linux.git/tools/perf/util/header.c, branch v3.4-rc2

perf tools: Fix various casting issues for 32 bits

2012-03-22T18:11:18+00:00

- util/parse-events.c(parse_events_add_breakpoint)
  need to use unsigned long instead of u64, otherwise
  we get following gcc error on 32 bits:
     error: cast from pointer to integer of different size

- util/header.c(print_event_desc)
  cannot retype to signed type, otherwise we get following
  gcc error on 32 bits:
     error: comparison between signed and unsigned integer expressions

Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa 
Cc: Corey Ashford 
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker 
Cc: Ingo Molnar 
Cc: Paul Mackerras 
Cc: Peter Zijlstra 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1332267341-26338-2-git-send-email-jolsa@redhat.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

Merge branch 'perf/urgent' into perf/core

2012-03-22T18:09:08+00:00

Merge Reason: to pick the fix:

 commit e7f01d1
     perf tools: Use scnprintf where applicable

Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf tools: Use scnprintf where applicable

2012-03-14T15:36:19+00:00

Several places were expecting that the value returned was the number of
characters printed, not what would be printed if there was space.

Fix it by using the scnprintf and vscnprintf variants we inherited from
the kernel sources.

Some corner cases where the number of printed characters were not
accounted were fixed too.

Reported-by: Anton Blanchard 
Cc: Anton Blanchard 
Cc: Eric B Munson 
Cc: David Ahern 
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker 
Cc: Mike Galbraith 
Cc: Paul Mackerras 
Cc: Peter Zijlstra 
Cc: Stephane Eranian 
Cc: Yanmin Zhang 
Cc: stable@kernel.org
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-kwxo2eh29cxmd8ilixi2005x@git.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf record: Add HEADER_BRANCH_STACK tag

2012-03-09T07:26:08+00:00

This patch adds a new feature bit, namely,
HEADER_BRANCH_STACK.  When present, it indicates
that sample records may contain branch stack.

This could be useful to a viewer to switch to
branch mode without having to parse all the
samples or without a specific cmdline option.

This will be used in a subsequent patch to
enhance perf report with branch stacks.

Signed-off-by: Stephane Eranian 
Cc: peterz@infradead.org
Cc: acme@redhat.com
Cc: asharma@fb.com
Cc: ravitillo@lbl.gov
Cc: vweaver1@eecs.utk.edu
Cc: khandual@linux.vnet.ibm.com
Cc: dsahern@gmail.com
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1331246868-19905-3-git-send-email-eranian@google.com
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar

perf tools: Make perf able to read files from older ABIs

2012-03-09T07:26:07+00:00

This patches provides a way to handle legacy perf.data
files.  Legacy files are those using the older PERFFILE
signature.

For those, it is still necessary to detect endianness but
without comparing their header->attr_size with the
tool's own version as it may be different. Instead, we use
a reference table for all known sizes from the legacy era.

We try all the combinations for sizes and endianness. If we find
a match, we proceed, otherwise we return: "incompatible file
format".

This is also done for the pipe-mode file format.

Signed-off-by: Stephane Eranian 
Cc: peterz@infradead.org
Cc: acme@redhat.com
Cc: robert.richter@amd.com
Cc: ming.m.lin@intel.com
Cc: andi@firstfloor.org
Cc: asharma@fb.com
Cc: ravitillo@lbl.gov
Cc: vweaver1@eecs.utk.edu
Cc: khandual@linux.vnet.ibm.com
Cc: dsahern@gmail.com
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1328826068-11713-19-git-send-email-eranian@google.com
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar

perf tools: Fix ABI compatibility bug in print_event_desc()

2012-03-09T07:26:06+00:00

This patches cleans up local variable types for msz and ret.
They need to be size_t and ssize_t respectively.

It also fixes a bug whereby perf would not read attr struct
with a different size than what it knows about.

Signed-off-by: Stephane Eranian 
Cc: peterz@infradead.org
Cc: acme@redhat.com
Cc: robert.richter@amd.com
Cc: ming.m.lin@intel.com
Cc: andi@firstfloor.org
Cc: asharma@fb.com
Cc: ravitillo@lbl.gov
Cc: vweaver1@eecs.utk.edu
Cc: khandual@linux.vnet.ibm.com
Cc: dsahern@gmail.com
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1328826068-11713-18-git-send-email-eranian@google.com
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar

perf tools: Enable reading of perf.data files from different ABI rev

2012-03-09T07:26:06+00:00

This patch allows perf to process perf.data files generated
using an ABI that has a different perf_event_attr struct size,
i.e., a different ABI version.

The perf_event_attr can be extended, yet perf needs to cope with
older perf.data files. Similarly, perf must be able to cope with
a perf.data file which is using a newer version of the ABI than
what it knows about.

This patch adds read_attr(), a routine that reads a
perf_event_attr struct from a file incrementally based on its
advertised size. If the on-file struct is smaller than what perf
knows, then the extra fields are zeroed. If the on-file struct
is bigger, then perf only uses what it knows about, the rest is
skipped.

Signed-off-by: Stephane Eranian 
Cc: peterz@infradead.org
Cc: acme@redhat.com
Cc: robert.richter@amd.com
Cc: ming.m.lin@intel.com
Cc: andi@firstfloor.org
Cc: asharma@fb.com
Cc: ravitillo@lbl.gov
Cc: vweaver1@eecs.utk.edu
Cc: khandual@linux.vnet.ibm.com
Cc: dsahern@gmail.com
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1328826068-11713-17-git-send-email-eranian@google.com
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar

perf tools: Factor out feature op to process header sections

2012-02-14T01:33:36+00:00

There is individual code for each feature to process header sections.

Adding a function pointer .process to struct feature_ops for keeping the
implementation in separate functions. Code to process header sections is
now a generic function.

Cc: Ingo Molnar 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1328884916-5901-2-git-send-email-robert.richter@amd.com
Signed-off-by: Robert Richter 
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf tools: Moving code in header.c

2012-02-14T01:32:32+00:00

Needed for later changes. No modified functionality.

Cc: Ingo Molnar 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1328884916-5901-1-git-send-email-robert.richter@amd.com
Signed-off-by: Robert Richter 
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf tools: fix endianness detection in perf.data

2012-02-09T14:28:10+00:00

The current version of perf detects whether or not the perf.data file is
written in a different endianness using the attr_size field in the
header of the file. This field represents sizeof(struct perf_event_attr)
as known to perf record. If the sizes do not match, then perf tries the
byte-swapped version. If they match, then the tool assumes a different
endianness.

The issue with the approach is that it assumes the size of
perf_event_attr always has to match between perf record and perf report.
However, the kernel perf_event ABI is extensible.  New fields can be
added to struct perf_event_attr. Consequently, it is not possible to use
attr_size to detect endianness.

This patch takes another approach by using the magic number written at
the beginning of the perf.data file to detect endianness. The magic
number is an eight-byte signature.  It's primary purpose is to identify
(signature) a perf.data file. But it could also be used to encode the
endianness.

The patch introduces a new value for this signature. The key difference
is that the signature is written differently in the file depending on
the endianness. Thus, by comparing the signature from the file with the
tool's own signature it is possible to detect endianness. The new
signature is "PERFILE2".

Backward compatiblity with existing perf.data file is ensured.

Tested-by: David Ahern 
Acked-by: David Ahern 
Cc: Andi Kleen 
Cc: Anshuman Khandual 
Cc: Arun Sharma 
Cc: David Ahern 
Cc: Ingo Molnar 
Cc: Lin Ming 
Cc: Peter Zijlstra 
Cc: Roberto Agostino Vitillo 
Cc: Robert Richter 
Cc: Vince Weaver 
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1328187288-24395-15-git-send-email-eranian@google.com
Signed-off-by: Stephane Eranian 
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo