RISC-V SBI specification added a PMU extension that allows to configure
start/stop any pmu counter. The RISC-V perf can use most of the generic
perf features except interrupt overflow and event filtering based on
privilege mode which will be added in future.
It also allows to monitor a handful of firmware counters that can provide
insights into firmware activity during a performance analysis.
Signed-off-by: Atish Patra <atish.patra@wdc.com>
Signed-off-by: Atish Patra <atishp@rivosinc.com>
Signed-off-by: Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@rivosinc.com>
Implement a perf core library that can support all the essential perf
features in future. It can also accommodate any type of PMU implementation
in future. Currently, both SBI based perf driver and legacy driver
implemented uses the library. Most of the common perf functionalities
are kept in this core library wile PMU specific driver can implement PMU
specific features. For example, the SBI specific functionality will be
implemented in the SBI specific driver.
Reviewed-by: Anup Patel <anup@brainfault.org>
Signed-off-by: Atish Patra <atish.patra@wdc.com>
Signed-off-by: Atish Patra <atishp@rivosinc.com>
Signed-off-by: Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@rivosinc.com>
