[PATCHv3 4/5] perf tools: Add --debug optionto set debug variable

From: Jiri Olsa
Date: Thu Jul 17 2014 - 06:55:22 EST


On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 05:15:49PM +0900, Namhyung Kim wrote:

SNIP

> > index 0eeb247dc7d2..c75a42822c53 100644
> > --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf.txt
> > +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf.txt
> > @@ -8,7 +8,15 @@ perf - Performance analysis tools for Linux
> > SYNOPSIS
> > --------
> > [verse]
> > -'perf' [--version] [--help] COMMAND [ARGS]
> > +'perf' [--version] [--debug variable[=VALUE]] [--help] COMMAND [ARGS]
>
> Hmm.. is this really needed? Also, there're other options might be
> added here. What about just saying
>
> 'perf' [--version] [--help] [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]
>
> ?
>

yep, it's better, v3 attached

thanks,
jirka


---
Adding --debug option as a way to setup debug variables.
Starting with support for verbose, more will come.

It's possible to use it now with report command:
$ perf --debug verbose ...
$ perf --debug verbose=2 ...

I'll need this support to add separated debug variable
for ordered events change in order to separate debug
output out of standard verbose stream.

Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Corey Ashford <cjashfor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/Documentation/perf.txt | 10 ++++++++-
tools/perf/perf.c | 13 +++++++++++-
tools/perf/util/debug.c | 44 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
tools/perf/util/debug.h | 2 ++
4 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf.txt
index 0eeb247dc7d2..d240bb2e5b22 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,15 @@ perf - Performance analysis tools for Linux
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'perf' [--version] [--help] COMMAND [ARGS]
+'perf' [--version] [--help] [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]
+
+OPTIONS
+-------
+--debug::
+ Setup debug variable (just verbose for now) in value
+ range (0, 10). Use like:
+ --debug verbose # sets verbose = 1
+ --debug verbose=2 # sets verbose = 2

DESCRIPTION
-----------
diff --git a/tools/perf/perf.c b/tools/perf/perf.c
index 95c58fc15284..eed3fb2a3af0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/perf.c
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@
#include "util/quote.h"
#include "util/run-command.h"
#include "util/parse-events.h"
+#include "util/debug.h"
#include <api/fs/debugfs.h>
#include <pthread.h>

const char perf_usage_string[] =
- "perf [--version] [--help] COMMAND [ARGS]";
+ "perf [--version] [--debug variable[=VALUE]] [--help] COMMAND [ARGS]";

const char perf_more_info_string[] =
"See 'perf help COMMAND' for more information on a specific command.";
@@ -212,6 +213,16 @@ static int handle_options(const char ***argv, int *argc, int *envchanged)
printf("%s ", p->cmd);
}
exit(0);
+ } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--debug")) {
+ if (*argc < 2) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "No variable specified for --debug.\n");
+ usage(perf_usage_string);
+ }
+ if (perf_debug_option((*argv)[1]))
+ usage(perf_usage_string);
+
+ (*argv)++;
+ (*argc)--;
} else {
fprintf(stderr, "Unknown option: %s\n", cmd);
usage(perf_usage_string);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/debug.c b/tools/perf/util/debug.c
index c208d6f56e63..71d419362634 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/debug.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/debug.c
@@ -105,3 +105,47 @@ void trace_event(union perf_event *event)
}
printf(".\n");
}
+
+static struct debug_variable {
+ const char *name;
+ int *ptr;
+} debug_variables[] = {
+ { .name = "verbose", .ptr = &verbose },
+ { .name = NULL, }
+};
+
+int perf_debug_option(const char *str)
+{
+ struct debug_variable *var = &debug_variables[0];
+ char *vstr, *s = strdup(str);
+ int v = 1;
+
+ vstr = strchr(s, '=');
+ if (vstr)
+ *vstr++ = 0;
+
+ while (var->name) {
+ if (!strcmp(s, var->name))
+ break;
+ var++;
+ }
+
+ if (!var->name) {
+ pr_err("Unknown debug variable name '%s'\n", s);
+ free(s);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ if (vstr) {
+ v = atoi(vstr);
+ /*
+ * Allow only values in range (0, 10),
+ * otherwise set 0.
+ */
+ v = (v < 0) || (v > 10) ? 0 : v;
+ }
+
+ *var->ptr = v;
+ free(s);
+ return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/debug.h b/tools/perf/util/debug.h
index 1cb808123242..89fb6b0f7ab2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/debug.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/debug.h
@@ -39,4 +39,6 @@ void pr_stat(const char *fmt, ...);

int eprintf(int level, int var, const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 3, 4)));

+int perf_debug_option(const char *str);
+
#endif /* __PERF_DEBUG_H */
--
1.8.3.1

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