linux-kernel - [PATCH 01/18] perf probe: Add union member access support

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Date:	Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:17:55 -0300
From:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...radead.org>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Hyeoncheol Lee <hyc.lee@...il.com>,
	Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>,
	Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
Subject: [PATCH 01/18] perf probe: Add union member access support

From: Hyeoncheol Lee <hyc.lee@...il.com>

Union members can be accessed with '.' or '->' like data structure
member access

Signed-off-by: Hyunchul Lee <hyc.lee@...il.com>
Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>
Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>
Cc: Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/CANFS6baeuSBxPGQ8SUZWZErJ2bWs-Nojg+FSo138E1QK8bJJig@mail.gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c |   24 ++++++++++++++++--------
 1 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
index 526ba56..1daf5c1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
@@ -525,8 +525,10 @@ static int convert_variable_fields(Dwarf_Die *vr_die, const char *varname,
 			return -ENOENT;
 		}
 		/* Verify it is a data structure  */
-		if (dwarf_tag(&type) != DW_TAG_structure_type) {
-			pr_warning("%s is not a data structure.\n", varname);
+		tag = dwarf_tag(&type);
+		if (tag != DW_TAG_structure_type && tag != DW_TAG_union_type) {
+			pr_warning("%s is not a data structure nor an union.\n",
+				   varname);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
@@ -539,8 +541,9 @@ static int convert_variable_fields(Dwarf_Die *vr_die, const char *varname,
 			*ref_ptr = ref;
 	} else {
 		/* Verify it is a data structure  */
-		if (tag != DW_TAG_structure_type) {
-			pr_warning("%s is not a data structure.\n", varname);
+		if (tag != DW_TAG_structure_type && tag != DW_TAG_union_type) {
+			pr_warning("%s is not a data structure nor an union.\n",
+				   varname);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		if (field->name[0] == '[') {
@@ -567,10 +570,15 @@ static int convert_variable_fields(Dwarf_Die *vr_die, const char *varname,
 	}
 
 	/* Get the offset of the field */
-	ret = die_get_data_member_location(die_mem, &offs);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		pr_warning("Failed to get the offset of %s.\n", field->name);
-		return ret;
+	if (tag == DW_TAG_union_type) {
+		offs = 0;
+	} else {
+		ret = die_get_data_member_location(die_mem, &offs);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			pr_warning("Failed to get the offset of %s.\n",
+				   field->name);
+			return ret;
+		}
 	}
 	ref->offset += (long)offs;
 
-- 
1.7.1

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