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perf intel-pt: Update documentation about context switch events

Since the unprivileged sched switch event was added in perf, PT doesn't
need need perf_event_paranoid=-1 anymore for per cpu decoding.

Add a note stating that that is only needed for kernels < 4.2.

Reported-by: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
Report-Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-x2ybghpqxxn3zu0m8o7qi42r@git.kernel.org
Acked-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>
Fixes: 45ac1403f564 ("perf: Add PERF_RECORD_SWITCH to indicate context switches")
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-x2ybghpqxxn3zu0m8o7qi42r@git.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo 8 年之前
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      tools/perf/Documentation/intel-pt.txt

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tools/perf/Documentation/intel-pt.txt

@@ -550,6 +550,18 @@ Unless /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid is set to -1, unprivileged users
 have memory limits imposed upon them.  That affects what buffer sizes they can
 have memory limits imposed upon them.  That affects what buffer sizes they can
 have as outlined above.
 have as outlined above.
 
 
+The v4.2 kernel introduced support for a context switch metadata event,
+PERF_RECORD_SWITCH, which allows unprivileged users to see when their processes
+are scheduled out and in, just not by whom, which is left for the
+PERF_RECORD_SWITCH_CPU_WIDE, that is only accessible in system wide context,
+which in turn requires CAP_SYS_ADMIN.
+
+Please see the 45ac1403f564 ("perf: Add PERF_RECORD_SWITCH to indicate context
+switches") commit, that introduces these metadata events for further info.
+
+When working with kernels < v4.2, the following considerations must be taken,
+as the sched:sched_switch tracepoints will be used to receive such information:
+
 Unless /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid is set to -1, unprivileged users are
 Unless /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid is set to -1, unprivileged users are
 not permitted to use tracepoints which means there is insufficient side-band
 not permitted to use tracepoints which means there is insufficient side-band
 information to decode Intel PT in per-cpu mode, and potentially workload-only
 information to decode Intel PT in per-cpu mode, and potentially workload-only
@@ -564,8 +576,11 @@ sched_switch tracepoint
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 The sched_switch tracepoint is used to provide side-band data for Intel PT
 The sched_switch tracepoint is used to provide side-band data for Intel PT
-decoding.  sched_switch events are automatically added. e.g. the second event
-shown below
+decoding in kernels where the PERF_RECORD_SWITCH metadata event isn't
+available.
+
+The sched_switch events are automatically added. e.g. the second event shown
+below:
 
 
 	$ perf record -vv -e intel_pt//u uname
 	$ perf record -vv -e intel_pt//u uname
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