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diff --git a/Documentation/trace/coresight-cpu-debug.rst b/Documentation/trace/coresight/coresight-cpu-debug.rst index 993dd294b81b..993dd294b81b 100644 --- a/Documentation/trace/coresight-cpu-debug.rst +++ b/Documentation/trace/coresight/coresight-cpu-debug.rst diff --git a/Documentation/trace/coresight/coresight-etm4x-reference.rst b/Documentation/trace/coresight/coresight-etm4x-reference.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..b64d9a9c79df --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/trace/coresight/coresight-etm4x-reference.rst @@ -0,0 +1,798 @@ +=============================================== +ETMv4 sysfs linux driver programming reference. +=============================================== + + :Author: Mike Leach <mike.leach@linaro.org> + :Date: October 11th, 2019 + +Supplement to existing ETMv4 driver documentation. + +Sysfs files and directories +--------------------------- + +Root: ``/sys/bus/coresight/devices/etm<N>`` + + +The following paragraphs explain the association between sysfs files and the +ETMv4 registers that they effect. Note the register names are given without +the ‘TRC’ prefix. + +---- + +:File: ``mode`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: {CONFIGR + others} +:Notes: + Bit select trace features. See ‘mode’ section below. Bits + in this will cause equivalent programming of trace config and + other registers to enable the features requested. + +:Syntax & eg: + ``echo bitfield > mode`` + + bitfield up to 32 bits setting trace features. + +:Example: + ``$> echo 0x012 > mode`` + +---- + +:File: ``reset`` (wo) +:Trace Registers: All +:Notes: + Reset all programming to trace nothing / no logic programmed. + +:Syntax: + ``echo 1 > reset`` + +---- + +:File: ``enable_source`` (wo) +:Trace Registers: PRGCTLR, All hardware regs. +:Notes: + - > 0 : Programs up the hardware with the current values held in the driver + and enables trace. + + - = 0 : disable trace hardware. + +:Syntax: + ``echo 1 > enable_source`` + +---- + +:File: ``cpu`` (ro) +:Trace Registers: None. +:Notes: + CPU ID that this ETM is attached to. + +:Example: + ``$> cat cpu`` + + ``$> 0`` + +---- + +:File: ``addr_idx`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: None. +:Notes: + Virtual register to index address comparator and range + features. Set index for first of the pair in a range. + +:Syntax: + ``echo idx > addr_idx`` + + Where idx < nr_addr_cmp x 2 + +---- + +:File: ``addr_range`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: ACVR[idx, idx+1], VIIECTLR +:Notes: + Pair of addresses for a range selected by addr_idx. Include + / exclude according to the optional parameter, or if omitted + uses the current ‘mode’ setting. Select comparator range in + control register. Error if index is odd value. + +:Depends: ``mode, addr_idx`` +:Syntax: + ``echo addr1 addr2 [exclude] > addr_range`` + + Where addr1 and addr2 define the range and addr1 < addr2. + + Optional exclude value:- + + - 0 for include + - 1 for exclude. +:Example: + ``$> echo 0x0000 0x2000 0 > addr_range`` + +---- + +:File: ``addr_single`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: ACVR[idx] +:Notes: + Set a single address comparator according to addr_idx. This + is used if the address comparator is used as part of event + generation logic etc. + +:Depends: ``addr_idx`` +:Syntax: + ``echo addr1 > addr_single`` + +---- + +:File: ``addr_start`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: ACVR[idx], VISSCTLR +:Notes: + Set a trace start address comparator according to addr_idx. + Select comparator in control register. + +:Depends: ``addr_idx`` +:Syntax: + ``echo addr1 > addr_start`` + +---- + +:File: ``addr_stop`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: ACVR[idx], VISSCTLR +:Notes: + Set a trace stop address comparator according to addr_idx. + Select comparator in control register. + +:Depends: ``addr_idx`` +:Syntax: + ``echo addr1 > addr_stop`` + +---- + +:File: ``addr_context`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: ACATR[idx,{6:4}] +:Notes: + Link context ID comparator to address comparator addr_idx + +:Depends: ``addr_idx`` +:Syntax: + ``echo ctxt_idx > addr_context`` + + Where ctxt_idx is the index of the linked context id / vmid + comparator. + +---- + +:File: ``addr_ctxtype`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: ACATR[idx,{3:2}] +:Notes: + Input value string. Set type for linked context ID comparator + +:Depends: ``addr_idx`` +:Syntax: + ``echo type > addr_ctxtype`` + + Type one of {all, vmid, ctxid, none} +:Example: + ``$> echo ctxid > addr_ctxtype`` + +---- + +:File: ``addr_exlevel_s_ns`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: ACATR[idx,{14:8}] +:Notes: + Set the ELx secure and non-secure matching bits for the + selected address comparator + +:Depends: ``addr_idx`` +:Syntax: + ``echo val > addr_exlevel_s_ns`` + + val is a 7 bit value for exception levels to exclude. Input + value shifted to correct bits in register. +:Example: + ``$> echo 0x4F > addr_exlevel_s_ns`` + +---- + +:File: ``addr_instdatatype`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: ACATR[idx,{1:0}] +:Notes: + Set the comparator address type for matching. Driver only + supports setting instruction address type. + +:Depends: ``addr_idx`` + +---- + +:File: ``addr_cmp_view`` (ro) +:Trace Registers: ACVR[idx, idx+1], ACATR[idx], VIIECTLR +:Notes: + Read the currently selected address comparator. If part of + address range then display both addresses. + +:Depends: ``addr_idx`` +:Syntax: + ``cat addr_cmp_view`` +:Example: + ``$> cat addr_cmp_view`` + + ``addr_cmp[0] range 0x0 0xffffffffffffffff include ctrl(0x4b00)`` + +---- + +:File: ``nr_addr_cmp`` (ro) +:Trace Registers: From IDR4 +:Notes: + Number of address comparator pairs + +---- + +:File: ``sshot_idx`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: None +:Notes: + Select single shot register set. + +---- + +:File: ``sshot_ctrl`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: SSCCR[idx] +:Notes: + Access a single shot comparator control register. + +:Depends: ``sshot_idx`` +:Syntax: + ``echo val > sshot_ctrl`` + + Writes val into the selected control register. + +---- + +:File: ``sshot_status`` (ro) +:Trace Registers: SSCSR[idx] +:Notes: + Read a single shot comparator status register + +:Depends: ``sshot_idx`` +:Syntax: + ``cat sshot_status`` + + Read status. +:Example: + ``$> cat sshot_status`` + + ``0x1`` + +---- + +:File: ``sshot_pe_ctrl`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: SSPCICR[idx] +:Notes: + Access a single shot PE comparator input control register. + +:Depends: ``sshot_idx`` +:Syntax: + ``echo val > sshot_pe_ctrl`` + + Writes val into the selected control register. + +---- + +:File: ``ns_exlevel_vinst`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: VICTLR{23:20} +:Notes: + Program non-secure exception level filters. Set / clear NS + exception filter bits. Setting ‘1’ excludes trace from the + exception level. + +:Syntax: + ``echo bitfield > ns_exlevel_viinst`` + + Where bitfield contains bits to set clear for EL0 to EL2 +:Example: + ``%> echo 0x4 > ns_exlevel_viinst`` + + Excludes EL2 NS trace. + +---- + +:File: ``vinst_pe_cmp_start_stop`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: VIPCSSCTLR +:Notes: + Access PE start stop comparator input control registers + +---- + +:File: ``bb_ctrl`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: BBCTLR +:Notes: + Define ranges that Branch Broadcast will operate in. + Default (0x0) is all addresses. + +:Depends: BB enabled. + +---- + +:File: ``cyc_threshold`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: CCCTLR +:Notes: + Set the threshold for which cycle counts will be emitted. + Error if attempt to set below minimum defined in IDR3, masked + to width of valid bits. + +:Depends: CC enabled. + +---- + +:File: ``syncfreq`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: SYNCPR +:Notes: + Set trace synchronisation period. Power of 2 value, 0 (off) + or 8-20. Driver defaults to 12 (every 4096 bytes). + +---- + +:File: ``cntr_idx`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: none +:Notes: + Select the counter to access + +:Syntax: + ``echo idx > cntr_idx`` + + Where idx < nr_cntr + +---- + +:File: ``cntr_ctrl`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: CNTCTLR[idx] +:Notes: + Set counter control value. + +:Depends: ``cntr_idx`` +:Syntax: + ``echo val > cntr_ctrl`` + + Where val is per ETMv4 spec. + +---- + +:File: ``cntrldvr`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: CNTRLDVR[idx] +:Notes: + Set counter reload value. + +:Depends: ``cntr_idx`` +:Syntax: + ``echo val > cntrldvr`` + + Where val is per ETMv4 spec. + +---- + +:File: ``nr_cntr`` (ro) +:Trace Registers: From IDR5 + +:Notes: + Number of counters implemented. + +---- + +:File: ``ctxid_idx`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: None +:Notes: + Select the context ID comparator to access + +:Syntax: + ``echo idx > ctxid_idx`` + + Where idx < numcidc + +---- + +:File: ``ctxid_pid`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: CIDCVR[idx] +:Notes: + Set the context ID comparator value + +:Depends: ``ctxid_idx`` + +---- + +:File: ``ctxid_masks`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: CIDCCTLR0, CIDCCTLR1, CIDCVR<0-7> +:Notes: + Pair of values to set the byte masks for 1-8 context ID + comparators. Automatically clears masked bytes to 0 in CID + value registers. + +:Syntax: + ``echo m3m2m1m0 [m7m6m5m4] > ctxid_masks`` + + 32 bit values made up of mask bytes, where mN represents a + byte mask value for Context ID comparator N. + + Second value not required on systems that have fewer than 4 + context ID comparators + +---- + +:File: ``numcidc`` (ro) +:Trace Registers: From IDR4 +:Notes: + Number of Context ID comparators + +---- + +:File: ``vmid_idx`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: None +:Notes: + Select the VM ID comparator to access. + +:Syntax: + ``echo idx > vmid_idx`` + + Where idx < numvmidc + +---- + +:File: ``vmid_val`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: VMIDCVR[idx] +:Notes: + Set the VM ID comparator value + +:Depends: ``vmid_idx`` + +---- + +:File: ``vmid_masks`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: VMIDCCTLR0, VMIDCCTLR1, VMIDCVR<0-7> +:Notes: + Pair of values to set the byte masks for 1-8 VM ID comparators. + Automatically clears masked bytes to 0 in VMID value registers. + +:Syntax: + ``echo m3m2m1m0 [m7m6m5m4] > vmid_masks`` + + Where mN represents a byte mask value for VMID comparator N. + Second value not required on systems that have fewer than 4 + VMID comparators. + +---- + +:File: ``numvmidc`` (ro) +:Trace Registers: From IDR4 +:Notes: + Number of VMID comparators + +---- + +:File: ``res_idx`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: None. +:Notes: + Select the resource selector control to access. Must be 2 or + higher as selectors 0 and 1 are hardwired. + +:Syntax: + ``echo idx > res_idx`` + + Where 2 <= idx < nr_resource x 2 + +---- + +:File: ``res_ctrl`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: RSCTLR[idx] +:Notes: + Set resource selector control value. Value per ETMv4 spec. + +:Depends: ``res_idx`` +:Syntax: + ``echo val > res_cntr`` + + Where val is per ETMv4 spec. + +---- + +:File: ``nr_resource`` (ro) +:Trace Registers: From IDR4 +:Notes: + Number of resource selector pairs + +---- + +:File: ``event`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: EVENTCTRL0R +:Notes: + Set up to 4 implemented event fields. + +:Syntax: + ``echo ev3ev2ev1ev0 > event`` + + Where evN is an 8 bit event field. Up to 4 event fields make up the + 32-bit input value. Number of valid fields is implementation dependent, + defined in IDR0. + +---- + +:File: ``event_instren`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: EVENTCTRL1R +:Notes: + Choose events which insert event packets into trace stream. + +:Depends: EVENTCTRL0R +:Syntax: + ``echo bitfield > event_instren`` + + Where bitfield is up to 4 bits according to number of event fields. + +---- + +:File: ``event_ts`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: TSCTLR +:Notes: + Set the event that will generate timestamp requests. + +:Depends: ``TS activated`` +:Syntax: + ``echo evfield > event_ts`` + + Where evfield is an 8 bit event selector. + +---- + +:File: ``seq_idx`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: None +:Notes: + Sequencer event register select - 0 to 2 + +---- + +:File: ``seq_state`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: SEQSTR +:Notes: + Sequencer current state - 0 to 3. + +---- + +:File: ``seq_event`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: SEQEVR[idx] +:Notes: + State transition event registers + +:Depends: ``seq_idx`` +:Syntax: + ``echo evBevF > seq_event`` + + Where evBevF is a 16 bit value made up of two event selectors, + + - evB : back + - evF : forwards. + +---- + +:File: ``seq_reset_event`` (rw) +:Trace Registers: SEQRSTEVR +:Notes: + Sequencer reset event + +:Syntax: + ``echo evfield > seq_reset_event`` + + Where evfield is an 8 bit event selector. + +---- + +:File: ``nrseqstate`` (ro) +:Trace Registers: From IDR5 +:Notes: + Number of sequencer states (0 or 4) + +---- + +:File: ``nr_pe_cmp`` (ro) +:Trace Registers: From IDR4 +:Notes: + Number of PE comparator inputs + +---- + +:File: ``nr_ext_inp`` (ro) +:Trace Registers: From IDR5 +:Notes: + Number of external inputs + +---- + +:File: ``nr_ss_cmp`` (ro) +:Trace Registers: From IDR4 +:Notes: + Number of Single Shot control registers + +---- + +*Note:* When programming any address comparator the driver will tag the +comparator with a type used - i.e. RANGE, SINGLE, START, STOP. Once this tag +is set, then only the values can be changed using the same sysfs file / type +used to program it. + +Thus:: + + % echo 0 > addr_idx ; select address comparator 0 + % echo 0x1000 0x5000 0 > addr_range ; set address range on comparators 0, 1. + % echo 0x2000 > addr_start ; error as comparator 0 is a range comparator + % echo 2 > addr_idx ; select address comparator 2 + % echo 0x2000 > addr_start ; this is OK as comparator 2 is unused. + % echo 0x3000 > addr_stop ; error as comparator 2 set as start address. + % echo 2 > addr_idx ; select address comparator 3 + % echo 0x3000 > addr_stop ; this is OK + +To remove programming on all the comparators (and all the other hardware) use +the reset parameter:: + + % echo 1 > reset + + + +The ‘mode’ sysfs parameter. +--------------------------- + +This is a bitfield selection parameter that sets the overall trace mode for the +ETM. The table below describes the bits, using the defines from the driver +source file, along with a description of the feature these represent. Many +features are optional and therefore dependent on implementation in the +hardware. + +Bit assignments shown below:- + +---- + +**bit (0):** + ETM_MODE_EXCLUDE + +**description:** + This is the default value for the include / exclude function when + setting address ranges. Set 1 for exclude range. When the mode + parameter is set this value is applied to the currently indexed + address range. + + +**bit (4):** + ETM_MODE_BB + +**description:** + Set to enable branch broadcast if supported in hardware [IDR0]. + + +**bit (5):** + ETMv4_MODE_CYCACC + +**description:** + Set to enable cycle accurate trace if supported [IDR0]. + + +**bit (6):** + ETMv4_MODE_CTXID + +**description:** + Set to enable context ID tracing if supported in hardware [IDR2]. + + +**bit (7):** + ETM_MODE_VMID + +**description:** + Set to enable virtual machine ID tracing if supported [IDR2]. + + +**bit (11):** + ETMv4_MODE_TIMESTAMP + +**description:** + Set to enable timestamp generation if supported [IDR0]. + + +**bit (12):** + ETM_MODE_RETURNSTACK +**description:** + Set to enable trace return stack use if supported [IDR0]. + + +**bit (13-14):** + ETM_MODE_QELEM(val) + +**description:** + ‘val’ determines level of Q element support enabled if + implemented by the ETM [IDR0] + + +**bit (19):** + ETM_MODE_ATB_TRIGGER + +**description:** + Set to enable the ATBTRIGGER bit in the event control register + [EVENTCTLR1] if supported [IDR5]. + + +**bit (20):** + ETM_MODE_LPOVERRIDE + +**description:** + Set to enable the LPOVERRIDE bit in the event control register + [EVENTCTLR1], if supported [IDR5]. + + +**bit (21):** + ETM_MODE_ISTALL_EN + +**description:** + Set to enable the ISTALL bit in the stall control register + [STALLCTLR] + + +**bit (23):** + ETM_MODE_INSTPRIO + +**description:** + Set to enable the INSTPRIORITY bit in the stall control register + [STALLCTLR] , if supported [IDR0]. + + +**bit (24):** + ETM_MODE_NOOVERFLOW + +**description:** + Set to enable the NOOVERFLOW bit in the stall control register + [STALLCTLR], if supported [IDR3]. + + +**bit (25):** + ETM_MODE_TRACE_RESET + +**description:** + Set to enable the TRCRESET bit in the viewinst control register + [VICTLR] , if supported [IDR3]. + + +**bit (26):** + ETM_MODE_TRACE_ERR + +**description:** + Set to enable the TRCCTRL bit in the viewinst control register + [VICTLR]. + + +**bit (27):** + ETM_MODE_VIEWINST_STARTSTOP + +**description:** + Set the initial state value of the ViewInst start / stop logic + in the viewinst control register [VICTLR] + + +**bit (30):** + ETM_MODE_EXCL_KERN + +**description:** + Set default trace setup to exclude kernel mode trace (see note a) + + +**bit (31):** + ETM_MODE_EXCL_USER + +**description:** + Set default trace setup to exclude user space trace (see note a) + +---- + +*Note a)* On startup the ETM is programmed to trace the complete address space +using address range comparator 0. ‘mode’ bits 30 / 31 modify this setting to +set EL exclude bits for NS state in either user space (EL0) or kernel space +(EL1) in the address range comparator. (the default setting excludes all +secure EL, and NS EL2) + +Once the reset parameter has been used, and/or custom programming has been +implemented - using these bits will result in the EL bits for address +comparator 0 being set in the same way. + +*Note b)* Bits 2-3, 8-10, 15-16, 18, 22, control features that only work with +data trace. As A-profile data trace is architecturally prohibited in ETMv4, +these have been omitted here. Possible uses could be where a kernel has +support for control of R or M profile infrastructure as part of a heterogeneous +system. + +Bits 17, 28-29 are unused. diff --git a/Documentation/trace/coresight.rst b/Documentation/trace/coresight/coresight.rst index 72f4b7ef1bad..a566719f8e7e 100644 --- a/Documentation/trace/coresight.rst +++ b/Documentation/trace/coresight/coresight.rst @@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ interface provided for that purpose by the generic STM API:: crw------- 1 root root 10, 61 Jan 3 18:11 /dev/stm0 root@genericarmv8:~# -Details on how to use the generic STM API can be found here [#second]_. +Details on how to use the generic STM API can be found here:- :doc:`../stm` [#second]_. .. [#first] Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-coresight-devices-stm diff --git a/Documentation/trace/coresight/index.rst b/Documentation/trace/coresight/index.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..8d31b155a87c --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/trace/coresight/index.rst @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +============================== +CoreSight - ARM Hardware Trace +============================== + +.. toctree:: + :maxdepth: 2 + :glob: + + * diff --git a/Documentation/trace/ftrace-uses.rst b/Documentation/trace/ftrace-uses.rst index 1fbc69894eed..2a05e770618a 100644 --- a/Documentation/trace/ftrace-uses.rst +++ b/Documentation/trace/ftrace-uses.rst @@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ FTRACE_OPS_FL_RECURSION_SAFE itself or any nested functions that those functions call. If this flag is set, it is possible that the callback will also - be called with preemption enabled (when CONFIG_PREEMPT is set), + be called with preemption enabled (when CONFIG_PREEMPTION is set), but this is not guaranteed. FTRACE_OPS_FL_IPMODIFY @@ -170,6 +170,14 @@ FTRACE_OPS_FL_RCU a callback may be executed and RCU synchronization will not protect it. +FTRACE_OPS_FL_PERMANENT + If this is set on any ftrace ops, then the tracing cannot disabled by + writing 0 to the proc sysctl ftrace_enabled. Equally, a callback with + the flag set cannot be registered if ftrace_enabled is 0. + + Livepatch uses it not to lose the function redirection, so the system + stays protected. + Filtering which functions to trace ================================== diff --git a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst index e3060eedb22d..d2b5657ed33e 100644 --- a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst +++ b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst @@ -2976,7 +2976,9 @@ Note, the proc sysctl ftrace_enable is a big on/off switch for the function tracer. By default it is enabled (when function tracing is enabled in the kernel). If it is disabled, all function tracing is disabled. This includes not only the function tracers for ftrace, but -also for any other uses (perf, kprobes, stack tracing, profiling, etc). +also for any other uses (perf, kprobes, stack tracing, profiling, etc). It +cannot be disabled if there is a callback with FTRACE_OPS_FL_PERMANENT set +registered. Please disable this with care. diff --git a/Documentation/trace/index.rst b/Documentation/trace/index.rst index b7891cb1ab4d..04acd277c5f6 100644 --- a/Documentation/trace/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/trace/index.rst @@ -23,5 +23,4 @@ Linux Tracing Technologies intel_th stm sys-t - coresight - coresight-cpu-debug + coresight/index diff --git a/Documentation/trace/intel_th.rst b/Documentation/trace/intel_th.rst index baa12eb09ef4..70b7126eaeeb 100644 --- a/Documentation/trace/intel_th.rst +++ b/Documentation/trace/intel_th.rst @@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ Documentation/trace/stm.rst for more information on that. MSU can be configured to collect trace data into a system memory buffer, which can later on be read from its device nodes via read() or -mmap() interface. +mmap() interface and directed to a "software sink" driver that will +consume the data and/or relay it further. On the whole, Intel(R) Trace Hub does not require any special userspace software to function; everything can be configured, started @@ -122,3 +123,28 @@ In order to enable the host mode, set the 'host_mode' parameter of the will show up on the intel_th bus. Also, trace configuration and capture controlling attribute groups of the 'gth' device will not be exposed. The 'sth' device will operate as usual. + +Software Sinks +-------------- + +The Memory Storage Unit (MSU) driver provides an in-kernel API for +drivers to register themselves as software sinks for the trace data. +Such drivers can further export the data via other devices, such as +USB device controllers or network cards. + +The API has two main parts:: + - notifying the software sink that a particular window is full, and + "locking" that window, that is, making it unavailable for the trace + collection; when this happens, the MSU driver will automatically + switch to the next window in the buffer if it is unlocked, or stop + the trace capture if it's not; + - tracking the "locked" state of windows and providing a way for the + software sink driver to notify the MSU driver when a window is + unlocked and can be used again to collect trace data. + +An example sink driver, msu-sink illustrates the implementation of a +software sink. Functionally, it simply unlocks windows as soon as they +are full, keeping the MSU running in a circular buffer mode. Unlike the +"multi" mode, it will fill out all the windows in the buffer as opposed +to just the first one. It can be enabled by writing "sink" to the "mode" +file (assuming msu-sink.ko is loaded). |