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    kvm: Add a tracepoint write_tsc_offset · 489223ed
    Yoshihiro YUNOMAE authored
    Add a tracepoint write_tsc_offset for tracing TSC offset change.
    We want to merge ftrace's trace data of guest OSs and the host OS using
    TSC for timestamp in chronological order. We need "TSC offset" values for
    each guest when merge those because the TSC value on a guest is always the
    host TSC plus guest's TSC offset. If we get the TSC offset values, we can
    calculate the host TSC value for each guest events from the TSC offset and
    the event TSC value. The host TSC values of the guest events are used when we
    want to merge trace data of guests and the host in chronological order.
    (Note: the trace_clock of both the host and the guest must be set x86-tsc in
    this case)
    
    This tracepoint also records vcpu_id which can be used to merge trace data for
    SMP guests. A merge tool will read TSC offset for each vcpu, then the tool
    converts guest TSC values to host TSC values for each vcpu.
    
    TSC offset is stored in the VMCS by vmx_write_tsc_offset() or
    vmx_adjust_tsc_offset(). KVM executes the former function when a guest boots.
    The latter function is executed when kvm clock is updated. Only host can read
    TSC offset value from VMCS, so a host needs to output TSC offset value
    when TSC offset is changed.
    
    Since the TSC offset is not often changed, it could be overwritten by other
    frequent events while tracing. To avoid that, I recommend to use a special
    instance for getting this event:
    
    1. set a instance before booting a guest
     # cd /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/instances
     # mkdir tsc_offset
     # cd tsc_offset
     # echo x86-tsc > trace_clock
     # echo 1 > events/kvm/kvm_write_tsc_offset/enable
    
    2. boot a guest
    Signed-off-by: default avatarYoshihiro YUNOMAE <yoshihiro.yunomae.ez@hitachi.com>
    Cc: Joerg Roedel <joro@8bytes.org>
    Cc: Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@redhat.com>
    Cc: Gleb Natapov <gleb@redhat.com>
    Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
    Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
    Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
    Acked-by: default avatarMarcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@redhat.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarGleb Natapov <gleb@redhat.com>
    489223ed
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