[PATCH] tools/power turbostat: Allow execution to continue after perf_l2_init() failure

From: David Arcari

Date: Thu Mar 19 2026 - 10:08:33 EST


Currently, if perf_l2_init() fails turbostat exits after issuing the
following error (which was encountered on AlderLake):

turbostat: perf_l2_init(cpu0, 0x0, 0xff24) REFS: Invalid argument

This occurs because perf_l2_init() calls err(). However, the code has been
written in such a manner that it is able to perform cleanup and continue.
Therefore, this issue can be addressed by changing the appropriate calls
to err() to warnx().

Additionally, correct the PMU type arguments passed to the warning strings
in the ecore and lcore blocks so the logs accurately reflect the failing
counter type.

Signed-off-by: David Arcari <darcari@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Len Brown <lenb@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: linux-pm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
---
tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c | 16 ++++++++--------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
index 1a2671c28209..f1b8059a4eec 100644
--- a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
+++ b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
@@ -9403,13 +9403,13 @@ void perf_l2_init(void)
if (!is_hybrid) {
fd_l2_percpu[cpu] = open_perf_counter(cpu, perf_pmu_types.uniform, perf_model_support->first.refs, -1, PERF_FORMAT_GROUP);
if (fd_l2_percpu[cpu] == -1) {
- err(-1, "%s(cpu%d, 0x%x, 0x%llx) REFS", __func__, cpu, perf_pmu_types.uniform, perf_model_support->first.refs);
+ warnx("%s(cpu%d, 0x%x, 0x%llx) REFS", __func__, cpu, perf_pmu_types.uniform, perf_model_support->first.refs);
free_fd_l2_percpu();
return;
}
retval = open_perf_counter(cpu, perf_pmu_types.uniform, perf_model_support->first.hits, fd_l2_percpu[cpu], PERF_FORMAT_GROUP);
if (retval == -1) {
- err(-1, "%s(cpu%d, 0x%x, 0x%llx) HITS", __func__, cpu, perf_pmu_types.uniform, perf_model_support->first.hits);
+ warnx("%s(cpu%d, 0x%x, 0x%llx) HITS", __func__, cpu, perf_pmu_types.uniform, perf_model_support->first.hits);
free_fd_l2_percpu();
return;
}
@@ -9418,39 +9418,39 @@ void perf_l2_init(void)
if (perf_pcore_set && CPU_ISSET_S(cpu, cpu_possible_setsize, perf_pcore_set)) {
fd_l2_percpu[cpu] = open_perf_counter(cpu, perf_pmu_types.pcore, perf_model_support->first.refs, -1, PERF_FORMAT_GROUP);
if (fd_l2_percpu[cpu] == -1) {
- err(-1, "%s(cpu%d, 0x%x, 0x%llx) REFS", __func__, cpu, perf_pmu_types.pcore, perf_model_support->first.refs);
+ warnx("%s(cpu%d, 0x%x, 0x%llx) REFS", __func__, cpu, perf_pmu_types.pcore, perf_model_support->first.refs);
free_fd_l2_percpu();
return;
}
retval = open_perf_counter(cpu, perf_pmu_types.pcore, perf_model_support->first.hits, fd_l2_percpu[cpu], PERF_FORMAT_GROUP);
if (retval == -1) {
- err(-1, "%s(cpu%d, 0x%x, 0x%llx) HITS", __func__, cpu, perf_pmu_types.pcore, perf_model_support->first.hits);
+ warnx("%s(cpu%d, 0x%x, 0x%llx) HITS", __func__, cpu, perf_pmu_types.pcore, perf_model_support->first.hits);
free_fd_l2_percpu();
return;
}
} else if (perf_ecore_set && CPU_ISSET_S(cpu, cpu_possible_setsize, perf_ecore_set)) {
fd_l2_percpu[cpu] = open_perf_counter(cpu, perf_pmu_types.ecore, perf_model_support->second.refs, -1, PERF_FORMAT_GROUP);
if (fd_l2_percpu[cpu] == -1) {
- err(-1, "%s(cpu%d, 0x%x, 0x%llx) REFS", __func__, cpu, perf_pmu_types.pcore, perf_model_support->second.refs);
+ warnx("%s(cpu%d, 0x%x, 0x%llx) REFS", __func__, cpu, perf_pmu_types.ecore, perf_model_support->second.refs);
free_fd_l2_percpu();
return;
}
retval = open_perf_counter(cpu, perf_pmu_types.ecore, perf_model_support->second.hits, fd_l2_percpu[cpu], PERF_FORMAT_GROUP);
if (retval == -1) {
- err(-1, "%s(cpu%d, 0x%x, 0x%llx) HITS", __func__, cpu, perf_pmu_types.pcore, perf_model_support->second.hits);
+ warnx("%s(cpu%d, 0x%x, 0x%llx) HITS", __func__, cpu, perf_pmu_types.ecore, perf_model_support->second.hits);
free_fd_l2_percpu();
return;
}
} else if (perf_lcore_set && CPU_ISSET_S(cpu, cpu_possible_setsize, perf_lcore_set)) {
fd_l2_percpu[cpu] = open_perf_counter(cpu, perf_pmu_types.lcore, perf_model_support->third.refs, -1, PERF_FORMAT_GROUP);
if (fd_l2_percpu[cpu] == -1) {
- err(-1, "%s(cpu%d, 0x%x, 0x%llx) REFS", __func__, cpu, perf_pmu_types.pcore, perf_model_support->third.refs);
+ warnx("%s(cpu%d, 0x%x, 0x%llx) REFS", __func__, cpu, perf_pmu_types.lcore, perf_model_support->third.refs);
free_fd_l2_percpu();
return;
}
retval = open_perf_counter(cpu, perf_pmu_types.lcore, perf_model_support->third.hits, fd_l2_percpu[cpu], PERF_FORMAT_GROUP);
if (retval == -1) {
- err(-1, "%s(cpu%d, 0x%x, 0x%llx) HITS", __func__, cpu, perf_pmu_types.pcore, perf_model_support->third.hits);
+ warnx("%s(cpu%d, 0x%x, 0x%llx) HITS", __func__, cpu, perf_pmu_types.lcore, perf_model_support->third.hits);
free_fd_l2_percpu();
return;
}
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