linux-kernel - [PATCH V2 2/6] perf db-export: Add trace begin / end branch type variants

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Message-Id: <20180920130048.31432-3-adrian.hunter@intel.com>
Date:   Thu, 20 Sep 2018 16:00:44 +0300
From:   Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
To:     Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
Cc:     Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>, Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH V2 2/6] perf db-export: Add trace begin / end branch type variants

Add branch types to cover different combinations with "trace begin" or
"trace end".

Previously, the Intel PT decoder would indicate begin / end by a branch
from / to zero. That hides useful information, in particular when a trace
ends with a call. Before remedying that, prepare the database export to
export branch types with more combinations that include trace begin / end.
In those cases extend the descriptions to include 'trace begin' and
'trace end' separately.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/db-export.c | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/db-export.c b/tools/perf/util/db-export.c
index 7123746edcf4..69fbb0a72d0c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/db-export.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/db-export.c
@@ -463,6 +463,28 @@ int db_export__branch_types(struct db_export *dbe)
 		if (err)
 			break;
 	}
+
+	/* Add trace begin / end variants */
+	for (i = 0; branch_types[i].name ; i++) {
+		const char *name = branch_types[i].name;
+		u32 type = branch_types[i].branch_type;
+		char buf[64];
+
+		if (type == PERF_IP_FLAG_BRANCH ||
+		    (type & (PERF_IP_FLAG_TRACE_BEGIN | PERF_IP_FLAG_TRACE_END)))
+			continue;
+
+		snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "trace begin / %s", name);
+		err = db_export__branch_type(dbe, type | PERF_IP_FLAG_TRACE_BEGIN, buf);
+		if (err)
+			break;
+
+		snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s / trace end", name);
+		err = db_export__branch_type(dbe, type | PERF_IP_FLAG_TRACE_END, buf);
+		if (err)
+			break;
+	}
+
 	return err;
 }
 
-- 
2.17.1