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authorAlex Shi <alex.shi@linaro.org>2014-07-16 13:00:27 +0800
committerAlex Shi <alex.shi@linaro.org>2014-07-17 15:01:51 +0800
commiteb35447a797f768cc45b3201b1e307b17fbb89c4 (patch)
treee04f346f5ef7269e627d1441146b62290bd94eae
parent8cf077805ea8e587e5e2511a17b51c6cf34f49a0 (diff)
parentfdb8b85b0d31fa123cc2bda256d7589771573af5 (diff)
Merge branch 'vexp-multi-PMUv2' into vexpress
-rw-r--r--Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/pmu.txt3
-rw-r--r--arch/arm/include/asm/pmu.h12
-rw-r--r--arch/arm/include/asm/topology.h3
-rw-r--r--arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c19
-rw-r--r--arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_cpu.c117
-rw-r--r--arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c57
-rw-r--r--arch/arm/kernel/topology.c27
7 files changed, 205 insertions, 33 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/pmu.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/pmu.txt
index 3e1e498fea96..a2dbf67c1cb7 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/pmu.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/pmu.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ Required properties:
"arm,arm1176-pmu"
"arm,arm1136-pmu"
- interrupts : 1 combined interrupt or 1 per core.
+- cluster : a phandle to the cluster to which it belongs
+ If there are more than one cluster with same CPU type
+ then there should be separate PMU nodes per cluster.
Example:
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/pmu.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/pmu.h
index f24edad26c70..0cd7824ca762 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/pmu.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/pmu.h
@@ -62,9 +62,19 @@ struct pmu_hw_events {
raw_spinlock_t pmu_lock;
};
+struct cpupmu_regs {
+ u32 pmc;
+ u32 pmcntenset;
+ u32 pmuseren;
+ u32 pmintenset;
+ u32 pmxevttype[8];
+ u32 pmxevtcnt[8];
+};
+
struct arm_pmu {
struct pmu pmu;
cpumask_t active_irqs;
+ cpumask_t valid_cpus;
char *name;
irqreturn_t (*handle_irq)(int irq_num, void *dev);
void (*enable)(struct perf_event *event);
@@ -81,6 +91,8 @@ struct arm_pmu {
int (*request_irq)(struct arm_pmu *, irq_handler_t handler);
void (*free_irq)(struct arm_pmu *);
int (*map_event)(struct perf_event *event);
+ void (*save_regs)(struct arm_pmu *, struct cpupmu_regs *);
+ void (*restore_regs)(struct arm_pmu *, struct cpupmu_regs *);
int num_events;
atomic_t active_events;
struct mutex reserve_mutex;
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/topology.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/topology.h
index 58b8b84adcd2..611edefaeaf1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/topology.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/topology.h
@@ -26,11 +26,14 @@ extern struct cputopo_arm cpu_topology[NR_CPUS];
void init_cpu_topology(void);
void store_cpu_topology(unsigned int cpuid);
const struct cpumask *cpu_coregroup_mask(int cpu);
+int cluster_to_logical_mask(unsigned int socket_id, cpumask_t *cluster_mask);
#else
static inline void init_cpu_topology(void) { }
static inline void store_cpu_topology(unsigned int cpuid) { }
+static inline int cluster_to_logical_mask(unsigned int socket_id,
+ cpumask_t *cluster_mask) { return -EINVAL; }
#endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
index 789d846a9184..42059a54a9c0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
*/
#define pr_fmt(fmt) "hw perfevents: " fmt
+#include <linux/cpumask.h>
#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/platform_device.h>
#include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
@@ -86,6 +87,9 @@ armpmu_map_event(struct perf_event *event,
return armpmu_map_cache_event(cache_map, config);
case PERF_TYPE_RAW:
return armpmu_map_raw_event(raw_event_mask, config);
+ default:
+ if (event->attr.type >= PERF_TYPE_MAX)
+ return armpmu_map_raw_event(raw_event_mask, config);
}
return -ENOENT;
@@ -159,6 +163,8 @@ armpmu_stop(struct perf_event *event, int flags)
struct arm_pmu *armpmu = to_arm_pmu(event->pmu);
struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
+ if (!cpumask_test_cpu(smp_processor_id(), &armpmu->valid_cpus))
+ return;
/*
* ARM pmu always has to update the counter, so ignore
* PERF_EF_UPDATE, see comments in armpmu_start().
@@ -175,6 +181,8 @@ static void armpmu_start(struct perf_event *event, int flags)
struct arm_pmu *armpmu = to_arm_pmu(event->pmu);
struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
+ if (!cpumask_test_cpu(smp_processor_id(), &armpmu->valid_cpus))
+ return;
/*
* ARM pmu always has to reprogram the period, so ignore
* PERF_EF_RELOAD, see the comment below.
@@ -202,6 +210,9 @@ armpmu_del(struct perf_event *event, int flags)
struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
int idx = hwc->idx;
+ if (!cpumask_test_cpu(smp_processor_id(), &armpmu->valid_cpus))
+ return;
+
armpmu_stop(event, PERF_EF_UPDATE);
hw_events->events[idx] = NULL;
clear_bit(idx, hw_events->used_mask);
@@ -218,6 +229,10 @@ armpmu_add(struct perf_event *event, int flags)
int idx;
int err = 0;
+ /* An event following a process won't be stopped earlier */
+ if (!cpumask_test_cpu(smp_processor_id(), &armpmu->valid_cpus))
+ return 0;
+
perf_pmu_disable(event->pmu);
/* If we don't have a space for the counter then finish early. */
@@ -419,6 +434,10 @@ static int armpmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
int err = 0;
atomic_t *active_events = &armpmu->active_events;
+ if (event->cpu != -1 &&
+ !cpumask_test_cpu(event->cpu, &armpmu->valid_cpus))
+ return -ENOENT;
+
/* does not support taken branch sampling */
if (has_branch_stack(event))
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_cpu.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_cpu.c
index 20d553c9f5e2..31c5cdefae3f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_cpu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_cpu.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
#define pr_fmt(fmt) "CPU PMU: " fmt
#include <linux/bitmap.h>
+#include <linux/cpu_pm.h>
#include <linux/export.h>
#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/of.h>
@@ -31,33 +32,36 @@
#include <asm/pmu.h>
/* Set at runtime when we know what CPU type we are. */
-static struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu;
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct arm_pmu *, cpu_pmu);
static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct perf_event * [ARMPMU_MAX_HWEVENTS], hw_events);
static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long [BITS_TO_LONGS(ARMPMU_MAX_HWEVENTS)], used_mask);
static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct pmu_hw_events, cpu_hw_events);
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct cpupmu_regs, cpu_pmu_regs);
+
/*
* Despite the names, these two functions are CPU-specific and are used
* by the OProfile/perf code.
*/
const char *perf_pmu_name(void)
{
- if (!cpu_pmu)
+ struct arm_pmu *pmu = per_cpu(cpu_pmu, 0);
+ if (!pmu)
return NULL;
- return cpu_pmu->name;
+ return pmu->name;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(perf_pmu_name);
int perf_num_counters(void)
{
- int max_events = 0;
+ struct arm_pmu *pmu = per_cpu(cpu_pmu, 0);
- if (cpu_pmu != NULL)
- max_events = cpu_pmu->num_events;
+ if (!pmu)
+ return 0;
- return max_events;
+ return pmu->num_events;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(perf_num_counters);
@@ -75,11 +79,13 @@ static void cpu_pmu_free_irq(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
{
int i, irq, irqs;
struct platform_device *pmu_device = cpu_pmu->plat_device;
+ int cpu = -1;
irqs = min(pmu_device->num_resources, num_possible_cpus());
for (i = 0; i < irqs; ++i) {
- if (!cpumask_test_and_clear_cpu(i, &cpu_pmu->active_irqs))
+ cpu = cpumask_next(cpu, &cpu_pmu->valid_cpus);
+ if (!cpumask_test_and_clear_cpu(cpu, &cpu_pmu->active_irqs))
continue;
irq = platform_get_irq(pmu_device, i);
if (irq >= 0)
@@ -91,6 +97,7 @@ static int cpu_pmu_request_irq(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu, irq_handler_t handler)
{
int i, err, irq, irqs;
struct platform_device *pmu_device = cpu_pmu->plat_device;
+ int cpu = -1;
if (!pmu_device)
return -ENODEV;
@@ -103,6 +110,7 @@ static int cpu_pmu_request_irq(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu, irq_handler_t handler)
for (i = 0; i < irqs; ++i) {
err = 0;
+ cpu = cpumask_next(cpu, &cpu_pmu->valid_cpus);
irq = platform_get_irq(pmu_device, i);
if (irq < 0)
continue;
@@ -112,7 +120,7 @@ static int cpu_pmu_request_irq(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu, irq_handler_t handler)
* assume that we're running on a uniprocessor machine and
* continue. Otherwise, continue without this interrupt.
*/
- if (irq_set_affinity(irq, cpumask_of(i)) && irqs > 1) {
+ if (irq_set_affinity(irq, cpumask_of(cpu)) && irqs > 1) {
pr_warning("unable to set irq affinity (irq=%d, cpu=%u)\n",
irq, i);
continue;
@@ -127,7 +135,7 @@ static int cpu_pmu_request_irq(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu, irq_handler_t handler)
return err;
}
- cpumask_set_cpu(i, &cpu_pmu->active_irqs);
+ cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, &cpu_pmu->active_irqs);
}
return 0;
@@ -136,7 +144,7 @@ static int cpu_pmu_request_irq(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu, irq_handler_t handler)
static void cpu_pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
{
int cpu;
- for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+ for_each_cpu_mask(cpu, cpu_pmu->valid_cpus) {
struct pmu_hw_events *events = &per_cpu(cpu_hw_events, cpu);
events->events = per_cpu(hw_events, cpu);
events->used_mask = per_cpu(used_mask, cpu);
@@ -149,7 +157,7 @@ static void cpu_pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
/* Ensure the PMU has sane values out of reset. */
if (cpu_pmu->reset)
- on_each_cpu(cpu_pmu->reset, cpu_pmu, 1);
+ on_each_cpu_mask(&cpu_pmu->valid_cpus, cpu_pmu->reset, cpu_pmu, 1);
}
/*
@@ -161,21 +169,46 @@ static void cpu_pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
static int cpu_pmu_notify(struct notifier_block *b, unsigned long action,
void *hcpu)
{
+ struct arm_pmu *pmu = per_cpu(cpu_pmu, (long)hcpu);
+
if ((action & ~CPU_TASKS_FROZEN) != CPU_STARTING)
return NOTIFY_DONE;
- if (cpu_pmu && cpu_pmu->reset)
- cpu_pmu->reset(cpu_pmu);
+ if (pmu && pmu->reset)
+ pmu->reset(pmu);
else
return NOTIFY_DONE;
return NOTIFY_OK;
}
+static int cpu_pmu_pm_notify(struct notifier_block *b,
+ unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
+{
+ int cpu = smp_processor_id();
+ struct arm_pmu *pmu = per_cpu(cpu_pmu, cpu);
+ struct cpupmu_regs *pmuregs = &per_cpu(cpu_pmu_regs, cpu);
+
+ if (!pmu)
+ return NOTIFY_DONE;
+
+ if (action == CPU_PM_ENTER && pmu->save_regs) {
+ pmu->save_regs(pmu, pmuregs);
+ } else if (action == CPU_PM_EXIT && pmu->restore_regs) {
+ pmu->restore_regs(pmu, pmuregs);
+ }
+
+ return NOTIFY_OK;
+}
+
static struct notifier_block cpu_pmu_hotplug_notifier = {
.notifier_call = cpu_pmu_notify,
};
+static struct notifier_block cpu_pmu_pm_notifier = {
+ .notifier_call = cpu_pmu_pm_notify,
+};
+
/*
* PMU platform driver and devicetree bindings.
*/
@@ -247,6 +280,9 @@ static int probe_current_pmu(struct arm_pmu *pmu)
}
}
+ /* assume PMU support all the CPUs in this case */
+ cpumask_setall(&pmu->valid_cpus);
+
put_cpu();
return ret;
}
@@ -254,15 +290,10 @@ static int probe_current_pmu(struct arm_pmu *pmu)
static int cpu_pmu_device_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
{
const struct of_device_id *of_id;
- const int (*init_fn)(struct arm_pmu *);
struct device_node *node = pdev->dev.of_node;
struct arm_pmu *pmu;
- int ret = -ENODEV;
-
- if (cpu_pmu) {
- pr_info("attempt to register multiple PMU devices!");
- return -ENOSPC;
- }
+ int ret = 0;
+ int cpu;
pmu = kzalloc(sizeof(struct arm_pmu), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!pmu) {
@@ -271,8 +302,28 @@ static int cpu_pmu_device_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
}
if (node && (of_id = of_match_node(cpu_pmu_of_device_ids, pdev->dev.of_node))) {
- init_fn = of_id->data;
- ret = init_fn(pmu);
+ smp_call_func_t init_fn = (smp_call_func_t)of_id->data;
+ struct device_node *ncluster;
+ int cluster = -1;
+ cpumask_t sibling_mask;
+
+ ncluster = of_parse_phandle(node, "cluster", 0);
+ if (ncluster) {
+ int len;
+ const u32 *hwid;
+ hwid = of_get_property(ncluster, "reg", &len);
+ if (hwid && len == 4)
+ cluster = be32_to_cpup(hwid);
+ }
+ /* set sibling mask to all cpu mask if socket is not specified */
+ if (cluster == -1 ||
+ cluster_to_logical_mask(cluster, &sibling_mask))
+ cpumask_setall(&sibling_mask);
+
+ smp_call_function_any(&sibling_mask, init_fn, pmu, 1);
+
+ /* now set the valid_cpus after init */
+ cpumask_copy(&pmu->valid_cpus, &sibling_mask);
} else {
ret = probe_current_pmu(pmu);
}
@@ -282,10 +333,12 @@ static int cpu_pmu_device_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
goto out_free;
}
- cpu_pmu = pmu;
- cpu_pmu->plat_device = pdev;
- cpu_pmu_init(cpu_pmu);
- ret = armpmu_register(cpu_pmu, PERF_TYPE_RAW);
+ for_each_cpu_mask(cpu, pmu->valid_cpus)
+ per_cpu(cpu_pmu, cpu) = pmu;
+
+ pmu->plat_device = pdev;
+ cpu_pmu_init(pmu);
+ ret = armpmu_register(pmu, -1);
if (!ret)
return 0;
@@ -314,9 +367,17 @@ static int __init register_pmu_driver(void)
if (err)
return err;
+ err = cpu_pm_register_notifier(&cpu_pmu_pm_notifier);
+ if (err) {
+ unregister_cpu_notifier(&cpu_pmu_hotplug_notifier);
+ return err;
+ }
+
err = platform_driver_register(&cpu_pmu_driver);
- if (err)
+ if (err) {
+ cpu_pm_unregister_notifier(&cpu_pmu_pm_notifier);
unregister_cpu_notifier(&cpu_pmu_hotplug_notifier);
+ }
return err;
}
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c
index 039cffb053a7..654db5030c31 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c
@@ -950,6 +950,51 @@ static void armv7_pmnc_dump_regs(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
}
#endif
+static void armv7pmu_save_regs(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu,
+ struct cpupmu_regs *regs)
+{
+ unsigned int cnt;
+ asm volatile("mrc p15, 0, %0, c9, c12, 0" : "=r" (regs->pmc));
+ if (!(regs->pmc & ARMV7_PMNC_E))
+ return;
+
+ asm volatile("mrc p15, 0, %0, c9, c12, 1" : "=r" (regs->pmcntenset));
+ asm volatile("mrc p15, 0, %0, c9, c14, 0" : "=r" (regs->pmuseren));
+ asm volatile("mrc p15, 0, %0, c9, c14, 1" : "=r" (regs->pmintenset));
+ asm volatile("mrc p15, 0, %0, c9, c13, 0" : "=r" (regs->pmxevtcnt[0]));
+ for (cnt = ARMV7_IDX_COUNTER0;
+ cnt <= ARMV7_IDX_COUNTER_LAST(cpu_pmu); cnt++) {
+ armv7_pmnc_select_counter(cnt);
+ asm volatile("mrc p15, 0, %0, c9, c13, 1"
+ : "=r"(regs->pmxevttype[cnt]));
+ asm volatile("mrc p15, 0, %0, c9, c13, 2"
+ : "=r"(regs->pmxevtcnt[cnt]));
+ }
+ return;
+}
+
+static void armv7pmu_restore_regs(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu,
+ struct cpupmu_regs *regs)
+{
+ unsigned int cnt;
+ if (!(regs->pmc & ARMV7_PMNC_E))
+ return;
+
+ asm volatile("mcr p15, 0, %0, c9, c12, 1" : : "r" (regs->pmcntenset));
+ asm volatile("mcr p15, 0, %0, c9, c14, 0" : : "r" (regs->pmuseren));
+ asm volatile("mcr p15, 0, %0, c9, c14, 1" : : "r" (regs->pmintenset));
+ asm volatile("mcr p15, 0, %0, c9, c13, 0" : : "r" (regs->pmxevtcnt[0]));
+ for (cnt = ARMV7_IDX_COUNTER0;
+ cnt <= ARMV7_IDX_COUNTER_LAST(cpu_pmu); cnt++) {
+ armv7_pmnc_select_counter(cnt);
+ asm volatile("mcr p15, 0, %0, c9, c13, 1"
+ : : "r"(regs->pmxevttype[cnt]));
+ asm volatile("mcr p15, 0, %0, c9, c13, 2"
+ : : "r"(regs->pmxevtcnt[cnt]));
+ }
+ asm volatile("mcr p15, 0, %0, c9, c12, 0" : : "r" (regs->pmc));
+}
+
static void armv7pmu_enable_event(struct perf_event *event)
{
unsigned long flags;
@@ -1223,6 +1268,8 @@ static void armv7pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
cpu_pmu->start = armv7pmu_start;
cpu_pmu->stop = armv7pmu_stop;
cpu_pmu->reset = armv7pmu_reset;
+ cpu_pmu->save_regs = armv7pmu_save_regs;
+ cpu_pmu->restore_regs = armv7pmu_restore_regs;
cpu_pmu->max_period = (1LLU << 32) - 1;
};
@@ -1240,7 +1287,7 @@ static u32 armv7_read_num_pmnc_events(void)
static int armv7_a8_pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
{
armv7pmu_init(cpu_pmu);
- cpu_pmu->name = "ARMv7 Cortex-A8";
+ cpu_pmu->name = "ARMv7_Cortex_A8";
cpu_pmu->map_event = armv7_a8_map_event;
cpu_pmu->num_events = armv7_read_num_pmnc_events();
return 0;
@@ -1249,7 +1296,7 @@ static int armv7_a8_pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
static int armv7_a9_pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
{
armv7pmu_init(cpu_pmu);
- cpu_pmu->name = "ARMv7 Cortex-A9";
+ cpu_pmu->name = "ARMv7_Cortex_A9";
cpu_pmu->map_event = armv7_a9_map_event;
cpu_pmu->num_events = armv7_read_num_pmnc_events();
return 0;
@@ -1258,7 +1305,7 @@ static int armv7_a9_pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
static int armv7_a5_pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
{
armv7pmu_init(cpu_pmu);
- cpu_pmu->name = "ARMv7 Cortex-A5";
+ cpu_pmu->name = "ARMv7_Cortex_A5";
cpu_pmu->map_event = armv7_a5_map_event;
cpu_pmu->num_events = armv7_read_num_pmnc_events();
return 0;
@@ -1267,7 +1314,7 @@ static int armv7_a5_pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
static int armv7_a15_pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
{
armv7pmu_init(cpu_pmu);
- cpu_pmu->name = "ARMv7 Cortex-A15";
+ cpu_pmu->name = "ARMv7_Cortex_A15";
cpu_pmu->map_event = armv7_a15_map_event;
cpu_pmu->num_events = armv7_read_num_pmnc_events();
cpu_pmu->set_event_filter = armv7pmu_set_event_filter;
@@ -1277,7 +1324,7 @@ static int armv7_a15_pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
static int armv7_a7_pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
{
armv7pmu_init(cpu_pmu);
- cpu_pmu->name = "ARMv7 Cortex-A7";
+ cpu_pmu->name = "ARMv7_Cortex_A7";
cpu_pmu->map_event = armv7_a7_map_event;
cpu_pmu->num_events = armv7_read_num_pmnc_events();
cpu_pmu->set_event_filter = armv7pmu_set_event_filter;
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/topology.c b/arch/arm/kernel/topology.c
index 0bc94b1fd1ae..d325410e02c8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/topology.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/topology.c
@@ -267,6 +267,33 @@ void store_cpu_topology(unsigned int cpuid)
}
/*
+ * cluster_to_logical_mask - return cpu logical mask of CPUs in a cluster
+ * @socket_id: cluster HW identifier
+ * @cluster_mask: the cpumask location to be initialized, modified by the
+ * function only if return value == 0
+ *
+ * Return:
+ *
+ * 0 on success
+ * -EINVAL if cluster_mask is NULL or there is no record matching socket_id
+ */
+int cluster_to_logical_mask(unsigned int socket_id, cpumask_t *cluster_mask)
+{
+ int cpu;
+
+ if (!cluster_mask)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ for_each_online_cpu(cpu)
+ if (socket_id == topology_physical_package_id(cpu)) {
+ cpumask_copy(cluster_mask, topology_core_cpumask(cpu));
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+/*
* init_cpu_topology is called at boot when only one cpu is running
* which prevent simultaneous write access to cpu_topology array
*/