delta
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event->hw.period_left by subtracting delta
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if the event overflows
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if the event overflows
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sample data
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sample data
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set the counter appropriately for the next overflow
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set the counter appropriately for the next overflow
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if the event overflows again
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if the event overflows again
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too frequently, throttle this event
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too frequently, throttle this event
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fi
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fi
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fi
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fi
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However as of this writing, none of the RISC-V implementations have designed an
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However as of this writing, none of the RISC-V implementations have designed an
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interrupt for perf, so the details are to be completed in the future.
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interrupt for perf, so the details are to be completed in the future.
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At this stage, a general event is bound to a physical counter, if any.
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At this stage, a general event is bound to a physical counter, if any.
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The state changes to PERF_HES_STOPPED and PERF_HES_UPTODATE, because it is now
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The state changes to PERF_HES_STOPPED and PERF_HES_UPTODATE, because it is now
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stopped, and the (software) event count does not need updating.
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stopped, and the (software) event count does not need updating.
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** *start* is then called, and the counter is enabled.
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With flag PERF_EF_RELOAD, it writes an appropriate value to the counter (check
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- *start* is then called, and the counter is enabled.
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previous section for detail).
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With flag PERF_EF_RELOAD, it writes an appropriate value to the counter (check
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Nothing is written if the flag does not contain PERF_EF_RELOAD.
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previous section for detail).
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The state now is reset to none, because it is neither stopped nor updated
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Nothing is written if the flag does not contain PERF_EF_RELOAD.
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(the counting already started)
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The state now is reset to none, because it is neither stopped nor updated
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(the counting already started)
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* When being context-switched out, *del* is called. It then checks out all the
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* When being context-switched out, *del* is called. It then checks out all the
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events in the PMU and calls *stop* to update their counts.
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events in the PMU and calls *stop* to update their counts.
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and the perf core with flag PERF_EF_UPDATE, and it often shares the same
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subroutine as *read* with the same logic.
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The state changes to PERF_HES_STOPPED and PERF_HES_UPTODATE, again.
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** Life cycle of these two pairs: *add* and *del* are called repeatedly as
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tasks switch in-and-out; *start* and *stop* is also called when the perf core
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and the perf core with flag PERF_EF_UPDATE, and it often shares the same
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needs a quick stop-and-start, for instance, when the interrupt period is being
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subroutine as *read* with the same logic.
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adjusted.
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The state changes to PERF_HES_STOPPED and PERF_HES_UPTODATE, again.
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tasks switch in-and-out; *start* and *stop* is also called when the perf core
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needs a quick stop-and-start, for instance, when the interrupt period is being
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adjusted.
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Current implementation is sufficient for now and can be easily extended to
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Current implementation is sufficient for now and can be easily extended to
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features in the future.
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Both structures are designed to be read-only.
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Both structures are designed to be read-only.
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*struct pmu* defines some function pointer interfaces, and most of them take
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*struct pmu* defines some function pointer interfaces, and most of them take
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*struct perf_event* as a main argument, dealing with perf events according to
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*struct perf_event* as a main argument, dealing with perf events according to
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perf's internal state machine (check kernel/events/core.c for details).
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perf's internal state machine (check kernel/events/core.c for details).
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*struct riscv_pmu* defines PMU-specific parameters. The naming follows the
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*struct riscv_pmu* defines PMU-specific parameters. The naming follows the
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convention of all other architectures.
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The generic structure that represents perf events, and the hardware-related
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The generic structure that represents perf events, and the hardware-related
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The structure that holds the status of events, has two fixed members:
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The structure that holds the status of events, has two fixed members:
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the number of events and the array of the events.
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[1] https://github.com/riscv/riscv-linux/pull/124
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[1] https://github.com/riscv/riscv-linux/pull/124
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[2] https://groups.google.com/a/groups.riscv.org/forum/#!topic/sw-dev/f19TmCNP6yA
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[2] https://groups.google.com/a/groups.riscv.org/forum/#!topic/sw-dev/f19TmCNP6yA
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