Enables conditional branch filter support for POWER8
utilizing MMCRA register based filter and also invalidates
a BHRB branch filter combination involving conditional
branches.
Signed-off-by: Anshuman Khandual <khand...@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
arch/powerpc/perf/power8-pmu.c | 10 ++++++++++
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/power8-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/power8-pmu.c
index 8ed323d..e60b38f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/power8-pmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/power8-pmu.c
@@ -548,11 +548,21 @@ static u64 power8_bhrb_filter_map(u64 branch_sample_type)
if (branch_sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_IND_CALL)
return -1;
+ /* Invalid branch filter combination - HW does not support */
+ if ((branch_sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_ANY_CALL) &&
+ (branch_sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COND))
+ return -1;
+
if (branch_sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_ANY_CALL) {
pmu_bhrb_filter |= POWER8_MMCRA_IFM1;
return pmu_bhrb_filter;
}
+ if (branch_sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COND) {
+ pmu_bhrb_filter |= POWER8_MMCRA_IFM3;
+ return pmu_bhrb_filter;
+ }
+
/* Every thing else is unsupported */
return -1;
}
--
1.7.11.7
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