Re: [PATCH 3/5] perf probe: Support multiprobe event

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
Date: Wed Nov 06 2019 - 14:56:42 EST


Em Tue, Nov 05, 2019 at 09:17:09AM +0900, Masami Hiramatsu escreveu:
> Support multiprobe event if the event is based on function
> and lines and kernel supports it. In this case, perf probe
> creates the first probe with an event, and tries to append
> following probes on that event, since those probes must be
> on the same source code line.
>
> Before this patch;
> # perf probe -a vfs_read:18
> Added new events:
> probe:vfs_read_L18 (on vfs_read:18)
> probe:vfs_read_L18_1 (on vfs_read:18)

So this seems to depend on the previous one, I'll leave it for later,
till we figure that one out,

- Arnaldo

> You can now use it in all perf tools, such as:
>
> perf record -e probe:vfs_read_L18_1 -aR sleep 1
>
> #
>
> After this patch (on multiprobe supported kernel)
> # perf probe -a vfs_read:18
> Added new events:
> probe:vfs_read_L18 (on vfs_read:18)
> probe:vfs_read_L18 (on vfs_read:18)
>
> You can now use it in all perf tools, such as:
>
> perf record -e probe:vfs_read_L18 -aR sleep 1
>
> #
>
> Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> tools/perf/util/probe-event.c | 9 +++++++--
> tools/perf/util/probe-file.c | 7 +++++++
> tools/perf/util/probe-file.h | 1 +
> 3 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
> index d14b970a6461..23db6786c3ea 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
> @@ -2738,8 +2738,13 @@ static int probe_trace_event__set_name(struct probe_trace_event *tev,
> if (tev->event == NULL || tev->group == NULL)
> return -ENOMEM;
>
> - /* Add added event name to namelist */
> - strlist__add(namelist, event);
> + /*
> + * Add new event name to namelist if multiprobe event is NOT
> + * supported, since we have to use new event name for following
> + * probes in that case.
> + */
> + if (!multiprobe_event_is_supported())
> + strlist__add(namelist, event);
> return 0;
> }
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-file.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-file.c
> index b659466ea498..a63f1a19b0e8 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/probe-file.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-file.c
> @@ -1007,6 +1007,7 @@ enum ftrace_readme {
> FTRACE_README_KRETPROBE_OFFSET,
> FTRACE_README_UPROBE_REF_CTR,
> FTRACE_README_USER_ACCESS,
> + FTRACE_README_MULTIPROBE_EVENT,
> FTRACE_README_END,
> };
>
> @@ -1020,6 +1021,7 @@ static struct {
> DEFINE_TYPE(FTRACE_README_KRETPROBE_OFFSET, "*place (kretprobe): *"),
> DEFINE_TYPE(FTRACE_README_UPROBE_REF_CTR, "*ref_ctr_offset*"),
> DEFINE_TYPE(FTRACE_README_USER_ACCESS, "*[u]<offset>*"),
> + DEFINE_TYPE(FTRACE_README_MULTIPROBE_EVENT, "*Create/append/*"),
> };
>
> static bool scan_ftrace_readme(enum ftrace_readme type)
> @@ -1085,3 +1087,8 @@ bool user_access_is_supported(void)
> {
> return scan_ftrace_readme(FTRACE_README_USER_ACCESS);
> }
> +
> +bool multiprobe_event_is_supported(void)
> +{
> + return scan_ftrace_readme(FTRACE_README_MULTIPROBE_EVENT);
> +}
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-file.h b/tools/perf/util/probe-file.h
> index 986c1c94f64f..850d1b52d60a 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/probe-file.h
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-file.h
> @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ bool probe_type_is_available(enum probe_type type);
> bool kretprobe_offset_is_supported(void);
> bool uprobe_ref_ctr_is_supported(void);
> bool user_access_is_supported(void);
> +bool multiprobe_event_is_supported(void);
> #else /* ! HAVE_LIBELF_SUPPORT */
> static inline struct probe_cache *probe_cache__new(const char *tgt __maybe_unused, struct nsinfo *nsi __maybe_unused)
> {

--

- Arnaldo