perf_counters.h

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#ifndef BENCHMARK_PERF_COUNTERS_H
#define BENCHMARK_PERF_COUNTERS_H
 
#include <array>
#include <cstdint>
#include <vector>
 
#include "benchmark/benchmark.h"
#include "check.h"
#include "log.h"
 
#ifndef BENCHMARK_OS_WINDOWS
#include <unistd.h>
#endif
 
namespace benchmark {
namespace internal {
 
// Typically, we can only read a small number of counters. There is also a
// padding preceding counter values, when reading multiple counters with one
// syscall (which is desirable). PerfCounterValues abstracts these details.
// The implementation ensures the storage is inlined, and allows 0-based
// indexing into the counter values.
// The object is used in conjunction with a PerfCounters object, by passing it
// to Snapshot(). The values are populated such that
// perfCounters->names()[i]'s value is obtained at position i (as given by
// operator[]) of this object.
class PerfCounterValues {
 public:
  explicit PerfCounterValues(size_t nr_counters) : nr_counters_(nr_counters) {
    BM_CHECK_LE(nr_counters_, kMaxCounters);
  }
 
  uint64_t operator[](size_t pos) const { return values_[kPadding + pos]; }
 
  static constexpr size_t kMaxCounters = 3;
 
 private:
  friend class PerfCounters;
  // Get the byte buffer in which perf counters can be captured.
  // This is used by PerfCounters::Read
  std::pair<char*, size_t> get_data_buffer() {
    return {reinterpret_cast<char*>(values_.data()),
            sizeof(uint64_t) * (kPadding + nr_counters_)};
  }
 
  static constexpr size_t kPadding = 1;
  std::array<uint64_t, kPadding + kMaxCounters> values_;
  const size_t nr_counters_;
};
 
// Collect PMU counters. The object, once constructed, is ready to be used by
// calling read(). PMU counter collection is enabled from the time create() is
// called, to obtain the object, until the object's destructor is called.
class PerfCounters final {
 public:
  // True iff this platform supports performance counters.
  static const bool kSupported;
 
  bool IsValid() const { return is_valid_; }
  static PerfCounters NoCounters() { return PerfCounters(); }
 
  ~PerfCounters();
  PerfCounters(PerfCounters&&) = default;
  PerfCounters(const PerfCounters&) = delete;
 
  // Platform-specific implementations may choose to do some library
  // initialization here.
  static bool Initialize();
 
  // Return a PerfCounters object ready to read the counters with the names
  // specified. The values are user-mode only. The counter name format is
  // implementation and OS specific.
  // TODO: once we move to C++-17, this should be a std::optional, and then the
  // IsValid() boolean can be dropped.
  static PerfCounters Create(const std::vector<std::string>& counter_names);
 
  // Take a snapshot of the current value of the counters into the provided
  // valid PerfCounterValues storage. The values are populated such that:
  // names()[i]'s value is (*values)[i]
  BENCHMARK_ALWAYS_INLINE bool Snapshot(PerfCounterValues* values) const {
#ifndef BENCHMARK_OS_WINDOWS
    assert(values != nullptr);
    assert(IsValid());
    auto buffer = values->get_data_buffer();
    auto read_bytes = ::read(counter_ids_[0], buffer.first, buffer.second);
    return static_cast<size_t>(read_bytes) == buffer.second;
#else
    (void)values;
    return false;
#endif
  }
 
  const std::vector<std::string>& names() const { return counter_names_; }
  size_t num_counters() const { return counter_names_.size(); }
 
 private:
  PerfCounters(const std::vector<std::string>& counter_names,
               std::vector<int>&& counter_ids)
      : counter_ids_(std::move(counter_ids)),
        counter_names_(counter_names),
        is_valid_(true) {}
  PerfCounters() : is_valid_(false) {}
 
  std::vector<int> counter_ids_;
  const std::vector<std::string> counter_names_;
  const bool is_valid_;
};
 
// Typical usage of the above primitives.
class PerfCountersMeasurement final {
 public:
  PerfCountersMeasurement(PerfCounters&& c)
      : counters_(std::move(c)),
        start_values_(counters_.IsValid() ? counters_.names().size() : 0),
        end_values_(counters_.IsValid() ? counters_.names().size() : 0) {}
 
  bool IsValid() const { return counters_.IsValid(); }
 
  BENCHMARK_ALWAYS_INLINE void Start() {
    assert(IsValid());
    // Tell the compiler to not move instructions above/below where we take
    // the snapshot.
    ClobberMemory();
    counters_.Snapshot(&start_values_);
    ClobberMemory();
  }
 
  BENCHMARK_ALWAYS_INLINE std::vector<std::pair<std::string, double>>
  StopAndGetMeasurements() {
    assert(IsValid());
    // Tell the compiler to not move instructions above/below where we take
    // the snapshot.
    ClobberMemory();
    counters_.Snapshot(&end_values_);
    ClobberMemory();
 
    std::vector<std::pair<std::string, double>> ret;
    for (size_t i = 0; i < counters_.names().size(); ++i) {
      double measurement = static_cast<double>(end_values_[i]) -
                           static_cast<double>(start_values_[i]);
      ret.push_back({counters_.names()[i], measurement});
    }
    return ret;
  }
 
 private:
  PerfCounters counters_;
  PerfCounterValues start_values_;
  PerfCounterValues end_values_;
};
 
BENCHMARK_UNUSED static bool perf_init_anchor = PerfCounters::Initialize();
 
}  // namespace internal
}  // namespace benchmark
 
#endif  // BENCHMARK_PERF_COUNTERS_H