Re: [PATCH 2/5] perf probe: Generate event name with line number

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
Date: Wed Nov 06 2019 - 14:54:40 EST


Em Tue, Nov 05, 2019 at 09:16:59AM +0900, Masami Hiramatsu escreveu:
> Generate event name from function name with line number
> as <function>_L<line_number>. Note that this is only for
> the new event which is defined by function and lines.
>
> If there is another event on same line, you have to use
> "-f" option. In that case, the new event has "_1" suffix.

So I don't like this, the existing practice of, if given a function
name, just create the probe:name looks more natural, if one states
kernel:1, then, sure, appending L1 to them is natural, better than the
previous naming convention,

Thanks,

- Arnaldo

> e.g.
> # perf probe -a kernel_read
> Added new event:
> probe:kernel_read_L0 (on kernel_read)
>
> You can now use it in all perf tools, such as:
>
> perf record -e probe:kernel_read_L0 -aR sleep 1
>
> # perf probe -a kernel_read:1
> Added new events:
> probe:kernel_read_L1 (on kernel_read:1)
>
> You can now use it in all perf tools, such as:
>
> perf record -e probe:kernel_read_L1_1 -aR sleep 1
>
> # perf probe -l
> probe:kernel_read_L0 (on kernel_read@linux/linux/fs/read_write.c)
> probe:kernel_read_L1 (on kernel_read@linux/linux/fs/read_write.c)
>
> Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> tools/perf/util/probe-event.c | 8 ++++++++
> 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
> index 91cab5f669d2..d14b970a6461 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
> @@ -1679,6 +1679,14 @@ int parse_perf_probe_command(const char *cmd, struct perf_probe_event *pev)
> if (ret < 0)
> goto out;
>
> + /* Generate event name if needed */
> + if (!pev->event && pev->point.function
> + && !pev->point.lazy_line && !pev->point.offset) {
> + if (asprintf(&pev->event, "%s_L%d", pev->point.function,
> + pev->point.line) < 0)
> + return -ENOMEM;
> + }
> +
> /* Copy arguments and ensure return probe has no C argument */
> pev->nargs = argc - 1;
> pev->args = zalloc(sizeof(struct perf_probe_arg) * pev->nargs);

--

- Arnaldo