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Message-ID: <CAP-5=fUk7ZSpHwwN98_YVFbKxGQSSbe+kLsCTiuS6mKkS+c3tA@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 07:51:59 -0800
From: Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>
To: Chun-Tse Shao <ctshao@...gle.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, 
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>, Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>, 
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>, 
	Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>, 
	Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>, Kan Liang <kan.liang@...ux.intel.com>, 
	Ze Gao <zegao2021@...il.com>, Weilin Wang <weilin.wang@...el.com>, 
	linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] perf evsel: Find process with busy PMUs for EBUSY

On Tue, Nov 5, 2024 at 4:30 PM Chun-Tse Shao <ctshao@...gle.com> wrote:
>
> It parses fdinfo with PMU type, comparing with the event which failed to
> open, and report the processes causing EBUSY error.
>
> Testing cycles and intel_pt//
>
>   $ ./perf stat -e cycles &
>   [1] 55569
>   $ ./perf stat -e intel_pt// &
>   [2] 55683
>   $ ./perf stat -e intel_pt//
>   Error:
>   The PMU intel_pt counters are busy and in use by another process.
>   Possible processes:
>   55683 ./perf stat -e intel_pt//
>
> Only perf with intel_pt was reported.

I think this looks really nice!

> Signed-off-by: Chun-Tse Shao <ctshao@...gle.com>

Reviewed-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>

Thanks,
Ian

> Change-Id: Ic51a36ea3b2fd245663d7db78f35496bb4199d73
> ---
>  tools/perf/util/evsel.c | 79 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
>  1 file changed, 57 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
> index d001ecfa26bf7..5400b795d9233 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
> @@ -3286,7 +3286,8 @@ static bool find_process(const char *name)
>         return ret ? false : true;
>  }
>
> -static int dump_perf_event_processes(char *msg, size_t size)
> +static int dump_perf_event_processes(const struct perf_event_attr *failed_attr,
> +                                    char *msg, size_t size)
>  {
>         DIR *proc_dir;
>         struct dirent *proc_entry;
> @@ -3327,29 +3328,61 @@ static int dump_perf_event_processes(char *msg, size_t size)
>                                 continue;
>                         /* Take care as readlink doesn't null terminate the string. */
>                         if (!strncmp(buf, "anon_inode:[perf_event]", link_size)) {
> -                               int cmdline_fd;
> -                               ssize_t cmdline_size;
> -
> -                               scnprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s/cmdline", proc_entry->d_name);
> -                               cmdline_fd = openat(dirfd(proc_dir), buf, O_RDONLY);
> -                               if (cmdline_fd == -1)
> -                                       continue;
> -                               cmdline_size = read(cmdline_fd, buf, sizeof(buf) - 1);
> -                               close(cmdline_fd);
> -                               if (cmdline_size < 0)
> +                               int fdinfo_fd;
> +                               ssize_t fdinfo_size;
> +                               char *line;
> +                               u32 perf_event_type = UINT32_MAX;
> +
> +                               /* Let's check the PMU type reserved by this process */
> +                               scnprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s/fdinfo/%s",
> +                                         proc_entry->d_name, fd_entry->d_name);
> +                               fdinfo_fd = openat(dirfd(proc_dir), buf, O_RDONLY);
> +                               fdinfo_size = read(fdinfo_fd, buf, sizeof(buf) - 1);
> +                               if (fdinfo_size < 0)
>                                         continue;
> -                               buf[cmdline_size] = '\0';
> -                               for (ssize_t i = 0; i < cmdline_size; i++) {
> -                                       if (buf[i] == '\0')
> -                                               buf[i] = ' ';
> +                               buf[fdinfo_size] = '\0';
> +
> +                               line = strtok(buf, "\n");
> +                               while (line != NULL) {
> +                                       if (sscanf(line,
> +                                                  "perf_event_attr.type:\t%u",
> +                                                  &perf_event_type) == 1)
> +                                               break;
> +                                       line = strtok(NULL, "\n");
>                                 }
>
> -                               if (printed == 0)
> -                                       printed += scnprintf(msg, size, "Possible processes:\n");
> -
> -                               printed += scnprintf(msg + printed, size - printed,
> -                                               "%s %s\n", proc_entry->d_name, buf);
> -                               break;
> +                               /* Report the process which reserves the conflicted PMU. */
> +                               /* If fdinfo does not contain PMU type, report it too. */
> +                               if (perf_event_type == failed_attr->type ||
> +                                   perf_event_type == UINT32_MAX) {
> +                                       int cmdline_fd;
> +                                       ssize_t cmdline_size;
> +
> +                                       scnprintf(buf, sizeof(buf),
> +                                                 "%s/cmdline",
> +                                                 proc_entry->d_name);
> +                                       cmdline_fd = openat(dirfd(proc_dir), buf, O_RDONLY);
> +                                       if (cmdline_fd == -1)
> +                                               continue;
> +                                       cmdline_size = read(cmdline_fd, buf, sizeof(buf) - 1);
> +                                       close(cmdline_fd);
> +                                       if (cmdline_size < 0)
> +                                               continue;
> +                                       buf[cmdline_size] = '\0';
> +                                       for (ssize_t i = 0; i < cmdline_size; i++) {
> +                                               if (buf[i] == '\0')
> +                                                       buf[i] = ' ';
> +                                       }
> +
> +                                       if (printed == 0)
> +                                               printed += scnprintf(
> +                                                       msg, size,
> +                                                       "Possible processes:\n");
> +
> +                                       printed += scnprintf(msg + printed, size - printed,
> +                                                       "%s %s\n", proc_entry->d_name, buf);
> +                                       break;
> +                               }
>                         }
>                 }
>                 closedir(fd_dir);
> @@ -3458,7 +3491,9 @@ int evsel__open_strerror(struct evsel *evsel, struct target *target,
>                         msg, size,
>                         "The PMU %s counters are busy and in use by another process.\n",
>                         evsel->pmu ? evsel->pmu->name : "");
> -               return printed + dump_perf_event_processes(msg + printed, size - printed);
> +               return printed + dump_perf_event_processes(&evsel->core.attr,
> +                                                          msg + printed,
> +                                                          size - printed);
>                 break;
>         case EINVAL:
>                 if (evsel->core.attr.sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CODE_PAGE_SIZE && perf_missing_features.code_page_size)
> --
> 2.47.0.199.ga7371fff76-goog
>

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