Re: [PATCHv3 0/6] perf, tool: Allow to use hw events in PMU syntax

From: Jiri Olsa
Date: Thu Aug 16 2012 - 09:45:10 EST


On Wed, Aug 08, 2012 at 02:42:14PM +0200, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 09, 2012 at 10:37:44PM +0200, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> > hi,
> > here's the change to make following syntax available:
> > perf stat -e cpu/event=instructions/u ls
> >
> > this is identical to:
> > perf stat -e instructions:u ls
> >
> > v3 changes:
> > - patches v2 1,5,6,9 are already in
> > - patch 1 - sysfs 'events' attribute file names with dashes '-'
> > - using 'event/umask/inv/cmask' terms assigments instead simple 'config'
> > - patch 2 - undefined events sysfs attributes filtered out
> >
> > v2 changes:
> > - making the hw events translations available under the 'events',
> > the userspace trnaslation is then done by existing term aliasing
> > code with some little tweeks ;)
> > - patches 1-3 are independent fixies
> >
> > Attached patches:
> > 1/6 perf, x86: Making hardware events translations available in sysfs
> > 2/6 perf, x86: Filter out undefined events from sysfs events attribute
> > 3/6 perf, tool: Fix pmu object alias initialization
> > 4/6 perf, tool: Properly free format data
> > 5/6 perf, tool: Add support to specify hw event as pmu event term
> > 6/6 perf, test: Add automated tests for pmu sysfs translated events
> >
> > jirka
> > ---
> > arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c | 98 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > tools/perf/util/parse-events-test.c | 75 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> > tools/perf/util/parse-events.c | 13 +++++++++
> > tools/perf/util/parse-events.h | 2 ++
> > tools/perf/util/parse-events.y | 9 ++++++
> > tools/perf/util/pmu.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
> > 6 files changed, 232 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
>
> hi,
> any feedback on this?
> you can check rebased version (on Arnaldo's perf/core) here:
>
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jolsa/linux.git
> perf/sysfs_events1

please use: perf/sysfs_events2

thanks,
jirka
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