3 files changed, 46 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/src/plugins/perfmon/intel/core.c b/src/plugins/perfmon/intel/core.c
index c59fce81735..d985d049712 100644
--- a/src/plugins/perfmon/intel/core.c
+++ b/src/plugins/perfmon/intel/core.c
@@ -77,11 +77,21 @@ intel_core_init (vlib_main_t *vm, perfmon_source_t *src)
   return 0;
 }
 
+u8
+intel_core_is_fixed (u32 event)
+{
+  u64 config = events[event].config;
+  u8 eventcode = (config & 0xFF);
+
+  return !eventcode ? 1 : 0;
+}
+
 PERFMON_REGISTER_SOURCE (intel_core) = {
   .name = "intel-core",
   .description = "intel arch core events",
   .events = events,
   .n_events = ARRAY_LEN (events),
   .init_fn = intel_core_init,
+  .is_fixed = intel_core_is_fixed,
   .format_config = format_intel_core_config,
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/perfmon/perfmon.c b/src/plugins/perfmon/perfmon.c
index 411a07dea30..15690361a7f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/perfmon/perfmon.c
+++ b/src/plugins/perfmon/perfmon.c
@@ -325,10 +325,36 @@ perfmon_stop (vlib_main_t *vm)
 }
 
 static_always_inline u8
+is_enough_counters (perfmon_bundle_t *b)
+{
+  struct
+  {
+    u8 general;
+    u8 fixed;
+  } bl = { 0, 0 }, cpu = { 0, 0 };
+
+  /* how many does this uarch support */
+  if (!clib_get_pmu_counter_count (&cpu.fixed, &cpu.general))
+    return 0;
+
+  /* how many does the bundle require */
+  for (u16 i = 0; i < b->n_events; i++)
+    if (b->src->is_fixed && b->src->is_fixed (b->events[i]))
+      bl.fixed++;
+    else
+      bl.general++;
+
+  return cpu.general >= bl.general && cpu.fixed >= bl.fixed;
+}
+
+static_always_inline u8
 is_bundle_supported (perfmon_bundle_t *b)
 {
   perfmon_cpu_supports_t *supports = b->cpu_supports;
 
+  if (!is_enough_counters (b))
+    return 0;
+
   if (!b->cpu_supports)
     return 1;
 
@@ -372,13 +398,6 @@ perfmon_init (vlib_main_t *vm)
       clib_error_t *err;
       uword *p;
 
-      if (!is_bundle_supported (b))
-	{
-	  log_debug ("skipping bundle '%s' - not supported", b->name);
-	  b = b->next;
-	  continue;
-	}
-
       if (hash_get_mem (pm->bundle_by_name, b->name) != 0)
 	clib_panic ("duplicate bundle name '%s'", b->name);
 
@@ -391,6 +410,13 @@ perfmon_init (vlib_main_t *vm)
 	}
 
       b->src = (perfmon_source_t *) p[0];
+      if (!is_bundle_supported (b))
+	{
+	  log_debug ("skipping bundle '%s' - not supported", b->name);
+	  b = b->next;
+	  continue;
+	}
+
       if (b->init_fn && ((err = (b->init_fn) (vm, b))))
 	{
 	  log_warn ("skipping bundle '%s' - %U", b->name, format_clib_error,
diff --git a/src/plugins/perfmon/perfmon.h b/src/plugins/perfmon/perfmon.h
index 58d971f559a..c7f43145943 100644
--- a/src/plugins/perfmon/perfmon.h
+++ b/src/plugins/perfmon/perfmon.h
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ extern vlib_node_function_t *perfmon_dispatch_wrappers[PERF_MAX_EVENTS + 1];
 
 typedef clib_error_t *(perfmon_source_init_fn_t) (vlib_main_t *vm,
 						  struct perfmon_source *);
+typedef u8 (perfmon_source_is_fixed) (u32 event);
+
 typedef struct perfmon_source
 {
   char *name;
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@ typedef struct perfmon_source
   u32 n_events;
   perfmon_instance_type_t *instances_by_type;
   format_function_t *format_config;
+  perfmon_source_is_fixed *is_fixed;
   perfmon_source_init_fn_t *init_fn;
 } perfmon_source_t;