[PATCH v5 14/23] perf session: Add host_env argument to perf_session__new
From: Ian Rogers
Date: Sat Jun 28 2025 - 00:53:58 EST
When creating a perf_session the host perf_env may or may not want to
be used. For example, `perf top` uses a host perf_env while `perf
inject` does not. Add a host_env argument to perf_session__new so that
sessions requiring a host perf_env can pass it in. Currently if none
is specified the global perf_env variable is used, but this will
change in later patches.
Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/builtin-inject.c | 3 ++-
tools/perf/util/session.c | 5 +++--
tools/perf/util/session.h | 5 +++--
3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c b/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
index f73350a3417a..40ba6a94f719 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
@@ -2539,7 +2539,8 @@ int cmd_inject(int argc, const char **argv)
inject.tool.bpf_metadata = perf_event__repipe_op2_synth;
inject.tool.dont_split_sample_group = true;
inject.session = __perf_session__new(&data, &inject.tool,
- /*trace_event_repipe=*/inject.output.is_pipe);
+ /*trace_event_repipe=*/inject.output.is_pipe,
+ /*host_env=*/NULL);
if (IS_ERR(inject.session)) {
ret = PTR_ERR(inject.session);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 29f5d376f65e..39da4ab768a5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ static int ordered_events__deliver_event(struct ordered_events *oe,
struct perf_session *__perf_session__new(struct perf_data *data,
struct perf_tool *tool,
- bool trace_event_repipe)
+ bool trace_event_repipe,
+ struct perf_env *host_env)
{
int ret = -ENOMEM;
struct perf_session *session = zalloc(sizeof(*session));
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ struct perf_session *__perf_session__new(struct perf_data *data,
symbol_conf.kallsyms_name = perf_data__kallsyms_name(data);
}
} else {
- session->machines.host.env = &perf_env;
+ session->machines.host.env = host_env ?: &perf_env;
}
if (session->evlist)
session->evlist->session = session;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.h b/tools/perf/util/session.h
index 088868f1004a..baa59fab761b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.h
@@ -109,12 +109,13 @@ struct perf_tool;
struct perf_session *__perf_session__new(struct perf_data *data,
struct perf_tool *tool,
- bool trace_event_repipe);
+ bool trace_event_repipe,
+ struct perf_env *host_env);
static inline struct perf_session *perf_session__new(struct perf_data *data,
struct perf_tool *tool)
{
- return __perf_session__new(data, tool, /*trace_event_repipe=*/false);
+ return __perf_session__new(data, tool, /*trace_event_repipe=*/false, /*host_env=*/NULL);
}
void perf_session__delete(struct perf_session *session);
--
2.50.0.727.gbf7dc18ff4-goog