linux-kernel - [PATCH 15/15] perf trace: Bump --mmap-pages when --call-graph is used by the root user

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Message-Id: <1460757061-3283-16-git-send-email-acme@kernel.org>
Date:	Fri, 15 Apr 2016 18:51:01 -0300
From:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>,
	Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>,
	David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>,
	Milian Wolff <milian.wolff@...b.com>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
	Wang Nan <wangnan0@...wei.com>
Subject: [PATCH 15/15] perf trace: Bump --mmap-pages when --call-graph is used by the root user

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>

To reduce the chances we'll overflow the mmap buffer, manual fine tuning
trumps this.

Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>
Cc: Milian Wolff <milian.wolff@...b.com>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc: Wang Nan <wangnan0@...wei.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-wxygbxmp1v9mng1ea28wet02@git.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
---
 tools/perf/Documentation/perf-trace.txt |  4 ++++
 tools/perf/builtin-trace.c              | 10 +++++++++-
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-trace.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-trace.txt
index 146c6db21cbf..c075c002eaa4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-trace.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-trace.txt
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ the thread executes on the designated CPUs. Default is to monitor all CPUs.
         man pages for details. The ones that are most useful in 'perf trace'
         are 'dwarf' and 'lbr', where available, try: 'perf trace --call-graph dwarf'.
 
+        Using this will, for the root user, bump the value of --mmap-pages to 4
+        times the maximum for non-root users, based on the kernel.perf_event_mlock_kb
+        sysctl. This is done only if the user doesn't specify a --mmap-pages value.
+
 --kernel-syscall-graph::
 	 Show the kernel callchains on the syscall exit path.
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 19f5100acc1d..026ec0c749b0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -3110,6 +3110,7 @@ int cmd_trace(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 	OPT_END()
 	};
 	bool max_stack_user_set = true;
+	bool mmap_pages_user_set = true;
 	const char * const trace_subcommands[] = { "record", NULL };
 	int err;
 	char bf[BUFSIZ];
@@ -3143,6 +3144,9 @@ int cmd_trace(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 		trace.opts.sample_time = true;
 	}
 
+	if (trace.opts.mmap_pages == UINT_MAX)
+		mmap_pages_user_set = false;
+
 	if (trace.max_stack == UINT_MAX) {
 		trace.max_stack = PERF_MAX_STACK_DEPTH;
 		max_stack_user_set = false;
@@ -3153,8 +3157,12 @@ int cmd_trace(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 		record_opts__parse_callchain(&trace.opts, &callchain_param, "dwarf", false);
 #endif
 
-	if (trace.opts.callgraph_set)
+	if (trace.opts.callgraph_set) {
+		if (!mmap_pages_user_set && geteuid() == 0)
+			trace.opts.mmap_pages = perf_event_mlock_kb_in_pages() * 4;
+
 		symbol_conf.use_callchain = true;
+	}
 
 	if (trace.evlist->nr_entries > 0)
 		evlist__set_evsel_handler(trace.evlist, trace__event_handler);
-- 
2.5.5