[PATCH] perf parse-events: Set default GH modifier properly
From: Namhyung Kim
Date: Fri Jun 06 2025 - 18:54:43 EST
Commit 7b100989b4f6bce7 ("perf evlist: Remove __evlist__add_default")
changed to use "cycles:P" as a default event. But the problem is it
cannot set other default modifiers correctly.
perf kvm needs to set attr.exclude_host by default but it didn't work
because of the logic in the parse_events__modifier_list(). Also the
exclude_GH_default was applied only if ":u" modifier was specified -
which is strange. Move it out after handling the ":GH" and check
perf_host and perf_guest properly.
Before:
$ ./perf kvm record -vv true |& grep exclude
(nothing)
But specifying an event (without a modifier) works:
$ ./perf kvm record -vv -e cycles true |& grep exclude
exclude_host 1
After:
It now works for the both cases:
$ ./perf kvm record -vv true |& grep exclude
exclude_host 1
$ ./perf kvm record -vv -e cycles true |& grep exclude
exclude_host 1
Fixes: 35c8d21371e9b342 ("perf tools: Don't set attr.exclude_guest by default")
Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/util/parse-events.c | 11 ++++++++---
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 7f34e602fc080881..d1965a7b97ed6b97 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -1830,13 +1830,11 @@ static int parse_events__modifier_list(struct parse_events_state *parse_state,
int eH = group ? evsel->core.attr.exclude_host : 0;
int eG = group ? evsel->core.attr.exclude_guest : 0;
int exclude = eu | ek | eh;
- int exclude_GH = group ? evsel->exclude_GH : 0;
+ int exclude_GH = eG | eH;
if (mod.user) {
if (!exclude)
exclude = eu = ek = eh = 1;
- if (!exclude_GH && !perf_guest && exclude_GH_default)
- eG = 1;
eu = 0;
}
if (mod.kernel) {
@@ -1859,6 +1857,13 @@ static int parse_events__modifier_list(struct parse_events_state *parse_state,
exclude_GH = eG = eH = 1;
eH = 0;
}
+ if (!exclude_GH && exclude_GH_default) {
+ if (perf_host)
+ eG = 1;
+ else if (perf_guest)
+ eH = 1;
+ }
+
evsel->core.attr.exclude_user = eu;
evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel = ek;
evsel->core.attr.exclude_hv = eh;
--
2.50.0.rc0.604.gd4ff7b7c86-goog