[PATCH 11/15] perf dwarf-aux: Add die_same_file() and die_get_type_die()
From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
Date: Thu Sep 17 2026 - 13:46:11 EST
From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
dwarf_dieoffset() is relative to the file the DIE is in, so an offset
saved by die_collect_vars()/die_collect_global_vars() is only
meaningful in that file: add die_same_file(), comparing the Dwarf each
DIE's CU belongs to, to record which file that is, and
die_get_type_die() to resolve the offset in it, with the saved tag as a
sanity check. Resolving the offset in the main file instead parses
whatever is at it when it came from the dwz common file.
dwarf_cu_getdwarf() is new in elfutils 0.160, so the libdw feature test
probes for it and Makefile.config says 0.160.
Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/build/feature/test-libdw.c | 13 ++++++-
tools/perf/Makefile.config | 2 +-
tools/perf/util/dwarf-aux.c | 62 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
tools/perf/util/dwarf-aux.h | 17 +++++++++
4 files changed, 90 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-libdw.c b/tools/build/feature/test-libdw.c
index aabd63ca76b4d7e6..0ebe7bb4adf9d0bc 100644
--- a/tools/build/feature/test-libdw.c
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-libdw.c
@@ -49,8 +49,19 @@ int test_elfutils(void)
return 0;
}
+/*
+ * dwarf_cu_getdwarf() needs elfutils 0.160: take its address only, so
+ * that older versions fail the probe instead of the link.
+ */
+int test_libdw_cu_getdwarf(void)
+{
+ void *sym = (void *)dwarf_cu_getdwarf;
+
+ return sym == NULL;
+}
+
int main(void)
{
return test_libdw() + test_libdw_unwind() + test_libdw_getlocations() +
- test_libdw_getcfi() + test_elfutils();
+ test_libdw_getcfi() + test_libdw_cu_getdwarf() + test_elfutils();
}
diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.config b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
index 4ee7393a39f91d85..0585d71e3182c6dd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.config
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ else
else
ifneq ($(feature-libdw), 1)
ifndef NO_LIBDW
- $(warning No libdw.h found or old libdw.h found or elfutils is older than 0.157, disables dwarf support. Please install new elfutils-devel/libdw-dev)
+ $(warning No libdw.h found or old libdw.h found or elfutils is older than 0.160, disables dwarf support. Please install new elfutils-devel/libdw-dev)
NO_LIBDW := 1
endif
endif # Dwarf support
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/dwarf-aux.c b/tools/perf/util/dwarf-aux.c
index b5ffeea54446408d..de14d18a9d2f87d8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/dwarf-aux.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/dwarf-aux.c
@@ -1680,6 +1680,16 @@ Dwarf_Die *die_find_variable_by_addr(Dwarf_Die *sc_die, Dwarf_Addr addr,
return result;
}
+/*
+ * Whether two DIEs live in the same debug file, i.e. whether their
+ * offsets have to be resolved in the same file: dwarf_dieoffset() is
+ * relative to the file the DIE is in.
+ */
+bool die_same_file(Dwarf_Die *die_a, Dwarf_Die *die_b)
+{
+ return dwarf_cu_getdwarf(die_a->cu) == dwarf_cu_getdwarf(die_b->cu);
+}
+
static int __die_collect_vars_cb(Dwarf_Die *die_mem, void *arg)
{
struct die_var_type **var_types = arg;
@@ -1724,6 +1734,8 @@ static int __die_collect_vars_cb(Dwarf_Die *die_mem, void *arg)
vt->is_reg_var_addr = true;
vt->die_off = dwarf_dieoffset(&type_die);
+ vt->die_tag = dwarf_tag(&type_die);
+ vt->from_alt = !die_same_file(die_mem, &type_die);
vt->addr = start;
vt->end = end;
vt->has_range = (end != 0 || start != 0);
@@ -1743,7 +1755,8 @@ static int __die_collect_vars_cb(Dwarf_Die *die_mem, void *arg)
*
* Save all variables and parameters in the @sc_die and save them to @var_types.
* The @var_types is a singly-linked list containing type and location info.
- * Actual type can be retrieved using dwarf_offdie() with 'die_off' later.
+ * Actual type can be retrieved using die_get_type_die() with 'die_off',
+ * 'die_tag' and 'from_alt' later.
*
* Callers should free @var_types.
*/
@@ -1789,6 +1802,8 @@ static int __die_collect_global_vars_cb(Dwarf_Die *die_mem, void *arg)
return DIE_FIND_CB_END;
vt->die_off = dwarf_dieoffset(&type_die);
+ vt->die_tag = dwarf_tag(&type_die);
+ vt->from_alt = !die_same_file(die_mem, &type_die);
vt->addr = ops->number;
vt->end = 0;
vt->has_range = false;
@@ -1800,6 +1815,48 @@ static int __die_collect_global_vars_cb(Dwarf_Die *die_mem, void *arg)
return DIE_FIND_CB_SIBLING;
}
+/**
+ * die_get_type_die - Get a type DIE saved by die_collect_vars()
+ * @dbg: the main debug info
+ * @die_off: offset of the type DIE, from dwarf_dieoffset()
+ * @die_tag: tag that DIE had when the offset was saved
+ * @from_alt: whether the type DIE is in the dwz alt file
+ * @die_mem: where to store the resulting DIE
+ *
+ * Resolve @die_off in the file it was recorded as belonging to: the
+ * offset is only meaningful there, and there is deliberately no
+ * fallback, as resolving an alt file offset in the main file parses
+ * whatever is at it. @die_tag is a sanity check.
+ */
+Dwarf_Die *die_get_type_die(Dwarf *dbg, u64 die_off, int die_tag, bool from_alt,
+ Dwarf_Die *die_mem)
+{
+ Dwarf *target = dbg;
+ Dwarf_Die die;
+
+ if (from_alt) {
+ /*
+ * No fallback to the main file: resolving an alt file offset in it
+ * does not fail, it parses whatever is there as a DIE.
+ */
+ target = dwarf_getalt(dbg);
+ if (target == NULL) {
+ pr_debug("DWARF: no alt (dwz) debug file to resolve the type DIE at offset 0x%lx in\n",
+ (unsigned long)die_off);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (dwarf_offdie(target, die_off, &die) && dwarf_tag(&die) == die_tag) {
+ *die_mem = die;
+ return die_mem;
+ }
+
+ pr_debug("DWARF: no DIE with tag %d at offset 0x%lx in the %s debug file\n",
+ die_tag, (unsigned long)die_off, from_alt ? "alt" : "main");
+ return NULL;
+}
+
/**
* die_collect_global_vars - Save all global variables
* @cu_die: a CU DIE
@@ -1807,7 +1864,8 @@ static int __die_collect_global_vars_cb(Dwarf_Die *die_mem, void *arg)
*
* Save all global variables in the @cu_die and save them to @var_types.
* The @var_types is a singly-linked list containing type and location info.
- * Actual type can be retrieved using dwarf_offdie() with 'die_off' later.
+ * Actual type can be retrieved using die_get_type_die() with 'die_off',
+ * 'die_tag' and 'from_alt' later.
*
* Callers should free @var_types.
*/
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/dwarf-aux.h b/tools/perf/util/dwarf-aux.h
index 161f0bf980b6ee6a..299ffddab0358baa 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/dwarf-aux.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/dwarf-aux.h
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ int die_get_scopes(Dwarf_Die *cu_die, Dwarf_Addr pc, Dwarf_Die **scopes);
struct die_var_type {
struct die_var_type *next;
u64 die_off;
+ int die_tag;
+ bool from_alt; /* die_off is relative to the alt (dwz) file */
u64 addr;
u64 end; /* end address of location range */
int reg;
@@ -183,6 +185,21 @@ Dwarf_Die *die_find_variable_by_addr(Dwarf_Die *sc_die, Dwarf_Addr addr,
/* Save all variables and parameters in this scope */
void die_collect_vars(Dwarf_Die *sc_die, struct die_var_type **var_types);
+/*
+ * Get the type DIE saved by die_collect_vars()/die_collect_global_vars().
+ *
+ * Those save the dwarf_dieoffset() of the type DIE, which is relative
+ * to the file it lives in, so @from_alt, recorded when the offset was
+ * saved, says which file to resolve it in; @die_tag is a sanity check.
+ * Resolving an alt file offset in the main file parses whatever is at
+ * it, which is what hung 'perf report -s type'.
+ */
+Dwarf_Die *die_get_type_die(Dwarf *dbg, u64 die_off, int die_tag, bool from_alt,
+ Dwarf_Die *die_mem);
+
+/* Whether two DIEs live in the same debug file */
+bool die_same_file(Dwarf_Die *die_a, Dwarf_Die *die_b);
+
/* Save all global variables in this CU */
void die_collect_global_vars(Dwarf_Die *cu_die, struct die_var_type **var_types);
--
2.55.0