[tip:perf/core] perf intel-pt: Ensure never to set 'last_ip' when packet 'count' is zero

From: tip-bot for Adrian Hunter
Date: Wed Jun 21 2017 - 14:23:47 EST


Commit-ID: f952eaceb089b691eba7c4e13686e742a8f26bf5
Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/f952eaceb089b691eba7c4e13686e742a8f26bf5
Author: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@xxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Fri, 26 May 2017 11:17:07 +0300
Committer: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
CommitDate: Wed, 21 Jun 2017 11:35:46 -0300

perf intel-pt: Ensure never to set 'last_ip' when packet 'count' is zero

Intel PT uses IP compression based on the last IP. For decoding purposes,
'last IP' is not updated when a branch target has been suppressed, which is
indicated by IPBytes == 0. IPBytes is stored in the packet 'count', so
ensure never to set 'last_ip' when packet 'count' is zero.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1495786658-18063-7-git-send-email-adrian.hunter@xxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c | 8 +++++---
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c
index 62e2c2a..72b9dc8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c
@@ -1470,7 +1470,8 @@ static int intel_pt_walk_psbend(struct intel_pt_decoder *decoder)

case INTEL_PT_FUP:
decoder->pge = true;
- intel_pt_set_last_ip(decoder);
+ if (decoder->packet.count)
+ intel_pt_set_last_ip(decoder);
break;

case INTEL_PT_MODE_TSX:
@@ -1756,8 +1757,9 @@ next:

static inline bool intel_pt_have_ip(struct intel_pt_decoder *decoder)
{
- return decoder->have_last_ip || decoder->packet.count == 0 ||
- decoder->packet.count == 3 || decoder->packet.count == 6;
+ return decoder->packet.count &&
+ (decoder->have_last_ip || decoder->packet.count == 3 ||
+ decoder->packet.count == 6);
}

/* Walk PSB+ packets to get in sync. */