kernel.git/tools/perf/util/event.h, branch linux-3.13.y

perf record: Synthesize non-exec MMAP records when --data used

2013-11-11T18:56:39Z

When perf_event_attr.mmap_data is set the kernel will generate PERF_RECORD_MMAP events when non-exec (data, SysV mem) mmaps are created, so we need to synthesize from /proc/pid/maps for existing threads, as we do for exec mmaps. Right now just 'perf record' does it, but any other tool that uses perf_event__synthesize_thread(s|map) can request it. Reported-by: Don Zickus Tested-by: Don Zickus Cc: Adrian Hunter Cc: Bill Gray Cc: David Ahern Cc: Don Zickus Cc: Frederic Weisbecker Cc: Jiri Olsa Cc: Joe Mario Cc: Mike Galbraith Cc: Paul Mackerras Cc: Peter Zijlstra Cc: Richard Fowles Cc: Stephane Eranian Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-ihwzraikx23ian9txinogvv2@git.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf tools: Finish the removal of 'self' arguments

2013-11-05T18:32:36Z

They convey no information, perhaps I was bitten by some snake at some point, complete the detox by naming the last of those arguments more sensibly. Cc: Adrian Hunter Cc: David Ahern Cc: Frederic Weisbecker Cc: Jiri Olsa Cc: Mike Galbraith Cc: Paul Mackerras Cc: Peter Zijlstra Cc: Stephane Eranian Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-u1r0dnjoro08dgztiy2g3t2q@git.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf evlist: Fix perf_evlist__mmap_read event overflow

2013-10-11T15:17:40Z

The perf_evlist__mmap_read used 'union perf_event' as a placeholder for event crossing the mmap boundary. This is ok for sample shorter than ~PATH_MAX. However we could grow up to the maximum sample size which is 16 bits max. I hit this overflow issue when using 'perf top -G dwarf' which produces sample with the size around 8192 bytes. We could configure any valid sample size here using: '-G dwarf,size'. Using array with sample max size instead for the event placeholder. Also adding another safe check for the dynamic size of the user stack. TODO: The 'struct perf_mmap' is quite big now, maybe we could use some lazy allocation for event_copy size. Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa Acked-by: David Ahern Cc: Corey Ashford Cc: David Ahern Cc: Frederic Weisbecker Cc: Ingo Molnar Cc: Namhyung Kim Cc: Paul Mackerras Cc: Peter Zijlstra Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1380721599-24285-1-git-send-email-jolsa@redhat.com Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf tools: Adding throttle event data struct support

2013-10-09T14:39:18Z

Moving 'struct throttle_event' out of python code and making it global as any other event. There's no usage of throttling events in any perf commands so far (besides python support), but we'll need this event data backup for upcoming test. Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa Cc: Andi Kleen Cc: Corey Ashford Cc: David Ahern Cc: Frederic Weisbecker Cc: Ingo Molnar Cc: Namhyung Kim Cc: Paul Mackerras Cc: Peter Zijlstra Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1378031796-17892-5-git-send-email-jolsa@redhat.com Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

tools/perf: Add support for record transaction flags

2013-10-04T08:06:12Z

Add support for recording and displaying the transaction flags. They are essentially a new sort key. Also display them in a nice way to the user. Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen Acked-by: Jiri Olsa Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1379688044-14173-6-git-send-email-andi@firstfloor.org Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar

perf tools: Add attr->mmap2 support

2013-09-11T13:09:32Z

This patch adds support for the new PERF_RECORD_MMAP2 record type exposed by the kernel. This is an extended PERF_RECORD_MMAP record. It adds for each file-backed mapping the device major, minor number and the inode number and generation. This triplet uniquely identifies the source of a file-backed mapping. It can be used to detect identical virtual mappings between processes, for instance. The patch will prefer MMAP2 over MMAP. Signed-off-by: Stephane Eranian Cc: Andi Kleen Cc: David Ahern Cc: Ingo Molnar Cc: Jiri Olsa Cc: Namhyung Kim Cc: Peter Zijlstra Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1377079825-19057-3-git-send-email-eranian@google.com [ Cope with 314add6 "Change machine__findnew_thread() to set thread pid", fix 'perf test' regression test entry affected, use perf_missing_features.mmap2 to fallback to not using .mmap2 in older kernels, so that new tools can work with kernels where this feature is not present ] Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf tools: Add a function to calculate sample event size

2013-08-29T19:44:26Z

Add perf_event__sample_event_size() which can be used when synthesizing sample events to determine how big the resulting event will be, and therefore how much memory to allocate. Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter Cc: David Ahern Cc: Frederic Weisbecker Cc: Ingo Molnar Cc: Jiri Olsa Cc: Mike Galbraith Cc: Namhyung Kim Cc: Paul Mackerras Cc: Peter Zijlstra Cc: Stephane Eranian Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1377591794-30553-11-git-send-email-adrian.hunter@intel.com Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf tools: Expand perf_event__synthesize_sample()

2013-08-29T19:14:20Z

Expand perf_event__synthesize_sample() to handle all sample format bits. Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter Cc: David Ahern Cc: Frederic Weisbecker Cc: Ingo Molnar Cc: Jiri Olsa Cc: Mike Galbraith Cc: Namhyung Kim Cc: Paul Mackerras Cc: Peter Zijlstra Cc: Stephane Eranian Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1377591794-30553-10-git-send-email-adrian.hunter@intel.com Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf tools: Add missing 'abi' member to 'struct regs_dump'

2013-08-29T19:10:58Z

And store the parsed value there. Note that the 'abi' is 0 (no registers), 1 (32-bit registers) or 2 (64-bit registers), but the registers are anyway copied one-by-one as 64-bit values onto the event i.e. see 'perf_output_sample_regs()' Acked-by: Jiri Olsa Cc: David Ahern Cc: Frederic Weisbecker Cc: Ingo Molnar Cc: Jiri Olsa Cc: Mike Galbraith Cc: Namhyung Kim Cc: Paul Mackerras Cc: Peter Zijlstra Cc: Stephane Eranian Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1377591794-30553-9-git-send-email-adrian.hunter@intel.com Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf tools: Add support for PERF_SAMPLE_IDENTIFIER

2013-08-29T19:09:31Z

Enable parsing of samples with sample format bit PERF_SAMPLE_IDENTIFIER. In addition, if the kernel supports it, prefer it to selecting PERF_SAMPLE_ID thereby allowing non-matching sample types. Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter Cc: David Ahern Cc: Frederic Weisbecker Cc: Ingo Molnar Cc: Jiri Olsa Cc: Mike Galbraith Cc: Namhyung Kim Cc: Paul Mackerras Cc: Peter Zijlstra Cc: Stephane Eranian Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1377591794-30553-8-git-send-email-adrian.hunter@intel.com Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo