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[RFC/PATCH 01/38] perf tools: Use a software dummy event to track task/mmap events

From Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject [RFC/PATCH 01/38] perf tools: Use a software dummy event to track task/mmap events
Date 2015-10-02 07:30 +0200
Message-ID <qf14S-2jW-29@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink)
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Add APIs for software dummy event to track task/comm/mmap events
separately.  The perf record will use them to save such events in a
separate mmap buffer to make it easy to index.  This is a preparation of
multi-thread support which will come later.

Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
---
 tools/perf/util/evlist.c | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 tools/perf/util/evlist.h |  1 +
 tools/perf/util/evsel.h  | 15 +++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 46 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index e7e195d867ea..c5180a29db1b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -248,6 +248,36 @@ error:
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
+int perf_evlist__add_dummy_tracking(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+	struct perf_event_attr attr = {
+		.type = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE,
+		.config = PERF_COUNT_SW_DUMMY,
+		.exclude_kernel = 1,
+	};
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
+
+	event_attr_init(&attr);
+
+	evsel = perf_evsel__new(&attr);
+	if (evsel == NULL)
+		goto error;
+
+	/* use strdup() because free(evsel) assumes name is allocated */
+	evsel->name = strdup("dummy");
+	if (!evsel->name)
+		goto error_free;
+
+	perf_evlist__add(evlist, evsel);
+	perf_evlist__set_tracking_event(evlist, evsel);
+
+	return 0;
+error_free:
+	perf_evsel__delete(evsel);
+error:
+	return -ENOMEM;
+}
+
 static int perf_evlist__add_attrs(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 				  struct perf_event_attr *attrs, size_t nr_attrs)
 {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index 66bc9d4c0869..414e383885f5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ void perf_evlist__delete(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 void perf_evlist__add(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct perf_evsel *entry);
 void perf_evlist__remove(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct perf_evsel *evsel);
 int perf_evlist__add_default(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
+int perf_evlist__add_dummy_tracking(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 int __perf_evlist__add_default_attrs(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 				     struct perf_event_attr *attrs, size_t nr_attrs);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index 7906666580da..8d2445347b0f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -359,6 +359,21 @@ static inline bool perf_evsel__is_function_event(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 #undef FUNCTION_EVENT
 }
 
+/**
+ * perf_evsel__is_dummy_tracking - Return whether given evsel is a dummy
+ * event for tracking meta events only
+ *
+ * @evsel - evsel selector to be tested
+ *
+ * Return %true if event is a dummy tracking event
+ */
+static inline bool perf_evsel__is_dummy_tracking(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
+{
+	return evsel->attr.type == PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE &&
+		evsel->attr.config == PERF_COUNT_SW_DUMMY &&
+		evsel->attr.task == 1 && evsel->attr.mmap == 1;
+}
+
 struct perf_attr_details {
 	bool freq;
 	bool verbose;
-- 
2.6.0

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[RFC/PATCH 00/38] perf tools: Speed-up perf report by using multi thread (v5) Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2015-10-02 07:30 +0200
  [RFC/PATCH 04/38] perf tools: pass perf_mmap desc directly Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2015-10-02 07:30 +0200
    Re: [RFC/PATCH 04/38] perf tools: pass perf_mmap desc directly Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org> - 2015-10-02 20:50 +0200
  [RFC/PATCH 27/38] perf hists: Pass hists struct to hist_entry_iter struct Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2015-10-02 07:30 +0200
  [RFC/PATCH 06/38] perf tools: Extend perf_evlist__mmap_ex() to use track mmap Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2015-10-02 07:30 +0200
  [RFC/PATCH 18/38] perf tools: Introduce thread__find_addr_location_by_time() and friends Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2015-10-02 07:30 +0200
  [RFC/PATCH 21/38] perf tools: Save timestamp of a map creation Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2015-10-02 07:30 +0200
  [RFC/PATCH 15/38] perf tools: Introduce machine__find*_thread_by_time() Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2015-10-02 07:30 +0200
  [RFC/PATCH 01/38] perf tools: Use a software dummy event to track task/mmap events Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2015-10-02 07:30 +0200
    Re: [RFC/PATCH 01/38] perf tools: Use a software dummy event to  track task/mmap events Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com> - 2015-10-05 15:00 +0200
  [RFC/PATCH 28/38] perf tools: Move BUILD_ID_SIZE definition to perf.h Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2015-10-02 07:30 +0200
  [RFC/PATCH 13/38] perf tools: Use thread__comm_by_time() when adding hist entries Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2015-10-02 07:30 +0200
  [RFC/PATCH 14/38] perf tools: Convert dead thread list into rbtree Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2015-10-02 07:30 +0200
  [RFC/PATCH 22/38] perf tools: Introduce map_groups__{insert,find}_by_time() Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2015-10-02 07:30 +0200
  [RFC/PATCH 26/38] perf session: Pass struct events stats to event processing functions Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2015-10-02 07:30 +0200
  [RFC/PATCH 09/38] perf record: Add --index option for building index table Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2015-10-02 07:30 +0200
    Re: [RFC/PATCH 09/38] perf record: Add --index option for building  index table Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org> - 2015-10-02 21:00 +0200
    Re: [RFC/PATCH 09/38] perf record: Add --index option for building  index table Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com> - 2015-10-05 15:50 +0200
  [RFC/PATCH 23/38] perf tools: Use map_groups__find_addr_by_time() Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2015-10-02 07:30 +0200
  [RFC/PATCH 28/38] perf tools: Move BUILD_ID_SIZE definition to perf.h Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2015-10-02 07:30 +0200
  [RFC/PATCH 24/38] perf tools: Add testcase for managing maps with time Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2015-10-02 07:30 +0200
  [RFC/PATCH 11/38] perf tools: Introduce thread__comm(_str)_by_time() helpers Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2015-10-02 07:30 +0200
  [RFC/PATCH 17/38] perf tools: Maintain map groups list in a leader thread Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2015-10-02 07:30 +0200
  [RFC/PATCH 08/38] perf tools: Handle indexed data file properly Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2015-10-02 07:40 +0200
  [RFC/PATCH 02/38] perf tools: Save mmap_param.len instead of mask Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2015-10-02 07:40 +0200
    Re: [RFC/PATCH 02/38] perf tools: Save mmap_param.len instead of mask Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org> - 2015-10-02 20:50 +0200
  [RFC/PATCH 07/38] perf tools: Add HEADER_DATA_INDEX feature Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2015-10-02 07:40 +0200
  [RFC/PATCH 10/38] perf report: Skip dummy tracking event Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2015-10-02 07:40 +0200
  [RFC/PATCH 03/38] perf tools: Move auxtrace_mmap field to struct perf_evlist Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2015-10-02 07:40 +0200
    Re: [RFC/PATCH 03/38] perf tools: Move auxtrace_mmap field to struct  perf_evlist Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org> - 2015-10-02 20:50 +0200
      Re: [RFC/PATCH 03/38] perf tools: Move auxtrace_mmap field to struct  perf_evlist Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com> - 2015-10-05 13:40 +0200
    Re: [RFC/PATCH 03/38] perf tools: Move auxtrace_mmap field to struct  perf_evlist Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com> - 2015-10-05 15:20 +0200
  [RFC/PATCH 05/38] perf tools: Create separate mmap for dummy tracking event Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2015-10-02 07:40 +0200

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