[PATCH v1] perf pmu: Replace starts_with with strstarts

From: Ian Rogers

Date: Tue Mar 03 2026 - 13:52:34 EST


linux/string.h provides strstarts that matches the starts_with
function. For style and consistency reasons remove the starts_with
functions and use strstarts.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/arch/x86/util/pmu.c | 12 ++++--------
tools/perf/util/drm_pmu.c | 36 +++++++++++++++-------------------
2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/pmu.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/pmu.c
index a3f96221758d..4ea4d022c9c3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/pmu.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
#include <dirent.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <linux/stddef.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
#include <linux/perf_event.h>
#include <linux/zalloc.h>
#include <api/fs/fs.h>
@@ -71,11 +72,6 @@ static int snc_nodes_per_l3_cache(void)
return snc_nodes;
}

-static bool starts_with(const char *str, const char *prefix)
-{
- return !strncmp(prefix, str, strlen(prefix));
-}
-
static int num_chas(void)
{
static bool checked_chas;
@@ -93,7 +89,7 @@ static int num_chas(void)

while ((dent = io_dir__readdir(&dir)) != NULL) {
/* Note, dent->d_type will be DT_LNK and so isn't a useful filter. */
- if (starts_with(dent->d_name, "uncore_cha_"))
+ if (strstarts(dent->d_name, "uncore_cha_"))
num_chas++;
}
close(fd);
@@ -305,9 +301,9 @@ void perf_pmu__arch_init(struct perf_pmu *pmu)
else
pmu->mem_events = perf_mem_events_intel;
} else if (x86__is_intel_graniterapids()) {
- if (starts_with(pmu->name, "uncore_cha_"))
+ if (strstarts(pmu->name, "uncore_cha_"))
gnr_uncore_cha_imc_adjust_cpumask_for_snc(pmu, /*cha=*/true);
- else if (starts_with(pmu->name, "uncore_imc_"))
+ else if (strstarts(pmu->name, "uncore_imc_"))
gnr_uncore_cha_imc_adjust_cpumask_for_snc(pmu, /*cha=*/false);
}
}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/drm_pmu.c b/tools/perf/util/drm_pmu.c
index b48a375e4584..b8badae7015c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/drm_pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/drm_pmu.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
#include <unistd.h>
#include <linux/unistd.h>
#include <linux/kcmp.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
#include <linux/zalloc.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <sys/syscall.h>
@@ -129,11 +130,6 @@ static struct drm_pmu *add_drm_pmu(struct list_head *pmus, char *line, size_t li
}


-static bool starts_with(const char *str, const char *prefix)
-{
- return !strncmp(prefix, str, strlen(prefix));
-}
-
static int add_event(struct drm_pmu_event **events, int *num_events,
const char *line, enum drm_pmu_unit unit, const char *desc)
{
@@ -174,7 +170,7 @@ static int read_drm_pmus_cb(void *args, int fdinfo_dir_fd, const char *fd_name)
}

while (io__getline(&io, &line, &line_len) > 0) {
- if (starts_with(line, "drm-driver:")) {
+ if (strstarts(line, "drm-driver:")) {
drm = add_drm_pmu(pmus, line, line_len);
if (!drm)
break;
@@ -184,59 +180,59 @@ static int read_drm_pmus_cb(void *args, int fdinfo_dir_fd, const char *fd_name)
* Note the string matching below is alphabetical, with more
* specific matches appearing before less specific.
*/
- if (starts_with(line, "drm-active-")) {
+ if (strstarts(line, "drm-active-")) {
add_event(&events, &num_events, line, DRM_PMU_UNIT_BYTES,
"Total memory active in one or more engines");
continue;
}
- if (starts_with(line, "drm-cycles-")) {
+ if (strstarts(line, "drm-cycles-")) {
add_event(&events, &num_events, line, DRM_PMU_UNIT_CYCLES,
"Busy cycles");
continue;
}
- if (starts_with(line, "drm-engine-capacity-")) {
+ if (strstarts(line, "drm-engine-capacity-")) {
add_event(&events, &num_events, line, DRM_PMU_UNIT_CAPACITY,
"Engine capacity");
continue;
}
- if (starts_with(line, "drm-engine-")) {
+ if (strstarts(line, "drm-engine-")) {
add_event(&events, &num_events, line, DRM_PMU_UNIT_NS,
"Utilization in ns");
continue;
}
- if (starts_with(line, "drm-maxfreq-")) {
+ if (strstarts(line, "drm-maxfreq-")) {
add_event(&events, &num_events, line, DRM_PMU_UNIT_HZ,
"Maximum frequency");
continue;
}
- if (starts_with(line, "drm-purgeable-")) {
+ if (strstarts(line, "drm-purgeable-")) {
add_event(&events, &num_events, line, DRM_PMU_UNIT_BYTES,
"Size of resident and purgeable memory buffers");
continue;
}
- if (starts_with(line, "drm-resident-")) {
+ if (strstarts(line, "drm-resident-")) {
add_event(&events, &num_events, line, DRM_PMU_UNIT_BYTES,
"Size of resident memory buffers");
continue;
}
- if (starts_with(line, "drm-shared-")) {
+ if (strstarts(line, "drm-shared-")) {
add_event(&events, &num_events, line, DRM_PMU_UNIT_BYTES,
"Size of shared memory buffers");
continue;
}
- if (starts_with(line, "drm-total-cycles-")) {
+ if (strstarts(line, "drm-total-cycles-")) {
add_event(&events, &num_events, line, DRM_PMU_UNIT_BYTES,
"Total busy cycles");
continue;
}
- if (starts_with(line, "drm-total-")) {
+ if (strstarts(line, "drm-total-")) {
add_event(&events, &num_events, line, DRM_PMU_UNIT_BYTES,
"Size of shared and private memory");
continue;
}
- if (verbose > 1 && starts_with(line, "drm-") &&
- !starts_with(line, "drm-client-id:") &&
- !starts_with(line, "drm-pdev:"))
+ if (verbose > 1 && strstarts(line, "drm-") &&
+ !strstarts(line, "drm-client-id:") &&
+ !strstarts(line, "drm-pdev:"))
pr_debug("Unhandled DRM PMU fdinfo line match '%s'\n", line);
}
if (drm) {
@@ -261,7 +257,7 @@ bool drm_pmu__have_event(const struct perf_pmu *pmu, const char *name)
{
struct drm_pmu *drm = container_of(pmu, struct drm_pmu, pmu);

- if (!starts_with(name, "drm-"))
+ if (!strstarts(name, "drm-"))
return false;

for (int i = 0; i < drm->num_events; i++) {
--
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