linux-kernel - Re: perf: prctl(PR_TASK_PERF_EVENTS

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Date:	Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:01:33 +0100
From:	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	Frédéric Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Andrew Steets <asteets@...advisors.com>,
	linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...stprotocols.net>
Subject: Re: perf: prctl(PR_TASK_PERF_EVENTS_DISABLE) has no effect

On Mon, 2012-01-30 at 11:11 +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> So, what workflow are you suggesting to Andrew?

Librarize perf record, then in your code do something like:

#include "perf_record.h"

  handle = perf_record_init(); /* creates perf events and creates
                                  a record thread that writes samples
                                  to perf.data, consumes env(PERF_*)
                                  for configuration, registers with
                                  at_exit() for cleanup */
  if (!handle)
    /* burn */

  /* do you other code */

  perf_record_start(handle);

  /* do the bit you want profiled */

  perf_record_stop(handle);

Then build with -lperfrecord or so. Not too hard, right?
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