[V5 01/11] powerpc, perf: Re-arrange BHRB processing

Anshuman Khandual khandual at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Wed Feb 5 19:06:12 EST 2014


This patch cleans up some existing indentation problem and
re-organizes the BHRB processing code with an helper function
named `update_branch_entry` making it more readable. This patch
does not change any functionality.

Signed-off-by: Anshuman Khandual <khandual at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c | 102 ++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
 1 file changed, 52 insertions(+), 50 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
index 29b89e8..8a44dc1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
@@ -400,11 +400,21 @@ static __u64 power_pmu_bhrb_to(u64 addr)
 	return target - (unsigned long)&instr + addr;
 }
 
+/* Update individual branch entry */
+void update_branch_entry(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuhw, int u_index, u64 from, u64 to, int pred)
+{
+	cpuhw->bhrb_entries[u_index].from = from;
+	cpuhw->bhrb_entries[u_index].to = to;
+	cpuhw->bhrb_entries[u_index].mispred = pred;
+	cpuhw->bhrb_entries[u_index].predicted = ~pred;
+	return;
+}
+
 /* Processing BHRB entries */
 void power_pmu_bhrb_read(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuhw)
 {
 	u64 val;
-	u64 addr;
+	u64 addr, tmp;
 	int r_index, u_index, pred;
 
 	r_index = 0;
@@ -415,62 +425,54 @@ void power_pmu_bhrb_read(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuhw)
 		if (!val)
 			/* Terminal marker: End of valid BHRB entries */
 			break;
-		else {
-			addr = val & BHRB_EA;
-			pred = val & BHRB_PREDICTION;
 
-			if (!addr)
-				/* invalid entry */
-				continue;
+		addr = val & BHRB_EA;
+		pred = val & BHRB_PREDICTION;
 
-			/* Branches are read most recent first (ie. mfbhrb 0 is
-			 * the most recent branch).
-			 * There are two types of valid entries:
-			 * 1) a target entry which is the to address of a
-			 *    computed goto like a blr,bctr,btar.  The next
-			 *    entry read from the bhrb will be branch
-			 *    corresponding to this target (ie. the actual
-			 *    blr/bctr/btar instruction).
-			 * 2) a from address which is an actual branch.  If a
-			 *    target entry proceeds this, then this is the
-			 *    matching branch for that target.  If this is not
-			 *    following a target entry, then this is a branch
-			 *    where the target is given as an immediate field
-			 *    in the instruction (ie. an i or b form branch).
-			 *    In this case we need to read the instruction from
-			 *    memory to determine the target/to address.
+		if (!addr)
+			/* invalid entry */
+			continue;
+
+		/* Branches are read most recent first (ie. mfbhrb 0 is
+		 * the most recent branch).
+		 * There are two types of valid entries:
+		 * 1) a target entry which is the to address of a
+		 *    computed goto like a blr,bctr,btar.  The next
+		 *    entry read from the bhrb will be branch
+		 *    corresponding to this target (ie. the actual
+		 *    blr/bctr/btar instruction).
+		 * 2) a from address which is an actual branch.  If a
+		 *    target entry proceeds this, then this is the
+		 *    matching branch for that target.  If this is not
+		 *    following a target entry, then this is a branch
+		 *    where the target is given as an immediate field
+		 *    in the instruction (ie. an i or b form branch).
+		 *    In this case we need to read the instruction from
+		 *    memory to determine the target/to address.
+		 */
+		if (val & BHRB_TARGET) {
+			/* Target branches use two entries
+			 * (ie. computed gotos/XL form)
 			 */
+			tmp = addr;
 
+			/* Get from address in next entry */
+			val = read_bhrb(r_index++);
+			addr = val & BHRB_EA;
 			if (val & BHRB_TARGET) {
-				/* Target branches use two entries
-				 * (ie. computed gotos/XL form)
-				 */
-				cpuhw->bhrb_entries[u_index].to = addr;
-				cpuhw->bhrb_entries[u_index].mispred = pred;
-				cpuhw->bhrb_entries[u_index].predicted = ~pred;
-
-				/* Get from address in next entry */
-				val = read_bhrb(r_index++);
-				addr = val & BHRB_EA;
-				if (val & BHRB_TARGET) {
-					/* Shouldn't have two targets in a
-					   row.. Reset index and try again */
-					r_index--;
-					addr = 0;
-				}
-				cpuhw->bhrb_entries[u_index].from = addr;
-			} else {
-				/* Branches to immediate field 
-				   (ie I or B form) */
-				cpuhw->bhrb_entries[u_index].from = addr;
-				cpuhw->bhrb_entries[u_index].to =
-					power_pmu_bhrb_to(addr);
-				cpuhw->bhrb_entries[u_index].mispred = pred;
-				cpuhw->bhrb_entries[u_index].predicted = ~pred;
+				/* Shouldn't have two targets in a
+				   row.. Reset index and try again */
+				r_index--;
+				addr = 0;
 			}
-			u_index++;
-
+			update_branch_entry(cpuhw, u_index, addr, tmp, pred);
+		} else {
+			/* Branches to immediate field
+			   (ie I or B form) */
+			tmp = power_pmu_bhrb_to(addr);
+			update_branch_entry(cpuhw, u_index, addr, tmp, pred);
 		}
+		u_index++;
 	}
 	cpuhw->bhrb_stack.nr = u_index;
 	return;
-- 
1.7.11.7



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