[PATCH -tip v2 2/8] perf probe: Use the last field name as theargument name

[Masami Hiramatsu]

Set the last field name to the argument name when the argument
is refering a data-structure member.

e.g.
 ./perf probe --add 'vfs_read file->f_mode'
 Add new event:
   probe:vfs_read       (on vfs_read with f_mode=file->f_mode)

 This probe records file->f_mode, but the argument name becomes "f_mode".

This enables perf-trace command to parse trace event format correctly.

Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@xxxxxx>
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@xxxxxxxxx>
---

 tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt |    2 +-
 tools/perf/util/probe-event.c           |    4 ++++
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt
index e36ed4d..441324f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Each probe argument follows below syntax.
 
  [NAME=]LOCALVAR|$retval|%REG|@SYMBOL
 
-'NAME' specifies the name of this argument (optional). You can use the name of local variable, local data structure member (e.g. var->field, var.field2), or kprobe-tracer argument format (e.g. $retval, %ax, etc).
+'NAME' specifies the name of this argument (optional). You can use the name of local variable, local data structure member (e.g. var->field, var.field2), or kprobe-tracer argument format (e.g. $retval, %ax, etc). Note that the name of this argument will be set as the last member name if you specify a local data structure member (e.g. field2 for 'var->field1.field2'.)
 
 LINE SYNTAX
 -----------
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index ab6f53d..19de8b7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -481,6 +481,10 @@ static void parse_perf_probe_arg(const char *str, struct perf_probe_arg *arg)
 	} while (tmp);
 	(*fieldp)->name = xstrdup(str);
 	pr_debug("%s(%d)\n", (*fieldp)->name, (*fieldp)->ref);
+
+	/* If no name is specified, set the last field name */
+	if (!arg->name)
+		arg->name = xstrdup((*fieldp)->name);
 }
 
 /* Parse perf-probe event command */


-- 
Masami Hiramatsu
e-mail: mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx
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