[PATCH 39/46] perf tools: Set write_backward attribut bit for overwrite events

[Wang Nan]

write_backward attribute makes kernel filling ring buffer from the end
of it, makes reading from overwrite ring buffer possible.

This patch select this attribute if evsel->overwrite is selected
explicitly by user.

Overwrite and write_backward are still controled separatly for legacy
readonly mmap users (most of them are in perf/tests).

Signed-off-by: Wang Nan <wangnan0@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: He Kuang <hekuang@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Zefan Li <lizefan@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: pi3orama@xxxxxxx
---
 tools/perf/builtin-record.c |  7 +++++++
 tools/perf/util/evlist.c    |  2 ++
 tools/perf/util/evlist.h    |  1 +
 tools/perf/util/evsel.c     | 13 +++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 23 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 56e796b..a069f75 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -333,6 +333,13 @@ static int record__open(struct record *rec)
 	perf_evlist__config(evlist, opts);
 
 	evlist__for_each(evlist, pos) {
+		if (pos->overwrite) {
+			if (!pos->attr.write_backward) {
+				ui__warning("Unable to read from overwrite ring buffer\n\n");
+				rc = -ENOSYS;
+				goto out;
+			}
+		}
 try_again:
 		if (perf_evsel__open(pos, pos->cpus, pos->threads) < 0) {
 			if (perf_evsel__fallback(pos, errno, msg, sizeof(msg))) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index c8112805..7877061 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -973,6 +973,8 @@ perf_evlist__channel_for_evsel(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 
 	if (evsel->overwrite)
 		flag |= PERF_EVLIST__CHANNEL_RDONLY;
+	if (evsel->attr.write_backward)
+		flag |= PERF_EVLIST__CHANNEL_BACKWARD;
 	return flag;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index 21a8b85..321224c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ struct record_opts;
 enum perf_evlist_mmap_flag {
 	PERF_EVLIST__CHANNEL_ENABLED	= 1,
 	PERF_EVLIST__CHANNEL_RDONLY	= 2,
+	PERF_EVLIST__CHANNEL_BACKWARD	= 4,
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 10dfdd1..0bbd5ef 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -678,6 +678,19 @@ static void apply_config_terms(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 		}
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Set backward after config term processing because it is
+	 * possible to set overwrite globally, without config
+	 * terms.
+	 */
+	if (evsel->overwrite) {
+		if (opts->has_write_backward)
+			attr->write_backward = 1;
+		else
+			pr_err("Reading from overwrite event %s is not supported\n",
+			       evsel->name);
+	}
+
 	/* User explicitly set per-event callgraph, clear the old setting and reset. */
 	if ((callgraph_buf != NULL) || (dump_size > 0)) {
 
-- 
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