Re: [PATCH] perf list: Hide deprecated events by default

From: Jin, Yao
Date: Fri Oct 18 2019 - 10:09:53 EST

Since now we go back to this version, can this patch be accepted?

Thanks
Jin Yao

On 10/15/2019 10:53 AM, Jin Yao wrote:
There are some deprecated events listed by perf list. But we can't remove
them from perf list with ease because some old scripts may use them.

Deprecated events are old names of renamed events. When an event gets
renamed the old name is kept around for some time and marked with
Deprecated. The newer Intel event lists in the tree already have these
headers.

So we need to keep them in the event list, but provide a new option to
show them. The new option is "--deprecated".

With this patch, the deprecated events are hidden by default but they can
be displayed when option "--deprecated" is enabled.

Signed-off-by: Jin Yao <yao.jin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt | 3 +++
tools/perf/builtin-list.c | 14 ++++++++++----
tools/perf/pmu-events/jevents.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++------
tools/perf/pmu-events/jevents.h | 3 ++-
tools/perf/pmu-events/pmu-events.h | 1 +
tools/perf/util/parse-events.c | 4 ++--
tools/perf/util/parse-events.h | 2 +-
tools/perf/util/pmu.c | 17 +++++++++++++----
tools/perf/util/pmu.h | 4 +++-
9 files changed, 55 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt
index 18ed1b0fceb3..6345db33c533 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-list.txt
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ Enable debugging output.
Print how named events are resolved internally into perf events, and also
any extra expressions computed by perf stat.
+--deprecated::
+Print deprecated events. By default the deprecated events are hidden.
+
[[EVENT_MODIFIERS]]
EVENT MODIFIERS
---------------
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-list.c b/tools/perf/builtin-list.c
index 08e62ae9d37e..965ef017496f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-list.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-list.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ int cmd_list(int argc, const char **argv)
int i;
bool raw_dump = false;
bool long_desc_flag = false;
+ bool deprecated = false;
struct option list_options[] = {
OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "raw-dump", &raw_dump, "Dump raw events"),
OPT_BOOLEAN('d', "desc", &desc_flag,
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ int cmd_list(int argc, const char **argv)
"Print longer event descriptions."),
OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "details", &details_flag,
"Print information on the perf event names and expressions used internally by events."),
+ OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "deprecated", &deprecated,
+ "Print deprecated events."),
OPT_INCR(0, "debug", &verbose,
"Enable debugging output"),
OPT_END()
@@ -55,7 +58,7 @@ int cmd_list(int argc, const char **argv)
if (argc == 0) {
print_events(NULL, raw_dump, !desc_flag, long_desc_flag,
- details_flag);
+ details_flag, deprecated);
return 0;
}
@@ -78,7 +81,8 @@ int cmd_list(int argc, const char **argv)
print_hwcache_events(NULL, raw_dump);
else if (strcmp(argv[i], "pmu") == 0)
print_pmu_events(NULL, raw_dump, !desc_flag,
- long_desc_flag, details_flag);
+ long_desc_flag, details_flag,
+ deprecated);
else if (strcmp(argv[i], "sdt") == 0)
print_sdt_events(NULL, NULL, raw_dump);
else if (strcmp(argv[i], "metric") == 0 || strcmp(argv[i], "metrics") == 0)
@@ -91,7 +95,8 @@ int cmd_list(int argc, const char **argv)
if (sep == NULL) {
print_events(argv[i], raw_dump, !desc_flag,
long_desc_flag,
- details_flag);
+ details_flag,
+ deprecated);
continue;
}
sep_idx = sep - argv[i];
@@ -117,7 +122,8 @@ int cmd_list(int argc, const char **argv)
print_hwcache_events(s, raw_dump);
print_pmu_events(s, raw_dump, !desc_flag,
long_desc_flag,
- details_flag);
+ details_flag,
+ deprecated);
print_tracepoint_events(NULL, s, raw_dump);
print_sdt_events(NULL, s, raw_dump);
metricgroup__print(true, true, s, raw_dump, details_flag);
diff --git a/tools/perf/pmu-events/jevents.c b/tools/perf/pmu-events/jevents.c
index e2837260ca4d..7d69727f44bd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/pmu-events/jevents.c
+++ b/tools/perf/pmu-events/jevents.c
@@ -322,7 +322,8 @@ static int print_events_table_entry(void *data, char *name, char *event,
char *desc, char *long_desc,
char *pmu, char *unit, char *perpkg,
char *metric_expr,
- char *metric_name, char *metric_group)
+ char *metric_name, char *metric_group,
+ char *deprecated)
{
struct perf_entry_data *pd = data;
FILE *outfp = pd->outfp;
@@ -354,6 +355,8 @@ static int print_events_table_entry(void *data, char *name, char *event,
fprintf(outfp, "\t.metric_name = \"%s\",\n", metric_name);
if (metric_group)
fprintf(outfp, "\t.metric_group = \"%s\",\n", metric_group);
+ if (deprecated)
+ fprintf(outfp, "\t.deprecated = \"%s\",\n", deprecated);
fprintf(outfp, "},\n");
return 0;
@@ -371,6 +374,7 @@ struct event_struct {
char *metric_expr;
char *metric_name;
char *metric_group;
+ char *deprecated;
};
#define ADD_EVENT_FIELD(field) do { if (field) { \
@@ -398,6 +402,7 @@ struct event_struct {
op(metric_expr); \
op(metric_name); \
op(metric_group); \
+ op(deprecated); \
} while (0)
static LIST_HEAD(arch_std_events);
@@ -416,7 +421,8 @@ static void free_arch_std_events(void)
static int save_arch_std_events(void *data, char *name, char *event,
char *desc, char *long_desc, char *pmu,
char *unit, char *perpkg, char *metric_expr,
- char *metric_name, char *metric_group)
+ char *metric_name, char *metric_group,
+ char *deprecated)
{
struct event_struct *es;
@@ -479,7 +485,8 @@ static int
try_fixup(const char *fn, char *arch_std, char **event, char **desc,
char **name, char **long_desc, char **pmu, char **filter,
char **perpkg, char **unit, char **metric_expr, char **metric_name,
- char **metric_group, unsigned long long eventcode)
+ char **metric_group, unsigned long long eventcode,
+ char **deprecated)
{
/* try to find matching event from arch standard values */
struct event_struct *es;
@@ -507,7 +514,8 @@ int json_events(const char *fn,
char *long_desc,
char *pmu, char *unit, char *perpkg,
char *metric_expr,
- char *metric_name, char *metric_group),
+ char *metric_name, char *metric_group,
+ char *deprecated),
void *data)
{
int err;
@@ -536,6 +544,7 @@ int json_events(const char *fn,
char *metric_expr = NULL;
char *metric_name = NULL;
char *metric_group = NULL;
+ char *deprecated = NULL;
char *arch_std = NULL;
unsigned long long eventcode = 0;
struct msrmap *msr = NULL;
@@ -614,6 +623,8 @@ int json_events(const char *fn,
addfield(map, &unit, "", "", val);
} else if (json_streq(map, field, "PerPkg")) {
addfield(map, &perpkg, "", "", val);
+ } else if (json_streq(map, field, "Deprecated")) {
+ addfield(map, &deprecated, "", "", val);
} else if (json_streq(map, field, "MetricName")) {
addfield(map, &metric_name, "", "", val);
} else if (json_streq(map, field, "MetricGroup")) {
@@ -658,12 +669,14 @@ int json_events(const char *fn,
err = try_fixup(fn, arch_std, &event, &desc, &name,
&long_desc, &pmu, &filter, &perpkg,
&unit, &metric_expr, &metric_name,
- &metric_group, eventcode);
+ &metric_group, eventcode,
+ &deprecated);
if (err)
goto free_strings;
}
err = func(data, name, real_event(name, event), desc, long_desc,
- pmu, unit, perpkg, metric_expr, metric_name, metric_group);
+ pmu, unit, perpkg, metric_expr, metric_name,
+ metric_group, deprecated);
free_strings:
free(event);
free(desc);
@@ -673,6 +686,7 @@ int json_events(const char *fn,
free(pmu);
free(filter);
free(perpkg);
+ free(deprecated);
free(unit);
free(metric_expr);
free(metric_name);
diff --git a/tools/perf/pmu-events/jevents.h b/tools/perf/pmu-events/jevents.h
index 4684c673c445..5cda49a42143 100644
--- a/tools/perf/pmu-events/jevents.h
+++ b/tools/perf/pmu-events/jevents.h
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ int json_events(const char *fn,
char *long_desc,
char *pmu,
char *unit, char *perpkg, char *metric_expr,
- char *metric_name, char *metric_group),
+ char *metric_name, char *metric_group,
+ char *deprecated),
void *data);
char *get_cpu_str(void);
diff --git a/tools/perf/pmu-events/pmu-events.h b/tools/perf/pmu-events/pmu-events.h
index 92a4d15ee0b9..caeb577d36c9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/pmu-events/pmu-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/pmu-events/pmu-events.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ struct pmu_event {
const char *metric_expr;
const char *metric_name;
const char *metric_group;
+ const char *deprecated;
};
/*
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index b5e2adef49de..db882f630f7e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -2600,7 +2600,7 @@ void print_symbol_events(const char *event_glob, unsigned type,
* Print the help text for the event symbols:
*/
void print_events(const char *event_glob, bool name_only, bool quiet_flag,
- bool long_desc, bool details_flag)
+ bool long_desc, bool details_flag, bool deprecated)
{
print_symbol_events(event_glob, PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE,
event_symbols_hw, PERF_COUNT_HW_MAX, name_only);
@@ -2612,7 +2612,7 @@ void print_events(const char *event_glob, bool name_only, bool quiet_flag,
print_hwcache_events(event_glob, name_only);
print_pmu_events(event_glob, name_only, quiet_flag, long_desc,
- details_flag);
+ details_flag, deprecated);
if (event_glob != NULL)
return;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
index 616ca1eda0eb..769e07cddaa2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ void parse_events_evlist_error(struct parse_events_state *parse_state,
int idx, const char *str);
void print_events(const char *event_glob, bool name_only, bool quiet,
- bool long_desc, bool details_flag);
+ bool long_desc, bool details_flag, bool deprecated);
struct event_symbol {
const char *symbol;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
index 5608da82ad23..adbe97e941dd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
@@ -308,7 +308,8 @@ static int __perf_pmu__new_alias(struct list_head *list, char *dir, char *name,
char *long_desc, char *topic,
char *unit, char *perpkg,
char *metric_expr,
- char *metric_name)
+ char *metric_name,
+ char *deprecated)
{
struct parse_events_term *term;
struct perf_pmu_alias *alias;
@@ -325,6 +326,7 @@ static int __perf_pmu__new_alias(struct list_head *list, char *dir, char *name,
alias->unit[0] = '\0';
alias->per_pkg = false;
alias->snapshot = false;
+ alias->deprecated = false;
ret = parse_events_terms(&alias->terms, val);
if (ret) {
@@ -379,6 +381,9 @@ static int __perf_pmu__new_alias(struct list_head *list, char *dir, char *name,
alias->per_pkg = perpkg && sscanf(perpkg, "%d", &num) == 1 && num == 1;
alias->str = strdup(newval);
+ if (deprecated)
+ alias->deprecated = true;
+
if (!perf_pmu_merge_alias(alias, list))
list_add_tail(&alias->list, list);
@@ -400,7 +405,7 @@ static int perf_pmu__new_alias(struct list_head *list, char *dir, char *name, FI
strim(buf);
return __perf_pmu__new_alias(list, dir, name, NULL, buf, NULL, NULL, NULL,
- NULL, NULL, NULL);
+ NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
}
static inline bool pmu_alias_info_file(char *name)
@@ -787,7 +792,8 @@ static void pmu_add_cpu_aliases(struct list_head *head, struct perf_pmu *pmu)
(char *)pe->long_desc, (char *)pe->topic,
(char *)pe->unit, (char *)pe->perpkg,
(char *)pe->metric_expr,
- (char *)pe->metric_name);
+ (char *)pe->metric_name,
+ (char *)pe->deprecated);
}
}
@@ -1383,7 +1389,7 @@ static void wordwrap(char *s, int start, int max, int corr)
}
void print_pmu_events(const char *event_glob, bool name_only, bool quiet_flag,
- bool long_desc, bool details_flag)
+ bool long_desc, bool details_flag, bool deprecated)
{
struct perf_pmu *pmu;
struct perf_pmu_alias *alias;
@@ -1414,6 +1420,9 @@ void print_pmu_events(const char *event_glob, bool name_only, bool quiet_flag,
format_alias(buf, sizeof(buf), pmu, alias);
bool is_cpu = !strcmp(pmu->name, "cpu");
+ if (alias->deprecated && !deprecated)
+ continue;
+
if (event_glob != NULL &&
!(strglobmatch_nocase(name, event_glob) ||
(!is_cpu && strglobmatch_nocase(alias->name,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.h b/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
index f36ade6df76d..3e8cd31a89cc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ struct perf_pmu_alias {
double scale;
bool per_pkg;
bool snapshot;
+ bool deprecated;
char *metric_expr;
char *metric_name;
};
@@ -85,7 +86,8 @@ int perf_pmu__format_parse(char *dir, struct list_head *head);
struct perf_pmu *perf_pmu__scan(struct perf_pmu *pmu);
void print_pmu_events(const char *event_glob, bool name_only, bool quiet,
- bool long_desc, bool details_flag);
+ bool long_desc, bool details_flag,
+ bool deprecated);
bool pmu_have_event(const char *pname, const char *name);
int perf_pmu__scan_file(struct perf_pmu *pmu, const char *name, const char *fmt, ...) __scanf(3, 4);