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Message-ID: <Z6EStkn-YZ8zaO7u@ghost>
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2025 11:02:14 -0800
From: Charlie Jenkins <charlie@...osinc.com>
To: Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>
Cc: 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>,
	John Garry <john.g.garry@...cle.com>, Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
	James Clark <james.clark@...aro.org>,
	Mike Leach <mike.leach@...aro.org>, Leo Yan <leo.yan@...ux.dev>,
	Guo Ren <guoren@...nel.org>,
	Paul Walmsley <paul.walmsley@...ive.com>,
	Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...belt.com>,
	Albert Ou <aou@...s.berkeley.edu>, Bibo Mao <maobibo@...ngson.cn>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Huacai Chen <chenhuacai@...nel.org>,
	Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>,
	Björn Töpel <bjorn@...osinc.com>,
	Howard Chu <howardchu95@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-csky@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 0/7] perf: Support multiple system call tables in the
 build

On Fri, Jan 31, 2025 at 11:14:48PM -0800, Ian Rogers wrote:
> This work builds on the clean up of system call tables and removal of
> libaudit by Charlie Jenkins <charlie@...osinc.com>.
> 
> The system call table in perf trace is used to map system call numbers
> to names and vice versa. Prior to these changes, a single table
> matching the perf binary's build was present. The table would be
> incorrect if tracing say a 32-bit binary from a 64-bit version of
> perf, the names and numbers wouldn't match.
> 
> Change the build so that a single system call file is built and the
> potentially multiple tables are identifiable from the ELF machine type
> of the process being examined. To determine the ELF machine type, the
> executable's header is read from /proc/pid/exe with fallbacks to using
> the perf's binary type when unknown.
> 
> Remove some runtime types used by the system call tables and make
> equivalents generated at build time.

Our approaches are very different but I sent out a patch to do this a
couple of weeks ago [1].

Did you look at that and decide you didn't like the approach?

- Charlie

> 
> Ian Rogers (7):
>   perf syscalltble: Remove syscall_table.h
>   perf trace: Reorganize syscalls
>   perf syscalltbl: Remove struct syscalltbl
>   perf thread: Add support for reading the e_machine type for a thread
>   perf trace beauty: Add syscalltbl.sh generating all system call tables
>   perf syscalltbl: Use lookup table containing multiple architectures
>   perf build: Remove Makefile.syscalls
> 
>  tools/perf/Makefile.perf                      |  10 +-
>  tools/perf/arch/alpha/entry/syscalls/Kbuild   |   2 -
>  .../alpha/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls    |   5 -
>  tools/perf/arch/alpha/include/syscall_table.h |   2 -
>  tools/perf/arch/arc/entry/syscalls/Kbuild     |   2 -
>  .../arch/arc/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls |   3 -
>  tools/perf/arch/arc/include/syscall_table.h   |   2 -
>  tools/perf/arch/arm/entry/syscalls/Kbuild     |   4 -
>  .../arch/arm/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls |   2 -
>  tools/perf/arch/arm/include/syscall_table.h   |   2 -
>  tools/perf/arch/arm64/entry/syscalls/Kbuild   |   3 -
>  .../arm64/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls    |   6 -
>  tools/perf/arch/arm64/include/syscall_table.h |   8 -
>  tools/perf/arch/csky/entry/syscalls/Kbuild    |   2 -
>  .../csky/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls     |   3 -
>  tools/perf/arch/csky/include/syscall_table.h  |   2 -
>  .../perf/arch/loongarch/entry/syscalls/Kbuild |   2 -
>  .../entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls          |   3 -
>  .../arch/loongarch/include/syscall_table.h    |   2 -
>  tools/perf/arch/mips/entry/syscalls/Kbuild    |   2 -
>  .../mips/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls     |   5 -
>  tools/perf/arch/mips/include/syscall_table.h  |   2 -
>  tools/perf/arch/parisc/entry/syscalls/Kbuild  |   3 -
>  .../parisc/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls   |   6 -
>  .../perf/arch/parisc/include/syscall_table.h  |   8 -
>  tools/perf/arch/powerpc/entry/syscalls/Kbuild |   3 -
>  .../powerpc/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls  |   6 -
>  .../perf/arch/powerpc/include/syscall_table.h |   8 -
>  tools/perf/arch/riscv/entry/syscalls/Kbuild   |   2 -
>  .../riscv/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls    |   4 -
>  tools/perf/arch/riscv/include/syscall_table.h |   8 -
>  tools/perf/arch/s390/entry/syscalls/Kbuild    |   2 -
>  .../s390/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls     |   5 -
>  tools/perf/arch/s390/include/syscall_table.h  |   2 -
>  tools/perf/arch/sh/entry/syscalls/Kbuild      |   2 -
>  .../arch/sh/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls  |   4 -
>  tools/perf/arch/sh/include/syscall_table.h    |   2 -
>  tools/perf/arch/sparc/entry/syscalls/Kbuild   |   3 -
>  .../sparc/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls    |   5 -
>  tools/perf/arch/sparc/include/syscall_table.h |   8 -
>  tools/perf/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/Kbuild     |   3 -
>  .../arch/x86/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls |   6 -
>  tools/perf/arch/x86/include/syscall_table.h   |   8 -
>  tools/perf/arch/xtensa/entry/syscalls/Kbuild  |   2 -
>  .../xtensa/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls   |   4 -
>  .../perf/arch/xtensa/include/syscall_table.h  |   2 -
>  tools/perf/builtin-trace.c                    | 275 +++++++++++-------
>  tools/perf/scripts/Makefile.syscalls          |  61 ----
>  tools/perf/scripts/syscalltbl.sh              |  86 ------
>  tools/perf/trace/beauty/syscalltbl.sh         | 274 +++++++++++++++++
>  tools/perf/util/syscalltbl.c                  | 142 ++++-----
>  tools/perf/util/syscalltbl.h                  |  22 +-
>  tools/perf/util/thread.c                      |  50 ++++
>  tools/perf/util/thread.h                      |  14 +-
>  54 files changed, 598 insertions(+), 506 deletions(-)
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/alpha/entry/syscalls/Kbuild
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/alpha/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/alpha/include/syscall_table.h
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/arc/entry/syscalls/Kbuild
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/arc/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/arc/include/syscall_table.h
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/arm/entry/syscalls/Kbuild
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/arm/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/arm/include/syscall_table.h
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/arm64/entry/syscalls/Kbuild
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/arm64/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/arm64/include/syscall_table.h
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/csky/entry/syscalls/Kbuild
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/csky/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/csky/include/syscall_table.h
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/loongarch/entry/syscalls/Kbuild
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/loongarch/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/loongarch/include/syscall_table.h
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/mips/entry/syscalls/Kbuild
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/mips/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/mips/include/syscall_table.h
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/parisc/entry/syscalls/Kbuild
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/parisc/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/parisc/include/syscall_table.h
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/powerpc/entry/syscalls/Kbuild
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/powerpc/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/powerpc/include/syscall_table.h
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/riscv/entry/syscalls/Kbuild
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/riscv/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/riscv/include/syscall_table.h
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/s390/entry/syscalls/Kbuild
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/s390/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/s390/include/syscall_table.h
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/sh/entry/syscalls/Kbuild
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/sh/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/sh/include/syscall_table.h
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/sparc/entry/syscalls/Kbuild
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/sparc/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/sparc/include/syscall_table.h
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/Kbuild
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/x86/include/syscall_table.h
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/xtensa/entry/syscalls/Kbuild
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/xtensa/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/xtensa/include/syscall_table.h
>  delete mode 100644 tools/perf/scripts/Makefile.syscalls
>  delete mode 100755 tools/perf/scripts/syscalltbl.sh
>  create mode 100755 tools/perf/trace/beauty/syscalltbl.sh
> 
> -- 
> 2.48.1.362.g079036d154-goog
> 

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