This patch adds support and documentation
for the alignment_faults perf event.
Signed-off-by: Nitesh Konkar <nitkon12(a)linux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
docs/formatdomain.html.in | 8 ++++++++
docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng | 1 +
include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h | 10 ++++++++++
src/libvirt-domain.c | 3 +++
src/qemu/qemu_driver.c | 1 +
src/util/virperf.c | 6 +++++-
src/util/virperf.h | 1 +
tests/genericxml2xmlindata/generic-perf.xml | 1 +
tools/virsh.pod | 3 +++
9 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/docs/formatdomain.html.in b/docs/formatdomain.html.in
index 3d94441..3761a5d 100644
--- a/docs/formatdomain.html.in
+++ b/docs/formatdomain.html.in
@@ -1943,6 +1943,7 @@
<event name='cpu_migrations' enabled='no'/>
<event name='page_faults_min' enabled='no'/>
<event name='page_faults_maj' enabled='no'/>
+ <event name='alignment_faults' enabled='no'/>
</perf>
...
</pre>
@@ -2071,6 +2072,13 @@
applications running on the platform</td>
<td><code>perf.page_faults_maj</code></td>
</tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td><code>alignment_faults</code></td>
+ <td>the count of alignment faults, that is when
+ the load or store is not aligned properly, by
+ applications running on the platform</td>
+ <td><code>perf.alignment_faults</code></td>
+ </tr>
</table>
<h3><a name="elementsDevices">Devices</a></h3>
diff --git a/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng b/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
index 82327c6..1f0c729 100644
--- a/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
+++ b/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@
<value>cpu_migrations</value>
<value>page_faults_min</value>
<value>page_faults_maj</value>
+ <value>alignment_faults</value>
</choice>
</attribute>
<attribute name="enabled">
diff --git a/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h b/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
index f6e5c5a..0c0fb18 100644
--- a/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
+++ b/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
@@ -2260,6 +2260,16 @@ void virDomainStatsRecordListFree(virDomainStatsRecordPtr *stats);
*/
# define VIR_PERF_PARAM_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ "page_faults_maj"
+/**
+ * VIR_PERF_PARAM_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS:
+ *
+ * Macro for typed parameter name that represents alignment_faults
+ * perf event which can be used to measure the count of alignment
+ * faults by applications running on the platform. It corresponds
+ * to the "perf.alignment_faults" field in the *Stats APIs.
+ */
+# define VIR_PERF_PARAM_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS "alignment_faults"
+
int virDomainGetPerfEvents(virDomainPtr dom,
virTypedParameterPtr *params,
int *nparams,
diff --git a/src/libvirt-domain.c b/src/libvirt-domain.c
index 21f91de..336e172 100644
--- a/src/libvirt-domain.c
+++ b/src/libvirt-domain.c
@@ -11269,6 +11269,9 @@ virConnectGetDomainCapabilities(virConnectPtr conn,
* "perf.page_faults_maj" - The count of major page faults as unsigned
* long long. It is produced by the
* page_faults_maj perf event.
+ * "perf.alignment_faults" - The count of alignment faults as unsigned
+ * long long. It is produced by the
+ * alignment_faults perf event
*
* Note that entire stats groups or individual stat fields may be missing from
* the output in case they are not supported by the given hypervisor, are not
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 5448119..c58c7b0 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -9576,6 +9576,7 @@ qemuDomainSetPerfEvents(virDomainPtr dom,
VIR_PERF_PARAM_CPU_MIGRATIONS, VIR_TYPED_PARAM_BOOLEAN,
VIR_PERF_PARAM_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, VIR_TYPED_PARAM_BOOLEAN,
VIR_PERF_PARAM_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, VIR_TYPED_PARAM_BOOLEAN,
+ VIR_PERF_PARAM_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, VIR_TYPED_PARAM_BOOLEAN,
NULL) < 0)
return -1;
diff --git a/src/util/virperf.c b/src/util/virperf.c
index b3dd5c7..3f01596 100644
--- a/src/util/virperf.c
+++ b/src/util/virperf.c
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virPerfEvent, VIR_PERF_EVENT_LAST,
"stalled_cycles_backend", "ref_cpu_cycles",
"cpu_clock", "task_clock", "page_faults",
"context_switches", "cpu_migrations",
- "page_faults_min", "page_faults_maj");
+ "page_faults_min", "page_faults_maj",
+ "alignment_faults");
struct virPerfEvent {
int type;
@@ -136,6 +137,9 @@ static struct virPerfEventAttr attrs[] = {
{.type = VIR_PERF_EVENT_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ,
.attrType = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE,
.attrConfig = PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ},
+ {.type = VIR_PERF_EVENT_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS,
+ .attrType = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE,
+ .attrConfig = PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS},
};
typedef struct virPerfEventAttr *virPerfEventAttrPtr;
diff --git a/src/util/virperf.h b/src/util/virperf.h
index 49d4ba7..4e46460 100644
--- a/src/util/virperf.h
+++ b/src/util/virperf.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ typedef enum {
VIR_PERF_EVENT_CPU_MIGRATIONS, /* Count of cpu migrations */
VIR_PERF_EVENT_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, /* Count of minor page faults */
VIR_PERF_EVENT_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, /* Count of major page faults */
+ VIR_PERF_EVENT_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, /* Count of alignment faults */
VIR_PERF_EVENT_LAST
} virPerfEventType;
diff --git a/tests/genericxml2xmlindata/generic-perf.xml
b/tests/genericxml2xmlindata/generic-perf.xml
index a5b6dfb..b48f96c 100644
--- a/tests/genericxml2xmlindata/generic-perf.xml
+++ b/tests/genericxml2xmlindata/generic-perf.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
<event name='cpu_migrations' enabled='yes'/>
<event name='page_faults_min' enabled='yes'/>
<event name='page_faults_maj' enabled='yes'/>
+ <event name='alignment_faults' enabled='yes'/>
</perf>
<devices>
</devices>
diff --git a/tools/virsh.pod b/tools/virsh.pod
index 18282f8..123b701 100644
--- a/tools/virsh.pod
+++ b/tools/virsh.pod
@@ -971,6 +971,7 @@ I<--perf> returns the statistics of all enabled perf events:
"perf.cpu_migrations" - the count of cpu migrations
"perf.page_faults_min" - the count of minor page faults
"perf.page_faults_maj" - the count of major page faults
+ "perf.alignment_faults" - the count of alignment faults
See the B<perf> command for more details about each event.
@@ -2354,6 +2355,8 @@ B<Valid perf event names>
by applications running on the platform
page_faults_maj - Provides the count major page faults
by applications running on the platform
+ alignment_faults - Provides the count alignment faults
+ by applications running on the platform
B<Note>: The statistics can be retrieved using the B<domstats> command using
the I<--perf> flag.
--
1.9.3