[PATCH v1 1/9] perf util: Create block_info structure

[Jin Yao]

perf diff currently can only diff symbols(functions). We should expand it
to diff cycles of individual programs blocks as reported by timed LBR.
This would allow to identify changes in specific code accurately.

We need a new structure to maintain the basic block information, such as,
symbol(function), start/end addrress of this block, cycles. This patch
creates this structure and with some ops.

Signed-off-by: Jin Yao <yao.jin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 tools/perf/util/symbol.c | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 tools/perf/util/symbol.h | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 45 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 5cbad55..3a90e72 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -2262,3 +2262,25 @@ struct mem_info *mem_info__new(void)
 		refcount_set(&mi->refcnt, 1);
 	return mi;
 }
+
+struct block_info *block_info__get(struct block_info *bi)
+{
+	if (bi)
+		refcount_inc(&bi->refcnt);
+	return bi;
+}
+
+void block_info__put(struct block_info *bi)
+{
+	if (bi && refcount_dec_and_test(&bi->refcnt))
+		free(bi);
+}
+
+struct block_info *block_info__new(void)
+{
+	struct block_info *bi = zalloc(sizeof(*bi));
+
+	if (bi)
+		refcount_set(&bi->refcnt, 1);
+	return bi;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index 9a8fe01..12755b4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -131,6 +131,17 @@ struct mem_info {
 	refcount_t		refcnt;
 };
 
+struct block_info {
+	struct symbol		*sym;
+	u64			start;
+	u64			end;
+	u64			cycles;
+	u64			cycles_aggr;
+	int			num;
+	int			num_aggr;
+	refcount_t		refcnt;
+};
+
 struct addr_location {
 	struct machine *machine;
 	struct thread *thread;
@@ -332,4 +343,16 @@ static inline void __mem_info__zput(struct mem_info **mi)
 
 #define mem_info__zput(mi) __mem_info__zput(&mi)
 
+struct block_info *block_info__new(void);
+struct block_info *block_info__get(struct block_info *bi);
+void   block_info__put(struct block_info *bi);
+
+static inline void __block_info__zput(struct block_info **bi)
+{
+	block_info__put(*bi);
+	*bi = NULL;
+}
+
+#define block_info__zput(bi) __block_info__zput(&bi)
+
 #endif /* __PERF_SYMBOL */
-- 
2.7.4