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[PATCH v5 3/7] perf record: Create a new option save_type in --branch-filter

From Jin Yao <yao.jin@linux.intel.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject [PATCH v5 3/7] perf record: Create a new option save_type in --branch-filter
Date 2017-04-19 10:00 +0200
Message-ID <txSGW-FS-139@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink)
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The option indicates the kernel to save branch type during sampling.

One example:
perf record -g --branch-filter any,save_type <command>

Change log
----------

v5: Not changed.

Signed-off-by: Jin Yao <yao.jin@linux.intel.com>
---
 tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt | 1 +
 tools/perf/util/parse-branch-options.c   | 1 +
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
index ea3789d..e2f5a4f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ following filters are defined:
 	- no_tx: only when the target is not in a hardware transaction
 	- abort_tx: only when the target is a hardware transaction abort
 	- cond: conditional branches
+	- save_type: save branch type during sampling in case binary is not available later
 
 +
 The option requires at least one branch type among any, any_call, any_ret, ind_call, cond.
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-branch-options.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-branch-options.c
index 38fd115..e71fb5f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-branch-options.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-branch-options.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ static const struct branch_mode branch_modes[] = {
 	BRANCH_OPT("cond", PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COND),
 	BRANCH_OPT("ind_jmp", PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_IND_JUMP),
 	BRANCH_OPT("call", PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_CALL),
+	BRANCH_OPT("save_type", PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_TYPE_SAVE),
 	BRANCH_END
 };
 
-- 
2.7.4

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[PATCH v5 0/7] perf report: Show branch type Jin Yao <yao.jin@linux.intel.com> - 2017-04-19 10:00 +0200
  [PATCH v5 5/7] perf util: Create branch.c/.h for common branch functions Jin Yao <yao.jin@linux.intel.com> - 2017-04-19 10:00 +0200
  [PATCH v5 7/7] perf report: Show branch type in callchain entry Jin Yao <yao.jin@linux.intel.com> - 2017-04-19 10:00 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v5 7/7] perf report: Show branch type in callchain entry Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com> - 2017-04-19 16:20 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v5 7/7] perf report: Show branch type in callchain entry Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com> - 2017-04-19 16:20 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v5 7/7] perf report: Show branch type in callchain entry "Jin, Yao" <yao.jin@linux.intel.com> - 2017-04-20 02:40 +0200
  [PATCH v5 3/7] perf record: Create a new option save_type in --branch-filter Jin Yao <yao.jin@linux.intel.com> - 2017-04-19 10:00 +0200
  [PATCH v5 6/7] perf report: Show branch type statistics for stdio mode Jin Yao <yao.jin@linux.intel.com> - 2017-04-19 10:00 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v5 6/7] perf report: Show branch type statistics for  stdio mode Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com> - 2017-04-19 16:20 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v5 6/7] perf report: Show branch type statistics for  stdio mode Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com> - 2017-04-19 16:20 +0200
  [PATCH v5 2/7] perf/x86/intel: Record branch type Jin Yao <yao.jin@linux.intel.com> - 2017-04-19 10:00 +0200

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