linux-kernel - [tip:perf/core] perf annotate: Generalize handling of 'ret' instructions

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Message-ID: <tip-6ef9492915b09816c75bb41e7e37b2e507d2f70f@git.kernel.org>
Date:	Wed, 29 Jun 2016 02:41:37 -0700
From:	"tip-bot for Naveen N. Rao" <tipbot@...or.com>
To:	linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	ananth@...ibm.com, naveen.n.rao@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	acme@...hat.com, anton@...abs.org, dja@...ens.net,
	mpe@...erman.id.au, mingo@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	hpa@...or.com, tglx@...utronix.de
Subject: [tip:perf/core] perf annotate: Generalize handling of 'ret'
 instructions

Commit-ID:  6ef9492915b09816c75bb41e7e37b2e507d2f70f
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/6ef9492915b09816c75bb41e7e37b2e507d2f70f
Author:     Naveen N. Rao <naveen.n.rao@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
AuthorDate: Fri, 24 Jun 2016 17:23:58 +0530
Committer:  Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
CommitDate: Mon, 27 Jun 2016 14:25:05 -0300

perf annotate: Generalize handling of 'ret' instructions

Introduce helper to detect 'ret' instructions and use the same in the TUI.
A helper is needed since some architectures such as powerpc have more
than one return instruction.

Signed-off-by: Naveen N. Rao <naveen.n.rao@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@...ibm.com>
Cc: Anton Blanchard <anton@...abs.org>
Cc: Daniel Axtens <dja@...ens.net>
Cc: Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1466769240-12376-5-git-send-email-ravi.bangoria@linux.vnet.ibm.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
---
 tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c | 20 +++++++++-----------
 tools/perf/util/annotate.c        | 10 ++++++++++
 tools/perf/util/annotate.h        |  1 +
 3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c
index 0e106bb..29dc6d2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c
@@ -223,16 +223,14 @@ static void annotate_browser__write(struct ui_browser *browser, void *entry, int
 			} else if (ins__is_call(dl->ins)) {
 				ui_browser__write_graph(browser, SLSMG_RARROW_CHAR);
 				SLsmg_write_char(' ');
+			} else if (ins__is_ret(dl->ins)) {
+				ui_browser__write_graph(browser, SLSMG_LARROW_CHAR);
+				SLsmg_write_char(' ');
 			} else {
 				ui_browser__write_nstring(browser, " ", 2);
 			}
 		} else {
-			if (strcmp(dl->name, "retq")) {
-				ui_browser__write_nstring(browser, " ", 2);
-			} else {
-				ui_browser__write_graph(browser, SLSMG_LARROW_CHAR);
-				SLsmg_write_char(' ');
-			}
+			ui_browser__write_nstring(browser, " ", 2);
 		}
 
 		disasm_line__scnprintf(dl, bf, sizeof(bf), !annotate_browser__opts.use_offset);
@@ -843,14 +841,14 @@ show_help:
 				ui_helpline__puts("Huh? No selection. Report to linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org");
 			else if (browser->selection->offset == -1)
 				ui_helpline__puts("Actions are only available for assembly lines.");
-			else if (!browser->selection->ins) {
-				if (strcmp(browser->selection->name, "retq"))
-					goto show_sup_ins;
+			else if (!browser->selection->ins)
+				goto show_sup_ins;
+			else if (ins__is_ret(browser->selection->ins))
 				goto out;
-			} else if (!(annotate_browser__jump(browser) ||
+			else if (!(annotate_browser__jump(browser) ||
 				     annotate_browser__callq(browser, evsel, hbt))) {
 show_sup_ins:
-				ui_helpline__puts("Actions are only available for 'callq', 'retq' & jump instructions.");
+				ui_helpline__puts("Actions are only available for function call/return & jump/branch instructions.");
 			}
 			continue;
 		case 't':
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
index b2c7ae4..c385fec 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
@@ -354,6 +354,15 @@ static struct ins_ops nop_ops = {
 	.scnprintf = nop__scnprintf,
 };
 
+static struct ins_ops ret_ops = {
+	.scnprintf = ins__raw_scnprintf,
+};
+
+bool ins__is_ret(const struct ins *ins)
+{
+	return ins->ops == &ret_ops;
+}
+
 static struct ins instructions[] = {
 	{ .name = "add",   .ops  = &mov_ops, },
 	{ .name = "addl",  .ops  = &mov_ops, },
@@ -444,6 +453,7 @@ static struct ins instructions[] = {
 	{ .name = "xadd",  .ops  = &mov_ops, },
 	{ .name = "xbeginl", .ops  = &jump_ops, },
 	{ .name = "xbeginq", .ops  = &jump_ops, },
+	{ .name = "retq",  .ops  = &ret_ops, },
 };
 
 static int ins__key_cmp(const void *name, const void *insp)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.h b/tools/perf/util/annotate.h
index 82f3781..a23084f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ struct ins {
 
 bool ins__is_jump(const struct ins *ins);
 bool ins__is_call(const struct ins *ins);
+bool ins__is_ret(const struct ins *ins);
 int ins__scnprintf(struct ins *ins, char *bf, size_t size, struct ins_operands *ops);
 
 struct annotation;