linux.git/tools/perf/util/evlist.c, branch v3.17

perf evlist: Pass mmap parameters in a struct

2014-07-16T20:57:36+00:00

In preparation for adding more mmap parameters, pass existing parameters
in a struct.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter 
Cc: David Ahern 
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker 
Cc: Jiri Olsa 
Cc: Namhyung Kim 
Cc: Paul Mackerras 
Cc: Peter Zijlstra 
Cc: Stephane Eranian 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1405332185-4050-29-git-send-email-adrian.hunter@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf evlist: Add suggestion of how to set perf_event_paranoid sysctl

2014-06-19T19:13:12+00:00

Minor hint to speed up problem resolution and get 'trace' working for
non root users.

Cc: Adrian Hunter 
Cc: David Ahern 
Cc: Don Zickus 
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker 
Cc: Jiri Olsa 
Cc: Mike Galbraith 
Cc: Namhyung Kim 
Cc: Paul Mackerras 
Cc: Peter Zijlstra 
Cc: Stephane Eranian 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-abdqi8km4fj9osrn70q2zj9v@git.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf stat: Fix memory corruption of xyarray when cpumask is used

2014-01-20T19:19:09+00:00

This patch fixes a memory corruption problem with the xyarray when the
evsel fds get closed at the end of the run_perf_stat() call.

It could be triggered with:

 # perf stat -a -e power/energy-cores/ ls

When cpumask are used by events (.e.g, RAPL or uncores) then the evsel
fds are allocated based on the actual number of CPUs monitored. That
number can be smaller than the total number of CPUs on the system.

The problem arises at the end by perf stat closes the fds twice. When
fds are closed, their entry in the xyarray are set to -1.

The first close() on the evsel is made from __run_perf_stat() and it
uses the actual number of CPUS for the event which is how the xyarray
was allocated for.

The second is from perf_evlist_close() but that one is on the total
number of CPUs in the system, so it assume the xyarray was allocated to
cover it. However it was not, and some writes corrupt memory.

The fix is in perf_evlist_close() is to first try with the evsel->cpus
if present, if not use the evlist->cpus. That fixes the problem.

Signed-off-by: Stephane Eranian 
Cc: David Ahern 
Cc: Ingo Molnar 
Cc: Jiri Olsa 
Cc: Peter Zijlstra 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1389972846-6566-3-git-send-email-eranian@google.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf evlist: Introduce evlist__for_each() & friends

2014-01-13T13:06:25+00:00

For the common evsel list traversal, so that it becomes more compact.

Use the opportunity to start ditching the 'perf_' from 'perf_evlist__',
as discussed, as the whole conversion touches a lot of places, lets do
it piecemeal when we have the chance due to other work, like in this
case.

Cc: Adrian Hunter 
Cc: David Ahern 
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker 
Cc: Jiri Olsa 
Cc: Mike Galbraith 
Cc: Namhyung Kim 
Cc: Paul Mackerras 
Cc: Peter Zijlstra 
Cc: Stephane Eranian 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-qnkx7dzm2h6m6uptkfk03ni6@git.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf evlist: Auto unmap on destructor

2014-01-13T13:06:22+00:00

Removing further boilerplate after making sure perf_evlist__munmap can
be called multiple times for the same evlist.

Cc: Adrian Hunter 
Cc: David Ahern 
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker 
Cc: Jiri Olsa 
Cc: Mike Galbraith 
Cc: Namhyung Kim 
Cc: Paul Mackerras 
Cc: Peter Zijlstra 
Cc: Stephane Eranian 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-o0luenuld4abupm4nmrgzm6f@git.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf evlist: Close fds on destructor

2014-01-13T13:06:22+00:00

Since it is safe to call perf_evlist__close() multiple times, autoclose
it and remove the calls to the close from existing tools, reducing the
tooling boilerplate.

Cc: Adrian Hunter 
Cc: David Ahern 
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker 
Cc: Jiri Olsa 
Cc: Mike Galbraith 
Cc: Namhyung Kim 
Cc: Paul Mackerras 
Cc: Peter Zijlstra 
Cc: Stephane Eranian 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-2kq9v7p1rude1tqxa0aue2tk@git.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf evlist: Move destruction of maps to evlist destructor

2014-01-13T13:06:21+00:00

Instead of requiring tools to do an extra destructor call just before
calling perf_evlist__delete.

Cc: Adrian Hunter 
Cc: David Ahern 
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker 
Cc: Jiri Olsa 
Cc: Mike Galbraith 
Cc: Namhyung Kim 
Cc: Paul Mackerras 
Cc: Peter Zijlstra 
Cc: Stephane Eranian 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-0jd2ptzyikxb5wp7inzz2ah2@git.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf evlist: Move the SIGUSR1 error reporting logic to prepare_workload

2014-01-13T13:06:21+00:00

So that we have the boilerplate in the preparation method, instead of
open coded in tools wanting the reporting when the exec fails.

Cc: Adrian Hunter 
Cc: David Ahern 
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker 
Cc: Jiri Olsa 
Cc: Mike Galbraith 
Cc: Namhyung Kim 
Cc: Paul Mackerras 
Cc: Peter Zijlstra 
Cc: Stephane Eranian 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-purbdzcphdveskh7wwmnm4t7@git.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf evlist: Send the errno in the signal when workload fails

2014-01-13T13:06:21+00:00

When a tool uses perf_evlist__start_workload and the supplied workload
fails (e.g.: its binary wasn't found), perror was being used to print
the error reason.

This is undesirable, as the caller may be a GUI, when it wants to have
total control of the error reporting process.

So move to using sigaction(SA_SIGINFO) + siginfo_t->sa_value->sival_int
to communicate to the caller the errno and let it print it using the UI
of its choosing.

Cc: Adrian Hunter 
Cc: David Ahern 
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker 
Cc: Jiri Olsa 
Cc: Mike Galbraith 
Cc: Namhyung Kim 
Cc: Paul Mackerras 
Cc: Peter Zijlstra 
Cc: Stephane Eranian 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-epgcv7kjq8ll2udqfken92pz@git.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf tools: Introduce zfree

2013-12-27T18:17:00+00:00

For the frequent idiom of:

   free(ptr);
   ptr = NULL;

Make it expect a pointer to the pointer being freed, so that it becomes
clear at first sight that the variable being freed is being modified.

Cc: Adrian Hunter 
Cc: David Ahern 
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker 
Cc: Jiri Olsa 
Cc: Mike Galbraith 
Cc: Namhyung Kim 
Cc: Paul Mackerras 
Cc: Peter Zijlstra 
Cc: Stephane Eranian 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-pfw02ezuab37kha18wlut7ir@git.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo