[PATCH 14/21] perf top: Add overwrite fall back

[Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo]

From: Kan Liang <kan.liang@xxxxxxxxx>

Switch to non-overwrite mode if kernel doesnot support overwrite
ringbuffer.

It's only effect when overwrite mode is supported.  No change to current
behavior.

Signed-off-by: Kan Liang <kan.liang@xxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jin Yao <yao.jin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Wang Nan <wangnan0@xxxxxxxxxx>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1516310792-208685-14-git-send-email-kan.liang@xxxxxxxxx
[ Use perf_missing_features.write_backward instead of the non merged is_write_backward_fail() ]
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 tools/perf/builtin-top.c | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 17783798924a..ee4bba1e282c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -943,6 +943,27 @@ static int perf_top__overwrite_check(struct perf_top *top)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int perf_top_overwrite_fallback(struct perf_top *top,
+				       struct perf_evsel *evsel)
+{
+	struct record_opts *opts = &top->record_opts;
+	struct perf_evlist *evlist = top->evlist;
+	struct perf_evsel *counter;
+
+	if (!opts->overwrite)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* only fall back when first event fails */
+	if (evsel != perf_evlist__first(evlist))
+		return 0;
+
+	evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, counter)
+		counter->attr.write_backward = false;
+	opts->overwrite = false;
+	ui__warning("fall back to non-overwrite mode\n");
+	return 1;
+}
+
 static int perf_top__start_counters(struct perf_top *top)
 {
 	char msg[BUFSIZ];
@@ -967,6 +988,21 @@ static int perf_top__start_counters(struct perf_top *top)
 try_again:
 		if (perf_evsel__open(counter, top->evlist->cpus,
 				     top->evlist->threads) < 0) {
+
+			/*
+			 * Specially handle overwrite fall back.
+			 * Because perf top is the only tool which has
+			 * overwrite mode by default, support
+			 * both overwrite and non-overwrite mode, and
+			 * require consistent mode for all events.
+			 *
+			 * May move it to generic code with more tools
+			 * have similar attribute.
+			 */
+			if (perf_missing_features.write_backward &&
+			    perf_top_overwrite_fallback(top, counter))
+				goto try_again;
+
 			if (perf_evsel__fallback(counter, errno, msg, sizeof(msg))) {
 				if (verbose > 0)
 					ui__warning("%s\n", msg);
-- 
2.14.3