[PATCH v5 4/4] perf annotate-data: Adjust type offset for flex-array
From: Namhyung Kim
Date: Sat Sep 19 2026 - 02:39:01 EST
The flex array members are located beyond the original type size. Also
it needs to adjust the offset in an array to find a corresponding
element using module operation. Note that we focus on access to type and
field, so array index is not important.
Make sure to find a field name for flex arrays.
Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/util/annotate-data.c | 112 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
tools/perf/util/annotate-data.h | 4 ++
2 files changed, 107 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate-data.c b/tools/perf/util/annotate-data.c
index 5dd6c6ec2d42451d..e9b58a3d587be45b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate-data.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate-data.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ static bool data_type_less(struct rb_node *node_a, const struct rb_node *node_b)
static int __add_member_cb(Dwarf_Die *die, void *arg)
{
struct annotated_member *parent = arg;
- struct annotated_member *member;
+ struct annotated_member *member, *prev;
Dwarf_Die die_mem;
Dwarf_Word size, loc, bit_size = 0;
Dwarf_Attribute attr;
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ static int __add_member_cb(Dwarf_Die *die, void *arg)
if (dwarf_aggregate_size(&die_mem, &size) < 0 || size == 0) {
if (dwarf_tag(&die_mem) == DW_TAG_array_type) { /* flex-array? */
die_get_real_type(&die_mem, &die_mem);
+ member->is_flex_array = true;
if (dwarf_aggregate_size(&die_mem, &size) < 0)
size = 0;
} else {
@@ -299,12 +300,19 @@ static int __add_member_cb(Dwarf_Die *die, void *arg)
member->size = size;
member->offset = loc + parent->offset;
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&member->children);
- list_add_tail(&member->node, &parent->children);
+
+ list_for_each_entry_reverse(prev, &parent->children, node) {
+ if (prev->offset <= member->offset)
+ break;
+ }
+ list_add(&member->node, &prev->node);
tag = dwarf_tag(&die_mem);
switch (tag) {
- case DW_TAG_structure_type:
case DW_TAG_union_type:
+ member->is_union = true;
+ /* fall through */
+ case DW_TAG_structure_type:
die_find_child(&die_mem, __add_member_cb, member, &die_mem);
break;
default:
@@ -333,20 +341,84 @@ static void delete_members(struct annotated_member *member)
}
}
+static struct annotated_member *find_flex_array(struct annotated_member *m)
+{
+ struct annotated_member *child;
+
+ if (list_empty(&m->children))
+ return NULL;
+
+ if (m->is_union) {
+ list_for_each_entry(child, &m->children, node) {
+ if (child->is_flex_array)
+ return child;
+ }
+ list_for_each_entry(child, &m->children, node) {
+ struct annotated_member *grand_child;
+
+ grand_child = find_flex_array(child);
+ if (grand_child)
+ return grand_child;
+ }
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ child = list_last_entry(&m->children, struct annotated_member, node);
+ if (child->is_flex_array)
+ return child;
+
+ return find_flex_array(child);
+}
+
+static struct annotated_member *get_flex_array_member(struct annotated_data_type *adt)
+{
+ return find_flex_array(&adt->self);
+}
+
static int fill_member_name(char *buf, size_t sz, struct annotated_member *m,
- int offset, bool first)
+ int offset, bool first, bool has_flex_array)
{
struct annotated_member *child;
+ bool found = false;
+ int len;
if (list_empty(&m->children))
return 0;
list_for_each_entry(child, &m->children, node) {
- int len;
-
if (offset < child->offset || offset >= child->offset + child->size)
continue;
+ found = true;
+ break;
+ }
+
+ if (!found && has_flex_array) {
+ /*
+ * It may have an intermediate struct that has another struct that
+ * contains a flex array. In that case, the outer struct itself is
+ * has no array and the size is less than the offset so the above
+ * logic won't find the outer struct at the offset.
+ */
+ child = find_flex_array(m);
+ if (child == NULL || offset < child->offset)
+ return 0;
+
+ /* find the immediate child that includes a flex array */
+ if (m->is_union) {
+ list_for_each_entry(child, &m->children, node) {
+ if (child->is_flex_array || find_flex_array(child)) {
+ found = true;
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+ } else {
+ child = list_last_entry(&m->children, struct annotated_member, node);
+ found = true;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (found) {
/* It can have anonymous struct/union members */
if (child->var_name) {
len = scnprintf(buf, sz, "%s%s",
@@ -356,15 +428,18 @@ static int fill_member_name(char *buf, size_t sz, struct annotated_member *m,
len = 0;
}
- return fill_member_name(buf + len, sz - len, child, offset, first) + len;
+ return fill_member_name(buf + len, sz - len, child, offset, first,
+ has_flex_array) + len;
}
+
return 0;
}
int annotated_data_type__get_member_name(struct annotated_data_type *adt,
char *buf, size_t sz, int member_offset)
{
- return fill_member_name(buf, sz, &adt->self, member_offset, /*first=*/true);
+ return fill_member_name(buf, sz, &adt->self, member_offset, /*first=*/true,
+ adt->flex_array);
}
static struct annotated_data_type *dso__findnew_data_type(struct dso *dso,
@@ -1741,6 +1816,7 @@ struct annotated_data_type *find_data_type(struct data_loc_info *dloc)
{
struct dso *dso = map__dso(dloc->ms->map);
Dwarf_Die type_die;
+ struct annotated_data_type *result;
/*
* The type offset is the same as instruction offset by default.
@@ -1753,7 +1829,25 @@ struct annotated_data_type *find_data_type(struct data_loc_info *dloc)
if (find_data_type_die(dloc, &type_die) < 0)
return NULL;
- return dso__findnew_data_type(dso, &type_die);
+ result = dso__findnew_data_type(dso, &type_die);
+ if (result == NULL)
+ return NULL;
+
+ if (result->flex_array && dloc->type_offset > result->self.size) {
+ struct annotated_member *flex_array = get_flex_array_member(result);
+
+ if (flex_array && flex_array->size > 0) {
+ int offset = dloc->type_offset;
+
+ /* adjust offset in the flex array */
+ offset -= flex_array->offset;
+ offset %= flex_array->size;
+ offset += flex_array->offset;
+
+ dloc->type_offset = offset;
+ }
+ }
+ return result;
}
static size_t data_type_hash(long key, void *ctx __maybe_unused)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate-data.h b/tools/perf/util/annotate-data.h
index 957726334907cc0e..14b8113521a927cf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate-data.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate-data.h
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ enum type_state_kind {
* @var_name: Name of the member variable
* @offset: Offset from the outer data type
* @size: Size of the member field
+ * @is_union: Whether it's an union type
+ * @is_flex_array: Whether it's a flex array
*
* This represents a member type in a data type.
*/
@@ -57,6 +59,8 @@ struct annotated_member {
char *var_name;
int offset;
int size;
+ bool is_union;
+ bool is_flex_array;
};
/**
--
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