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    SubjectRE: [PATCH V6 1/1] perf tool: perf diff support for different binaries
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    Hi Arnaldo,

    The patch is one month old. Kim and Jirka have reviewed it.

    There is also another perf diff related patch which has similar situation.
    https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/12/1/380
    It was also reviewed by Jirka a month ago.

    Both of them still apply to current perf/core.
    Should I re-post them for more review?

    Thanks,
    Kan

    >
    > From: Kan Liang <kan.liang@intel.com>
    >
    > Currently, the perf diff only works with same binaries. That's because it
    > compares the symbol start address. It doesn't work if the perf.data comes
    > from different binaries. This patch matches the function names.
    >
    > Here is an examples.
    > The only difference between example_v1.c and example_v2.c is the
    > location of f2 and f3. There is no change in behavior, but the previous perf
    > diff display the wrong differential profile.
    >
    > example_v1.c
    >
    > noinline void f3(void)
    > {
    > volatile int i;
    > for (i = 0; i < 10000;) {
    >
    > if(i%2)
    > i++;
    > else
    > i++;
    > }
    > }
    >
    > noinline void f2(void)
    > {
    > volatile int a = 100, b, c;
    > for (b = 0; b < 10000; b++)
    > c = a * b;
    >
    > }
    >
    > noinline void f1(void)
    > {
    > f2();
    > f3();
    > }
    >
    > int main()
    > {
    > int i;
    > for (i = 0; i < 100000; i++)
    > f1();
    > }
    >
    > example_v2.c
    >
    > noinline void f2(void)
    > {
    > volatile int a = 100, b, c;
    > for (b = 0; b < 10000; b++)
    > c = a * b;
    > }
    >
    > noinline void f3(void)
    > {
    > volatile int i;
    > for (i = 0; i < 10000;) {
    > if(i%2)
    > i++;
    > else
    > i++;
    > }
    > }
    >
    > noinline void f1(void)
    > {
    > f2();
    > f3();
    > }
    >
    > int main()
    > {
    > int i;
    > for (i = 0; i < 100000; i++)
    > f1();
    > }
    >
    > [lk@localhost perf_diff]$ gcc example_v1.c -o example [lk@localhost
    > perf_diff]$ perf record -o example_v1.data ./example [ perf record:
    > Woken up 4 times to write data ] [ perf record: Captured and wrote 0.813
    > MB example_v1.data (~35522
    > samples) ]
    >
    > [lk@localhost perf_diff]$ gcc example_v2.c -o example [lk@localhost
    > perf_diff]$ perf record -o example_v2.data ./example [ perf record:
    > Woken up 4 times to write data ] [ perf record: Captured and wrote 0.824
    > MB example_v2.data (~36015
    > samples) ]
    >
    > Old perf diff result.
    > [lk@localhost perf_diff]$ perf diff example_v1.data example_v2.data
    > Event 'cycles'
    >
    > Baseline Delta Shared Object Symbol
    > ........ ....... ................ ...............................
    >
    > [kernel.vmlinux] [k] __perf_event_task_sched_out
    > 0.00% [kernel.vmlinux] [k] apic_timer_interrupt
    > [kernel.vmlinux] [k] idle_cpu
    > [kernel.vmlinux] [k] intel_pstate_timer_func
    > [kernel.vmlinux] [k] native_read_msr_safe
    > 0.00% [kernel.vmlinux] [k] native_read_tsc
    > 0.00% [kernel.vmlinux] [k] native_write_msr_safe
    > [kernel.vmlinux] [k] ntp_tick_length
    > 0.00% [kernel.vmlinux] [k] rb_erase
    > 0.00% [kernel.vmlinux] [k] tick_sched_timer
    > 0.00% [kernel.vmlinux] [k] unmap_single_vma
    > 0.00% [kernel.vmlinux] [k] update_wall_time
    > 0.00% example [.] f1
    > 46.24% example [.] f2
    > 53.71% -7.55% example [.] f3
    > +53.81% example [.] f3
    > 0.02% example [.] main
    >
    > New perf diff result.
    > [lk@localhost perf_diff]$ perf diff example_v1.data example_v2.data
    > [kernel.vmlinux] [k] __perf_event_task_sched_out
    > 0.00% [kernel.vmlinux] [k] apic_timer_interrupt
    > [kernel.vmlinux] [k] idle_cpu
    > [kernel.vmlinux] [k] intel_pstate_timer_func
    > [kernel.vmlinux] [k] native_read_msr_safe
    > 0.00% [kernel.vmlinux] [k] native_read_tsc
    > 0.00% [kernel.vmlinux] [k] native_write_msr_safe
    > [kernel.vmlinux] [k] ntp_tick_length
    > 0.00% [kernel.vmlinux] [k] rb_erase
    > 0.00% [kernel.vmlinux] [k] tick_sched_timer
    > 0.00% [kernel.vmlinux] [k] unmap_single_vma
    > 0.00% [kernel.vmlinux] [k] update_wall_time
    > 0.00% example [.] f1
    > 46.24% -0.08% example [.] f2
    > 53.71% +0.11% example [.] f3
    > 0.02% example [.] main
    >
    > Signed-off-by: Kan Liang <kan.liang@intel.com>
    > Acked-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
    > Acked-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
    >
    > ---
    >
    > The patch is seperated from "[PATCH V4 0/3] perf tool: perf diff sort
    > changes" patch set.
    > The first patch of the patch set has been merged.
    > The third patch of the patch set for symoff will be sent out by another
    > thread.
    >
    > Changes since V4:
    > - Seperate from old patch set
    > - Add an example in changelog
    > - Update man page
    >
    > Changes since V5:
    > - Correct patch style
    >
    > tools/perf/Documentation/perf-diff.txt | 5 +++++
    > tools/perf/util/sort.c | 9 +++++++++
    > 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+)
    >
    > diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-diff.txt
    > b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-diff.txt
    > index e463caa..5182661 100644
    > --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-diff.txt
    > +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-diff.txt
    > @@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ If no parameters are passed it will assume
    > perf.data.old and perf.data.
    > The differential profile is displayed only for events matching both
    > specified perf.data files.
    >
    > +If no parameters are passed the samples will be sorted by dso and symbol.
    > +As the perf.data files could come from different binaries, the symbols
    > +addresses could vary. So perf diff is based on the comparison of the
    > +files and symbols name.
    > +
    > OPTIONS
    > -------
    > -D::
    > diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c index
    > 9139dda..e0e4173 100644
    > --- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c
    > +++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
    > @@ -1432,6 +1432,15 @@ int sort_dimension__add(const char *tok)
    > sort__has_parent = 1;
    > } else if (sd->entry == &sort_sym) {
    > sort__has_sym = 1;
    > + /*
    > + * perf diff displays the performance difference
    > amongst
    > + * two or more perf.data files. Those files could
    > come
    > + * from different binaries. So we should not
    > compare
    > + * their ips, but the name of symbol.
    > + */
    > + if (sort__mode == SORT_MODE__DIFF)
    > + sd->entry->se_collapse = sort__sym_sort;
    > +
    > } else if (sd->entry == &sort_dso) {
    > sort__has_dso = 1;
    > }
    > --
    > 1.8.3.2



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