Re: [PATCH v2 1/5] perf probe: Split add_perf_probe_events()

From: Namhyung Kim
Date: Mon Sep 07 2015 - 21:56:57 EST


On Sun, Sep 06, 2015 at 03:47:37PM +0800, Wangnan (F) wrote:
> Hi Namhyung,

Hi,

I'm off until Wednesday. I'll be able to take a look at it on
Thursday.

Thanks,
Namhyung


>
> Thanks for this patchset.
>
> Could you plase have a look at patch 5/27 and 6/27 in my newest pull
> request?
> These 2 patches utilize new probing API to create probe point and collect
> probe_trace_events. I'm not very sure I fully understand your design
> principle,
> especially the cleanup part, because I can see different functions dealing
> with
> cleanup:
>
> cleanup_perf_probe_events
> del_perf_probe_events
> clear_perf_probe_event
> clear_probe_trace_event
>
> But non of them works perfectly for me.
>
> In bpf_prog_priv__clear() function of 6/27, I copied some code from
> cleanup_perf_probe_events(), because I think when destroying bpf programs,
> the probe_trace_events should also be cleanuped, but we don't need call
> exit_symbol_maps() many times, because we are in 'perf record', and not
> sure whether other parts of perf need symbol maps. Otherwise I think
> directly
> calling cleanup_perf_probe_events() sould be better.
>
> You can find patch from:
>
> http://lkml.kernel.org/n/1441523623-152703-6-git-send-email-wangnan0@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> http://lkml.kernel.org/n/1441523623-152703-7-git-send-email-wangnan0@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> Thank you.
>
> On 2015/9/4 20:15, Namhyung Kim wrote:
> >The add_perf_probe_events() does 3 things:
> >
> > 1. convert all perf events to trace events
> > 2. add all trace events to kernel
> > 3. cleanup all trace events
> >
> >But sometimes we need to do something with the trace events. So split
> >the funtion into three, so that it can access intermediate trace events
> >via struct __event_package if needed.
> >
> >Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >---
> > tools/perf/util/probe-event.c | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
> > 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> >
> >diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
> >index eb5f18b75402..2c762f41e7a5 100644
> >--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
> >+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
> >@@ -2765,9 +2765,10 @@ struct __event_package {
> > int ntevs;
> > };
> >-int add_perf_probe_events(struct perf_probe_event *pevs, int npevs)
> >+static int convert_perf_probe_events(struct perf_probe_event *pevs, int npevs,
> >+ struct __event_package **ppkgs)
> > {
> >- int i, j, ret;
> >+ int i, ret;
> > struct __event_package *pkgs;
> > ret = 0;
> >@@ -2792,12 +2793,21 @@ int add_perf_probe_events(struct perf_probe_event *pevs, int npevs)
> > ret = convert_to_probe_trace_events(pkgs[i].pev,
> > &pkgs[i].tevs);
> > if (ret < 0)
> >- goto end;
> >+ return ret;
> > pkgs[i].ntevs = ret;
> > }
> > /* This just release blacklist only if allocated */
> > kprobe_blacklist__release();
> >+ *ppkgs = pkgs;
> >+
> >+ return 0;
> >+}
> >+
> >+static int apply_perf_probe_events(struct __event_package *pkgs, int npevs)
> >+{
> >+ int i, ret = 0;
> >+
> > /* Loop 2: add all events */
> > for (i = 0; i < npevs; i++) {
> > ret = __add_probe_trace_events(pkgs[i].pev, pkgs[i].tevs,
> >@@ -2806,7 +2816,16 @@ int add_perf_probe_events(struct perf_probe_event *pevs, int npevs)
> > if (ret < 0)
> > break;
> > }
> >-end:
> >+ return ret;
> >+}
> >+
> >+static void cleanup_perf_probe_events(struct __event_package *pkgs, int npevs)
> >+{
> >+ int i, j;
> >+
> >+ if (pkgs == NULL)
> >+ return;
> >+
> > /* Loop 3: cleanup and free trace events */
> > for (i = 0; i < npevs; i++) {
> > for (j = 0; j < pkgs[i].ntevs; j++)
> >@@ -2815,6 +2834,18 @@ end:
> > }
> > free(pkgs);
> > exit_symbol_maps();
> >+}
> >+
> >+int add_perf_probe_events(struct perf_probe_event *pevs, int npevs)
> >+{
> >+ int ret;
> >+ struct __event_package *pkgs = NULL;
> >+
> >+ ret = convert_perf_probe_events(pevs, npevs, &pkgs);
> >+ if (ret == 0)
> >+ ret = apply_perf_probe_events(pkgs, npevs);
> >+
> >+ cleanup_perf_probe_events(pkgs, npevs);
> > return ret;
> > }
>
>
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