[tip:perf/core] perf tools: No need to unconditionally read the max_stack sysctls

From: tip-bot for Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
Date: Sat May 19 2018 - 06:49:05 EST


Commit-ID: 029c75e5cf166f9c04744d81c798f54a44a8417c
Gitweb: https://git.kernel.org/tip/029c75e5cf166f9c04744d81c798f54a44a8417c
Author: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Thu, 17 May 2018 16:31:32 -0300
Committer: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
CommitDate: Thu, 17 May 2018 16:31:32 -0300

perf tools: No need to unconditionally read the max_stack sysctls

Let tools that need to have those variables with the sysctl current
values use a function that will read them.

Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Wang Nan <wangnan0@xxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-1ljj3oeo5kpt2n1icfd9vowe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/builtin-top.c | 2 +-
tools/perf/builtin-trace.c | 2 +-
tools/perf/perf.c | 7 -------
tools/perf/util/evsel.c | 2 +-
tools/perf/util/util.c | 13 +++++++++++++
tools/perf/util/util.h | 2 ++
6 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 3c061c57afb6..7a349fcd3864 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv)
.proc_map_timeout = 500,
.overwrite = 1,
},
- .max_stack = sysctl_perf_event_max_stack,
+ .max_stack = sysctl__max_stack(),
.sym_pcnt_filter = 5,
.nr_threads_synthesize = UINT_MAX,
};
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index c7effcfc40ed..560aed7da36a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -3162,7 +3162,7 @@ int cmd_trace(int argc, const char **argv)
mmap_pages_user_set = false;

if (trace.max_stack == UINT_MAX) {
- trace.max_stack = input_name ? PERF_MAX_STACK_DEPTH : sysctl_perf_event_max_stack;
+ trace.max_stack = input_name ? PERF_MAX_STACK_DEPTH : sysctl__max_stack();
max_stack_user_set = false;
}

diff --git a/tools/perf/perf.c b/tools/perf/perf.c
index cefd8f74630c..51c81509a315 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/perf.c
@@ -426,7 +426,6 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
int err;
const char *cmd;
char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
- int value;

/* libsubcmd init */
exec_cmd_init("perf", PREFIX, PERF_EXEC_PATH, EXEC_PATH_ENVIRONMENT);
@@ -435,12 +434,6 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
/* The page_size is placed in util object. */
page_size = sysconf(_SC_PAGE_SIZE);

- if (sysctl__read_int("kernel/perf_event_max_stack", &value) == 0)
- sysctl_perf_event_max_stack = value;
-
- if (sysctl__read_int("kernel/perf_event_max_contexts_per_stack", &value) == 0)
- sysctl_perf_event_max_contexts_per_stack = value;
-
cmd = extract_argv0_path(argv[0]);
if (!cmd)
cmd = "perf-help";
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 4cd2cf93f726..150db5ed7400 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -2862,7 +2862,7 @@ int perf_evsel__open_strerror(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct target *target,
return scnprintf(msg, size,
"Not enough memory to setup event with callchain.\n"
"Hint: Try tweaking /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_max_stack\n"
- "Hint: Current value: %d", sysctl_perf_event_max_stack);
+ "Hint: Current value: %d", sysctl__max_stack());
break;
case ENODEV:
if (target->cpu_list)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.c b/tools/perf/util/util.c
index 99ab52165680..eac5b858a371 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.c
@@ -62,6 +62,19 @@ int cacheline_size(void)
int sysctl_perf_event_max_stack = PERF_MAX_STACK_DEPTH;
int sysctl_perf_event_max_contexts_per_stack = PERF_MAX_CONTEXTS_PER_STACK;

+int sysctl__max_stack(void)
+{
+ int value;
+
+ if (sysctl__read_int("kernel/perf_event_max_stack", &value) == 0)
+ sysctl_perf_event_max_stack = value;
+
+ if (sysctl__read_int("kernel/perf_event_max_contexts_per_stack", &value) == 0)
+ sysctl_perf_event_max_contexts_per_stack = value;
+
+ return sysctl_perf_event_max_stack;
+}
+
bool test_attr__enabled;

bool perf_host = true;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.h b/tools/perf/util/util.h
index 74d21dfe0d29..dc58254a2b69 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.h
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ int hex2u64(const char *ptr, u64 *val);
extern unsigned int page_size;
int __pure cacheline_size(void);

+int sysctl__max_stack(void);
+
int fetch_kernel_version(unsigned int *puint,
char *str, size_t str_sz);
#define KVER_VERSION(x) (((x) >> 16) & 0xff)