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Stephane Eranian bce38cd53e perf: Add generic taken branch sampling support 
This patch adds the ability to sample taken branches to the
perf_event interface.

The ability to capture taken branches is very useful for all
sorts of analysis. For instance, basic block profiling, call
counts, statistical call graph.

This new capability requires hardware assist and as such may
not be available on all HW platforms. On Intel x86 it is
implemented on top of the Last Branch Record (LBR) facility.

To enable taken branches sampling, the PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK
bit must be set in attr->sample_type.

Sampled taken branches may be filtered by type and/or priv
levels.

The patch adds a new field, called branch_sample_type, to the
perf_event_attr structure. It contains a bitmask of filters
to apply to the sampled taken branches.

Filters may be implemented in HW. If the HW filter does not exist
or is not good enough, some arch may also implement a SW filter.

The following generic filters are currently defined:
- PERF_SAMPLE_USER
  only branches whose targets are at the user level

- PERF_SAMPLE_KERNEL
  only branches whose targets are at the kernel level

- PERF_SAMPLE_HV
  only branches whose targets are at the hypervisor level

- PERF_SAMPLE_ANY
  any type of branches (subject to priv levels filters)

- PERF_SAMPLE_ANY_CALL
  any call branches (may incl. syscall on some arch)

- PERF_SAMPLE_ANY_RET
  any return branches (may incl. syscall returns on some arch)

- PERF_SAMPLE_IND_CALL
  indirect call branches

Obviously filter may be combined. The priv level bits are optional.
If not provided, the priv level of the associated event are used. It
is possible to collect branches at a priv level different from the
associated event. Use of kernel, hv priv levels is subject to permissions
and availability (hv).

The number of taken branch records present in each sample may vary based
on HW, the type of sampled branches, the executed code. Therefore
each sample contains the number of taken branches it contains.

Signed-off-by: Stephane Eranian <eranian@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1328826068-11713-2-git-send-email-eranian@google.com
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
 		2012-03-05 14:55:39 +01:00
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debug module: struct module_ref should contains long fields 2012-01-13 09:32:14 +10:30
events perf: Add generic taken branch sampling support 2012-03-05 14:55:39 +01:00
gcov gcov: disable CONSTRUCTORS for UML 2011-07-26 16:49:45 -07:00
irq Merge branch 'perf/urgent' into perf/core 2012-03-05 09:20:08 +01:00
power PM / Freezer: Thaw only kernel threads if freezing of kernel threads fails 2012-02-04 22:23:05 +01:00
sched Merge branch 'perf/urgent' into perf/core 2012-03-05 09:20:08 +01:00
time Merge branch 'rcu/fixes-for-v3.2' into rcu/urgent 2012-01-16 09:41:18 -08:00
trace ftrace, perf: Add filter support for function trace event 2012-02-21 11:08:30 -05:00
.gitignore
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Kconfig.freezer
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Kconfig.hz
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Kconfig.locks arch:Kconfig.locks Remove unused config option. 2011-04-10 17:01:05 +02:00
Kconfig.preempt sched: Isolate preempt counting in its own config option 2011-06-10 15:15:40 +02:00
Makefile PM: Make sysrq-o be available for CONFIG_PM unset 2012-01-14 00:33:03 +01:00
acct.c Merge branch 'for-linus2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2012-01-08 12:19:57 -08:00
async.c kernel/async: remove redundant declaration. 2012-01-13 09:32:18 +10:30
audit.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/audit 2012-01-17 16:41:31 -08:00
audit.h audit: remove AUDIT_SETUP_CONTEXT as it isn't used 2012-01-17 16:16:57 -05:00
audit_tree.c audit_tree,rcu: Convert call_rcu(__put_tree) to kfree_rcu() 2011-07-20 14:10:11 -07:00
audit_watch.c kill path_lookup() 2011-03-14 09:15:23 -04:00
auditfilter.c audit: allow interfield comparison in audit rules 2012-01-17 16:17:01 -05:00
auditsc.c kernel-doc: fix new warnings in auditsc.c 2012-01-23 08:44:53 -08:00
backtracetest.c
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bounds.c memcg: remove direct page_cgroup-to-page pointer 2011-03-23 19:46:28 -07:00
capability.c Revert "capabitlies: ns_capable can use the cap helpers rather than lsm call" 2012-01-17 10:19:41 -08:00
cgroup.c Merge branch 'for-3.3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/cgroup 2012-01-09 12:59:24 -08:00
cgroup_freezer.c Merge branch 'for-3.3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/cgroup 2012-01-09 12:59:24 -08:00
compat.c kernel: Fix files explicitly needing EXPORT_SYMBOL infrastructure 2011-10-31 19:30:05 -04:00
configs.c kernel/configs.c: include MODULE_*() when CONFIG_IKCONFIG_PROC=n 2011-07-25 20:57:15 -07:00
cpu.c Merge branch 'pm-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rafael/linux-pm 2012-01-08 13:10:57 -08:00
cpu_pm.c cpu_pm: call notifiers during suspend 2011-09-23 12:05:29 +05:30
cpuset.c Merge branch 'for-3.3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/cgroup 2012-01-09 12:59:24 -08:00
crash_dump.c Merge branch 'modsplit-Oct31_2011' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulg/linux 2011-11-06 19:44:47 -08:00
cred.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
delayacct.c KVM: Steal time implementation 2011-07-14 12:59:14 +03:00
dma.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
elfcore.c
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exec_domain.c
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exit.c sched: Fix ancient race in do_exit() 2012-01-27 11:55:36 +01:00
extable.c extable, core_kernel_data(): Make sure all archs define _sdata 2011-05-20 08:56:56 +02:00
fork.c epoll: introduce POLLFREE to flush ->signalfd_wqh before kfree() 2012-02-24 11:42:50 -08:00
freezer.c freezer: kill unused set_freezable_with_signal() 2011-11-23 09:28:17 -08:00
futex.c futex: Fix uninterruptible loop due to gate_area 2011-12-31 11:48:28 -08:00
futex_compat.c userns: user namespaces: convert several capable() calls 2011-03-23 19:47:08 -07:00
groups.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
hrtimer.c Merge branch 'timers-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2011-11-28 08:43:52 -08:00
hung_task.c hung_task: fix false positive during vfork 2012-01-03 16:14:32 -08:00
irq_work.c kernel: fix two implicit header assumptions in irq_work.c 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
itimer.c [S390] cputime: add sparse checking and cleanup 2011-12-15 14:56:19 +01:00
jump_label.c static keys: Inline the static_key_enabled() function 2012-02-28 20:01:08 +01:00
kallsyms.c Merge branch 'core-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-03-25 17:52:22 -07:00
kexec.c kdump: crashk_res init check for /sys/kernel/kexec_crash_size 2012-01-12 20:13:11 -08:00
kfifo.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
kmod.c Merge branch 'pm-sleep' into pm-for-linus 2011-12-25 23:42:20 +01:00
kprobes.c kprobes: fix a memory leak in function pre_handler_kretprobe() 2012-02-03 16:16:41 -08:00
ksysfs.c kernel: ksysfs.c is implicitly using stat.h 2011-10-31 09:20:13 -04:00
kthread.c freezer: kill unused set_freezable_with_signal() 2011-11-23 09:28:17 -08:00
latencytop.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
lockdep.c Merge branch 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2012-01-06 08:02:58 -08:00
lockdep_internals.h
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lockdep_proc.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
lockdep_states.h
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module.c error: implicit declaration of function 'module_flags_taint' 2012-01-15 16:21:07 -08:00
mutex-debug.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
mutex-debug.h mutex: Use p->on_cpu for the adaptive spin 2011-04-14 08:52:33 +02:00
mutex.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
mutex.h mutex: Use p->on_cpu for the adaptive spin 2011-04-14 08:52:33 +02:00
notifier.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
nsproxy.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
padata.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
panic.c panic: don't print redundant backtraces on oops 2012-01-12 20:13:11 -08:00
params.c module: make module param bint handle nul value 2012-02-14 11:02:15 +10:30
pid.c vfs: fix panic in __d_lookup() with high dentry hashtable counts 2012-02-13 20:45:38 -05:00
pid_namespace.c sysctl: add the kernel.ns_last_pid control 2012-01-12 20:13:11 -08:00
posix-cpu-timers.c [S390] cputime: add sparse checking and cleanup 2011-12-15 14:56:19 +01:00
posix-timers.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
printk.c printk/tracing: Add console output tracing 2012-02-13 13:46:05 -05:00
profile.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
ptrace.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://selinuxproject.org/~jmorris/linux-security 2012-01-14 18:36:33 -08:00
range.c range: fix bogus misuse of module.h to get printk() 2011-10-31 09:20:11 -04:00
rcu.h rcu: Deconfuse dynticks entry-exit tracing 2011-12-11 10:31:42 -08:00
rcupdate.c rcu: Detect illegal rcu dereference in extended quiescent state 2011-12-11 10:31:30 -08:00
rcutiny.c rcu: Augment rcu_batch_end tracing for idle and callback state 2011-12-11 10:32:22 -08:00
rcutiny_plugin.h rcu: Apply ACCESS_ONCE() to rcu_boost() return value 2011-12-11 10:33:19 -08:00
rcutorture.c rcu: Add missing __cpuinit annotation in rcutorture code 2012-01-16 09:44:05 -08:00
rcutree.c rcu: Augment rcu_batch_end tracing for idle and callback state 2011-12-11 10:32:22 -08:00
rcutree.h rcu: Keep invoking callbacks if CPU otherwise idle 2011-12-11 10:32:09 -08:00
rcutree_plugin.h rcu: Apply ACCESS_ONCE() to rcu_boost() return value 2011-12-11 10:33:19 -08:00
rcutree_trace.c rcu: Track idleness independent of idle tasks 2011-12-11 10:31:24 -08:00
relay.c relay: prevent integer overflow in relay_open() 2012-02-10 09:04:49 +01:00
res_counter.c net: introduce res_counter_charge_nofail() for socket allocations 2012-01-22 15:08:46 -05:00
resource.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
rtmutex-debug.c lockdep, rtmutex, bug: Show taint flags on error 2011-12-06 08:16:49 +01:00
rtmutex-debug.h
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rtmutex-tester.c rtmutex-tester: convert sysdev_class to a regular subsystem 2011-12-14 14:54:22 -08:00
rtmutex.c Revert "rcu: Permit rt_mutex_unlock() with irqs disabled" 2011-12-11 10:33:18 -08:00
rtmutex.h
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rtmutex_common.h
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rwsem.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
seccomp.c seccomp: audit abnormal end to a process due to seccomp 2012-01-17 16:16:55 -05:00
semaphore.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
signal.c tracing: send_sigqueue() needs trace_signal_generate() too 2012-01-13 18:49:02 +01:00
smp.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
softirq.c tracing/softirq: Move __raise_softirq_irqoff() out of header 2012-02-03 09:48:19 -05:00
spinlock.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
srcu.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
stacktrace.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
stop_machine.c Merge branch 'modsplit-Oct31_2011' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulg/linux 2011-11-06 19:44:47 -08:00
sys.c c/r: prctl: add PR_SET_MM codes to set up mm_struct entries 2012-01-12 20:13:13 -08:00
sys_ni.c Cross Memory Attach 2011-10-31 17:30:44 -07:00
sysctl.c x86: Panic on detection of stack overflow 2011-12-05 11:37:47 +01:00
sysctl_binary.c binary_sysctl(): fix memory leak 2011-12-20 10:25:04 -08:00
sysctl_check.c xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
taskstats.c Make TASKSTATS require root access 2011-09-19 17:04:37 -07:00
test_kprobes.c
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time.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
timeconst.pl
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timer.c Merge branch 'core-debugobjects-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2012-01-06 07:53:34 -08:00
tracepoint.c static keys: Introduce 'struct static_key', static_key_true()/false() and static_key_slow_[inc|dec]() 2012-02-24 10:05:59 +01:00
tsacct.c [S390] cputime: add sparse checking and cleanup 2011-12-15 14:56:19 +01:00
uid16.c userns: user namespaces: convert several capable() calls 2011-03-23 19:47:08 -07:00
up.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
user-return-notifier.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
user.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
user_namespace.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
utsname.c kernel: Map most files to use export.h instead of module.h 2011-10-31 09:20:12 -04:00
utsname_sysctl.c Merge branch 'modsplit-Oct31_2011' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulg/linux 2011-11-06 19:44:47 -08:00
wait.c lockdep/waitqueues: Add better annotation 2011-12-21 10:07:39 +01:00
watchdog.c watchdog: Fix code/comments mismatches 2012-02-11 15:11:33 +01:00
workqueue.c workqueue: make alloc_workqueue() take printf fmt and args for name 2012-01-10 16:30:54 -08:00
workqueue_sched.h
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