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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2018-01-30 13:57:43 -0800 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2018-01-30 13:57:43 -0800 |
commit | 0aebc6a440b942df6221a7765f077f02217e0114 (patch) | |
tree | b5004b4194cc7e69c76465287f34263bf0b5aab5 /Documentation/perf/arm_dsu_pmu.txt | |
parent | 72906f38934a49faf4d2d38ea9ae32adcf7d5d0c (diff) | |
parent | ec89ab50a03a33a4a648869e868b1964354fb2d1 (diff) |
Merge tag 'arm64-upstream' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux
Pull arm64 updates from Catalin Marinas:
"The main theme of this pull request is security covering variants 2
and 3 for arm64. I expect to send additional patches next week
covering an improved firmware interface (requires firmware changes)
for variant 2 and way for KPTI to be disabled on unaffected CPUs
(Cavium's ThunderX doesn't work properly with KPTI enabled because of
a hardware erratum).
Summary:
- Security mitigations:
- variant 2: invalidate the branch predictor with a call to
secure firmware
- variant 3: implement KPTI for arm64
- 52-bit physical address support for arm64 (ARMv8.2)
- arm64 support for RAS (firmware first only) and SDEI (software
delegated exception interface; allows firmware to inject a RAS
error into the OS)
- perf support for the ARM DynamIQ Shared Unit PMU
- CPUID and HWCAP bits updated for new floating point multiplication
instructions in ARMv8.4
- remove some virtual memory layout printks during boot
- fix initial page table creation to cope with larger than 32M kernel
images when 16K pages are enabled"
* tag 'arm64-upstream' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux: (104 commits)
arm64: Fix TTBR + PAN + 52-bit PA logic in cpu_do_switch_mm
arm64: Turn on KPTI only on CPUs that need it
arm64: Branch predictor hardening for Cavium ThunderX2
arm64: Run enable method for errata work arounds on late CPUs
arm64: Move BP hardening to check_and_switch_context
arm64: mm: ignore memory above supported physical address size
arm64: kpti: Fix the interaction between ASID switching and software PAN
KVM: arm64: Emulate RAS error registers and set HCR_EL2's TERR & TEA
KVM: arm64: Handle RAS SErrors from EL2 on guest exit
KVM: arm64: Handle RAS SErrors from EL1 on guest exit
KVM: arm64: Save ESR_EL2 on guest SError
KVM: arm64: Save/Restore guest DISR_EL1
KVM: arm64: Set an impdef ESR for Virtual-SError using VSESR_EL2.
KVM: arm/arm64: mask/unmask daif around VHE guests
arm64: kernel: Prepare for a DISR user
arm64: Unconditionally enable IESB on exception entry/return for firmware-first
arm64: kernel: Survive corrected RAS errors notified by SError
arm64: cpufeature: Detect CPU RAS Extentions
arm64: sysreg: Move to use definitions for all the SCTLR bits
arm64: cpufeature: __this_cpu_has_cap() shouldn't stop early
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diff --git a/Documentation/perf/arm_dsu_pmu.txt b/Documentation/perf/arm_dsu_pmu.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..d611e15f5add --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/perf/arm_dsu_pmu.txt @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +ARM DynamIQ Shared Unit (DSU) PMU +================================== + +ARM DynamIQ Shared Unit integrates one or more cores with an L3 memory system, +control logic and external interfaces to form a multicore cluster. The PMU +allows counting the various events related to the L3 cache, Snoop Control Unit +etc, using 32bit independent counters. It also provides a 64bit cycle counter. + +The PMU can only be accessed via CPU system registers and are common to the +cores connected to the same DSU. Like most of the other uncore PMUs, DSU +PMU doesn't support process specific events and cannot be used in sampling mode. + +The DSU provides a bitmap for a subset of implemented events via hardware +registers. There is no way for the driver to determine if the other events +are available or not. Hence the driver exposes only those events advertised +by the DSU, in "events" directory under : + + /sys/bus/event_sources/devices/arm_dsu_<N>/ + +The user should refer to the TRM of the product to figure out the supported events +and use the raw event code for the unlisted events. + +The driver also exposes the CPUs connected to the DSU instance in "associated_cpus". + + +e.g usage : + + perf stat -a -e arm_dsu_0/cycles/ |