[PATCH 2/2] perf tools: Support end symbols with no size for filters

[Andi Kleen]

From: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Currently a filter like
--filter "filter _text / _end"
doesn't work because _end doesn't have a size. The
filter resolution always wants to use the end of the function
as end.

Allow this case by assuming the filter just spawns to the
start of the end symbol when there is no size. This makes
the above useful filter work.

Cc: adrian.hunter@xxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
index c5a6e0b12452..4c5ccb2b1298 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
@@ -1840,7 +1840,12 @@ static int addr_filter__resolve_kernel_syms(struct addr_filter *filt)
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 		filt->size = start + size - filt->addr;
-		no_size = !!size;
+		/*
+		 * When to has no size assume it's a end symbol.
+		 * This allows filters like _text / _end
+		 */
+		if (size == 0)
+			filt->size = start - filt->addr;
 	}
 
 	/* The very last symbol in kallsyms does not imply a particular size */
-- 
2.9.3