1 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note */
6 * Copyright (C) 2008-2011, Red Hat, Inc., Ingo Molnar
7 * Copyright (C) 2008-2011, Red Hat, Inc., Peter Zijlstra
9 * Data type definitions, declarations, prototypes.
11 * Started by: Thomas Gleixner and Ingo Molnar
13 * For licencing details see kernel-base/COPYING
15 #ifndef _UAPI_LINUX_PERF_EVENT_H
16 #define _UAPI_LINUX_PERF_EVENT_H
18 #include <linux/types.h>
19 #include <linux/ioctl.h>
20 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
23 * User-space ABI bits:
30 PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE = 0,
31 PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE = 1,
32 PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT = 2,
33 PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE = 3,
35 PERF_TYPE_BREAKPOINT = 5,
37 PERF_TYPE_MAX, /* non-ABI */
41 * attr.config layout for type PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE and PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE
42 * PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE: 0xEEEEEEEE000000AA
43 * AA: hardware event ID
44 * EEEEEEEE: PMU type ID
45 * PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE: 0xEEEEEEEE00DDCCBB
46 * BB: hardware cache ID
47 * CC: hardware cache op ID
48 * DD: hardware cache op result ID
49 * EEEEEEEE: PMU type ID
50 * If the PMU type ID is 0, the PERF_TYPE_RAW will be applied.
52 #define PERF_PMU_TYPE_SHIFT 32
53 #define PERF_HW_EVENT_MASK 0xffffffff
56 * Generalized performance event event_id types, used by the
57 * attr.event_id parameter of the sys_perf_event_open()
62 * Common hardware events, generalized by the kernel:
64 PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES = 0,
65 PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS = 1,
66 PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_REFERENCES = 2,
67 PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MISSES = 3,
68 PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS = 4,
69 PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_MISSES = 5,
70 PERF_COUNT_HW_BUS_CYCLES = 6,
71 PERF_COUNT_HW_STALLED_CYCLES_FRONTEND = 7,
72 PERF_COUNT_HW_STALLED_CYCLES_BACKEND = 8,
73 PERF_COUNT_HW_REF_CPU_CYCLES = 9,
75 PERF_COUNT_HW_MAX, /* non-ABI */
79 * Generalized hardware cache events:
81 * { L1-D, L1-I, LLC, ITLB, DTLB, BPU, NODE } x
82 * { read, write, prefetch } x
83 * { accesses, misses }
85 enum perf_hw_cache_id {
86 PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_L1D = 0,
87 PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_L1I = 1,
88 PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_LL = 2,
89 PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_DTLB = 3,
90 PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_ITLB = 4,
91 PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_BPU = 5,
92 PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_NODE = 6,
94 PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MAX, /* non-ABI */
97 enum perf_hw_cache_op_id {
98 PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_OP_READ = 0,
99 PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_OP_WRITE = 1,
100 PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_OP_PREFETCH = 2,
102 PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_OP_MAX, /* non-ABI */
105 enum perf_hw_cache_op_result_id {
106 PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_RESULT_ACCESS = 0,
107 PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_RESULT_MISS = 1,
109 PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_RESULT_MAX, /* non-ABI */
113 * Special "software" events provided by the kernel, even if the hardware
114 * does not support performance events. These events measure various
115 * physical and sw events of the kernel (and allow the profiling of them as
119 PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_CLOCK = 0,
120 PERF_COUNT_SW_TASK_CLOCK = 1,
121 PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS = 2,
122 PERF_COUNT_SW_CONTEXT_SWITCHES = 3,
123 PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_MIGRATIONS = 4,
124 PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN = 5,
125 PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ = 6,
126 PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS = 7,
127 PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS = 8,
128 PERF_COUNT_SW_DUMMY = 9,
129 PERF_COUNT_SW_BPF_OUTPUT = 10,
130 PERF_COUNT_SW_CGROUP_SWITCHES = 11,
132 PERF_COUNT_SW_MAX, /* non-ABI */
136 * Bits that can be set in attr.sample_type to request information
137 * in the overflow packets.
139 enum perf_event_sample_format {
140 PERF_SAMPLE_IP = 1U << 0,
141 PERF_SAMPLE_TID = 1U << 1,
142 PERF_SAMPLE_TIME = 1U << 2,
143 PERF_SAMPLE_ADDR = 1U << 3,
144 PERF_SAMPLE_READ = 1U << 4,
145 PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN = 1U << 5,
146 PERF_SAMPLE_ID = 1U << 6,
147 PERF_SAMPLE_CPU = 1U << 7,
148 PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD = 1U << 8,
149 PERF_SAMPLE_STREAM_ID = 1U << 9,
150 PERF_SAMPLE_RAW = 1U << 10,
151 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK = 1U << 11,
152 PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_USER = 1U << 12,
153 PERF_SAMPLE_STACK_USER = 1U << 13,
154 PERF_SAMPLE_WEIGHT = 1U << 14,
155 PERF_SAMPLE_DATA_SRC = 1U << 15,
156 PERF_SAMPLE_IDENTIFIER = 1U << 16,
157 PERF_SAMPLE_TRANSACTION = 1U << 17,
158 PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_INTR = 1U << 18,
159 PERF_SAMPLE_PHYS_ADDR = 1U << 19,
160 PERF_SAMPLE_AUX = 1U << 20,
161 PERF_SAMPLE_CGROUP = 1U << 21,
162 PERF_SAMPLE_DATA_PAGE_SIZE = 1U << 22,
163 PERF_SAMPLE_CODE_PAGE_SIZE = 1U << 23,
164 PERF_SAMPLE_WEIGHT_STRUCT = 1U << 24,
166 PERF_SAMPLE_MAX = 1U << 25, /* non-ABI */
168 __PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN_EARLY = 1ULL << 63, /* non-ABI; internal use */
171 #define PERF_SAMPLE_WEIGHT_TYPE (PERF_SAMPLE_WEIGHT | PERF_SAMPLE_WEIGHT_STRUCT)
173 * values to program into branch_sample_type when PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH is set
175 * If the user does not pass priv level information via branch_sample_type,
176 * the kernel uses the event's priv level. Branch and event priv levels do
177 * not have to match. Branch priv level is checked for permissions.
179 * The branch types can be combined, however BRANCH_ANY covers all types
180 * of branches and therefore it supersedes all the other types.
182 enum perf_branch_sample_type_shift {
183 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_USER_SHIFT = 0, /* user branches */
184 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_KERNEL_SHIFT = 1, /* kernel branches */
185 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_HV_SHIFT = 2, /* hypervisor branches */
187 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_ANY_SHIFT = 3, /* any branch types */
188 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_ANY_CALL_SHIFT = 4, /* any call branch */
189 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_ANY_RETURN_SHIFT = 5, /* any return branch */
190 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_IND_CALL_SHIFT = 6, /* indirect calls */
191 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_ABORT_TX_SHIFT = 7, /* transaction aborts */
192 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_IN_TX_SHIFT = 8, /* in transaction */
193 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_NO_TX_SHIFT = 9, /* not in transaction */
194 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COND_SHIFT = 10, /* conditional branches */
196 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_CALL_STACK_SHIFT = 11, /* call/ret stack */
197 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_IND_JUMP_SHIFT = 12, /* indirect jumps */
198 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_CALL_SHIFT = 13, /* direct call */
200 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_NO_FLAGS_SHIFT = 14, /* no flags */
201 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_NO_CYCLES_SHIFT = 15, /* no cycles */
203 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_TYPE_SAVE_SHIFT = 16, /* save branch type */
205 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_HW_INDEX_SHIFT = 17, /* save low level index of raw branch records */
207 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_MAX_SHIFT /* non-ABI */
210 enum perf_branch_sample_type {
211 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_USER = 1U << PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_USER_SHIFT,
212 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_KERNEL = 1U << PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_KERNEL_SHIFT,
213 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_HV = 1U << PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_HV_SHIFT,
215 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_ANY = 1U << PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_ANY_SHIFT,
216 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_ANY_CALL = 1U << PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_ANY_CALL_SHIFT,
217 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_ANY_RETURN = 1U << PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_ANY_RETURN_SHIFT,
218 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_IND_CALL = 1U << PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_IND_CALL_SHIFT,
219 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_ABORT_TX = 1U << PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_ABORT_TX_SHIFT,
220 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_IN_TX = 1U << PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_IN_TX_SHIFT,
221 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_NO_TX = 1U << PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_NO_TX_SHIFT,
222 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COND = 1U << PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COND_SHIFT,
224 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_CALL_STACK = 1U << PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_CALL_STACK_SHIFT,
225 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_IND_JUMP = 1U << PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_IND_JUMP_SHIFT,
226 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_CALL = 1U << PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_CALL_SHIFT,
228 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_NO_FLAGS = 1U << PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_NO_FLAGS_SHIFT,
229 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_NO_CYCLES = 1U << PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_NO_CYCLES_SHIFT,
231 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_TYPE_SAVE =
232 1U << PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_TYPE_SAVE_SHIFT,
234 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_HW_INDEX = 1U << PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_HW_INDEX_SHIFT,
236 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_MAX = 1U << PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_MAX_SHIFT,
240 * Common flow change classification
243 PERF_BR_UNKNOWN = 0, /* unknown */
244 PERF_BR_COND = 1, /* conditional */
245 PERF_BR_UNCOND = 2, /* unconditional */
246 PERF_BR_IND = 3, /* indirect */
247 PERF_BR_CALL = 4, /* function call */
248 PERF_BR_IND_CALL = 5, /* indirect function call */
249 PERF_BR_RET = 6, /* function return */
250 PERF_BR_SYSCALL = 7, /* syscall */
251 PERF_BR_SYSRET = 8, /* syscall return */
252 PERF_BR_COND_CALL = 9, /* conditional function call */
253 PERF_BR_COND_RET = 10, /* conditional function return */
257 #define PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_PLM_ALL \
258 (PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_USER|\
259 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_KERNEL|\
260 PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_HV)
263 * Values to determine ABI of the registers dump.
265 enum perf_sample_regs_abi {
266 PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_ABI_NONE = 0,
267 PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_ABI_32 = 1,
268 PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_ABI_64 = 2,
272 * Values for the memory transaction event qualifier, mostly for
273 * abort events. Multiple bits can be set.
276 PERF_TXN_ELISION = (1 << 0), /* From elision */
277 PERF_TXN_TRANSACTION = (1 << 1), /* From transaction */
278 PERF_TXN_SYNC = (1 << 2), /* Instruction is related */
279 PERF_TXN_ASYNC = (1 << 3), /* Instruction not related */
280 PERF_TXN_RETRY = (1 << 4), /* Retry possible */
281 PERF_TXN_CONFLICT = (1 << 5), /* Conflict abort */
282 PERF_TXN_CAPACITY_WRITE = (1 << 6), /* Capacity write abort */
283 PERF_TXN_CAPACITY_READ = (1 << 7), /* Capacity read abort */
285 PERF_TXN_MAX = (1 << 8), /* non-ABI */
287 /* bits 32..63 are reserved for the abort code */
289 PERF_TXN_ABORT_MASK = (0xffffffffULL << 32),
290 PERF_TXN_ABORT_SHIFT = 32,
294 * The format of the data returned by read() on a perf event fd,
295 * as specified by attr.read_format:
297 * struct read_format {
299 * { u64 time_enabled; } && PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_ENABLED
300 * { u64 time_running; } && PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_RUNNING
301 * { u64 id; } && PERF_FORMAT_ID
302 * } && !PERF_FORMAT_GROUP
305 * { u64 time_enabled; } && PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_ENABLED
306 * { u64 time_running; } && PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_RUNNING
308 * { u64 id; } && PERF_FORMAT_ID
310 * } && PERF_FORMAT_GROUP
313 enum perf_event_read_format {
314 PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_ENABLED = 1U << 0,
315 PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_RUNNING = 1U << 1,
316 PERF_FORMAT_ID = 1U << 2,
317 PERF_FORMAT_GROUP = 1U << 3,
319 PERF_FORMAT_MAX = 1U << 4, /* non-ABI */
322 #define PERF_ATTR_SIZE_VER0 64 /* sizeof first published struct */
323 #define PERF_ATTR_SIZE_VER1 72 /* add: config2 */
324 #define PERF_ATTR_SIZE_VER2 80 /* add: branch_sample_type */
325 #define PERF_ATTR_SIZE_VER3 96 /* add: sample_regs_user */
326 /* add: sample_stack_user */
327 #define PERF_ATTR_SIZE_VER4 104 /* add: sample_regs_intr */
328 #define PERF_ATTR_SIZE_VER5 112 /* add: aux_watermark */
329 #define PERF_ATTR_SIZE_VER6 120 /* add: aux_sample_size */
330 #define PERF_ATTR_SIZE_VER7 128 /* add: sig_data */
333 * Hardware event_id to monitor via a performance monitoring event:
335 * @sample_max_stack: Max number of frame pointers in a callchain,
336 * should be < /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_max_stack
338 struct perf_event_attr {
341 * Major type: hardware/software/tracepoint/etc.
346 * Size of the attr structure, for fwd/bwd compat.
351 * Type specific configuration information.
363 __u64 disabled : 1, /* off by default */
364 inherit : 1, /* children inherit it */
365 pinned : 1, /* must always be on PMU */
366 exclusive : 1, /* only group on PMU */
367 exclude_user : 1, /* don't count user */
368 exclude_kernel : 1, /* ditto kernel */
369 exclude_hv : 1, /* ditto hypervisor */
370 exclude_idle : 1, /* don't count when idle */
371 mmap : 1, /* include mmap data */
372 comm : 1, /* include comm data */
373 freq : 1, /* use freq, not period */
374 inherit_stat : 1, /* per task counts */
375 enable_on_exec : 1, /* next exec enables */
376 task : 1, /* trace fork/exit */
377 watermark : 1, /* wakeup_watermark */
381 * 0 - SAMPLE_IP can have arbitrary skid
382 * 1 - SAMPLE_IP must have constant skid
383 * 2 - SAMPLE_IP requested to have 0 skid
384 * 3 - SAMPLE_IP must have 0 skid
386 * See also PERF_RECORD_MISC_EXACT_IP
388 precise_ip : 2, /* skid constraint */
389 mmap_data : 1, /* non-exec mmap data */
390 sample_id_all : 1, /* sample_type all events */
392 exclude_host : 1, /* don't count in host */
393 exclude_guest : 1, /* don't count in guest */
395 exclude_callchain_kernel : 1, /* exclude kernel callchains */
396 exclude_callchain_user : 1, /* exclude user callchains */
397 mmap2 : 1, /* include mmap with inode data */
398 comm_exec : 1, /* flag comm events that are due to an exec */
399 use_clockid : 1, /* use @clockid for time fields */
400 context_switch : 1, /* context switch data */
401 write_backward : 1, /* Write ring buffer from end to beginning */
402 namespaces : 1, /* include namespaces data */
403 ksymbol : 1, /* include ksymbol events */
404 bpf_event : 1, /* include bpf events */
405 aux_output : 1, /* generate AUX records instead of events */
406 cgroup : 1, /* include cgroup events */
407 text_poke : 1, /* include text poke events */
408 build_id : 1, /* use build id in mmap2 events */
409 inherit_thread : 1, /* children only inherit if cloned with CLONE_THREAD */
410 remove_on_exec : 1, /* event is removed from task on exec */
411 sigtrap : 1, /* send synchronous SIGTRAP on event */
415 __u32 wakeup_events; /* wakeup every n events */
416 __u32 wakeup_watermark; /* bytes before wakeup */
422 __u64 kprobe_func; /* for perf_kprobe */
423 __u64 uprobe_path; /* for perf_uprobe */
424 __u64 config1; /* extension of config */
428 __u64 kprobe_addr; /* when kprobe_func == NULL */
429 __u64 probe_offset; /* for perf_[k,u]probe */
430 __u64 config2; /* extension of config1 */
432 __u64 branch_sample_type; /* enum perf_branch_sample_type */
435 * Defines set of user regs to dump on samples.
436 * See asm/perf_regs.h for details.
438 __u64 sample_regs_user;
441 * Defines size of the user stack to dump on samples.
443 __u32 sample_stack_user;
447 * Defines set of regs to dump for each sample
449 * - precise = 0: PMU interrupt
450 * - precise > 0: sampled instruction
452 * See asm/perf_regs.h for details.
454 __u64 sample_regs_intr;
457 * Wakeup watermark for AUX area
460 __u16 sample_max_stack;
462 __u32 aux_sample_size;
466 * User provided data if sigtrap=1, passed back to user via
467 * siginfo_t::si_perf_data, e.g. to permit user to identify the event.
473 * Structure used by below PERF_EVENT_IOC_QUERY_BPF command
474 * to query bpf programs attached to the same perf tracepoint
475 * as the given perf event.
477 struct perf_event_query_bpf {
479 * The below ids array length
483 * Set by the kernel to indicate the number of
488 * User provided buffer to store program ids
494 * Ioctls that can be done on a perf event fd:
496 #define PERF_EVENT_IOC_ENABLE _IO ('$', 0)
497 #define PERF_EVENT_IOC_DISABLE _IO ('$', 1)
498 #define PERF_EVENT_IOC_REFRESH _IO ('$', 2)
499 #define PERF_EVENT_IOC_RESET _IO ('$', 3)
500 #define PERF_EVENT_IOC_PERIOD _IOW('$', 4, __u64)
501 #define PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_OUTPUT _IO ('$', 5)
502 #define PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_FILTER _IOW('$', 6, char *)
503 #define PERF_EVENT_IOC_ID _IOR('$', 7, __u64 *)
504 #define PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_BPF _IOW('$', 8, __u32)
505 #define PERF_EVENT_IOC_PAUSE_OUTPUT _IOW('$', 9, __u32)
506 #define PERF_EVENT_IOC_QUERY_BPF _IOWR('$', 10, struct perf_event_query_bpf *)
507 #define PERF_EVENT_IOC_MODIFY_ATTRIBUTES _IOW('$', 11, struct perf_event_attr *)
509 enum perf_event_ioc_flags {
510 PERF_IOC_FLAG_GROUP = 1U << 0,
514 * Structure of the page that can be mapped via mmap
516 struct perf_event_mmap_page {
517 __u32 version; /* version number of this structure */
518 __u32 compat_version; /* lowest version this is compat with */
521 * Bits needed to read the hw events in user-space.
523 * u32 seq, time_mult, time_shift, index, width;
524 * u64 count, enabled, running;
525 * u64 cyc, time_offset;
532 * enabled = pc->time_enabled;
533 * running = pc->time_running;
535 * if (pc->cap_usr_time && enabled != running) {
537 * time_offset = pc->time_offset;
538 * time_mult = pc->time_mult;
539 * time_shift = pc->time_shift;
543 * count = pc->offset;
544 * if (pc->cap_user_rdpmc && index) {
545 * width = pc->pmc_width;
546 * pmc = rdpmc(index - 1);
550 * } while (pc->lock != seq);
552 * NOTE: for obvious reason this only works on self-monitoring
555 __u32 lock; /* seqlock for synchronization */
556 __u32 index; /* hardware event identifier */
557 __s64 offset; /* add to hardware event value */
558 __u64 time_enabled; /* time event active */
559 __u64 time_running; /* time event on cpu */
563 __u64 cap_bit0 : 1, /* Always 0, deprecated, see commit 860f085b74e9 */
564 cap_bit0_is_deprecated : 1, /* Always 1, signals that bit 0 is zero */
566 cap_user_rdpmc : 1, /* The RDPMC instruction can be used to read counts */
567 cap_user_time : 1, /* The time_{shift,mult,offset} fields are used */
568 cap_user_time_zero : 1, /* The time_zero field is used */
569 cap_user_time_short : 1, /* the time_{cycle,mask} fields are used */
575 * If cap_user_rdpmc this field provides the bit-width of the value
576 * read using the rdpmc() or equivalent instruction. This can be used
577 * to sign extend the result like:
579 * pmc <<= 64 - width;
580 * pmc >>= 64 - width; // signed shift right
586 * If cap_usr_time the below fields can be used to compute the time
587 * delta since time_enabled (in ns) using rdtsc or similar.
592 * quot = (cyc >> time_shift);
593 * rem = cyc & (((u64)1 << time_shift) - 1);
594 * delta = time_offset + quot * time_mult +
595 * ((rem * time_mult) >> time_shift);
597 * Where time_offset,time_mult,time_shift and cyc are read in the
598 * seqcount loop described above. This delta can then be added to
599 * enabled and possible running (if index), improving the scaling:
605 * quot = count / running;
606 * rem = count % running;
607 * count = quot * enabled + (rem * enabled) / running;
613 * If cap_usr_time_zero, the hardware clock (e.g. TSC) can be calculated
614 * from sample timestamps.
616 * time = timestamp - time_zero;
617 * quot = time / time_mult;
618 * rem = time % time_mult;
619 * cyc = (quot << time_shift) + (rem << time_shift) / time_mult;
623 * quot = cyc >> time_shift;
624 * rem = cyc & (((u64)1 << time_shift) - 1);
625 * timestamp = time_zero + quot * time_mult +
626 * ((rem * time_mult) >> time_shift);
630 __u32 size; /* Header size up to __reserved[] fields. */
634 * If cap_usr_time_short, the hardware clock is less than 64bit wide
635 * and we must compute the 'cyc' value, as used by cap_usr_time, as:
637 * cyc = time_cycles + ((cyc - time_cycles) & time_mask)
639 * NOTE: this form is explicitly chosen such that cap_usr_time_short
640 * is a correction on top of cap_usr_time, and code that doesn't
641 * know about cap_usr_time_short still works under the assumption
642 * the counter doesn't wrap.
648 * Hole for extension of the self monitor capabilities
651 __u8 __reserved[116*8]; /* align to 1k. */
654 * Control data for the mmap() data buffer.
656 * User-space reading the @data_head value should issue an smp_rmb(),
657 * after reading this value.
659 * When the mapping is PROT_WRITE the @data_tail value should be
660 * written by userspace to reflect the last read data, after issueing
661 * an smp_mb() to separate the data read from the ->data_tail store.
662 * In this case the kernel will not over-write unread data.
664 * See perf_output_put_handle() for the data ordering.
666 * data_{offset,size} indicate the location and size of the perf record
667 * buffer within the mmapped area.
669 __u64 data_head; /* head in the data section */
670 __u64 data_tail; /* user-space written tail */
671 __u64 data_offset; /* where the buffer starts */
672 __u64 data_size; /* data buffer size */
675 * AUX area is defined by aux_{offset,size} fields that should be set
676 * by the userspace, so that
678 * aux_offset >= data_offset + data_size
680 * prior to mmap()ing it. Size of the mmap()ed area should be aux_size.
682 * Ring buffer pointers aux_{head,tail} have the same semantics as
683 * data_{head,tail} and same ordering rules apply.
692 * The current state of perf_event_header::misc bits usage:
693 * ('|' used bit, '-' unused bit)
701 * C PROC_MAP_PARSE_TIMEOUT
702 * D MMAP_DATA / COMM_EXEC / FORK_EXEC / SWITCH_OUT
703 * E MMAP_BUILD_ID / EXACT_IP / SCHED_OUT_PREEMPT
707 #define PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK (7 << 0)
708 #define PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_UNKNOWN (0 << 0)
709 #define PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL (1 << 0)
710 #define PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER (2 << 0)
711 #define PERF_RECORD_MISC_HYPERVISOR (3 << 0)
712 #define PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_KERNEL (4 << 0)
713 #define PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_USER (5 << 0)
716 * Indicates that /proc/PID/maps parsing are truncated by time out.
718 #define PERF_RECORD_MISC_PROC_MAP_PARSE_TIMEOUT (1 << 12)
720 * Following PERF_RECORD_MISC_* are used on different
721 * events, so can reuse the same bit position:
723 * PERF_RECORD_MISC_MMAP_DATA - PERF_RECORD_MMAP* events
724 * PERF_RECORD_MISC_COMM_EXEC - PERF_RECORD_COMM event
725 * PERF_RECORD_MISC_FORK_EXEC - PERF_RECORD_FORK event (perf internal)
726 * PERF_RECORD_MISC_SWITCH_OUT - PERF_RECORD_SWITCH* events
728 #define PERF_RECORD_MISC_MMAP_DATA (1 << 13)
729 #define PERF_RECORD_MISC_COMM_EXEC (1 << 13)
730 #define PERF_RECORD_MISC_FORK_EXEC (1 << 13)
731 #define PERF_RECORD_MISC_SWITCH_OUT (1 << 13)
733 * These PERF_RECORD_MISC_* flags below are safely reused
734 * for the following events:
736 * PERF_RECORD_MISC_EXACT_IP - PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE of precise events
737 * PERF_RECORD_MISC_SWITCH_OUT_PREEMPT - PERF_RECORD_SWITCH* events
738 * PERF_RECORD_MISC_MMAP_BUILD_ID - PERF_RECORD_MMAP2 event
741 * PERF_RECORD_MISC_EXACT_IP:
742 * Indicates that the content of PERF_SAMPLE_IP points to
743 * the actual instruction that triggered the event. See also
744 * perf_event_attr::precise_ip.
746 * PERF_RECORD_MISC_SWITCH_OUT_PREEMPT:
747 * Indicates that thread was preempted in TASK_RUNNING state.
749 * PERF_RECORD_MISC_MMAP_BUILD_ID:
750 * Indicates that mmap2 event carries build id data.
752 #define PERF_RECORD_MISC_EXACT_IP (1 << 14)
753 #define PERF_RECORD_MISC_SWITCH_OUT_PREEMPT (1 << 14)
754 #define PERF_RECORD_MISC_MMAP_BUILD_ID (1 << 14)
756 * Reserve the last bit to indicate some extended misc field
758 #define PERF_RECORD_MISC_EXT_RESERVED (1 << 15)
760 struct perf_event_header {
766 struct perf_ns_link_info {
780 NR_NAMESPACES, /* number of available namespaces */
783 enum perf_event_type {
786 * If perf_event_attr.sample_id_all is set then all event types will
787 * have the sample_type selected fields related to where/when
788 * (identity) an event took place (TID, TIME, ID, STREAM_ID, CPU,
789 * IDENTIFIER) described in PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE below, it will be stashed
790 * just after the perf_event_header and the fields already present for
791 * the existing fields, i.e. at the end of the payload. That way a newer
792 * perf.data file will be supported by older perf tools, with these new
793 * optional fields being ignored.
796 * { u32 pid, tid; } && PERF_SAMPLE_TID
797 * { u64 time; } && PERF_SAMPLE_TIME
798 * { u64 id; } && PERF_SAMPLE_ID
799 * { u64 stream_id;} && PERF_SAMPLE_STREAM_ID
800 * { u32 cpu, res; } && PERF_SAMPLE_CPU
801 * { u64 id; } && PERF_SAMPLE_IDENTIFIER
802 * } && perf_event_attr::sample_id_all
804 * Note that PERF_SAMPLE_IDENTIFIER duplicates PERF_SAMPLE_ID. The
805 * advantage of PERF_SAMPLE_IDENTIFIER is that its position is fixed
806 * relative to header.size.
810 * The MMAP events record the PROT_EXEC mappings so that we can
811 * correlate userspace IPs to code. They have the following structure:
814 * struct perf_event_header header;
821 * struct sample_id sample_id;
824 PERF_RECORD_MMAP = 1,
828 * struct perf_event_header header;
831 * struct sample_id sample_id;
834 PERF_RECORD_LOST = 2,
838 * struct perf_event_header header;
842 * struct sample_id sample_id;
845 PERF_RECORD_COMM = 3,
849 * struct perf_event_header header;
853 * struct sample_id sample_id;
856 PERF_RECORD_EXIT = 4,
860 * struct perf_event_header header;
864 * struct sample_id sample_id;
867 PERF_RECORD_THROTTLE = 5,
868 PERF_RECORD_UNTHROTTLE = 6,
872 * struct perf_event_header header;
876 * struct sample_id sample_id;
879 PERF_RECORD_FORK = 7,
883 * struct perf_event_header header;
886 * struct read_format values;
887 * struct sample_id sample_id;
890 PERF_RECORD_READ = 8,
894 * struct perf_event_header header;
897 * # Note that PERF_SAMPLE_IDENTIFIER duplicates PERF_SAMPLE_ID.
898 * # The advantage of PERF_SAMPLE_IDENTIFIER is that its position
899 * # is fixed relative to header.
902 * { u64 id; } && PERF_SAMPLE_IDENTIFIER
903 * { u64 ip; } && PERF_SAMPLE_IP
904 * { u32 pid, tid; } && PERF_SAMPLE_TID
905 * { u64 time; } && PERF_SAMPLE_TIME
906 * { u64 addr; } && PERF_SAMPLE_ADDR
907 * { u64 id; } && PERF_SAMPLE_ID
908 * { u64 stream_id;} && PERF_SAMPLE_STREAM_ID
909 * { u32 cpu, res; } && PERF_SAMPLE_CPU
910 * { u64 period; } && PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD
912 * { struct read_format values; } && PERF_SAMPLE_READ
915 * u64 ips[nr]; } && PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN
918 * # The RAW record below is opaque data wrt the ABI
920 * # That is, the ABI doesn't make any promises wrt to
921 * # the stability of its content, it may vary depending
922 * # on event, hardware, kernel version and phase of
925 * # In other words, PERF_SAMPLE_RAW contents are not an ABI.
929 * char data[size];}&& PERF_SAMPLE_RAW
932 * { u64 hw_idx; } && PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_HW_INDEX
933 * { u64 from, to, flags } lbr[nr];
934 * } && PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK
936 * { u64 abi; # enum perf_sample_regs_abi
937 * u64 regs[weight(mask)]; } && PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_USER
941 * u64 dyn_size; } && PERF_SAMPLE_STACK_USER
943 * { union perf_sample_weight
945 * u64 full; && PERF_SAMPLE_WEIGHT
946 * #if defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN_BITFIELD)
951 * } && PERF_SAMPLE_WEIGHT_STRUCT
952 * #elif defined(__BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD)
957 * } && PERF_SAMPLE_WEIGHT_STRUCT
961 * { u64 data_src; } && PERF_SAMPLE_DATA_SRC
962 * { u64 transaction; } && PERF_SAMPLE_TRANSACTION
963 * { u64 abi; # enum perf_sample_regs_abi
964 * u64 regs[weight(mask)]; } && PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_INTR
965 * { u64 phys_addr;} && PERF_SAMPLE_PHYS_ADDR
967 * char data[size]; } && PERF_SAMPLE_AUX
968 * { u64 data_page_size;} && PERF_SAMPLE_DATA_PAGE_SIZE
969 * { u64 code_page_size;} && PERF_SAMPLE_CODE_PAGE_SIZE
972 PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE = 9,
975 * The MMAP2 records are an augmented version of MMAP, they add
976 * maj, min, ino numbers to be used to uniquely identify each mapping
979 * struct perf_event_header header;
990 * u64 ino_generation;
1001 * struct sample_id sample_id;
1004 PERF_RECORD_MMAP2 = 10,
1007 * Records that new data landed in the AUX buffer part.
1010 * struct perf_event_header header;
1015 * struct sample_id sample_id;
1018 PERF_RECORD_AUX = 11,
1021 * Indicates that instruction trace has started
1024 * struct perf_event_header header;
1027 * struct sample_id sample_id;
1030 PERF_RECORD_ITRACE_START = 12,
1033 * Records the dropped/lost sample number.
1036 * struct perf_event_header header;
1039 * struct sample_id sample_id;
1042 PERF_RECORD_LOST_SAMPLES = 13,
1045 * Records a context switch in or out (flagged by
1046 * PERF_RECORD_MISC_SWITCH_OUT). See also
1047 * PERF_RECORD_SWITCH_CPU_WIDE.
1050 * struct perf_event_header header;
1051 * struct sample_id sample_id;
1054 PERF_RECORD_SWITCH = 14,
1057 * CPU-wide version of PERF_RECORD_SWITCH with next_prev_pid and
1058 * next_prev_tid that are the next (switching out) or previous
1059 * (switching in) pid/tid.
1062 * struct perf_event_header header;
1063 * u32 next_prev_pid;
1064 * u32 next_prev_tid;
1065 * struct sample_id sample_id;
1068 PERF_RECORD_SWITCH_CPU_WIDE = 15,
1072 * struct perf_event_header header;
1075 * u64 nr_namespaces;
1076 * { u64 dev, inode; } [nr_namespaces];
1077 * struct sample_id sample_id;
1080 PERF_RECORD_NAMESPACES = 16,
1083 * Record ksymbol register/unregister events:
1086 * struct perf_event_header header;
1092 * struct sample_id sample_id;
1095 PERF_RECORD_KSYMBOL = 17,
1098 * Record bpf events:
1099 * enum perf_bpf_event_type {
1100 * PERF_BPF_EVENT_UNKNOWN = 0,
1101 * PERF_BPF_EVENT_PROG_LOAD = 1,
1102 * PERF_BPF_EVENT_PROG_UNLOAD = 2,
1106 * struct perf_event_header header;
1110 * u8 tag[BPF_TAG_SIZE];
1111 * struct sample_id sample_id;
1114 PERF_RECORD_BPF_EVENT = 18,
1118 * struct perf_event_header header;
1121 * struct sample_id sample_id;
1124 PERF_RECORD_CGROUP = 19,
1127 * Records changes to kernel text i.e. self-modified code. 'old_len' is
1128 * the number of old bytes, 'new_len' is the number of new bytes. Either
1129 * 'old_len' or 'new_len' may be zero to indicate, for example, the
1130 * addition or removal of a trampoline. 'bytes' contains the old bytes
1131 * followed immediately by the new bytes.
1134 * struct perf_event_header header;
1139 * struct sample_id sample_id;
1142 PERF_RECORD_TEXT_POKE = 20,
1145 * Data written to the AUX area by hardware due to aux_output, may need
1146 * to be matched to the event by an architecture-specific hardware ID.
1147 * This records the hardware ID, but requires sample_id to provide the
1148 * event ID. e.g. Intel PT uses this record to disambiguate PEBS-via-PT
1149 * records from multiple events.
1152 * struct perf_event_header header;
1154 * struct sample_id sample_id;
1157 PERF_RECORD_AUX_OUTPUT_HW_ID = 21,
1159 PERF_RECORD_MAX, /* non-ABI */
1162 enum perf_record_ksymbol_type {
1163 PERF_RECORD_KSYMBOL_TYPE_UNKNOWN = 0,
1164 PERF_RECORD_KSYMBOL_TYPE_BPF = 1,
1166 * Out of line code such as kprobe-replaced instructions or optimized
1167 * kprobes or ftrace trampolines.
1169 PERF_RECORD_KSYMBOL_TYPE_OOL = 2,
1170 PERF_RECORD_KSYMBOL_TYPE_MAX /* non-ABI */
1173 #define PERF_RECORD_KSYMBOL_FLAGS_UNREGISTER (1 << 0)
1175 enum perf_bpf_event_type {
1176 PERF_BPF_EVENT_UNKNOWN = 0,
1177 PERF_BPF_EVENT_PROG_LOAD = 1,
1178 PERF_BPF_EVENT_PROG_UNLOAD = 2,
1179 PERF_BPF_EVENT_MAX, /* non-ABI */
1182 #define PERF_MAX_STACK_DEPTH 127
1183 #define PERF_MAX_CONTEXTS_PER_STACK 8
1185 enum perf_callchain_context {
1186 PERF_CONTEXT_HV = (__u64)-32,
1187 PERF_CONTEXT_KERNEL = (__u64)-128,
1188 PERF_CONTEXT_USER = (__u64)-512,
1190 PERF_CONTEXT_GUEST = (__u64)-2048,
1191 PERF_CONTEXT_GUEST_KERNEL = (__u64)-2176,
1192 PERF_CONTEXT_GUEST_USER = (__u64)-2560,
1194 PERF_CONTEXT_MAX = (__u64)-4095,
1198 * PERF_RECORD_AUX::flags bits
1200 #define PERF_AUX_FLAG_TRUNCATED 0x01 /* record was truncated to fit */
1201 #define PERF_AUX_FLAG_OVERWRITE 0x02 /* snapshot from overwrite mode */
1202 #define PERF_AUX_FLAG_PARTIAL 0x04 /* record contains gaps */
1203 #define PERF_AUX_FLAG_COLLISION 0x08 /* sample collided with another */
1204 #define PERF_AUX_FLAG_PMU_FORMAT_TYPE_MASK 0xff00 /* PMU specific trace format type */
1206 /* CoreSight PMU AUX buffer formats */
1207 #define PERF_AUX_FLAG_CORESIGHT_FORMAT_CORESIGHT 0x0000 /* Default for backward compatibility */
1208 #define PERF_AUX_FLAG_CORESIGHT_FORMAT_RAW 0x0100 /* Raw format of the source */
1210 #define PERF_FLAG_FD_NO_GROUP (1UL << 0)
1211 #define PERF_FLAG_FD_OUTPUT (1UL << 1)
1212 #define PERF_FLAG_PID_CGROUP (1UL << 2) /* pid=cgroup id, per-cpu mode only */
1213 #define PERF_FLAG_FD_CLOEXEC (1UL << 3) /* O_CLOEXEC */
1215 #if defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN_BITFIELD)
1216 union perf_mem_data_src {
1219 __u64 mem_op:5, /* type of opcode */
1220 mem_lvl:14, /* memory hierarchy level */
1221 mem_snoop:5, /* snoop mode */
1222 mem_lock:2, /* lock instr */
1223 mem_dtlb:7, /* tlb access */
1224 mem_lvl_num:4, /* memory hierarchy level number */
1225 mem_remote:1, /* remote */
1226 mem_snoopx:2, /* snoop mode, ext */
1227 mem_blk:3, /* access blocked */
1228 mem_hops:3, /* hop level */
1232 #elif defined(__BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD)
1233 union perf_mem_data_src {
1237 mem_hops:3, /* hop level */
1238 mem_blk:3, /* access blocked */
1239 mem_snoopx:2, /* snoop mode, ext */
1240 mem_remote:1, /* remote */
1241 mem_lvl_num:4, /* memory hierarchy level number */
1242 mem_dtlb:7, /* tlb access */
1243 mem_lock:2, /* lock instr */
1244 mem_snoop:5, /* snoop mode */
1245 mem_lvl:14, /* memory hierarchy level */
1246 mem_op:5; /* type of opcode */
1250 #error "Unknown endianness"
1253 /* type of opcode (load/store/prefetch,code) */
1254 #define PERF_MEM_OP_NA 0x01 /* not available */
1255 #define PERF_MEM_OP_LOAD 0x02 /* load instruction */
1256 #define PERF_MEM_OP_STORE 0x04 /* store instruction */
1257 #define PERF_MEM_OP_PFETCH 0x08 /* prefetch */
1258 #define PERF_MEM_OP_EXEC 0x10 /* code (execution) */
1259 #define PERF_MEM_OP_SHIFT 0
1262 * PERF_MEM_LVL_* namespace being depricated to some extent in the
1263 * favour of newer composite PERF_MEM_{LVLNUM_,REMOTE_,SNOOPX_} fields.
1264 * Supporting this namespace inorder to not break defined ABIs.
1266 * memory hierarchy (memory level, hit or miss)
1268 #define PERF_MEM_LVL_NA 0x01 /* not available */
1269 #define PERF_MEM_LVL_HIT 0x02 /* hit level */
1270 #define PERF_MEM_LVL_MISS 0x04 /* miss level */
1271 #define PERF_MEM_LVL_L1 0x08 /* L1 */
1272 #define PERF_MEM_LVL_LFB 0x10 /* Line Fill Buffer */
1273 #define PERF_MEM_LVL_L2 0x20 /* L2 */
1274 #define PERF_MEM_LVL_L3 0x40 /* L3 */
1275 #define PERF_MEM_LVL_LOC_RAM 0x80 /* Local DRAM */
1276 #define PERF_MEM_LVL_REM_RAM1 0x100 /* Remote DRAM (1 hop) */
1277 #define PERF_MEM_LVL_REM_RAM2 0x200 /* Remote DRAM (2 hops) */
1278 #define PERF_MEM_LVL_REM_CCE1 0x400 /* Remote Cache (1 hop) */
1279 #define PERF_MEM_LVL_REM_CCE2 0x800 /* Remote Cache (2 hops) */
1280 #define PERF_MEM_LVL_IO 0x1000 /* I/O memory */
1281 #define PERF_MEM_LVL_UNC 0x2000 /* Uncached memory */
1282 #define PERF_MEM_LVL_SHIFT 5
1284 #define PERF_MEM_REMOTE_REMOTE 0x01 /* Remote */
1285 #define PERF_MEM_REMOTE_SHIFT 37
1287 #define PERF_MEM_LVLNUM_L1 0x01 /* L1 */
1288 #define PERF_MEM_LVLNUM_L2 0x02 /* L2 */
1289 #define PERF_MEM_LVLNUM_L3 0x03 /* L3 */
1290 #define PERF_MEM_LVLNUM_L4 0x04 /* L4 */
1291 /* 5-0xa available */
1292 #define PERF_MEM_LVLNUM_ANY_CACHE 0x0b /* Any cache */
1293 #define PERF_MEM_LVLNUM_LFB 0x0c /* LFB */
1294 #define PERF_MEM_LVLNUM_RAM 0x0d /* RAM */
1295 #define PERF_MEM_LVLNUM_PMEM 0x0e /* PMEM */
1296 #define PERF_MEM_LVLNUM_NA 0x0f /* N/A */
1298 #define PERF_MEM_LVLNUM_SHIFT 33
1301 #define PERF_MEM_SNOOP_NA 0x01 /* not available */
1302 #define PERF_MEM_SNOOP_NONE 0x02 /* no snoop */
1303 #define PERF_MEM_SNOOP_HIT 0x04 /* snoop hit */
1304 #define PERF_MEM_SNOOP_MISS 0x08 /* snoop miss */
1305 #define PERF_MEM_SNOOP_HITM 0x10 /* snoop hit modified */
1306 #define PERF_MEM_SNOOP_SHIFT 19
1308 #define PERF_MEM_SNOOPX_FWD 0x01 /* forward */
1310 #define PERF_MEM_SNOOPX_SHIFT 38
1312 /* locked instruction */
1313 #define PERF_MEM_LOCK_NA 0x01 /* not available */
1314 #define PERF_MEM_LOCK_LOCKED 0x02 /* locked transaction */
1315 #define PERF_MEM_LOCK_SHIFT 24
1318 #define PERF_MEM_TLB_NA 0x01 /* not available */
1319 #define PERF_MEM_TLB_HIT 0x02 /* hit level */
1320 #define PERF_MEM_TLB_MISS 0x04 /* miss level */
1321 #define PERF_MEM_TLB_L1 0x08 /* L1 */
1322 #define PERF_MEM_TLB_L2 0x10 /* L2 */
1323 #define PERF_MEM_TLB_WK 0x20 /* Hardware Walker*/
1324 #define PERF_MEM_TLB_OS 0x40 /* OS fault handler */
1325 #define PERF_MEM_TLB_SHIFT 26
1327 /* Access blocked */
1328 #define PERF_MEM_BLK_NA 0x01 /* not available */
1329 #define PERF_MEM_BLK_DATA 0x02 /* data could not be forwarded */
1330 #define PERF_MEM_BLK_ADDR 0x04 /* address conflict */
1331 #define PERF_MEM_BLK_SHIFT 40
1334 #define PERF_MEM_HOPS_0 0x01 /* remote core, same node */
1336 #define PERF_MEM_HOPS_SHIFT 43
1338 #define PERF_MEM_S(a, s) \
1339 (((__u64)PERF_MEM_##a##_##s) << PERF_MEM_##a##_SHIFT)
1342 * single taken branch record layout:
1344 * from: source instruction (may not always be a branch insn)
1346 * mispred: branch target was mispredicted
1347 * predicted: branch target was predicted
1349 * support for mispred, predicted is optional. In case it
1350 * is not supported mispred = predicted = 0.
1352 * in_tx: running in a hardware transaction
1353 * abort: aborting a hardware transaction
1354 * cycles: cycles from last branch (or 0 if not supported)
1357 struct perf_branch_entry {
1360 __u64 mispred:1, /* target mispredicted */
1361 predicted:1,/* target predicted */
1362 in_tx:1, /* in transaction */
1363 abort:1, /* transaction abort */
1364 cycles:16, /* cycle count to last branch */
1365 type:4, /* branch type */
1369 union perf_sample_weight {
1371 #if defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN_BITFIELD)
1377 #elif defined(__BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD)
1384 #error "Unknown endianness"
1388 #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_PERF_EVENT_H */