linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] tools lib traceevent: Allow setting an alternative symbol resolver

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Date:	Thu, 23 Jul 2015 14:11:33 -0400
From:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
Cc:	David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>,
	Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] tools lib traceevent: Allow setting an alternative
 symbol resolver

On Thu, 23 Jul 2015 14:10:39 -0400
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org> wrote:

> On Thu, 23 Jul 2015 14:25:54 -0300
> Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org> wrote:
> 
> > diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
> > index cc25f059ab3d..2750e7e7efff 100644
> > --- a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
> > +++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
> > @@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ static int func_map_init(struct pevent *pevent)
> >  }
> >  
> >  static struct func_map *
> > -find_func(struct pevent *pevent, unsigned long long addr)
> > +__find_func(struct pevent *pevent, unsigned long long addr)
> >  {
> >  	struct func_map *func;
> >  	struct func_map key;
> > @@ -434,6 +434,51 @@ find_func(struct pevent *pevent, unsigned long long addr)
> >  	return func;
> >  }
> >  
> > +static struct {
> > +	pevent_function_resolver_t *function;
> > +	void 			   *priv;
> > +} function_resolver;
> > +
> > +/**
> > + * pevent_set_function_resolver - set an alternative function resolver
> > + * @resolver - function to be used
> > + * @priv - resolver function private state.
> > + *
> > + * Some tools may have already a way to resolve kernel functions, allow them
> > + * to keep using it instead of duplicating all the entries inside pevent->funclist.
> > + */
> > +void pevent_set_function_resolver(pevent_function_resolver_t *resolver, void *priv)
> > +{
> > +	function_resolver.function = resolver;
> > +	function_resolver.priv	  = priv;
> 
> What about passing in pevent, and making the allocation here?

In fact, we could remove the global function_resolver, and allocate
that here too.

-- Steve

> 
> -- Steve
> 
> > +}
> > +
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