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Message-ID: <CAM9d7cjXmaMuidQR10PXrp9khZ4LhDZbLno1rN2JcCncaYyp7Q@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2024 23:12:51 -0700
From: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
To: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
Cc: Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>, Kan Liang <kan.liang@...ux.intel.com>,
Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>, Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] perf annotate: Add --skip-empty option
On Tue, Aug 6, 2024 at 6:12 AM Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Aug 05, 2024 at 01:50:25PM -0700, Namhyung Kim wrote:
> > On Mon, Aug 05, 2024 at 05:23:51PM -0300, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> > > On Mon, Aug 05, 2024 at 01:14:27PM -0700, Namhyung Kim wrote:
> > > > On Mon, Aug 05, 2024 at 04:22:12PM -0300, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> > > > > On Sat, Aug 03, 2024 at 02:13:32PM -0700, Namhyung Kim wrote:
> > > > > > Like in perf report, we want to hide empty events in the perf annotate
> > > > > > output. This is consistent when the option is set in perf report.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > For example, the following command would use 3 events including dummy.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > $ perf mem record -a -- perf test -w noploop
> > > > > >
> > > > > > $ perf evlist
> > > > > > cpu/mem-loads,ldlat=30/P
> > > > > > cpu/mem-stores/P
> > > > > > dummy:u
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Just using perf annotate with --group will show the all 3 events.
> > > > >
> > > > > Seems unrelated, just before compiling with this patch:
> > > > >
> > > > > root@x1:~# perf mem record -a -- perf test -w noploop
> > > > > Memory events are enabled on a subset of CPUs: 4-11
> > > > > [ perf record: Woken up 1 times to write data ]
> > > > > [ perf record: Captured and wrote 10.506 MB perf.data (2775 samples) ]
> > > > > root@x1:~#
> > > > >
> > > > > root@x1:~# perf annotate --group --stdio2 sched_clock
> > > > > root@x1:~# perf annotate --stdio2 sched_clock
> > > > > Samples: 178 of event 'cpu_atom/mem-stores/P', 4000 Hz, Event count (approx.): 565268, [percent: local period]
> > > > > sched_clock() /usr/lib/debug/lib/modules/6.8.11-200.fc39.x86_64/vmlinux
> > > > > Percent 0xffffffff810511e0 <sched_clock>:
> > > > > endbr64
> > > > > 5.76 incl pcpu_hot+0x8
> > > > > 5.47 → callq sched_clock_noinstr
> > > > > 88.78 decl pcpu_hot+0x8
> > > > > ↓ je 1e
> > > > > → jmp __x86_return_thunk
> > > > > 1e: → callq __SCT__preempt_schedule_notrace
> > > > > → jmp __x86_return_thunk
> > > > > root@x1:~# perf annotate --group --stdio2 sched_clock
> > > > > root@x1:~# perf annotate --group --stdio sched_clock
> > > > > root@x1:~# perf annotate --group sched_clock
> > > > > root@x1:~#
> > > > >
> > > > > root@x1:~# perf evlist
> > > > > cpu_atom/mem-loads,ldlat=30/P
> > > > > cpu_atom/mem-stores/P
> > > > > dummy:u
> > > > > root@x1:~#
> > > > >
> > > > > root@x1:~# perf report --header-only | grep cmdline
> > > > > # cmdline : /home/acme/bin/perf mem record -a -- perf test -w noploop
> > > > > root@x1:~#
> > > > >
> > > > > I thought it would be some hybrid oddity but seems to be just --group
> > > > > related, seems like it stops if the first event has no samples? Because
> > > > > it works with another symbol:
> > > >
> > > > Good catch. Yeah I found it only checked the first event. Something
> > > > like below should fix the issue.
> > >
> > > Nope, with the patch applied:
> > >
> > > root@x1:~# perf annotate --group --stdio sched_clock
> > > root@x1:~# perf annotate --stdio sched_clock
> > > Percent | Source code & Disassembly of vmlinux for cpu_atom/mem-stores/P (147 samples, percent: local period)
> > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > : 0 0xffffffff810511e0 <sched_clock>:
> > > 0.00 : ffffffff810511e0: endbr64
> > > 5.11 : ffffffff810511e4: incl %gs:0x7efe2d5d(%rip) # 33f48 <pcpu_hot+0x8>
> > > 0.13 : ffffffff810511eb: callq 0xffffffff821350d0
> > > 94.76 : ffffffff810511f0: decl %gs:0x7efe2d51(%rip) # 33f48 <pcpu_hot+0x8>
> > > 0.00 : ffffffff810511f7: je 0xffffffff810511fe
> > > 0.00 : ffffffff810511f9: jmp 0xffffffff82153320
> > > 0.00 : ffffffff810511fe: callq 0xffffffff82153990
> > > 0.00 : ffffffff81051203: jmp 0xffffffff82153320
> > > root@x1:~# perf annotate --group --stdio sched_clock
> > > root@x1:~# perf annotate --group --stdio2 sched_clock
> > > root@x1:~# perf annotate --group sched_clock
> > > root@x1:~#
> >
> > Oh ok, it was not enough. It should call evsel__output_resort() after
> > hists__match() and hists__link(). Use this instead.
>
> Ok, this works:
>
> Before this patch:
>
> root@x1:~# perf annotate --stdio sched_clock
> Percent | Source code & Disassembly of vmlinux for cpu_atom/mem-stores/P (147 samples, percent: local period)
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> : 0 0xffffffff810511e0 <sched_clock>:
> 0.00 : ffffffff810511e0: endbr64
> 5.11 : ffffffff810511e4: incl %gs:0x7efe2d5d(%rip) # 33f48 <pcpu_hot+0x8>
> 0.13 : ffffffff810511eb: callq 0xffffffff821350d0
> 94.76 : ffffffff810511f0: decl %gs:0x7efe2d51(%rip) # 33f48 <pcpu_hot+0x8>
> 0.00 : ffffffff810511f7: je 0xffffffff810511fe
> 0.00 : ffffffff810511f9: jmp 0xffffffff82153320
> 0.00 : ffffffff810511fe: callq 0xffffffff82153990
> 0.00 : ffffffff81051203: jmp 0xffffffff82153320
> root@x1:~# perf annotate --group --stdio sched_clock
> root@x1:~#
>
> After:
>
> root@x1:~# perf annotate --group --stdio sched_clock
> Percent | Source code & Disassembly of vmlinux for cpu_atom/mem-loads,ldlat=30/P, cpu_atom/mem-stores/P, dummy:u (0 samples, percent: local period)
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> : 0 0xffffffff810511e0 <sched_clock>:
> 0.00 0.00 0.00 : ffffffff810511e0: endbr64
> 0.00 5.11 0.00 : ffffffff810511e4: incl %gs:0x7efe2d5d(%rip) # 33f48 <pcpu_hot+0x8>
> 0.00 0.13 0.00 : ffffffff810511eb: callq 0xffffffff821350d0
> 0.00 94.76 0.00 : ffffffff810511f0: decl %gs:0x7efe2d51(%rip) # 33f48 <pcpu_hot+0x8>
> 0.00 0.00 0.00 : ffffffff810511f7: je 0xffffffff810511fe
> 0.00 0.00 0.00 : ffffffff810511f9: jmp 0xffffffff82153320
> 0.00 0.00 0.00 : ffffffff810511fe: callq 0xffffffff82153990
> 0.00 0.00 0.00 : ffffffff81051203: jmp 0xffffffff82153320
> root@x1:~#
>
> One example with samples for the first two events:
>
> root@x1:~# perf annotate --group --stdio2
> Samples: 2K of events 'cpu_atom/mem-loads,ldlat=30/P, cpu_atom/mem-stores/P, dummy:u', 4000 Hz, Event count (approx.): 22892183, [percent: local period]
> cgroup_rstat_updated() /usr/lib/debug/lib/modules/6.8.11-200.fc39.x86_64/vmlinux
> Percent 0xffffffff8124e080 <cgroup_rstat_updated>:
> 0.00 0.24 0.00 endbr64
> → callq __fentry__
> 0.00 99.76 0.00 pushq %r15
> movq $0x251d4,%rcx
> pushq %r14
> movq %rdi,%r14
> pushq %r13
> movslq %esi,%r13
> pushq %r12
> pushq %rbp
> pushq %rbx
> subq $0x10,%rsp
> cmpq $0x2000,%r13
> ↓ jae 17f
> 31: movq 0x3d0(%r14),%rbx
> movq -0x7d3fb360(, %r13, 8),%r12
> cmpq $0x2000,%r13
> ↓ jae 19b
> 25.00 0.00 0.00 4d: cmpq $0,0x88(%r12, %rbx)
> ↓ je 6b
> addq $0x10,%rsp
> popq %rbx
> popq %rbp
> popq %r12
> 75.00 0.00 0.00 popq %r13
> popq %r14
> popq %r15
> → jmp __x86_return_thunk
> <SNIP>
>
> And then skipping "empty" events:
>
> root@x1:~# perf annotate --group --skip-empty --stdio2 cgroup_rstat_updated | head -35
> Samples: 4 of events 'cpu_atom/mem-loads,ldlat=30/P, cpu_atom/mem-stores/P', 4000 Hz, Event count (approx.): 31851, [percent: local period]
> cgroup_rstat_updated() /usr/lib/debug/lib/modules/6.8.11-200.fc39.x86_64/vmlinux
> Percent 0xffffffff8124e080 <cgroup_rstat_updated>:
> 0.00 0.24 endbr64
> → callq __fentry__
> 0.00 99.76 pushq %r15
> movq $0x251d4,%rcx
> pushq %r14
> movq %rdi,%r14
> pushq %r13
> movslq %esi,%r13
> pushq %r12
> pushq %rbp
> pushq %rbx
> subq $0x10,%rsp
> cmpq $0x2000,%r13
> ↓ jae 17f
> 31: movq 0x3d0(%r14),%rbx
> movq -0x7d3fb360(, %r13, 8),%r12
> cmpq $0x2000,%r13
> ↓ jae 19b
> 25.00 0.00 4d: cmpq $0,0x88(%r12, %rbx)
> ↓ je 6b
> addq $0x10,%rsp
> popq %rbx
> popq %rbp
> popq %r12
> 75.00 0.00 popq %r13
> popq %r14
> popq %r15
> → jmp __x86_return_thunk
> 6b: addq %r12,%rcx
> movq %rcx,%rdi
> movq %rcx,(%rsp)
> → callq *ffffffff82151500
> root@x1:~#
>
> So, I haven't done further analysis but I think this is a separate
> issue, right?
Yep, it's not related to --skip-empty.
>
> Thanks for the fix!
>
> Reported-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
> Tested-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
Will send a fix with your tags.
Thanks,
Namhyung
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