linux-toradex.git/tools/perf/builtin-script.c, branch v4.2-rc5

perf machine: Protect the machine->threads with a rwlock

2015-05-08T19:19:27+00:00

In addition to using refcounts for the struct thread lifetime
management, we need to protect access to machine->threads from
concurrent access.

That happens in 'perf top', where a thread processes events, inserting
and deleting entries from that rb_tree while another thread decays
hist_entries, that end up dropping references and ultimately deleting
threads from the rb_tree and releasing its resources when no further
hist_entry (or other data structures, like in 'perf sched') references
it.

So the rule is the same for refcounts + protected trees in the kernel,
get the tree lock, find object, bump the refcount, drop the tree lock,
return, use object, drop the refcount if no more use of it is needed,
keep it if storing it in some other data structure, drop when releasing
that data structure.

I.e. pair "t = machine__find(new)_thread()" with a "thread__put(t)", and
"perf_event__preprocess_sample(&al)" with "addr_location__put(&al)".

The addr_location__put() one is because as we return references to
several data structures, we may end up adding more reference counting
for the other data structures and then we'll drop it at
addr_location__put() time.

Acked-by: David Ahern 
Cc: Adrian Hunter 
Cc: Borislav Petkov 
Cc: Don Zickus 
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker 
Cc: Jiri Olsa 
Cc: Namhyung Kim 
Cc: Stephane Eranian 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-bs9rt4n0jw3hi9f3zxyy3xln@git.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf script: Always allow fields 'addr' and 'cpu' for auxtrace

2015-05-04T15:43:49+00:00

If a file contains AUX area tracing data then always allow fields 'addr'
and 'cpu' to be selected as options for perf script.  This is necessary
because AUX area decoding may synthesize events with that information.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter 
Cc: David Ahern 
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker 
Cc: Jiri Olsa 
Cc: Namhyung Kim 
Cc: Peter Zijlstra 
Cc: Stephane Eranian 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1429903807-20559-3-git-send-email-adrian.hunter@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf script: Add field option 'flags' to print sample flags

2015-04-29T13:37:57+00:00

Instruction tracing will typically have access to information about the
instruction being executed for a particular ip sample.  Some of that
information will be available in the 'flags' member of struct
perf_sample.

With the addition of transactions events synthesis to Instruction
Tracing options, there is a need to be able easily to see the flags
because they show whether the ip is at the start, commit or abort of a
tranasaction.

Consequently add an option to display the flags.

The flags are "bcrosyiABEx" which stand for branch, call, return,
conditional, system, asynchronous, interrupt, transaction abort, trace
begin, trace end, and in transaction, respectively.

Example using Intel PT:

perf script -fip,time,event,sym,addr,flags

...
 1288.721584105: branches:u:   bo              401146 main =>           401152 main
 1288.721584105: transactions:   x                   0           401164 main
 1288.721584105: branches:u:   bx              40117c main =>           40119b main
 1288.721584105: branches:u:   box             4011a4 main =>           40117e main
 1288.721584105: branches:u:   bcx             401187 main =>           401094 g
...
 1288.721591645: branches:u:   bx              4010c4 g =>           4010cb g
 1288.721591645: branches:u:   brx             4010cc g =>           401189 main
 1288.721591645: transactions:                       0           4011a6 main
 1288.721593199: branches:u:   b               4011a9 main =>           4011af main
 1288.721593199: branches:u:   bo              4011bc main =>           40113e main
 1288.721593199: branches:u:   b               401150 main =>           40115a main
 1288.721593199: transactions:   x                   0           401164 main
 1288.721593199: branches:u:   bx              40117c main =>           40119b main
 1288.721593199: branches:u:   box             4011a4 main =>           40117e main
 1288.721593199: branches:u:   bcx             401187 main =>           40105e f
...
 1288.722284747: branches:u:   brx             401093 f =>           401189 main
 1288.722284747: branches:u:   box             4011a4 main =>           40117e main
 1288.722284747: branches:u:   bcx             401187 main =>           40105e f
 1288.722285883: transactions:   bA                  0           401071 f
 1288.722285883: branches:u:   bA              401071 f =>           40116a main
 1288.722285883: branches:u:   bE              40116a main =>                0 [unknown]
 1288.722297174: branches:u:   bB                   0 [unknown] =>           40116a main
...

Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter 
Cc: David Ahern 
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker 
Cc: Jiri Olsa 
Cc: Namhyung Kim 
Cc: Peter Zijlstra 
Cc: Stephane Eranian 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1428594864-29309-26-git-send-email-adrian.hunter@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf script: Add Instruction Tracing support

2015-04-29T13:37:56+00:00

Add support for decoding an AUX area assuming it contains instruction
tracing data.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter 
Cc: David Ahern 
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker 
Cc: Jiri Olsa 
Cc: Namhyung Kim 
Cc: Peter Zijlstra 
Cc: Stephane Eranian 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1428594864-29309-17-git-send-email-adrian.hunter@intel.com
[ Do not use -Z as an alternative to --itrace ]
[ Fixed initialization of itrace_synth_opts struct fields on older gcc versions ]
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf script: Support using -f to override perf.data file ownership

2015-04-02T16:18:50+00:00

Enable perf script to use perf.data when it is not owned by current user
or root. Change the short option name of --fields to -F to avoid confusion
with --force.

Example:

 # perf record ls
 # chown Yunlong.Song:Yunlong.Song perf.data
 # ls -al perf.data
 -rw------- 1 Yunlong.Song Yunlong.Song 28360 Apr  2 14:53 perf.data
 # id
 uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root),64(pkcs11)

Before this patch:

 # perf script
 File perf.data not owned by current user or root (use -f to override)
 # perf script -f
   Error: switch `f' requires a value

  usage: perf script []
     or: perf script [] record