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Date:   Thu, 20 Jul 2017 02:04:30 -0700
From:   tip-bot for Jin Yao <tipbot@...or.com>
To:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     yao.jin@...ux.intel.com, jolsa@...nel.org, mingo@...nel.org,
        tglx@...utronix.de, ak@...ux.intel.com,
        alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com, acme@...hat.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mpe@...erman.id.au, hpa@...or.com,
        peterz@...radead.org, kan.liang@...el.com
Subject: [tip:perf/core] perf record: Create a new option save_type in
 --branch-filter

Commit-ID:  60f83fa6341dab4aec01cee354ea902771473adb
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/60f83fa6341dab4aec01cee354ea902771473adb
Author:     Jin Yao <yao.jin@...ux.intel.com>
AuthorDate: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 20:13:11 +0800
Committer:  Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
CommitDate: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 23:14:39 -0300

perf record: Create a new option save_type in --branch-filter

The option indicates the kernel to save branch type during sampling.

One example:

  perf record -g --branch-filter any,save_type <command>

Signed-off-by: Yao Jin <yao.jin@...ux.intel.com>
Acked-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>
Cc: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: Kan Liang <kan.liang@...el.com>
Cc: Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1500379995-6449-4-git-send-email-yao.jin@linux.intel.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.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 b0e9e92..9bdea04 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ following filters are defined:
 	- no_tx: only when the target is not in a hardware transaction
 	- abort_tx: only when the target is a hardware transaction abort
 	- cond: conditional branches
+	- save_type: save branch type during sampling in case binary is not available later
 
 +
 The option requires at least one branch type among any, any_call, any_ret, ind_call, cond.
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-branch-options.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-branch-options.c
index 38fd115..e71fb5f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-branch-options.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-branch-options.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ static const struct branch_mode branch_modes[] = {
 	BRANCH_OPT("cond", PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COND),
 	BRANCH_OPT("ind_jmp", PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_IND_JUMP),
 	BRANCH_OPT("call", PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_CALL),
+	BRANCH_OPT("save_type", PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_TYPE_SAVE),
 	BRANCH_END
 };