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SubjectRe: [PATCH v8 1/7] perf/core: Define the common branch type classification
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Jin Yao <yao.jin@linux.intel.com> writes:

> It is often useful to know the branch types while analyzing branch
> data. For example, a call is very different from a conditional branch.
>
> Currently we have to look it up in binary while the binary may later
> not be available and even the binary is available but user has to take
> some time. It is very useful for user to check it directly in perf
> report.
>
> Perf already has support for disassembling the branch instruction
> to get the x86 branch type.
>
> To keep consistent on kernel and userspace and make the classification
> more common, the patch adds the common branch type classification
> in perf_event.h.
>
> The patch only defines a minimum but most common set of branch types.
>
> PERF_BR_UNKNOWN : unknown
> PERF_BR_COND :conditional
> PERF_BR_UNCOND : unconditional
> PERF_BR_IND : indirect
> PERF_BR_CALL : function call
> PERF_BR_IND_CALL : indirect function call
> PERF_BR_RET : function return
> PERF_BR_SYSCALL : syscall
> PERF_BR_SYSRET : syscall return
> PERF_BR_COND_CALL : conditional function call
> PERF_BR_COND_RET : conditional function return
>
> The patch also adds a new field type (4 bits) in perf_branch_entry
> to record the branch type.
>
> Since the disassembling of branch instruction needs some overhead,
> a new PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_TYPE_SAVE is introduced to indicate if it
> needs to disassemble the branch instruction and record the branch
> type.

Acked-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au> (powerpc)

If you like.

cheers

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