[RFC PATCH v7 36/37] perf tools: Suppress probing messages when probing by BPF loading

[Wang Nan]

This patch suppress message output by add_perf_probe_events() and
del_perf_probe_events() if they are triggered by BPF loading. Before
this patch, when using 'perf record' with BPF object/source as event
selector, following message will be output:

     Added new event:
           perf_bpf_probe:lock_page_ret (on __lock_page%return)
        You can now use it in all perf tools, such as:
	            perf record -e perf_bpf_probe:lock_page_ret -aR sleep 1
     ...
     Removed event: perf_bpf_probe:lock_page_ret

Which is misleading, especially 'use it in all perf tools' because they
will be removed after 'pref record' exit.

In this patch, a 'silent' field is appended into probe_conf to control
output. bpf__{,un}probe() set it to true when calling
{add,del}_perf_probe_events().

Signed-off-by: Wang Nan <wangnan0@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c  |  6 ++++++
 tools/perf/util/probe-event.c | 19 ++++++++++++++-----
 tools/perf/util/probe-event.h |  1 +
 3 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c
index 00fb94f..2936adf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ static bool is_probing = false;
 int bpf__unprobe(void)
 {
 	struct strfilter *delfilter;
+	bool old_silent = probe_conf.silent;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!is_probing)
@@ -208,7 +209,9 @@ int bpf__unprobe(void)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	probe_conf.silent = true;
 	ret = del_perf_probe_events(delfilter);
+	probe_conf.silent = old_silent;
 	strfilter__delete(delfilter);
 	if (ret < 0 && is_probing)
 		pr_err("Error: failed to delete events: %s\n",
@@ -221,15 +224,18 @@ int bpf__unprobe(void)
 int bpf__probe(void)
 {
 	int err;
+	bool old_silent = probe_conf.silent;
 
 	if (nr_probe_events <= 0)
 		return 0;
 
+	probe_conf.silent = true;
 	probe_conf.max_probes = MAX_PROBES;
 	/* Let add_perf_probe_events keeps probe_trace_event */
 	err = add_perf_probe_events(probe_event_array,
 				    nr_probe_events,
 				    false);
+	probe_conf.silent = old_silent;
 
 	/* add_perf_probe_events return negative when fail */
 	if (err < 0)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index 1609a5e..a46bef3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@
 #define PERFPROBE_GROUP "probe"
 
 bool probe_event_dry_run;	/* Dry run flag */
-struct probe_conf probe_conf;
+struct probe_conf probe_conf = {
+	.silent = false,
+};
 
 #define semantic_error(msg ...) pr_err("Semantic error :" msg)
 
@@ -2416,7 +2418,10 @@ static int __add_probe_trace_events(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
 
 	safename = (pev->point.function && !strisglob(pev->point.function));
 	ret = 0;
-	pr_info("Added new event%s\n", (ntevs > 1) ? "s:" : ":");
+	if (!probe_conf.silent)
+		pr_info("Added new event%s\n", (ntevs > 1) ? "s:" : ":");
+	else
+		pr_debug("Added new event%s\n", (ntevs > 1) ? "s:" : ":");
 	for (i = 0; i < ntevs; i++) {
 		tev = &tevs[i];
 		/* Skip if the symbol is out of .text (marked previously) */
@@ -2466,7 +2471,8 @@ static int __add_probe_trace_events(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
 		group = pev->group;
 		pev->event = tev->event;
 		pev->group = tev->group;
-		show_perf_probe_event(pev, tev->point.module);
+		if (!probe_conf.silent)
+			show_perf_probe_event(pev, tev->point.module);
 		/* Trick here - restore current event/group */
 		pev->event = (char *)event;
 		pev->group = (char *)group;
@@ -2483,7 +2489,7 @@ static int __add_probe_trace_events(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
 		warn_uprobe_event_compat(tev);
 
 	/* Note that it is possible to skip all events because of blacklist */
-	if (ret >= 0 && tev->event) {
+	if (ret >= 0 && tev->event && !probe_conf.silent) {
 		/* Show how to use the event. */
 		pr_info("\nYou can now use it in all perf tools, such as:\n\n");
 		pr_info("\tperf record -e %s:%s -aR sleep 1\n\n", tev->group,
@@ -2766,7 +2772,10 @@ static int __del_trace_probe_event(int fd, struct str_node *ent)
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	pr_info("Removed event: %s\n", ent->s);
+	if (!probe_conf.silent)
+		pr_info("Removed event: %s\n", ent->s);
+	else
+		pr_debug("Removed event: %s\n", ent->s);
 	return 0;
 error:
 	pr_warning("Failed to delete event: %s\n",
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h
index 40dd22b..dd7c630 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ struct probe_conf {
 	bool	force_add;
 	bool	no_inlines;
 	int	max_probes;
+	bool	silent;
 };
 extern struct probe_conf probe_conf;
 extern bool probe_event_dry_run;
-- 
1.8.3.4

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