CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS: Enable hardware performance counter support for perf events

General informations

The Linux kernel configuration item CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS has multiple definitions:

Enable hardware performance counter support for perf events found in arch/sh/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS:

• prompt: Enable hardware performance counter support for perf events
• type: bool
• depends on: CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS && CONFIG_CPU_HAS_PMU
• defined in arch/sh/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 2.6.37–2.6.39, 3.0–3.19, 4.0–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.12

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Enable hardware performance counter support for perf events. If disabled, perf events will use software events only.

Enable hardware performance counter support for perf events found in arch/mips/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS:

• prompt: Enable hardware performance counter support for perf events
• type: bool
• depends on: CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS && ( CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32 || CONFIG_CPU_MIPS64 || CONFIG_CPU_R10000 || CONFIG_CPU_SB1 || CONFIG_CPU_CAVIUM_OCTEON || CONFIG_CPU_LOONGSON64 )
• defined in arch/mips/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 2.6.37–2.6.39, 3.0–3.19, 4.0–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.12

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Enable hardware performance counter support for perf events. If disabled, perf events will use software events only.

found in arch/arm64/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS:

• prompt:
• type: bool
• depends on: CONFIG_ARM_PMU
• defined in arch/arm64/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 4.4–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.12

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(none)

found in arch/arm/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS:

• prompt:
• type: bool
• depends on: CONFIG_ARM_PMU
• defined in arch/arm/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 4.3–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.12

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(none)

found in arch/metag/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS:

• prompt:
• type: bool
• depends on: (none)
• defined in arch/metag/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 3.10–3.19, 4.0–4.16

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(none)

Enable hardware performance counter support for perf events found in arch/arm64/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS:

• prompt: Enable hardware performance counter support for perf events
• type: bool
• depends on: CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS
• defined in arch/arm64/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 3.7–3.19, 4.0–4.3

Help text

Enable hardware performance counter support for perf events. If disabled, perf events will use software events only.

Enable hardware performance counter support for perf events found in arch/arm/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS:

• prompt: Enable hardware performance counter support for perf events
• type: bool
• depends on: CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS
• defined in arch/arm/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 2.6.34–2.6.39, 3.0–3.19, 4.0–4.2

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Enable hardware performance counter support for perf events. If disabled, perf events will use software events only.

Hardware

LKDDb

Raw data from LKDDb:

• lkddb of "" "" "arm,arm1136-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c # in 3.2–3.6
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,arm1136-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_cpu.c # in 3.7–3.19, 4.0–4.1
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,arm1136-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v6.c # in 4.2–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.10
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,arm1176-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c # in 3.2–3.6
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,arm1176-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_cpu.c # in 3.7–3.19, 4.0–4.1
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,arm1176-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v6.c # in 4.2–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.10
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,arm11mpcore-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_cpu.c # in 3.7–3.19, 4.0–4.1
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,arm11mpcore-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v6.c # in 4.2–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.7
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,armv8-pmuv3" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c # in 3.7–3.19, 4.0–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.3
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,cortex-a12-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_cpu.c # in 3.15–3.19, 4.0–4.1
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,cortex-a12-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c # in 4.2–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.10
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,cortex-a15-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_cpu.c # in 3.7–3.19, 4.0–4.1
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,cortex-a15-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c # in 4.2–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.10
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,cortex-a17-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_cpu.c # in 3.16–3.19, 4.0–4.1
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,cortex-a17-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c # in 4.2–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.10
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,cortex-a34-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c # in 5.7–5.19, 6.0–6.3
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,cortex-a35-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c # in 4.14–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.3
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,cortex-a5-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_cpu.c # in 3.7–3.19, 4.0–4.1
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,cortex-a5-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c # in 4.2–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.10
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,cortex-a510-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c # in 5.17–5.19, 6.0–6.3
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,cortex-a53-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c # in 4.4–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.3
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,cortex-a55-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c # in 5.7–5.19, 6.0–6.3
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,cortex-a57-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c # in 4.4–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.3
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,cortex-a65-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c # in 5.7–5.19, 6.0–6.3
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,cortex-a7-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_cpu.c # in 3.7–3.19, 4.0–4.1
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,cortex-a7-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c # in 4.2–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.10
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,cortex-a710-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c # in 5.17–5.19, 6.0–6.3
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,cortex-a72-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c # in 4.5–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.3
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,cortex-a73-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c # in 4.14–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.3
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,cortex-a75-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c # in 5.7–5.19, 6.0–6.3
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,cortex-a76-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c # in 5.7–5.19, 6.0–6.3
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,cortex-a77-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c # in 5.7–5.19, 6.0–6.3
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,cortex-a78-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c # in 5.12–5.19, 6.0–6.3
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,cortex-a8-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c # in 3.2–3.6
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,cortex-a8-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_cpu.c # in 3.7–3.19, 4.0–4.1
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,cortex-a8-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c # in 4.2–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.10
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,cortex-a9-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c # in 3.2–3.6
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,cortex-a9-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_cpu.c # in 3.7–3.19, 4.0–4.1
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,cortex-a9-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c # in 4.2–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.10
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,cortex-x1-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c # in 5.17–5.19, 6.0–6.3
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,cortex-x2-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c # in 5.17–5.19, 6.0–6.3
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,neoverse-e1-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c # in 5.7–5.19, 6.0–6.3
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,neoverse-n1-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c # in 5.7–5.19, 6.0–6.3
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,neoverse-n2-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c # in 5.17–5.19, 6.0–6.3
• lkddb of "" "" "arm,neoverse-v1-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c # in 5.17–5.19, 6.0–6.3
• lkddb of "" "" "brcm,vulcan-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c # in 4.7–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.3
• lkddb of "" "" "cavium,thunder-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c # in 4.6–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.3
• lkddb of "" "" "nvidia,carmel-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c # in 5.17–5.19, 6.0–6.3
• lkddb of "" "" "nvidia,denver-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c # in 5.17–5.19, 6.0–6.3
• lkddb of "" "" "qcom,krait-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_cpu.c # in 3.15–3.19, 4.0–4.1
• lkddb of "" "" "qcom,krait-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c # in 4.2–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.10
• lkddb of "" "" "qcom,scorpion-mp-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_cpu.c # in 4.1
• lkddb of "" "" "qcom,scorpion-mp-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c # in 4.2–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.10
• lkddb of "" "" "qcom,scorpion-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_cpu.c # in 4.1
• lkddb of "" "" "qcom,scorpion-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c # in 4.2–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.10
• lkddb platform "arm-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c # in 3.2–3.6
• lkddb platform "arm-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_cpu.c # in 3.7–3.19, 4.0–4.1
• lkddb platform "arm-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c # in 3.7–3.19, 4.0–4.3
• lkddb platform "armv6-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v6.c # in 4.2–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.10
• lkddb platform "armv7-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c # in 4.2–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.10
• lkddb platform "armv8-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c # in 4.4–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.3
• lkddb platform "xscale-pmu" : CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS : arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_xscale.c # in 4.2–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.10

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