[PATCH v2 2/3] perf tool: add PERF_RECORD_NAMESPACES to include namespaces related info

[Hari Bathini]

This patch updates perf tool to examine PERF_RECORD_NAMESPACES events
emitted by the kernel when fork, clone, setns or unshare are invoked.
Also, it synthesizes PERF_RECORD_NAMESPACES events for processes that
were running prior to invocation of perf record, the data for which
is taken from /proc/$PID/ns. These changes make way for analyzing
events with regard to namespaces.

Signed-off-by: Hari Bathini <hbathini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

TODO
* Send out a patch for manpage update.
* Get rid of the noise of synthesized namespaces events,
  when --namespaces is not specified in perf-record?


 tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h |   28 +++++++
 tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c         |    1 
 tools/perf/builtin-diff.c             |    1 
 tools/perf/builtin-inject.c           |   14 ++++
 tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c             |    1 
 tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c              |    2 +
 tools/perf/builtin-lock.c             |    1 
 tools/perf/builtin-mem.c              |    1 
 tools/perf/builtin-record.c           |   30 +++++++-
 tools/perf/builtin-report.c           |    1 
 tools/perf/builtin-sched.c            |    1 
 tools/perf/builtin-script.c           |   41 +++++++++++
 tools/perf/builtin-trace.c            |    3 +
 tools/perf/perf.h                     |    1 
 tools/perf/util/Build                 |    1 
 tools/perf/util/data-convert-bt.c     |    2 +
 tools/perf/util/event.c               |  126 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 tools/perf/util/event.h               |   20 +++++
 tools/perf/util/evsel.c               |    3 +
 tools/perf/util/machine.c             |   24 ++++++
 tools/perf/util/machine.h             |    3 +
 tools/perf/util/namespaces.c          |   28 +++++++
 tools/perf/util/namespaces.h          |   19 +++++
 tools/perf/util/session.c             |    7 ++
 tools/perf/util/thread.c              |   44 +++++++++++-
 tools/perf/util/thread.h              |    7 ++
 tools/perf/util/tool.h                |    1 
 27 files changed, 397 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tools/perf/util/namespaces.c
 create mode 100644 tools/perf/util/namespaces.h

diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
index c66a485..6749e9e 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -344,7 +344,8 @@ struct perf_event_attr {
 				use_clockid    :  1, /* use @clockid for time fields */
 				context_switch :  1, /* context switch data */
 				write_backward :  1, /* Write ring buffer from end to beginning */
-				__reserved_1   : 36;
+				namespaces     :  1, /* include namespaces data */
+				__reserved_1   : 35;
 
 	union {
 		__u32		wakeup_events;	  /* wakeup every n events */
@@ -610,6 +611,18 @@ struct perf_event_header {
 	__u16	size;
 };
 
+enum {
+	NET_NS_INDEX		= 0,
+	UTS_NS_INDEX		= 1,
+	IPC_NS_INDEX		= 2,
+	PID_NS_INDEX		= 3,
+	USER_NS_INDEX		= 4,
+	MNT_NS_INDEX		= 5,
+	CGROUP_NS_INDEX		= 6,
+
+	NAMESPACES_MAX,		/* maximum available namespaces */
+};
+
 enum perf_event_type {
 
 	/*
@@ -862,6 +875,19 @@ enum perf_event_type {
 	 */
 	PERF_RECORD_SWITCH_CPU_WIDE		= 15,
 
+	/*
+	 * struct {
+	 *	struct perf_event_header	header;
+	 *
+	 *	u32				pid, tid;
+	 *	u64				time;
+	 *	u64				dev_num;
+	 *	u64				inode_num[NAMESPACES_MAX];
+	 *	struct sample_id		sample_id;
+	 * };
+	 */
+	PERF_RECORD_NAMESPACES			= 16,
+
 	PERF_RECORD_MAX,			/* non-ABI */
 };
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index ebb6283..1b63dc4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@ int cmd_annotate(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 			.comm	= perf_event__process_comm,
 			.exit	= perf_event__process_exit,
 			.fork	= perf_event__process_fork,
+			.namespaces = perf_event__process_namespaces,
 			.ordered_events = true,
 			.ordering_requires_timestamps = true,
 		},
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
index 9ff0db4..c52552f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ static struct perf_tool tool = {
 	.exit	= perf_event__process_exit,
 	.fork	= perf_event__process_fork,
 	.lost	= perf_event__process_lost,
+	.namespaces = perf_event__process_namespaces,
 	.ordered_events = true,
 	.ordering_requires_timestamps = true,
 };
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c b/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
index b9bc7e3..c5ddc73 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
@@ -333,6 +333,19 @@ static int perf_event__repipe_comm(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	return err;
 }
 
+static int perf_event__repipe_namespaces(struct perf_tool *tool,
+					 union perf_event *event,
+					 struct perf_sample *sample,
+					 struct machine *machine)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	err = perf_event__process_namespaces(tool, event, sample, machine);
+	perf_event__repipe(tool, event, sample, machine);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
 static int perf_event__repipe_exit(struct perf_tool *tool,
 				   union perf_event *event,
 				   struct perf_sample *sample,
@@ -660,6 +673,7 @@ static int __cmd_inject(struct perf_inject *inject)
 		session->itrace_synth_opts = &inject->itrace_synth_opts;
 		inject->itrace_synth_opts.inject = true;
 		inject->tool.comm	    = perf_event__repipe_comm;
+		inject->tool.namespaces	    = perf_event__repipe_namespaces;
 		inject->tool.exit	    = perf_event__repipe_exit;
 		inject->tool.id_index	    = perf_event__repipe_id_index;
 		inject->tool.auxtrace_info  = perf_event__process_auxtrace_info;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
index d426dcb..a60fab0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
@@ -943,6 +943,7 @@ static struct perf_tool perf_kmem = {
 	.comm		 = perf_event__process_comm,
 	.mmap		 = perf_event__process_mmap,
 	.mmap2		 = perf_event__process_mmap2,
+	.namespaces	 = perf_event__process_namespaces,
 	.ordered_events	 = true,
 };
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
index 08fa88f..18e6c38 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
@@ -1044,6 +1044,7 @@ static int read_events(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
 	struct perf_tool eops = {
 		.sample			= process_sample_event,
 		.comm			= perf_event__process_comm,
+		.namespaces		= perf_event__process_namespaces,
 		.ordered_events		= true,
 	};
 	struct perf_data_file file = {
@@ -1348,6 +1349,7 @@ static int kvm_events_live(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm,
 	kvm->tool.exit   = perf_event__process_exit;
 	kvm->tool.fork   = perf_event__process_fork;
 	kvm->tool.lost   = process_lost_event;
+	kvm->tool.namespaces  = perf_event__process_namespaces;
 	kvm->tool.ordered_events = true;
 	perf_tool__fill_defaults(&kvm->tool);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c b/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
index ce3bfb4..d750cca 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
@@ -858,6 +858,7 @@ static int __cmd_report(bool display_info)
 	struct perf_tool eops = {
 		.sample		 = process_sample_event,
 		.comm		 = perf_event__process_comm,
+		.namespaces	 = perf_event__process_namespaces,
 		.ordered_events	 = true,
 	};
 	struct perf_data_file file = {
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c b/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c
index d1ce29b..da55056 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ int cmd_mem(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 			.lost		= perf_event__process_lost,
 			.fork		= perf_event__process_fork,
 			.build_id	= perf_event__process_build_id,
+			.namespaces	= perf_event__process_namespaces,
 			.ordered_events	= true,
 		},
 		.input_name		 = "perf.data",
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 67d2a90..80ee44d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -941,6 +941,7 @@ static int __cmd_record(struct record *rec, int argc, const char **argv)
 	 */
 	if (forks) {
 		union perf_event *event;
+		pid_t tgid;
 
 		event = malloc(sizeof(event->comm) + machine->id_hdr_size);
 		if (event == NULL) {
@@ -954,10 +955,28 @@ static int __cmd_record(struct record *rec, int argc, const char **argv)
 		 * cannot see a correct process name for those events.
 		 * Synthesize COMM event to prevent it.
 		 */
-		perf_event__synthesize_comm(tool, event,
-					    rec->evlist->workload.pid,
-					    process_synthesized_event,
-					    machine);
+		tgid = perf_event__synthesize_comm(tool, event,
+						   rec->evlist->workload.pid,
+						   process_synthesized_event,
+						   machine);
+		free(event);
+
+		if (tgid == -1)
+			goto out_child;
+
+		event = malloc(sizeof(event->namespaces) + machine->id_hdr_size);
+		if (event == NULL) {
+			err = -ENOMEM;
+			goto out_child;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Synthesize NAMESPACES event for the command specified.
+		 */
+		perf_event__synthesize_namespaces(tool, event,
+						  rec->evlist->workload.pid,
+						  tgid, process_synthesized_event,
+						  machine);
 		free(event);
 
 		perf_evlist__start_workload(rec->evlist);
@@ -1376,6 +1395,7 @@ static struct record record = {
 		.fork		= perf_event__process_fork,
 		.exit		= perf_event__process_exit,
 		.comm		= perf_event__process_comm,
+		.namespaces	= perf_event__process_namespaces,
 		.mmap		= perf_event__process_mmap,
 		.mmap2		= perf_event__process_mmap2,
 		.ordered_events	= true,
@@ -1490,6 +1510,8 @@ struct option __record_options[] = {
 			  "opts", "AUX area tracing Snapshot Mode", ""),
 	OPT_UINTEGER(0, "proc-map-timeout", &record.opts.proc_map_timeout,
 			"per thread proc mmap processing timeout in ms"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "namespaces", &record.opts.record_namespaces,
+		    "Record namespaces events"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "switch-events", &record.opts.record_switch_events,
 		    "Record context switch events"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN_FLAG(0, "all-kernel", &record.opts.all_kernel,
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 6e88460..420878f4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -683,6 +683,7 @@ int cmd_report(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 			.mmap		 = perf_event__process_mmap,
 			.mmap2		 = perf_event__process_mmap2,
 			.comm		 = perf_event__process_comm,
+			.namespaces	 = perf_event__process_namespaces,
 			.exit		 = perf_event__process_exit,
 			.fork		 = perf_event__process_fork,
 			.lost		 = perf_event__process_lost,
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
index f5503ca..db67f55 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
@@ -1939,6 +1939,7 @@ int cmd_sched(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 		.tool = {
 			.sample		 = perf_sched__process_tracepoint_sample,
 			.comm		 = perf_event__process_comm,
+			.namespaces	 = perf_event__process_namespaces,
 			.lost		 = perf_event__process_lost,
 			.fork		 = perf_sched__process_fork_event,
 			.ordered_events = true,
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index 7228d14..77cc796 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -807,6 +807,7 @@ struct perf_script {
 	bool			show_task_events;
 	bool			show_mmap_events;
 	bool			show_switch_events;
+	bool			show_namespaces_events;
 	bool			allocated;
 	struct cpu_map		*cpus;
 	struct thread_map	*threads;
@@ -1090,6 +1091,41 @@ static int process_comm_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int process_namespaces_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				    union perf_event *event,
+				    struct perf_sample *sample,
+				    struct machine *machine)
+{
+	struct thread *thread;
+	struct perf_script *script = container_of(tool, struct perf_script, tool);
+	struct perf_session *session = script->session;
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel = perf_evlist__id2evsel(session->evlist, sample->id);
+	int ret = -1;
+
+	thread = machine__findnew_thread(machine, event->namespaces.pid,
+					 event->namespaces.tid);
+	if (thread == NULL) {
+		pr_debug("problem processing NAMESPACES event, skipping it.\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (perf_event__process_namespaces(tool, event, sample, machine) < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	if (!evsel->attr.sample_id_all) {
+		sample->cpu = 0;
+		sample->time = 0;
+		sample->tid = event->namespaces.tid;
+		sample->pid = event->namespaces.pid;
+	}
+	print_sample_start(sample, thread, evsel);
+	perf_event__fprintf(event, stdout);
+	ret = 0;
+out:
+	thread__put(thread);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int process_fork_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 			      union perf_event *event,
 			      struct perf_sample *sample,
@@ -1265,6 +1301,8 @@ static int __cmd_script(struct perf_script *script)
 	}
 	if (script->show_switch_events)
 		script->tool.context_switch = process_switch_event;
+	if (script->show_namespaces_events)
+		script->tool.namespaces = process_namespaces_event;
 
 	ret = perf_session__process_events(script->session);
 
@@ -2069,6 +2107,7 @@ int cmd_script(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 			.mmap		 = perf_event__process_mmap,
 			.mmap2		 = perf_event__process_mmap2,
 			.comm		 = perf_event__process_comm,
+			.namespaces	 = perf_event__process_namespaces,
 			.exit		 = perf_event__process_exit,
 			.fork		 = perf_event__process_fork,
 			.attr		 = process_attr,
@@ -2150,6 +2189,8 @@ int cmd_script(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 		    "Show the mmap events"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('\0', "show-switch-events", &script.show_switch_events,
 		    "Show context switch events (if recorded)"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN('\0', "show-namespaces-events", &script.show_namespaces_events,
+		    "Show namespaces events (if recorded)"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('f', "force", &file.force, "don't complain, do it"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "ns", &nanosecs,
 		    "Use 9 decimal places when displaying time"),
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index c298bd3..8201a90 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -2445,8 +2445,9 @@ static int trace__replay(struct trace *trace)
 	trace->tool.exit	  = perf_event__process_exit;
 	trace->tool.fork	  = perf_event__process_fork;
 	trace->tool.attr	  = perf_event__process_attr;
-	trace->tool.tracing_data = perf_event__process_tracing_data;
+	trace->tool.tracing_data  = perf_event__process_tracing_data;
 	trace->tool.build_id	  = perf_event__process_build_id;
+	trace->tool.namespaces	  = perf_event__process_namespaces;
 
 	trace->tool.ordered_events = true;
 	trace->tool.ordering_requires_timestamps = true;
diff --git a/tools/perf/perf.h b/tools/perf/perf.h
index 9a0236a..867e732 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf.h
+++ b/tools/perf/perf.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ struct record_opts {
 	bool	     running_time;
 	bool	     full_auxtrace;
 	bool	     auxtrace_snapshot_mode;
+	bool	     record_namespaces;
 	bool	     record_switch_events;
 	bool	     all_kernel;
 	bool	     all_user;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/Build b/tools/perf/util/Build
index eb60e61..73f12ae 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/util/Build
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ libperf-y += pstack.o
 libperf-y += session.o
 libperf-$(CONFIG_AUDIT) += syscalltbl.o
 libperf-y += ordered-events.o
+libperf-y += namespaces.o
 libperf-y += comm.o
 libperf-y += thread.o
 libperf-y += thread_map.o
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/data-convert-bt.c b/tools/perf/util/data-convert-bt.c
index 7123f4d..1fcacf1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/data-convert-bt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/data-convert-bt.c
@@ -1468,6 +1468,7 @@ int bt_convert__perf2ctf(const char *input, const char *path,
 			.lost            = perf_event__process_lost,
 			.tracing_data    = perf_event__process_tracing_data,
 			.build_id        = perf_event__process_build_id,
+			.namespaces      = perf_event__process_namespaces,
 			.ordered_events  = true,
 			.ordering_requires_timestamps = true,
 		},
@@ -1479,6 +1480,7 @@ int bt_convert__perf2ctf(const char *input, const char *path,
 		c.tool.comm = process_comm_event;
 		c.tool.exit = process_exit_event;
 		c.tool.fork = process_fork_event;
+		c.tool.namespaces = process_namespaces_event;
 	}
 
 	perf_config(convert__config, &c);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.c b/tools/perf/util/event.c
index 8ab0d7d..9f9c1ed 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ static const char *perf_event__names[] = {
 	[PERF_RECORD_LOST_SAMPLES]		= "LOST_SAMPLES",
 	[PERF_RECORD_SWITCH]			= "SWITCH",
 	[PERF_RECORD_SWITCH_CPU_WIDE]		= "SWITCH_CPU_WIDE",
+	[PERF_RECORD_NAMESPACES]		= "NAMESPACES",
 	[PERF_RECORD_HEADER_ATTR]		= "ATTR",
 	[PERF_RECORD_HEADER_EVENT_TYPE]		= "EVENT_TYPE",
 	[PERF_RECORD_HEADER_TRACING_DATA]	= "TRACING_DATA",
@@ -203,6 +204,62 @@ pid_t perf_event__synthesize_comm(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	return tgid;
 }
 
+int perf_event__synthesize_namespaces(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				      union perf_event *event,
+				      pid_t pid, pid_t tgid,
+				      perf_event__handler_t process,
+				      struct machine *machine)
+{
+	struct stat sb;
+	char proc_ns[128];
+
+	memset(&event->namespaces, 0,
+	       sizeof(event->namespaces) + machine->id_hdr_size);
+
+	event->namespaces.pid  = tgid;
+	event->namespaces.tid  = pid;
+
+	sprintf(proc_ns, "/proc/%u/ns/mnt", pid);
+	if (stat(proc_ns, &sb) == 0) {
+		event->namespaces.dev_num = sb.st_dev;
+		event->namespaces.inode_num[MNT_NS_INDEX] = sb.st_ino;
+	}
+
+	sprintf(proc_ns, "/proc/%u/ns/net", pid);
+	if (stat(proc_ns, &sb) == 0)
+		event->namespaces.inode_num[NET_NS_INDEX] = sb.st_ino;
+
+	sprintf(proc_ns, "/proc/%u/ns/uts", pid);
+	if (stat(proc_ns, &sb) == 0)
+		event->namespaces.inode_num[UTS_NS_INDEX] = sb.st_ino;
+
+	sprintf(proc_ns, "/proc/%u/ns/ipc", pid);
+	if (stat(proc_ns, &sb) == 0)
+		event->namespaces.inode_num[IPC_NS_INDEX] = sb.st_ino;
+
+	sprintf(proc_ns, "/proc/%u/ns/pid", pid);
+	if (stat(proc_ns, &sb) == 0)
+		event->namespaces.inode_num[PID_NS_INDEX] = sb.st_ino;
+
+	sprintf(proc_ns, "/proc/%u/ns/user", pid);
+	if (stat(proc_ns, &sb) == 0)
+		event->namespaces.inode_num[USER_NS_INDEX] = sb.st_ino;
+
+	sprintf(proc_ns, "/proc/%u/ns/cgroup", pid);
+	if (stat(proc_ns, &sb) == 0)
+		event->namespaces.inode_num[CGROUP_NS_INDEX] = sb.st_ino;
+
+	event->namespaces.header.type = PERF_RECORD_NAMESPACES;
+
+	event->namespaces.header.size = (sizeof(event->namespaces) +
+					 machine->id_hdr_size);
+
+	if (perf_tool__process_synth_event(tool, event, machine, process) != 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int perf_event__synthesize_fork(struct perf_tool *tool,
 				       union perf_event *event,
 				       pid_t pid, pid_t tgid, pid_t ppid,
@@ -434,8 +491,9 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_modules(struct perf_tool *tool,
 static int __event__synthesize_thread(union perf_event *comm_event,
 				      union perf_event *mmap_event,
 				      union perf_event *fork_event,
+				      union perf_event *namespaces_event,
 				      pid_t pid, int full,
-					  perf_event__handler_t process,
+				      perf_event__handler_t process,
 				      struct perf_tool *tool,
 				      struct machine *machine,
 				      bool mmap_data,
@@ -455,6 +513,11 @@ static int __event__synthesize_thread(union perf_event *comm_event,
 		if (tgid == -1)
 			return -1;
 
+		if (perf_event__synthesize_namespaces(tool, namespaces_event, pid,
+						      tgid, process, machine) < 0)
+			return -1;
+
+
 		return perf_event__synthesize_mmap_events(tool, mmap_event, pid, tgid,
 							  process, machine, mmap_data,
 							  proc_map_timeout);
@@ -488,6 +551,11 @@ static int __event__synthesize_thread(union perf_event *comm_event,
 		if (perf_event__synthesize_fork(tool, fork_event, _pid, tgid,
 						ppid, process, machine) < 0)
 			break;
+
+		if (perf_event__synthesize_namespaces(tool, namespaces_event, _pid,
+						      tgid, process, machine) < 0)
+			break;
+
 		/*
 		 * Send the prepared comm event
 		 */
@@ -516,6 +584,7 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_thread_map(struct perf_tool *tool,
 				      unsigned int proc_map_timeout)
 {
 	union perf_event *comm_event, *mmap_event, *fork_event;
+	union perf_event *namespaces_event;
 	int err = -1, thread, j;
 
 	comm_event = malloc(sizeof(comm_event->comm) + machine->id_hdr_size);
@@ -530,10 +599,15 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_thread_map(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	if (fork_event == NULL)
 		goto out_free_mmap;
 
+	namespaces_event = malloc(sizeof(namespaces_event->namespaces) +
+				  machine->id_hdr_size);
+	if (namespaces_event == NULL)
+		goto out_free_fork;
+
 	err = 0;
 	for (thread = 0; thread < threads->nr; ++thread) {
 		if (__event__synthesize_thread(comm_event, mmap_event,
-					       fork_event,
+					       fork_event, namespaces_event,
 					       thread_map__pid(threads, thread), 0,
 					       process, tool, machine,
 					       mmap_data, proc_map_timeout)) {
@@ -559,7 +633,7 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_thread_map(struct perf_tool *tool,
 			/* if not, generate events for it */
 			if (need_leader &&
 			    __event__synthesize_thread(comm_event, mmap_event,
-						       fork_event,
+						       fork_event, namespaces_event,
 						       comm_event->comm.pid, 0,
 						       process, tool, machine,
 						       mmap_data, proc_map_timeout)) {
@@ -568,6 +642,8 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_thread_map(struct perf_tool *tool,
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	free(namespaces_event);
+out_free_fork:
 	free(fork_event);
 out_free_mmap:
 	free(mmap_event);
@@ -587,6 +663,7 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_threads(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	char proc_path[PATH_MAX];
 	struct dirent *dirent;
 	union perf_event *comm_event, *mmap_event, *fork_event;
+	union perf_event *namespaces_event;
 	int err = -1;
 
 	if (machine__is_default_guest(machine))
@@ -604,11 +681,16 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_threads(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	if (fork_event == NULL)
 		goto out_free_mmap;
 
+	namespaces_event = malloc(sizeof(namespaces_event->namespaces) +
+				  machine->id_hdr_size);
+	if (namespaces_event == NULL)
+		goto out_free_fork;
+
 	snprintf(proc_path, sizeof(proc_path), "%s/proc", machine->root_dir);
 	proc = opendir(proc_path);
 
 	if (proc == NULL)
-		goto out_free_fork;
+		goto out_free_namespaces;
 
 	while ((dirent = readdir(proc)) != NULL) {
 		char *end;
@@ -620,13 +702,16 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_threads(struct perf_tool *tool,
  		 * We may race with exiting thread, so don't stop just because
  		 * one thread couldn't be synthesized.
  		 */
-		__event__synthesize_thread(comm_event, mmap_event, fork_event, pid,
-					   1, process, tool, machine, mmap_data,
+		__event__synthesize_thread(comm_event, mmap_event, fork_event,
+					   namespaces_event, pid, 1, process,
+					   tool, machine, mmap_data,
 					   proc_map_timeout);
 	}
 
 	err = 0;
 	closedir(proc);
+out_free_namespaces:
+	free(namespaces_event);
 out_free_fork:
 	free(fork_event);
 out_free_mmap:
@@ -1008,6 +1093,24 @@ size_t perf_event__fprintf_comm(union perf_event *event, FILE *fp)
 	return fprintf(fp, "%s: %s:%d/%d\n", s, event->comm.comm, event->comm.pid, event->comm.tid);
 }
 
+size_t perf_event__fprintf_namespaces(union perf_event *event, FILE *fp)
+{
+	return fprintf(fp, " %d/%d - time: %lu device: %lu [inodes -"
+			   " 0x%lx (cgroup), 0x%lx (ipc), 0x%lx (mnt),"
+			   " 0x%lx (net), 0x%lx (pid), 0x%lx (user),"
+			   " 0x%lx (uts)]\n\n",
+		       event->namespaces.pid, event->namespaces.tid,
+		       event->namespaces.start_time,
+		       event->namespaces.dev_num,
+		       event->namespaces.inode_num[CGROUP_NS_INDEX],
+		       event->namespaces.inode_num[IPC_NS_INDEX],
+		       event->namespaces.inode_num[MNT_NS_INDEX],
+		       event->namespaces.inode_num[NET_NS_INDEX],
+		       event->namespaces.inode_num[PID_NS_INDEX],
+		       event->namespaces.inode_num[USER_NS_INDEX],
+		       event->namespaces.inode_num[UTS_NS_INDEX]);
+}
+
 int perf_event__process_comm(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
 			     union perf_event *event,
 			     struct perf_sample *sample,
@@ -1016,6 +1119,14 @@ int perf_event__process_comm(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
 	return machine__process_comm_event(machine, event, sample);
 }
 
+int perf_event__process_namespaces(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
+				   union perf_event *event,
+				   struct perf_sample *sample,
+				   struct machine *machine)
+{
+	return machine__process_namespaces_event(machine, event, sample);
+}
+
 int perf_event__process_lost(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
 			     union perf_event *event,
 			     struct perf_sample *sample,
@@ -1196,6 +1307,9 @@ size_t perf_event__fprintf(union perf_event *event, FILE *fp)
 	case PERF_RECORD_MMAP:
 		ret += perf_event__fprintf_mmap(event, fp);
 		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_NAMESPACES:
+		ret += perf_event__fprintf_namespaces(event, fp);
+		break;
 	case PERF_RECORD_MMAP2:
 		ret += perf_event__fprintf_mmap2(event, fp);
 		break;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.h b/tools/perf/util/event.h
index 8d363d5..f985234 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.h
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ struct comm_event {
 	char comm[16];
 };
 
+struct namespaces_event {
+	struct perf_event_header header;
+	u32 pid, tid;
+	u64 start_time;
+	u64 dev_num;
+	u64 inode_num[NAMESPACES_MAX];
+};
+
 struct fork_event {
 	struct perf_event_header header;
 	u32 pid, ppid;
@@ -482,6 +490,7 @@ union perf_event {
 	struct mmap_event		mmap;
 	struct mmap2_event		mmap2;
 	struct comm_event		comm;
+	struct namespaces_event		namespaces;
 	struct fork_event		fork;
 	struct lost_event		lost;
 	struct lost_samples_event	lost_samples;
@@ -584,6 +593,10 @@ int perf_event__process_switch(struct perf_tool *tool,
 			       union perf_event *event,
 			       struct perf_sample *sample,
 			       struct machine *machine);
+int perf_event__process_namespaces(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				   union perf_event *event,
+				   struct perf_sample *sample,
+				   struct machine *machine);
 int perf_event__process_mmap(struct perf_tool *tool,
 			     union perf_event *event,
 			     struct perf_sample *sample,
@@ -633,6 +646,12 @@ pid_t perf_event__synthesize_comm(struct perf_tool *tool,
 				  perf_event__handler_t process,
 				  struct machine *machine);
 
+int perf_event__synthesize_namespaces(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				      union perf_event *event,
+				      pid_t pid, pid_t tgid,
+				      perf_event__handler_t process,
+				      struct machine *machine);
+
 int perf_event__synthesize_mmap_events(struct perf_tool *tool,
 				       union perf_event *event,
 				       pid_t pid, pid_t tgid,
@@ -650,6 +669,7 @@ size_t perf_event__fprintf_itrace_start(union perf_event *event, FILE *fp);
 size_t perf_event__fprintf_switch(union perf_event *event, FILE *fp);
 size_t perf_event__fprintf_thread_map(union perf_event *event, FILE *fp);
 size_t perf_event__fprintf_cpu_map(union perf_event *event, FILE *fp);
+size_t perf_event__fprintf_namespaces(union perf_event *event, FILE *fp);
 size_t perf_event__fprintf(union perf_event *event, FILE *fp);
 
 u64 kallsyms__get_function_start(const char *kallsyms_filename,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 8bc2711..91d19b2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -923,6 +923,9 @@ void perf_evsel__config(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct record_opts *opts,
 	attr->mmap2 = track && !perf_missing_features.mmap2;
 	attr->comm  = track;
 
+	if (opts->record_namespaces)
+		attr->namespaces  = track;
+
 	if (opts->record_switch_events)
 		attr->context_switch = track;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
index df85b9e..d721906 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
@@ -482,6 +482,28 @@ int machine__process_comm_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event
 	return err;
 }
 
+int machine__process_namespaces_event(struct machine *machine __maybe_unused,
+				      union perf_event *event,
+				      struct perf_sample *sample __maybe_unused)
+{
+	struct thread *thread = machine__findnew_thread(machine,
+							event->namespaces.pid,
+							event->namespaces.tid);
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (dump_trace)
+		perf_event__fprintf_namespaces(event, stdout);
+
+	if (thread == NULL || thread__set_namespaces(thread, &event->namespaces)) {
+		dump_printf("problem processing PERF_RECORD_NAMESPACES, skipping event.\n");
+		err = -1;
+	}
+
+	thread__put(thread);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
 int machine__process_lost_event(struct machine *machine __maybe_unused,
 				union perf_event *event, struct perf_sample *sample __maybe_unused)
 {
@@ -1519,6 +1541,8 @@ int machine__process_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event,
 		ret = machine__process_comm_event(machine, event, sample); break;
 	case PERF_RECORD_MMAP:
 		ret = machine__process_mmap_event(machine, event, sample); break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_NAMESPACES:
+		ret = machine__process_namespaces_event(machine, event, sample); break;
 	case PERF_RECORD_MMAP2:
 		ret = machine__process_mmap2_event(machine, event, sample); break;
 	case PERF_RECORD_FORK:
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.h b/tools/perf/util/machine.h
index 354de6e..e494368 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.h
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ int machine__process_itrace_start_event(struct machine *machine,
 					union perf_event *event);
 int machine__process_switch_event(struct machine *machine,
 				  union perf_event *event);
+int machine__process_namespaces_event(struct machine *machine,
+				      union perf_event *event,
+				      struct perf_sample *sample);
 int machine__process_mmap_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event,
 				struct perf_sample *sample);
 int machine__process_mmap2_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/namespaces.c b/tools/perf/util/namespaces.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd481ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/namespaces.c
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#include "namespaces.h"
+#include "util.h"
+#include "event.h"
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+struct namespaces *namespaces__new(struct namespaces_event *event)
+{
+	struct namespaces *namespaces = zalloc(sizeof(*namespaces));
+
+	if (!namespaces)
+		return NULL;
+
+	namespaces->end_time = -1;
+
+	if (event) {
+		namespaces->dev_num = event->dev_num;
+		memcpy(namespaces->inode_num, event->inode_num,
+		       sizeof(namespaces->inode_num));
+	}
+
+	return namespaces;
+}
+
+void namespaces__free(struct namespaces *namespaces)
+{
+	free(namespaces);
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/namespaces.h b/tools/perf/util/namespaces.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4acef9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/namespaces.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#ifndef __PERF_NAMESPACES_H
+#define __PERF_NAMESPACES_H
+
+#include "../perf.h"
+#include <linux/list.h>
+
+struct namespaces_event;
+
+struct namespaces {
+	struct list_head list;
+	u64 end_time;
+	u64 dev_num;
+	u64 inode_num[NAMESPACES_MAX];
+};
+
+struct namespaces *namespaces__new(struct namespaces_event *event);
+void namespaces__free(struct namespaces *namespaces);
+
+#endif  /* __PERF_NAMESPACES_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 5d61242..d645b1a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -1239,6 +1239,8 @@ static int machines__deliver_event(struct machines *machines,
 		return tool->mmap2(tool, event, sample, machine);
 	case PERF_RECORD_COMM:
 		return tool->comm(tool, event, sample, machine);
+	case PERF_RECORD_NAMESPACES:
+		return tool->namespaces(tool, event, sample, machine);
 	case PERF_RECORD_FORK:
 		return tool->fork(tool, event, sample, machine);
 	case PERF_RECORD_EXIT:
@@ -1494,6 +1496,11 @@ int perf_session__register_idle_thread(struct perf_session *session)
 		err = -1;
 	}
 
+	if (thread == NULL || thread__set_namespaces(thread, NULL)) {
+		pr_err("problem inserting idle task.\n");
+		err = -1;
+	}
+
 	/* machine__findnew_thread() got the thread, so put it */
 	thread__put(thread);
 	return err;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread.c b/tools/perf/util/thread.c
index f5af87f..f145a8d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "thread-stack.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "debug.h"
+#include "namespaces.h"
 #include "comm.h"
 #include "unwind.h"
 
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ struct thread *thread__new(pid_t pid, pid_t tid)
 		thread->tid = tid;
 		thread->ppid = -1;
 		thread->cpu = -1;
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&thread->namespaces_list);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&thread->comm_list);
 
 		comm_str = malloc(32);
@@ -66,7 +68,8 @@ struct thread *thread__new(pid_t pid, pid_t tid)
 
 void thread__delete(struct thread *thread)
 {
-	struct comm *comm, *tmp;
+	struct namespaces *namespaces, *tmp_namespaces;
+	struct comm *comm, *tmp_comm;
 
 	BUG_ON(!RB_EMPTY_NODE(&thread->rb_node));
 
@@ -76,7 +79,12 @@ void thread__delete(struct thread *thread)
 		map_groups__put(thread->mg);
 		thread->mg = NULL;
 	}
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(comm, tmp, &thread->comm_list, list) {
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(namespaces, tmp_namespaces,
+				 &thread->namespaces_list, list) {
+		list_del(&namespaces->list);
+		namespaces__free(namespaces);
+	}
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(comm, tmp_comm, &thread->comm_list, list) {
 		list_del(&comm->list);
 		comm__free(comm);
 	}
@@ -104,6 +112,38 @@ void thread__put(struct thread *thread)
 	}
 }
 
+struct namespaces *thread__namespaces(const struct thread *thread)
+{
+	if (list_empty(&thread->namespaces_list))
+		return NULL;
+
+	return list_first_entry(&thread->namespaces_list, struct namespaces, list);
+}
+
+int thread__set_namespaces(struct thread *thread,
+			   struct namespaces_event *event)
+{
+	struct namespaces *new, *curr = thread__namespaces(thread);
+
+	new = namespaces__new(event);
+	if (!new)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	list_add(&new->list, &thread->namespaces_list);
+
+	if (event && curr) {
+		/*
+		 * setns syscall must have changed few or all the namespaces
+		 * of this thread. Update end time for the namespaces
+		 * previously used.
+		 */
+		curr = list_next_entry(new, list);
+		curr->end_time = event->start_time;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 struct comm *thread__comm(const struct thread *thread)
 {
 	if (list_empty(&thread->comm_list))
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread.h b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
index 99263cb..c0df723 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ struct thread {
 	bool			comm_set;
 	int			comm_len;
 	bool			dead; /* if set thread has exited */
+	struct list_head	namespaces_list;
 	struct list_head	comm_list;
 	u64			db_id;
 
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ struct thread {
 };
 
 struct machine;
+struct namespaces;
 struct comm;
 
 struct thread *thread__new(pid_t pid, pid_t tid);
@@ -62,6 +64,11 @@ static inline void thread__exited(struct thread *thread)
 	thread->dead = true;
 }
 
+struct namespaces *thread__namespaces(const struct thread *thread);
+struct namespaces *thread__latest_namespaces(const struct thread *thread);
+int thread__set_namespaces(struct thread *thread,
+			   struct namespaces_event *event);
+
 int __thread__set_comm(struct thread *thread, const char *comm, u64 timestamp,
 		       bool exec);
 static inline int thread__set_comm(struct thread *thread, const char *comm,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/tool.h b/tools/perf/util/tool.h
index ac2590a..a0d1af2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/tool.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/tool.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ struct perf_tool {
 	event_op	mmap,
 			mmap2,
 			comm,
+			namespaces,
 			fork,
 			exit,
 			lost,