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| author | Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com> | 2015-09-25 16:15:39 +0300 |
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| committer | Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com> | 2015-09-28 22:53:44 +0300 |
| commit | 601897b54c7ed492a89b262dccd7c6f7faf12b30 (patch) | |
| tree | f7044554d8941c84f3aaba56a93122d59d5a7f20 /tools/perf | |
| parent | 35ca01c117da9b8e5b60204f730cdde414735596 (diff) | |
| download | linux-601897b54c7ed492a89b262dccd7c6f7faf12b30.tar.xz | |
perf auxtrace: Add option to synthesize branch stacks on samples
Add AUX area tracing option 'l' to synthesize branch stacks on samples
just like sample type PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK. This is taken into use
by Intel PT in a subsequent patch.
Based-on-patch-by: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1443186956-18718-9-git-send-email-adrian.hunter@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'tools/perf')
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c | 20 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h | 4 |
3 files changed, 28 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt index 2ff946677e3b..65453f4c7006 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt @@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ e synthesize error events d create a debug log g synthesize a call chain (use with i or x) + l synthesize last branch entries (use with i or x) The default is all events i.e. the same as --itrace=ibxe @@ -20,3 +21,6 @@ Also the call chain size (default 16, max. 1024) for instructions or transactions events can be specified. + + Also the number of last branch entries (default 64, max. 1024) for + instructions or transactions events can be specified. diff --git a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c index c4993b2e6c50..7f10430af39c 100644 --- a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c +++ b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c @@ -926,6 +926,8 @@ s64 perf_event__process_auxtrace(struct perf_tool *tool, #define PERF_ITRACE_DEFAULT_PERIOD 100000 #define PERF_ITRACE_DEFAULT_CALLCHAIN_SZ 16 #define PERF_ITRACE_MAX_CALLCHAIN_SZ 1024 +#define PERF_ITRACE_DEFAULT_LAST_BRANCH_SZ 64 +#define PERF_ITRACE_MAX_LAST_BRANCH_SZ 1024 void itrace_synth_opts__set_default(struct itrace_synth_opts *synth_opts) { @@ -936,6 +938,7 @@ void itrace_synth_opts__set_default(struct itrace_synth_opts *synth_opts) synth_opts->period_type = PERF_ITRACE_DEFAULT_PERIOD_TYPE; synth_opts->period = PERF_ITRACE_DEFAULT_PERIOD; synth_opts->callchain_sz = PERF_ITRACE_DEFAULT_CALLCHAIN_SZ; + synth_opts->last_branch_sz = PERF_ITRACE_DEFAULT_LAST_BRANCH_SZ; } /* @@ -1043,6 +1046,23 @@ int itrace_parse_synth_opts(const struct option *opt, const char *str, synth_opts->callchain_sz = val; } break; + case 'l': + synth_opts->last_branch = true; + synth_opts->last_branch_sz = + PERF_ITRACE_DEFAULT_LAST_BRANCH_SZ; + while (*p == ' ' || *p == ',') + p += 1; + if (isdigit(*p)) { + unsigned int val; + + val = strtoul(p, &endptr, 10); + p = endptr; + if (!val || + val > PERF_ITRACE_MAX_LAST_BRANCH_SZ) + goto out_err; + synth_opts->last_branch_sz = val; + } + break; case ' ': case ',': break; diff --git a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h index bf72b77a588a..b86f90db1352 100644 --- a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h +++ b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h @@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ enum itrace_period_type { * @calls: limit branch samples to calls (can be combined with @returns) * @returns: limit branch samples to returns (can be combined with @calls) * @callchain: add callchain to 'instructions' events + * @last_branch: add branch context to 'instruction' events * @callchain_sz: maximum callchain size + * @last_branch_sz: branch context size * @period: 'instructions' events period * @period_type: 'instructions' events period type */ @@ -79,7 +81,9 @@ struct itrace_synth_opts { bool calls; bool returns; bool callchain; + bool last_branch; unsigned int callchain_sz; + unsigned int last_branch_sz; unsigned long long period; enum itrace_period_type period_type; }; |