/* * notify_self3.c - example of how you can use overflow notifications with no messages * * Copyright (c) 2002-2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. * Contributed by Stephane Eranian * * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies * of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, * subject to the following conditions: * * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all * copies or substantial portions of the Software. * * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, * INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A * PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT * HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF * CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE * OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. */ #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include "detect_pmcs.h" #define SMPL_PERIOD 1000000000ULL static volatile unsigned long notification_received; #define NUM_PMCS PFMLIB_MAX_PMCS #define NUM_PMDS PFMLIB_MAX_PMDS static pfarg_pmd_t pd[NUM_PMDS]; static int ctx_fd; static char *event1_name; static void fatal_error(char *fmt,...) __attribute__((noreturn)); static void fatal_error(char *fmt, ...) { va_list ap; va_start(ap, fmt); vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap); va_end(ap); exit(1); } static void sigio_handler(int n) { if (pfm_read_pmds(ctx_fd, pd+1, 1) == -1) { fatal_error("pfm_read_pmds: %s", strerror(errno)); } /* * we do not need to extract the overflow message, we know * where it is coming from. */ /* * increment our notification counter */ notification_received++; /* * XXX: risky to do printf() in signal handler! */ if (event1_name) printf("Notification %02lu: %"PRIu64" %s\n", notification_received, pd[1].reg_value, event1_name); else printf("Notification %02lu:\n", notification_received); /* * And resume monitoring */ if (pfm_restart(ctx_fd)) fatal_error("error pfm_restart: %d\n", errno); } /* * infinite loop waiting for notification to get out */ void busyloop(void) { /* * busy loop to burn CPU cycles */ for(;notification_received < 40;) ; } int main(int argc, char **argv) { int ret; pfarg_ctx_t ctx; pfmlib_input_param_t inp; pfmlib_output_param_t outp; pfarg_pmc_t pc[NUM_PMCS]; pfarg_load_t load_args; pfmlib_options_t pfmlib_options; struct sigaction act; size_t len; unsigned int i, num_counters; /* * pass options to library (optional) */ memset(&pfmlib_options, 0, sizeof(pfmlib_options)); pfmlib_options.pfm_debug = 0; /* set to 1 for debug */ pfmlib_options.pfm_verbose = 1; /* set to 1 for verbose */ pfm_set_options(&pfmlib_options); /* * Initialize pfm library (required before we can use it) */ ret = pfm_initialize(); if (ret != PFMLIB_SUCCESS) fatal_error("Cannot initialize library: %s\n", pfm_strerror(ret)); /* * Install the signal handler (SIGIO) */ memset(&act, 0, sizeof(act)); act.sa_handler = sigio_handler; sigaction (SIGIO, &act, 0); memset(pc, 0, sizeof(pc)); memset(&ctx, 0, sizeof(ctx)); memset(&load_args, 0, sizeof(load_args)); memset(&inp,0, sizeof(inp)); memset(&outp,0, sizeof(outp)); pfm_get_num_counters(&num_counters); if (pfm_get_cycle_event(&inp.pfp_events[0]) != PFMLIB_SUCCESS) fatal_error("cannot find cycle event\n"); if (pfm_get_inst_retired_event(&inp.pfp_events[1]) != PFMLIB_SUCCESS) fatal_error("cannot find inst retired event\n"); i = 2; /* * set the default privilege mode for all counters: * PFM_PLM3 : user level only */ inp.pfp_dfl_plm = PFM_PLM3; if (i > num_counters) { i = num_counters; printf("too many events provided (max=%d events), using first %d event(s)\n", num_counters, i); } /* * how many counters we use */ inp.pfp_event_count = i; if (i > 1) { pfm_get_max_event_name_len(&len); event1_name = malloc(len+1); if (event1_name == NULL) fatal_error("cannot allocate event name\n"); pfm_get_full_event_name(&inp.pfp_events[1], event1_name, len+1); } /* * when we know we are self-monitoring and we have only one context, then * when we get an overflow we know where it is coming from. Therefore we can * save the call to the kernel to extract the notification message. By default, * a message is generated. The queue of messages has a limited size, therefore * it is important to clear the queue by reading the message on overflow. Failure * to do so may result in a queue full and you will lose notification messages. * * With the PFM_FL_OVFL_NO_MSG, no message will be queue, but you will still get * the signal. Similarly, the PFM_MSG_END will be generated. */ ctx.ctx_flags = PFM_FL_OVFL_NO_MSG; /* * now create the context for self monitoring/per-task */ ctx_fd = pfm_create_context(&ctx, NULL, NULL, 0); if (ctx_fd == -1) { if (errno == ENOSYS) { fatal_error("Your kernel does not have performance monitoring support!\n"); } fatal_error("Can't create PFM context %s\n", strerror(errno)); } /* * build the pfp_unavail_pmcs bitmask by looking * at what perfmon has available. It is not always * the case that all PMU registers are actually available * to applications. For instance, on IA-32 platforms, some * registers may be reserved for the NMI watchdog timer. * * With this bitmap, the library knows which registers NOT to * use. Of source, it is possible that no valid assignement may * be possible if certina PMU registers are not available. */ detect_unavail_pmcs(ctx_fd, &inp.pfp_unavail_pmcs); /* * let the library figure out the values for the PMCS */ if ((ret=pfm_dispatch_events(&inp, NULL, &outp, NULL)) != PFMLIB_SUCCESS) fatal_error("Cannot configure events: %s\n", pfm_strerror(ret)); /* * Now prepare the argument to initialize the PMDs and PMCS. */ for (i=0; i < outp.pfp_pmc_count; i++) { pc[i].reg_num = outp.pfp_pmcs[i].reg_num; pc[i].reg_value = outp.pfp_pmcs[i].reg_value; } for (i=0; i < outp.pfp_pmd_count; i++) pd[i].reg_num = outp.pfp_pmds[i].reg_num; /* * We want to get notified when the counter used for our first * event overflows */ pd[0].reg_flags |= PFM_REGFL_OVFL_NOTIFY; if (inp.pfp_event_count > 1) pd[0].reg_reset_pmds[0] |= 1UL << pd[1].reg_num; /* * we arm the first counter, such that it will overflow * after SMPL_PERIOD events have been observed */ pd[0].reg_value = - SMPL_PERIOD; pd[0].reg_long_reset = - SMPL_PERIOD; pd[0].reg_short_reset = - SMPL_PERIOD; /* * Now program the registers */ if (pfm_write_pmcs(ctx_fd, pc, outp.pfp_pmc_count)) fatal_error("pfm_write_pmcs error errno %d\n",errno); if (pfm_write_pmds(ctx_fd, pd, outp.pfp_pmd_count)) fatal_error("pfm_write_pmds error errno %d\n",errno); /* * we want to monitor ourself */ load_args.load_pid = getpid(); if (pfm_load_context(ctx_fd, &load_args)) fatal_error("pfm_load_context error errno %d\n",errno); /* * setup asynchronous notification on the file descriptor */ ret = fcntl(ctx_fd, F_SETFL, fcntl(ctx_fd, F_GETFL, 0) | O_ASYNC); if (ret == -1) fatal_error("cannot set ASYNC: %s\n", strerror(errno)); /* * get ownership of the descriptor */ ret = fcntl(ctx_fd, F_SETOWN, getpid()); if (ret == -1) fatal_error("cannot setown: %s\n", strerror(errno)); /* * Let's roll now */ pfm_self_start(ctx_fd); busyloop(); pfm_self_stop(ctx_fd); /* * free our context */ close(ctx_fd); if (event1_name) free(event1_name); return 0; }