Re: [PATCH 1/2] perf tools: Allow r0x<HEX> event syntax

[Ian Rogers]

On Sat, Jul 25, 2020 at 5:20 AM Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Adding support to specify raw event with 'r0<HEX>' syntax within
> pmu term syntax like:
>
>   -e cpu/r0xdead/
>
> It will be used to specify raw events in cases where they conflict
> with real pmu terms, like 'read', which is valid raw event syntax,
> but also a possible pmu term name as reported by Jin Yao.
>
> Reported-by: Jin Yao <yao.jin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
>  tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt | 1 +
>  tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c        | 5 +++++
>  tools/perf/util/parse-events.l         | 1 +
>  3 files changed, 7 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt
> index 376a50b3452d..10ed539a8859 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt
> +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt
> @@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ It's also possible to use pmu syntax:
>
>   perf record -e r1a8 -a sleep 1
>   perf record -e cpu/r1a8/ ...
> + perf record -e cpu/r0x1a8/ ...
>
>  You should refer to the processor specific documentation for getting these
>  details. Some of them are referenced in the SEE ALSO section below.
> diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
> index 895188b63f96..5aaddcb0058a 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
> @@ -1766,6 +1766,11 @@ static struct evlist_test test__events_pmu[] = {
>                 .check = test__checkevent_raw_pmu,
>                 .id    = 4,
>         },
> +       {
> +               .name  = "software/r0x1a/",
> +               .check = test__checkevent_raw_pmu,
> +               .id    = 4,
> +       },
>  };
>
>  struct terms_test {
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
> index 56912c9641f5..44c85fea5d00 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
> @@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ percore                     { return term(yyscanner, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_PERCORE); }
>  aux-output             { return term(yyscanner, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_AUX_OUTPUT); }
>  aux-sample-size                { return term(yyscanner, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_AUX_SAMPLE_SIZE); }
>  r{num_raw_hex}         { return raw(yyscanner); }
> +r0x{num_raw_hex}       { return raw(yyscanner); }
>  ,                      { return ','; }
>  "/"                    { BEGIN(INITIAL); return '/'; }
>  {name_minus}           { return str(yyscanner, PE_NAME); }
> --
> 2.25.4
>