[PATCH 1/5] powerpc, perf: Add new BHRB related instructions on POWER8

Anshuman Khandual khandual at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Tue Apr 16 22:56:36 EST 2013


This patch adds new instructions support for reading various
BHRB entries and also clearing the BHRB buffer.

Signed-off-by: Anshuman Khandual <khandual at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc-opcode.h | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc-opcode.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc-opcode.h
index 8752bc8..93ae5a1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc-opcode.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc-opcode.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 #define	__REGA0_R31	31
 
 /* sorted alphabetically */
+#define PPC_INST_BHRBE			0x7c00025c
 #define PPC_INST_DCBA			0x7c0005ec
 #define PPC_INST_DCBA_MASK		0xfc0007fe
 #define PPC_INST_DCBAL			0x7c2005ec
@@ -297,6 +298,12 @@
 #define PPC_NAP			stringify_in_c(.long PPC_INST_NAP)
 #define PPC_SLEEP		stringify_in_c(.long PPC_INST_SLEEP)
 
+/* BHRB instructions */
+#define PPC_CLRBHRB		stringify_in_c(.long 0x7c00035c)
+#define PPC_MFBHRBE(r, n)	stringify_in_c(.long PPC_INST_BHRBE | \
+						__PPC_RS(r) | \
+							(((n) & 0x1f) << 11))
+
 /* Transactional memory instructions */
 #define TRECHKPT		stringify_in_c(.long PPC_INST_TRECHKPT)
 #define TRECLAIM(r)		stringify_in_c(.long PPC_INST_TRECLAIM \
-- 
1.7.11.7



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