Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 17 Jun 2016 08:48:18 +0900 | From | Masami Hiramatsu <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH perf/core v11 07/20] perf probe: Add --cache option to cache the probe definitions |
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On Thu, 16 Jun 2016 11:29:06 -0300 Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org> wrote:
> Em Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 06:38:30AM +0900, Masami Hiramatsu escreveu: > > On Wed, 15 Jun 2016 14:38:59 -0300 > > Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org> wrote: > > > > > Em Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 12:28:40PM +0900, Masami Hiramatsu escreveu: > > > > From: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com> > > > > > > > > Add --cache option to cache the probe definitions. This > > > > just saves the result of the dwarf analysis to probe cache. > > > > > > So, I applied up to this patch and will test build and send to Ingo > > > today, but from this point on I think you should provide usage examples, > > > i.e. use the options introduced, showing what effects it has on > > > the cache, etc. > > > > Hmm, OK, I'll add that on perf-probe.txt, but anyway, unless [8/23] > > perf probe just write events in cache files, but not reuse (read) > > the cache entries. IOW, it would be just a waste of disk space.... > > This is just to ease reviewing, sometimes the way patch authors describe > their changes is not clear enough, so seeing what the tool does with the > patch applied helps in reviewing, that is all.
Ah, I see. So I'll add an example result of the patch.
Thanks!
> > - Arnaldo > > > Thank you, > > > > > > > > - Arnaldo > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com> > > > > Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org> > > > > --- > > > > Changes in v11: > > > > - Check failure of probe_cache operations and warn it. > > > > Changes in v10: > > > > - Split into 5 subpatches. > > > > Changes in v6: > > > > - Remove unneeded O_APPEND from open(). (Thanks Namhyung!) > > > > - Fix to check the return value of probe_cache_entry__new and strdup.(ditto) > > > > Changes in v5: > > > > - Move probe_cache* definitions. (code cleanup) > > > > > > > > Changes in v4: > > > > - Remove cache saving failure message. > > > > --- > > > > tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt | 4 ++++ > > > > tools/perf/builtin-probe.c | 1 + > > > > tools/perf/util/probe-event.c | 9 +++++++++ > > > > tools/perf/util/probe-event.h | 1 + > > > > 4 files changed, 15 insertions(+) > > > > > > > > diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt > > > > index 3a8a9ba..947db6f 100644 > > > > --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt > > > > +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt > > > > @@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ OPTIONS > > > > Dry run. With this option, --add and --del doesn't execute actual > > > > adding and removal operations. > > > > > > > > +--cache:: > > > > + Cache the probes (with --add option). Any events which successfully added > > > > + are also stored in the cache file. > > > > + > > > > --max-probes=NUM:: > > > > Set the maximum number of probe points for an event. Default is 128. > > > > > > > > diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c > > > > index 9af859b..6d7ab431 100644 > > > > --- a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c > > > > +++ b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c > > > > @@ -512,6 +512,7 @@ __cmd_probe(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused) > > > > "Enable symbol demangling"), > > > > OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "demangle-kernel", &symbol_conf.demangle_kernel, > > > > "Enable kernel symbol demangling"), > > > > + OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "cache", &probe_conf.cache, "Manipulate probe cache"), > > > > OPT_END() > > > > }; > > > > int ret; > > > > diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c > > > > index cbc8a8b..084756c 100644 > > > > --- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c > > > > +++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c > > > > @@ -2514,6 +2514,7 @@ static int __add_probe_trace_events(struct perf_probe_event *pev, > > > > { > > > > int i, fd, ret; > > > > struct probe_trace_event *tev = NULL; > > > > + struct probe_cache *cache = NULL; > > > > struct strlist *namelist; > > > > > > > > fd = probe_file__open(PF_FL_RW | (pev->uprobes ? PF_FL_UPROBE : 0)); > > > > @@ -2555,6 +2556,14 @@ static int __add_probe_trace_events(struct perf_probe_event *pev, > > > > } > > > > if (ret == -EINVAL && pev->uprobes) > > > > warn_uprobe_event_compat(tev); > > > > + if (ret == 0 && probe_conf.cache) { > > > > + cache = probe_cache__new(pev->target); > > > > + if (!cache || > > > > + probe_cache__add_entry(cache, pev, tevs, ntevs) < 0 || > > > > + probe_cache__commit(cache) < 0) > > > > + pr_warning("Failed to add event to probe cache\n"); > > > > + probe_cache__delete(cache); > > > > + } > > > > > > > > strlist__delete(namelist); > > > > close_out: > > > > diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h > > > > index 0b024ba..432b690 100644 > > > > --- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h > > > > +++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h > > > > @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ struct probe_conf { > > > > bool show_location_range; > > > > bool force_add; > > > > bool no_inlines; > > > > + bool cache; > > > > int max_probes; > > > > }; > > > > extern struct probe_conf probe_conf; > > > > > > -- > > Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>
-- Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>
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