linux-kernel - [PATCH 4/4] perf record: add ability to sample call branches

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Date:	Tue, 13 Oct 2015 09:09:11 +0200
From:	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	acme@...hat.com, peterz@...radead.org, mingo@...e.hu,
	ak@...ux.intel.com, jolsa@...hat.com, namhyung@...nel.org,
	khandual@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] perf record: add ability to sample call branches

This patch add a new branch type sampling filter to perf record.
It is named 'call' and maps to PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_CALL. It samples
direct call branches only, unlike 'any_call' which includes indirect
calls as well.

 $ perf record -j call -e cycles .....

The man page is updated accordingly.

Signed-off-by: Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
---
 tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt | 1 +
 tools/perf/util/parse-branch-options.c   | 1 +
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
index 2e9ce77..b027d28 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ It is possible to select the types of branches captured by enabling filters. The
         - any_call: any function call or system call
         - any_ret: any function return or system call return
         - ind_call: any indirect branch
+        - call: direct calls, including far (to/from kernel) calls
         - u:  only when the branch target is at the user level
         - k: only when the branch target is in the kernel
         - hv: only when the target is at the hypervisor level
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-branch-options.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-branch-options.c
index a3b1e13..355eecf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-branch-options.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-branch-options.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ static const struct branch_mode branch_modes[] = {
 	BRANCH_OPT("no_tx", PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_NO_TX),
 	BRANCH_OPT("cond", PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COND),
 	BRANCH_OPT("ind_jmp", PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_IND_JUMP),
+	BRANCH_OPT("call", PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_CALL),
 	BRANCH_END
 };
 
-- 
1.9.1

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