linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/1] tools: perf: Expose sample ID / stream ID to python scripts

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Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2024 17:54:33 -0800
From: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
To: Ben Gainey <ben.gainey@....com>
Cc: linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, peterz@...radead.org, mingo@...hat.com, 
	acme@...nel.org, mark.rutland@....com, alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com, 
	jolsa@...nel.org, irogers@...gle.com, adrian.hunter@...el.com, 
	will@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/1] tools: perf: Expose sample ID / stream ID to python scripts

Hello,

On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 2:32 AM Ben Gainey <ben.gainey@....com> wrote:
>
> This patch modifies the perf python scripting engine so that the ID and
> STREAM_ID are exposed as part of the sample so that they may be
> correlated to the corresponding throttle/unthrottle event (for example).
>
> NB: For scripts where perf_db_export_mode = True, this may be a breaking
> change depending on how the script is constructed. Each field is passed
> to `sample_table` as an argument so any script that is written as:
>
>     def sample_table(db_id, evsel_id, machine_id, ..., cyc_cnt, flags)
>
> will now fail due to the changed number of arguments with:
>
>     TypeError: sample_table() takes 25 positional arguments but 27 were given
>
> Scripts that use:
>
>     def sample_table(*args)
>
> or some variation thereof will not be affected.
>
> When `perf_db_export_mode = False`, the script should be unaffected as
> all the arguments are inserted into a dictionary.
>
> The export-to-xxx.py scripts use the (..., *x) form so are not affected.

As long as all in-tree users are fine, I think it's ok.

Thanks,
Namhyung

>
>
> Ben Gainey (1):
>   tools: perf: Expose sample ID / stream ID to python scripts
>
>  tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script-python.txt        | 4 ++--
>  tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c | 8 +++++++-
>  2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> --
> 2.43.0
>