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Date:	Fri, 25 Jan 2013 03:00:12 -0800
From:	tip-bot for Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
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Subject: [tip:perf/core] perf python:
  Fix breakage introduced by the test_attr infrastructure

Commit-ID:  0c6332e9d8b8f38a9d5f0cdd66c5575e76ad8995
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/0c6332e9d8b8f38a9d5f0cdd66c5575e76ad8995
Author:     Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
AuthorDate: Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:43:04 -0300
Committer:  Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
CommitDate: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:40:09 -0300

perf python: Fix breakage introduced by the test_attr infrastructure

The test_attr infrastructure hooks on the sys_perf_event_open call,
checking if a variable is set and if so calling a function to intercept
calls and do the checking.

But both the variable and the function aren't on objects that are
linked on the python binding, breaking it:

  # perf test -v 15
  15: Try 'use perf' in python, checking link problems       :
  --- start ---
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  ImportError: /home/acme/git/build/perf//python/perf.so: undefined symbol: test_attr__enabled
  ---- end ----
  Try 'use perf' in python, checking link problems: FAILED!
  #

Fix it by moving the variable to one of the linked object files and
providing a stub for the function in the python.o object, that is only
linked in the python binding.

Now 'perf test' is happy again:

  # perf test 15
  15: Try 'use perf' in python, checking link problems       : Ok
  #

Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...il.com>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc: Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-0rsca2kn44b38rgdpr3tz6n5@git.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
---
 tools/perf/tests/attr.c  | 2 --
 tools/perf/util/python.c | 9 +++++++++
 tools/perf/util/util.c   | 2 ++
 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/attr.c b/tools/perf/tests/attr.c
index 25638a9..05b5acb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/attr.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/attr.c
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
 
 extern int verbose;
 
-bool test_attr__enabled;
-
 static char *dir;
 
 void test_attr__init(void)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python.c b/tools/perf/util/python.c
index a2657fd..925e0c3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python.c
@@ -1045,3 +1045,12 @@ error:
 	if (PyErr_Occurred())
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ImportError, "perf: Init failed!");
 }
+
+/*
+ * Dummy, to avoid dragging all the test_attr infrastructure in the python
+ * binding.
+ */
+void test_attr__open(struct perf_event_attr *attr, pid_t pid, int cpu,
+                     int fd, int group_fd, unsigned long flags)
+{
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.c b/tools/perf/util/util.c
index 5906e84..252b889 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.c
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
  */
 unsigned int page_size;
 
+bool test_attr__enabled;
+
 bool perf_host  = true;
 bool perf_guest = false;
 
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