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Message-ID: <Z7wMqNUPbFoJA4RR@google.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2025 22:07:36 -0800
From: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
To: Chun-Tse Shao <ctshao@...gle.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.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,
	kan.liang@...ux.intel.com, nick.forrington@....com,
	linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org, bpf@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 4/4] perf lock: Report owner stack in usermode

Hello,

On Wed, Feb 19, 2025 at 01:40:03PM -0800, Chun-Tse Shao wrote:
> This patch parses `owner_lock_stat` into a RB tree, enabling ordered
> reporting of owner lock statistics with stack traces. It also updates
> the documentation for the `-o` option in contention mode, decouples `-o`
> from `-t`, and issues a warning to inform users about the new behavior
> of `-ov`.
> 
> Example output:
>   $ sudo ~/linux/tools/perf/perf lock con -abvo -Y mutex-spin -E3 perf bench sched pipe
>   ...
>    contended   total wait     max wait     avg wait         type   caller
> 
>          171      1.55 ms     20.26 us      9.06 us        mutex   pipe_read+0x57
>                           0xffffffffac6318e7  pipe_read+0x57
>                           0xffffffffac623862  vfs_read+0x332
>                           0xffffffffac62434b  ksys_read+0xbb
>                           0xfffffffface604b2  do_syscall_64+0x82
>                           0xffffffffad00012f  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76
>           36    193.71 us     15.27 us      5.38 us        mutex   pipe_write+0x50
>                           0xffffffffac631ee0  pipe_write+0x50
>                           0xffffffffac6241db  vfs_write+0x3bb
>                           0xffffffffac6244ab  ksys_write+0xbb
>                           0xfffffffface604b2  do_syscall_64+0x82
>                           0xffffffffad00012f  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76
>            4     51.22 us     16.47 us     12.80 us        mutex   do_epoll_wait+0x24d
>                           0xffffffffac691f0d  do_epoll_wait+0x24d
>                           0xffffffffac69249b  do_epoll_pwait.part.0+0xb
>                           0xffffffffac693ba5  __x64_sys_epoll_pwait+0x95
>                           0xfffffffface604b2  do_syscall_64+0x82
>                           0xffffffffad00012f  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76
> 
>   === owner stack trace ===
> 
>            3     31.24 us     15.27 us     10.41 us        mutex   pipe_read+0x348
>                           0xffffffffac631bd8  pipe_read+0x348
>                           0xffffffffac623862  vfs_read+0x332
>                           0xffffffffac62434b  ksys_read+0xbb
>                           0xfffffffface604b2  do_syscall_64+0x82
>                           0xffffffffad00012f  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76
>   ...
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chun-Tse Shao <ctshao@...gle.com>
> ---
>  tools/perf/Documentation/perf-lock.txt |  6 +--
>  tools/perf/builtin-lock.c              | 22 +++++++++-
>  tools/perf/util/bpf_lock_contention.c  | 58 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  tools/perf/util/lock-contention.h      |  7 ++++
>  4 files changed, 88 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-lock.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-lock.txt
> index d3793054f7d3..255e4f3e9d2b 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-lock.txt
> +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-lock.txt
> @@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ CONTENTION OPTIONS
>  --use-bpf::
>  	Use BPF program to collect lock contention stats instead of
>  	using the input data.
> -
>  -a::
>  --all-cpus::
>          System-wide collection from all CPUs.
> @@ -179,8 +178,9 @@ CONTENTION OPTIONS
>  
>  -o::
>  --lock-owner::
> -	Show lock contention stat by owners.  Implies --threads and
> -	requires --use-bpf.
> +	Show lock contention stat by owners. This option can be combined with -t,
> +	which shows owner's per thread lock stats, or -v, which shows owner's
> +	stacktrace. Requires --use-bpf.
>  
>  -Y::
>  --type-filter=<value>::
> diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c b/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
> index 9bebc186286f..34cffa3c7cad 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
> @@ -1817,6 +1817,22 @@ static void print_contention_result(struct lock_contention *con)
>  			break;
>  	}
>  
> +	if (con->owner && con->save_callstack && verbose > 0) {
> +		struct rb_root root = RB_ROOT;
> +
> +		if (symbol_conf.field_sep)
> +			fprintf(lock_output, "# owner stack trace:\n");
> +		else
> +			fprintf(lock_output, "\n=== owner stack trace ===\n\n");
> +		while ((st = pop_owner_stack_trace(con)))
> +			insert_to(&root, st, compare);
> +
> +		while ((st = pop_from(&root))) {
> +			print_lock_stat(con, st);
> +			zfree(st);

I think it should be 'zfree(&st)' or 'free(st)'.


> +		}
> +	}
> +
>  	if (print_nr_entries) {
>  		/* update the total/bad stats */
>  		while ((st = pop_from_result())) {
> @@ -1962,8 +1978,10 @@ static int check_lock_contention_options(const struct option *options,
>  		}
>  	}
>  
> -	if (show_lock_owner)
> -		show_thread_stats = true;
> +	if (show_lock_owner && !show_thread_stats) {
> +		pr_warning("Now -o try to show owner's callstack instead of pid and comm.\n");
> +		pr_warning("Please use -t option too to keep the old behavior.\n");
> +	}
>  
>  	return 0;
>  }
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf_lock_contention.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf_lock_contention.c
> index 76542b86e83f..226ec7a06ab1 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/bpf_lock_contention.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf_lock_contention.c
> @@ -549,6 +549,64 @@ static const char *lock_contention_get_name(struct lock_contention *con,
>  	return name_buf;
>  }
>  
> +struct lock_stat *pop_owner_stack_trace(struct lock_contention *con)
> +{
> +	int stacks_fd, stat_fd;
> +	u64 *stack_trace = NULL;
> +	s32 stack_id;
> +	struct contention_key ckey = {};
> +	struct contention_data cdata = {};
> +	size_t stack_size = con->max_stack * sizeof(*stack_trace);
> +	struct lock_stat *st = NULL;
> +
> +	stacks_fd = bpf_map__fd(skel->maps.owner_stacks);
> +	stat_fd = bpf_map__fd(skel->maps.owner_stat);
> +	if (!stacks_fd || !stat_fd)
> +		goto out_err;
> +
> +	stack_trace = zalloc(stack_size);
> +	if (stack_trace == NULL)
> +		goto out_err;
> +
> +	if (bpf_map_get_next_key(stacks_fd, NULL, stack_trace))
> +		goto out_err;
> +
> +	bpf_map_lookup_elem(stacks_fd, stack_trace, &stack_id);
> +	ckey.stack_id = stack_id;
> +	bpf_map_lookup_elem(stat_fd, &ckey, &cdata);
> +
> +	st = zalloc(sizeof(struct lock_stat));
> +	if (!st)
> +		goto out_err;
> +
> +	st->name = strdup(stack_trace[0] ? lock_contention_get_name(con, NULL, stack_trace, 0) :
> +					   "unknown");
> +	if (!st->name)
> +		goto out_err;
> +
> +	st->flags = cdata.flags;
> +	st->nr_contended = cdata.count;
> +	st->wait_time_total = cdata.total_time;
> +	st->wait_time_max = cdata.max_time;
> +	st->wait_time_min = cdata.min_time;
> +	st->callstack = stack_trace;
> +
> +	if (cdata.count)
> +		st->avg_wait_time = cdata.total_time / cdata.count;
> +
> +	bpf_map_delete_elem(stacks_fd, stack_trace);
> +	bpf_map_delete_elem(stat_fd, &ckey);
> +
> +	return st;
> +
> +out_err:
> +	if (stack_trace)
> +		free(stack_trace);
> +	if (st)
> +		free(st);

No need to check NULL before calling free().

Thanks,
Namhyung


> +	return NULL;
> +}
> +
>  int lock_contention_read(struct lock_contention *con)
>  {
>  	int fd, stack, err = 0;
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/lock-contention.h b/tools/perf/util/lock-contention.h
> index a09f7fe877df..97fd33c57f17 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/lock-contention.h
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/lock-contention.h
> @@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ int lock_contention_stop(void);
>  int lock_contention_read(struct lock_contention *con);
>  int lock_contention_finish(struct lock_contention *con);
>  
> +struct lock_stat *pop_owner_stack_trace(struct lock_contention *con);
> +
>  #else  /* !HAVE_BPF_SKEL */
>  
>  static inline int lock_contention_prepare(struct lock_contention *con __maybe_unused)
> @@ -187,6 +189,11 @@ static inline int lock_contention_read(struct lock_contention *con __maybe_unuse
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> +struct lock_stat *pop_owner_stack_trace(struct lock_contention *con)
> +{
> +	return NULL;
> +}
> +
>  #endif  /* HAVE_BPF_SKEL */
>  
>  #endif  /* PERF_LOCK_CONTENTION_H */
> -- 
> 2.48.1.601.g30ceb7b040-goog
> 

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