[RFC PATCH v4 26/29] perf record: Probe at kprobe points

From: Wang Nan
Date: Wed May 27 2015 - 01:23:01 EST


In this patch, kprobe points are created using add_perf_probe_events.
Since all events are already grouped together in an array, calling
add_perf_probe_events() once creates all of them.

Signed-off-by: Wang Nan <wangnan0@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/builtin-record.c | 14 ++++++++++++++
tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.h | 2 ++
3 files changed, 61 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index c3efdfb..9297800 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
#include "util/cpumap.h"
#include "util/thread_map.h"
#include "util/data.h"
+#include "util/bpf-loader.h"

#include <unistd.h>
#include <sched.h>
@@ -957,6 +958,18 @@ int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
usage_with_options(record_usage, record_options);
}

+ /*
+ * bpf__probe must be called before symbol__init() because we
+ * need init_symbol_maps. If called after symbol__init,
+ * symbol_conf.sort_by_name won't take effect.
+ */
+ err = bpf__probe();
+ if (err) {
+ pr_err("Probing at events in BPF object failed.\n");
+ pr_err("Try perf probe -d '*' to remove existing probe events.\n");
+ return err;
+ }
+
symbol__init(NULL);

if (symbol_conf.kptr_restrict)
@@ -1011,5 +1024,6 @@ int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
out_symbol_exit:
perf_evlist__delete(rec->evlist);
symbol__exit();
+ bpf__unprobe();
return err;
}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c
index 1022729..f5d5f3e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c
@@ -179,3 +179,48 @@ void bpf__clear(void)
bpf_object__for_each(obj, tmp)
bpf_object__close(obj);
}
+
+static bool is_probing = false;
+
+int bpf__unprobe(void)
+{
+ struct strlist *dellist;
+ int ret;
+
+ if (!is_probing)
+ return 0;
+
+ dellist = strlist__new(true, PERF_BPF_PROBE_GROUP ":*");
+ if (!dellist) {
+ pr_err("Failed to create dellist when unprobing\n");
+ return -ENOMEM;
+ }
+
+ ret = del_perf_probe_events(dellist);
+ strlist__delete(dellist);
+ if (ret < 0 && is_probing)
+ pr_err(" Error: failed to delete events: %s\n",
+ strerror(-ret));
+ else
+ is_probing = false;
+ return ret < 0 ? ret : 0;
+}
+
+int bpf__probe(void)
+{
+ int err;
+
+ if (nr_probe_events <= 0)
+ return 0;
+
+ err = add_perf_probe_events(probe_event_array,
+ nr_probe_events,
+ MAX_PROBES, 0);
+ /* add_perf_probe_events return negative when fail */
+ if (err < 0)
+ pr_err("bpf probe: failed to probe events\n");
+ else
+ is_probing = true;
+
+ return err < 0 ? err : 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.h b/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.h
index 43d7b99..1127880 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.h
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
#define PERF_BPF_PROBE_GROUP "perf_bpf_probe"

int bpf__prepare_load(const char *filename);
+int bpf__probe(void);
+int bpf__unprobe(void);

void bpf__clear(void);
#endif
--
1.8.3.4

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