perf probe: Provide perf interface for uprobes

- Enhances perf to probe user space executables and libraries.
- Enhances -F/--funcs option of "perf probe" to list possible probe points in
  an executable file or library.
- Documents userspace probing support in perf.

[ Probing a function in the executable using function name  ]
perf probe -x /bin/zsh zfree

[ Probing a library function using function name ]
perf probe -x /lib64/libc.so.6 malloc

[ list probe-able functions in an executable ]
perf probe -F -x /bin/zsh

[ list probe-able functions in an library]
perf probe -F -x /lib/libc.so.6

Signed-off-by: Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@in.ibm.com>
Cc: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Anton Arapov <anton@redhat.com>
Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Cc: Jim Keniston <jkenisto@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Linux-mm <linux-mm@kvack.org>
Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com>
Cc: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20120416120909.30661.99781.sendpatchset@srdronam.in.ibm.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt
index 2780d9ce48bf..fb673bef4798 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -F::
 --funcs::
-	Show available functions in given module or kernel.
+	Show available functions in given module or kernel. With -x/--exec,
+	can also list functions in a user space executable / shared library.
 
 --filter=FILTER::
 	(Only for --vars and --funcs) Set filter. FILTER is a combination of glob
@@ -98,6 +99,11 @@ OPTIONS
 --max-probes::
 	Set the maximum number of probe points for an event. Default is 128.
 
+-x::
+--exec=PATH::
+	Specify path to the executable or shared library file for user
+	space tracing. Can also be used with --funcs option.
+
 PROBE SYNTAX
 ------------
 Probe points are defined by following syntax.
@@ -182,6 +188,13 @@ Delete all probes on schedule().
 
  ./perf probe --del='schedule*'
 
+Add probes at zfree() function on /bin/zsh
+
+ ./perf probe -x /bin/zsh zfree
+
+Add probes at malloc() function on libc
+
+ ./perf probe -x /lib/libc.so.6 malloc
 
 SEE ALSO
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