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Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 17:26:18 +0900
From: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...il.com>
To: Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc: jolsa@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, acme@...radead.org,
Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/9] perf, tools: Add --branch-history option to report v3
On Fri, 16 May 2014 10:05:31 -0700, Andi Kleen wrote:
> From: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
>
> Add a --branch-history option to perf report that changes all
> the settings necessary for using the branches in callstacks.
>
> This is just a short cut to make this nicer to use, it does
> not enable any functionality by itself.
>
> v2: Change sort order. Rename option to --branch-history to
> be less confusing.
> v3: Updates
> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
> ---
> tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt | 5 +++++
> tools/perf/builtin-report.c | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
> tools/perf/util/machine.c | 12 ++++++------
> 3 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
> index 4f0f3d9..23bce9b 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
> +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
> @@ -231,6 +231,11 @@ OPTIONS
> branch stacks and it will automatically switch to the branch view mode,
> unless --no-branch-stack is used.
>
> +--branch-history::
> + Add the addresses of sampled taken branches to the callstack.
> + This allows to examine the path the program took to each sample.
> + The data collection must have used -b (or -j) and -g.
> +
> --objdump=<path>::
> Path to objdump binary.
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
> index 1a2d7fc..e6d8ed0 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
> @@ -315,8 +315,9 @@ static int report__setup_sample_type(struct report *rep)
> return -EINVAL;
> }
> if (symbol_conf.use_callchain) {
> - ui__error("Selected -g but no callchain data. Did "
> - "you call 'perf record' without -g?\n");
> + ui__error("Selected -g or --branch-history but no "
> + "callchain data. Did\n"
An unwanted newline in the message.
> + "you call 'perf record' without -g?\n");
> return -1;
> }
> } else if (!rep->dont_use_callchains &&
> @@ -631,6 +632,16 @@ parse_branch_mode(const struct option *opt __maybe_unused,
> }
>
> static int
> +parse_branch_call_mode(const struct option *opt __maybe_unused,
> + const char *str __maybe_unused, int unset)
> +{
> + int *branch_mode = opt->value;
> +
> + *branch_mode = !unset;
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static int
> parse_percent_limit(const struct option *opt, const char *str,
> int unset __maybe_unused)
> {
> @@ -645,7 +656,7 @@ int cmd_report(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
> struct perf_session *session;
> struct stat st;
> bool has_br_stack = false;
> - int branch_mode = -1;
> + int branch_mode = -1, branch_call_mode = -1;
> int ret = -1;
> char callchain_default_opt[] = "fractal,0.5,callee";
> const char * const report_usage[] = {
> @@ -754,7 +765,11 @@ int cmd_report(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
> OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "group", &symbol_conf.event_group,
> "Show event group information together"),
> OPT_CALLBACK_NOOPT('b', "branch-stack", &branch_mode, "",
> - "use branch records for histogram filling", parse_branch_mode),
> + "use branch records for per branch histogram filling",
> + parse_branch_mode),
> + OPT_CALLBACK_NOOPT(0, "branch-history", &branch_call_mode, "",
> + "add last branch records to call history",
> + parse_branch_call_mode),
Looks like it can be a boolean option, or at least can share
parse_branch_mode() callback.
> OPT_STRING(0, "objdump", &objdump_path, "path",
> "objdump binary to use for disassembly and annotations"),
> OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "demangle", &symbol_conf.demangle,
> @@ -804,8 +819,16 @@ repeat:
> has_br_stack = perf_header__has_feat(&session->header,
> HEADER_BRANCH_STACK);
>
> - if (branch_mode == -1 && has_br_stack)
> + if (branch_mode == -1 && has_br_stack && branch_call_mode == -1)
> sort__mode = SORT_MODE__BRANCH;
> + if (branch_call_mode != -1) {
s/-1/1/ ?
> + callchain_param.branch_callstack = 1;
> + callchain_param.key = CCKEY_ADDRESS;
> + symbol_conf.use_callchain = true;
> + callchain_register_param(&callchain_param);
Isn't it better doing this in report__setup_sample_type()?
Thanks,
Namhyung
> + if (sort_order == default_sort_order)
> + sort_order = "srcline,symbol,dso";
> + }
>
> /* sort__mode could be NORMAL if --no-branch-stack */
> if (sort__mode == SORT_MODE__BRANCH) {
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
> index 5238506..f828c87 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
> @@ -1379,15 +1379,15 @@ static int machine__resolve_callchain_sample(struct machine *machine,
> * - No annotations (should annotate somehow)
> */
>
> - if (branch->nr > PERF_MAX_BRANCH_DEPTH) {
> - pr_warning("corrupted branch chain. skipping...\n");
> - return 0;
> - }
> -
> - if (callchain_param.branch_callstack) {
> + if (branch && callchain_param.branch_callstack) {
> int nr = min(max_stack, (int)branch->nr);
> struct branch_entry be[nr];
>
> + if (branch->nr > PERF_MAX_BRANCH_DEPTH) {
> + pr_warning("corrupted branch chain. skipping...\n");
> + return 0;
> + }
> +
> for (i = 0; i < nr; i++) {
> if (callchain_param.order == ORDER_CALLEE) {
> be[i] = branch->entries[i];
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