/* https://cirosantilli.com/linux-kernel-module-cheat#perf-event-open * * Malloc n bytes as given from the command line. */ #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include static long perf_event_open(struct perf_event_attr *hw_event, pid_t pid, int cpu, int group_fd, unsigned long flags) { int ret; ret = syscall(__NR_perf_event_open, hw_event, pid, cpu, group_fd, flags); return ret; } int main(int argc, char **argv) { struct perf_event_attr pe; long long count; int fd; uint64_t n; if (argc > 1) { n = strtoll(argv[1], NULL, 0); } else { n = 100; } memset(&pe, 0, sizeof(struct perf_event_attr)); pe.type = PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE; pe.size = sizeof(struct perf_event_attr); pe.config = PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS; pe.disabled = 1; pe.exclude_kernel = 1; // Don't count hypervisor events. pe.exclude_hv = 1; fd = perf_event_open(&pe, 0, -1, -1, 0); if (fd == -1) { fprintf(stderr, "Error opening leader %llx\n", pe.config); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } ioctl(fd, PERF_EVENT_IOC_RESET, 0); ioctl(fd, PERF_EVENT_IOC_ENABLE, 0); lkmc_busy_loop(n, 1); ioctl(fd, PERF_EVENT_IOC_DISABLE, 0); read(fd, &count, sizeof(long long)); printf("Used %lld instructions\n", count); close(fd); }