linux-stable.git/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder, branch linux-4.3.y

perf build: Fix Intel PT instruction decoder dependency problem

2015-09-01T16:03:46+00:00

I hit following building error randomly:

    ...
  /bin/sh: /path/to/kernel/buildperf/util/intel-pt-decoder/inat-tables.c: No such file or directory
    ...
    LINK     /path/to/kernel/buildperf/plugin_mac80211.so
    LINK     /path/to/kernel/buildperf/plugin_kmem.so
    LINK     /path/to/kernel/buildperf/plugin_xen.so
    LINK     /path/to/kernel/buildperf/plugin_hrtimer.so
  In file included from util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-insn-decoder.c:25:0:
  util/intel-pt-decoder/inat.c:24:25: fatal error: inat-tables.c: No such file or directory
   #include "inat-tables.c"
                           ^
  compilation terminated.
  make[4]: *** [/path/to/kernel/buildperf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-insn-decoder.o] Error 1
  make[4]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
    LINK     /path/to/kernel/buildperf/plugin_function.so

This is caused by tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/Build that, it tries
to generate $(OUTPUT)util/intel-pt-decoder/inat-tables.c atomatically
but forget to ensure the existance of $(OUTPUT)util/intel-pt-decoder
directory.

This patch fixes it by adding $(call rule_mkdir) like other similar rules.

Signed-off-by: Wang Nan 
Acked-by: Adrian Hunter 
Acked-by: Jiri Olsa 
Cc: Zefan Li 
Cc: pi3orama@163.com
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1441087005-107540-1-git-send-email-wangnan0@huawei.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf tools: Fix build on powerpc broken by pt/bts

2015-08-31T18:47:33+00:00

It is theoretically possible to process perf.data files created on x86
and that contain Intel PT or Intel BTS data, on any other architecture,
which is why it is possible for there to be build errors on powerpc
caused by pt/bts.

The errors were:

	util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-insn-decoder.c: In function ‘intel_pt_insn_decoder’:
	util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-insn-decoder.c:138:3: error: switch missing default case [-Werror=switch-default]
	   switch (insn->immediate.nbytes) {
	   ^
	cc1: all warnings being treated as errors

	linux-acme.git/tools/perf/perf-obj/libperf.a(libperf-in.o): In function `intel_pt_synth_branch_sample':
	sources/linux-acme.git/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c:871: undefined reference to `tsc_to_perf_time'
	linux-acme.git/tools/perf/perf-obj/libperf.a(libperf-in.o): In function `intel_pt_sample':
	sources/linux-acme.git/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c:915: undefined reference to `tsc_to_perf_time'
	sources/linux-acme.git/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c:962: undefined reference to `tsc_to_perf_time'
	linux-acme.git/tools/perf/perf-obj/libperf.a(libperf-in.o): In function `intel_pt_process_event':
	sources/linux-acme.git/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c:1454: undefined reference to `perf_time_to_tsc'

Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter 
Cc: Jiri Olsa 
Cc: Sukadev Bhattiprolu 
Cc: Wang Nan 
Cc: Zefan Li 
Cc: pi3orama@163.com
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1441046384-28663-1-git-send-email-adrian.hunter@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf tools: Add Intel PT support for decoding TRACESTOP packets

2015-08-24T20:50:23+00:00

A TRACESTOP packet is produced when an Intel PT trace enters a defined
region of the address space at which point the tracing stops.

This patch just adds decoder support.

Support for specifying TRACESTOP regions is left until later.

For details refer to the June 2015 or later Intel 64 and IA-32
Architectures SDM Chapter 36 Intel Processor Trace.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter 
Cc: Jiri Olsa 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1437150840-31811-25-git-send-email-adrian.hunter@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf tools: Add Intel PT support for decoding CYC packets

2015-08-24T20:49:04+00:00

CYC packets provide even finer grain timestamp information than MTC and
TSC packets.  A CYC packet contains the number of CPU cycles since the
last CYC packet.

This patch just adds decoder support.  The CPU frequency can be related
to TSC using the Maximum Non-Turbo Ratio in combination with the CBR
(core-to-bus ratio) packet.  However more accuracy is achieved by simply
interpolating the number of cycles between other timing packets like MTC
or TSC.  This patch takes the latter approach.

Support for a default value and validation of values is provided by a
later patch. Also documentation is updated in a separate patch.

For details refer to the June 2015 or later Intel 64 and IA-32
Architectures SDM Chapter 36 Intel Processor Trace.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter 
Cc: Jiri Olsa 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1437150840-31811-23-git-send-email-adrian.hunter@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf tools: Add Intel PT support for decoding MTC packets

2015-08-24T20:46:56+00:00

MTC packets provide finer grain timestamp information than TSC packets.
MTC packets record time using the hardware crystal clock (CTC) which is
related to TSC packets using a TMA packet.

This patch just adds decoder support.

Support for a default value and validation of values is provided by a
later patch. Also documentation is updated in a separate patch.

For details refer to the June 2015 or later Intel 64 and IA-32
Architectures SDM Chapter 36 Intel Processor Trace.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter 
Cc: Jiri Olsa 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1437150840-31811-21-git-send-email-adrian.hunter@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf tools: Pass Intel PT information for decoding MTC and CYC

2015-08-24T20:46:43+00:00

Record additional information in the AUXTRACE_INFO event in preparation
for decoding MTC and CYC packets.  Pass the information to the decoder.

The AUXTRACE_INFO record can be extended by using the size to indicate
the presence of new members.

The additional information includes PMU config bit positions and the TSC
to CTC (hardware crystal clock) ratio needed to decode MTC packets.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter 
Cc: Jiri Olsa 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1437150840-31811-20-git-send-email-adrian.hunter@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf tools: Add new Intel PT packet definitions

2015-08-24T20:46:06+00:00

New features have been added to Intel PT which include a number of new
packet definitions.

This patch adds packet definitions for new packets: TMA, MTC, CYC, VMCS,
TRACESTOP and MNT.  Also another bit in PIP is defined.

This patch only adds support for the definitions. Later patches add
support for decoding TMA, MTC, CYC and TRACESTOP which is where those
packets are explained.

VMCS and the newly defined bit in PIP are used with virtualization which
is not supported yet.  MNT is a maintenance packet which the decoder
should ignore.

For details, refer to the June 2015 or later Intel 64 and IA-32
Architectures SDM Chapter 36 Intel Processor Trace.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter 
Cc: Jiri Olsa 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1437150840-31811-19-git-send-email-adrian.hunter@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf tools: Fix Intel PT 'instructions' sample period

2015-08-24T20:42:26+00:00

The period on synthesized 'instructions' samples was being set to a
fixed value, whereas the correct value is the number of instructions
since the last sample, which is a value that the decoder can provide.
So do it that way.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter 
Cc: Jiri Olsa 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1437150840-31811-14-git-send-email-adrian.hunter@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf tools: Fix tarball build broken by pt/bts

2015-08-22T15:27:07+00:00

Fix some include paths and add missing inat_types.h.

Reported-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo 
Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter 
Cc: Jiri Olsa 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/55D77696.60102@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf tools: Add Intel PT decoder

2015-08-17T14:11:36+00:00

Add support for decoding an Intel Processor Trace.

Intel PT trace data must be 'decoded' which involves walking the object
code and matching the trace data packets.

The decoder requests a buffer of binary data via a get_trace()
call-back, which it decodes using instruction information which it gets
via another call-back walk_insn().

Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter 
Cc: Jiri Olsa 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1437150840-31811-6-git-send-email-adrian.hunter@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo