perf: Enable branch record for software events
The typical way to access branch record (e.g. Intel LBR) is via hardware perf_event. For CPUs with FREEZE_LBRS_ON_PMI support, PMI could capture reliable LBR. On the other hand, LBR could also be useful in non-PMI scenario. For example, in kretprobe or bpf fexit program, LBR could provide a lot of information on what happened with the function. Add API to use branch record for software use. Note that, when the software event triggers, it is necessary to stop the branch record hardware asap. Therefore, static_call is used to remove some branch instructions in this process. Suggested-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Signed-off-by: Song Liu <songliubraving@fb.com> Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org> Acked-by: John Fastabend <john.fastabend@gmail.com> Acked-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org> Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20210910183352.3151445-2-songliubraving@fb.com
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