[PATCH V3 11/17] perf tools: Save previous cursor nodes for LBR stitching approach

From: kan . liang
Date: Fri Mar 13 2020 - 14:34:49 EST


From: Kan Liang <kan.liang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

The cursor nodes which generates from sample are eventually added into
callchain. To avoid generating cursor nodes from previous samples again,
the previous cursor nodes are also saved for LBR stitching approach.

Some option, e.g. hide-unresolved, may hide some LBRs.
Add a variable 'valid' in struct callchain_cursor_node to indicate this
case. The LBR stitching approach will only append the valid cursor nodes
from previous samples later.

Reviewed-by: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Kan Liang <kan.liang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/util/callchain.h | 3 ++
tools/perf/util/machine.c | 77 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
tools/perf/util/thread.h | 3 ++
3 files changed, 79 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
index 706bb7bbe1e1..cb33cd42ff43 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ struct callchain_cursor_node {
u64 ip;
struct map_symbol ms;
const char *srcline;
+ /* Indicate valid cursor node for LBR stitch */
+ bool valid;
+
bool branch;
struct branch_flags branch_flags;
u64 branch_from;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
index d91e11bfc8ca..f190265a1f26 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
@@ -2193,6 +2193,31 @@ static int lbr_callchain_add_kernel_ip(struct thread *thread,
return 0;
}

+static void save_lbr_cursor_node(struct thread *thread,
+ struct callchain_cursor *cursor,
+ int idx)
+{
+ struct lbr_stitch *lbr_stitch = thread->lbr_stitch;
+
+ if (!lbr_stitch)
+ return;
+
+ if (cursor->pos == cursor->nr) {
+ lbr_stitch->prev_lbr_cursor[idx].valid = false;
+ return;
+ }
+
+ if (!cursor->curr)
+ cursor->curr = cursor->first;
+ else
+ cursor->curr = cursor->curr->next;
+ memcpy(&lbr_stitch->prev_lbr_cursor[idx], cursor->curr,
+ sizeof(struct callchain_cursor_node));
+
+ lbr_stitch->prev_lbr_cursor[idx].valid = true;
+ cursor->pos++;
+}
+
static int lbr_callchain_add_lbr_ip(struct thread *thread,
struct callchain_cursor *cursor,
struct perf_sample *sample,
@@ -2209,6 +2234,21 @@ static int lbr_callchain_add_lbr_ip(struct thread *thread,
int err, i;
u64 ip;

+ /*
+ * The curr and pos are not used in writing session. They are cleared
+ * in callchain_cursor_commit() when the writing session is closed.
+ * Using curr and pos to track the current cursor node.
+ */
+ if (thread->lbr_stitch) {
+ cursor->curr = NULL;
+ cursor->pos = cursor->nr;
+ if (cursor->nr) {
+ cursor->curr = cursor->first;
+ for (i = 0; i < (int)(cursor->nr - 1); i++)
+ cursor->curr = cursor->curr->next;
+ }
+ }
+
if (callee) {
/* Add LBR ip from first entries.to */
ip = entries[0].to;
@@ -2221,6 +2261,20 @@ static int lbr_callchain_add_lbr_ip(struct thread *thread,
if (err)
return err;

+ /*
+ * The number of cursor node increases.
+ * Move the current cursor node.
+ * But does not need to save current cursor node for entry 0.
+ * It's impossible to stitch the whole LBRs of previous sample.
+ */
+ if (thread->lbr_stitch && (cursor->pos != cursor->nr)) {
+ if (!cursor->curr)
+ cursor->curr = cursor->first;
+ else
+ cursor->curr = cursor->curr->next;
+ cursor->pos++;
+ }
+
/* Add LBR ip from entries.from one by one. */
for (i = 0; i < lbr_nr; i++) {
ip = entries[i].from;
@@ -2231,6 +2285,7 @@ static int lbr_callchain_add_lbr_ip(struct thread *thread,
*branch_from);
if (err)
return err;
+ save_lbr_cursor_node(thread, cursor, i);
}
return 0;
}
@@ -2245,6 +2300,7 @@ static int lbr_callchain_add_lbr_ip(struct thread *thread,
*branch_from);
if (err)
return err;
+ save_lbr_cursor_node(thread, cursor, i);
}

/* Add LBR ip from first entries.to */
@@ -2261,7 +2317,7 @@ static int lbr_callchain_add_lbr_ip(struct thread *thread,
return 0;
}

-static bool alloc_lbr_stitch(struct thread *thread)
+static bool alloc_lbr_stitch(struct thread *thread, unsigned int max_lbr)
{
if (thread->lbr_stitch)
return true;
@@ -2270,6 +2326,15 @@ static bool alloc_lbr_stitch(struct thread *thread)
if (!thread->lbr_stitch)
goto err;

+ thread->lbr_stitch->prev_lbr_cursor = calloc(max_lbr + 1, sizeof(struct callchain_cursor_node));
+ if (!thread->lbr_stitch->prev_lbr_cursor)
+ goto free_lbr_stitch;
+
+ return true;
+
+free_lbr_stitch:
+ free(thread->lbr_stitch);
+ thread->lbr_stitch = NULL;
err:
pr_warning("Failed to allocate space for stitched LBRs. Disable LBR stitch\n");
thread->lbr_stitch_enable = false;
@@ -2288,7 +2353,8 @@ static int resolve_lbr_callchain_sample(struct thread *thread,
struct perf_sample *sample,
struct symbol **parent,
struct addr_location *root_al,
- int max_stack)
+ int max_stack,
+ unsigned int max_lbr)
{
struct ip_callchain *chain = sample->callchain;
int chain_nr = min(max_stack, (int)chain->nr), i;
@@ -2306,7 +2372,7 @@ static int resolve_lbr_callchain_sample(struct thread *thread,
return 0;

if (thread->lbr_stitch_enable && !sample->no_hw_idx &&
- alloc_lbr_stitch(thread)) {
+ (max_lbr > 0) && alloc_lbr_stitch(thread, max_lbr)) {
lbr_stitch = thread->lbr_stitch;

memcpy(&lbr_stitch->prev_sample, sample, sizeof(*sample));
@@ -2386,8 +2452,11 @@ static int thread__resolve_callchain_sample(struct thread *thread,
chain_nr = chain->nr;

if (perf_evsel__has_branch_callstack(evsel)) {
+ struct perf_env *env = perf_evsel__env(evsel);
+
err = resolve_lbr_callchain_sample(thread, cursor, sample, parent,
- root_al, max_stack);
+ root_al, max_stack,
+ !env ? 0 : env->max_branches);
if (err)
return (err < 0) ? err : 0;
}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread.h b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
index 5fe239bd8f17..477c669cdbfa 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
#include <intlist.h>
#include "rwsem.h"
#include "event.h"
+#include "callchain.h"

struct addr_location;
struct map;
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ struct unwind_libunwind_ops;

struct lbr_stitch {
struct perf_sample prev_sample;
+ struct callchain_cursor_node *prev_lbr_cursor;
};

struct thread {
@@ -158,6 +160,7 @@ static inline void thread__free_stitch_list(struct thread *thread)
if (!lbr_stitch)
return;

+ free(lbr_stitch->prev_lbr_cursor);
free(thread->lbr_stitch);
}

--
2.17.1