Re: [PATCH v5] perf_event_open.2: Update man page with recent changes

From: Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)
Date: Tue Nov 17 2020 - 18:39:20 EST

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On 11/17/20 8:37 AM, Namhyung Kim wrote:
> From: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> There are lots of changes as usual. I've tried to fill some missing
> bits in the man page but it'd be nice if you could take a look and put
> more info there.
>
> Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxx>
> [alx: ffix + tfix]
> Cowritten-by : Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---

Hi Namhyung,

Patch applied!

Thanks,

Alex

> man2/perf_event_open.2 | 280 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> 1 file changed, 278 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/man2/perf_event_open.2 b/man2/perf_event_open.2
> index e7b0aa132..62731bbac 100644
> --- a/man2/perf_event_open.2
> +++ b/man2/perf_event_open.2
> @@ -247,8 +247,17 @@ struct perf_event_attr {
> due to exec */
> use_clockid : 1, /* use clockid for time fields */
> context_switch : 1, /* context switch data */
> + write_backward : 1, /* Write ring buffer from end
> + to beginning */
> + namespaces : 1, /* include namespaces data */
> + ksymbol : 1, /* include ksymbol events */
> + bpf_event : 1, /* include bpf events */
> + aux_output : 1, /* generate AUX records
> + instead of events */
> + cgroup : 1, /* include cgroup events */
> + text_poke : 1, /* include text poke events */
>
> - __reserved_1 : 37;
> + __reserved_1 : 30;
>
> union {
> __u32 wakeup_events; /* wakeup every n events */
> @@ -867,6 +876,20 @@ is set higher than zero then the register
> values returned are those captured by
> hardware at the time of the sampled
> instruction's retirement.
> +.TP
> +.BR PERF_SAMPLE_PHYS_ADDR " (since Linux 4.13)"
> +.\" commit fc7ce9c74c3ad232b084d80148654f926d01ece7
> +Records physical address of data like in
> +.B PERF_SAMPLE_ADDR .
> +.TP
> +.BR PERF_SAMPLE_CGROUP " (since Linux 5.7)"
> +.\" commit 96aaab686505c449e24d76e76507290dcc30e008
> +Records (perf_event) cgroup id of the process.
> +This corresponds to the
> +.I id
> +field in the
> +.B PERF_RECORD_CGROUP
> +event.
> .RE
> .TP
> .I read_format
> @@ -1202,6 +1225,49 @@ information even with strict
> .I perf_event_paranoid
> settings.
> .TP
> +.IR write_backward " (since Linux 4.6)"
> +.\" commit 9ecda41acb971ebd07c8fb35faf24005c0baea12
> +This makes the ring buffer is written from end to beginning.
> +This is to support reading from overwritable ring buffer.
> +.TP
> +.IR namespaces " (since Linux 4.11)"
> +.\" commit e422267322cd319e2695a535e47c5b1feeac45eb
> +This enables the generation of
> +.B PERF_RECORD_NAMESPACES
> +records when a task is entering to a new namespace.
> +Each namespace has a combination of device and inode numbers.
> +.TP
> +.IR ksymbol " (since Linux 5.0)"
> +.\" commit 76193a94522f1d4edf2447a536f3f796ce56343b
> +This enables the generation of
> +.B PERF_RECORD_KSYMBOL
> +records when a new kernel symbols are registered or unregistered.
> +This is analyzing dynamic kernel functions like eBPF.
> +.TP
> +.IR bpf_event " (since Linux 5.0)"
> +.\" commit 6ee52e2a3fe4ea35520720736e6791df1fb67106
> +This enables the generation of
> +.B PERF_RECORD_BPF_EVENT
> +records when a eBPF program is loaded or unloaded.
> +.TP
> +.IR auxevent " (since Linux 5.4)"
> +.\" commit ab43762ef010967e4ccd53627f70a2eecbeafefb
> +This allows normal (non-AUX) events to generate data for AUX events
> +if the hardware supports it.
> +.TP
> +.IR cgroup " (since Linux 5.7)"
> +.\" commit 96aaab686505c449e24d76e76507290dcc30e008
> +This enables the generation of
> +.B PERF_RECORD_CGROUP
> +records when a new cgroup is created (and activated).
> +.TP
> +.IR text_poke " (since Linux 5.8)"
> +.\" commit e17d43b93e544f5016c0251d2074c15568d5d963
> +This enables the generation of
> +.B PERF_RECORD_TEXT_POKE
> +records when there's a changes to the kernel text
> +(i.e. self-modifying code).
> +.TP
> .IR wakeup_events ", " wakeup_watermark
> This union sets how many samples
> .RI ( wakeup_events )
> @@ -2131,7 +2197,7 @@ struct {
> u64 nr; /* if PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN */
> u64 ips[nr]; /* if PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN */
> u32 size; /* if PERF_SAMPLE_RAW */
> - char data[size]; /* if PERF_SAMPLE_RAW */
> + char data[size]; /* if PERF_SAMPLE_RAW */
> u64 bnr; /* if PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK */
> struct perf_branch_entry lbr[bnr];
> /* if PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK */
> @@ -2148,6 +2214,8 @@ struct {
> u64 abi; /* if PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_INTR */
> u64 regs[weight(mask)];
> /* if PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_INTR */
> + u64 phys_addr; /* if PERF_SAMPLE_PHYS_ADDR */
> + u64 cgroup; /* if PERF_SAMPLE_CGROUP */
> };
> .EE
> .in
> @@ -2570,6 +2638,18 @@ attr field.
> The number of values is the number of bits set in the
> .I sample_regs_intr
> bit mask.
> +.TP
> +.I phys_addr
> +If the
> +.B PERF_SAMPLE_PHYS_ADDR
> +flag is set, then 64-bit physical address is recorded.
> +.TP
> +.I cgroup
> +If the
> +.B PERF_SAMPLE_CGROUP
> +flag is set, then 64-bit cgroup id (for the perf_event subsystem) is recorded.
> +To get the pathname of the cgroup, the id should match to one in a
> +.B PERF_RECORD_CGROUP .
> .RE
> .TP
> .B PERF_RECORD_MMAP2
> @@ -2776,6 +2856,202 @@ or next (if switching out) process on the CPU.
> The thread ID of the previous (if switching in)
> or next (if switching out) thread on the CPU.
> .RE
> +.TP
> +.BR PERF_RECORD_NAMESPACES " (since Linux 4.11)"
> +.\" commit e422267322cd319e2695a535e47c5b1feeac45eb
> +This record includes various namespace information of a process.
> +.IP
> +.in +4n
> +.EX
> +struct {
> + struct perf_event_header header;
> + u32 pid;
> + u32 tid;
> + u64 nr_namespaces;
> + struct { u64 dev, inode } [nr_namespaces];
> + struct sample_id sample_id;
> +};
> +.EE
> +.in
> +.RS
> +.TP
> +.I pid
> +is the process ID
> +.TP
> +.I tid
> +is the thread ID
> +.TP
> +.I nr_namespace
> +is the number of namespaces in this record
> +.RE
> +.IP
> +Each namespace has
> +.I dev
> +and
> +.I inode
> +fields and is recorded in the
> +fixed position like below:
> +.RS
> +.TP
> +.BR NET_NS_INDEX = 0
> +Network namespace
> +.TP
> +.BR UTS_NS_INDEX = 1
> +UTS namespace
> +.TP
> +.BR IPC_NS_INDEX = 2
> +IPC namespace
> +.TP
> +.BR PID_NS_INDEX = 3
> +PID namespace
> +.TP
> +.BR USER_NS_INDEX = 4
> +User namespace
> +.TP
> +.BR MNT_NS_INDEX = 5
> +Mount namespace
> +.TP
> +.BR CGROUP_NS_INDEX = 6
> +Cgroup namespace
> +.RE
> +.TP
> +.BR PERF_RECORD_KSYMBOL " (since Linux 5.0)"
> +.\" commit 76193a94522f1d4edf2447a536f3f796ce56343b
> +This record indicates kernel symbol register/unregister events.
> +.IP
> +.in +4n
> +.EX
> +struct {
> + struct perf_event_header header;
> + u64 addr;
> + u32 len;
> + u16 ksym_type;
> + u16 flags;
> + char name[];
> + struct sample_id sample_id;
> +};
> +.EE
> +.in
> +.RS
> +.TP
> +.I addr
> +is the address of the kernel symbol
> +.TP
> +.I len
> +is the length of the kernel symbol
> +.TP
> +.I ksym_type
> +is the type of the kernel symbol.
> +Currently following types are available:
> +.RS
> +.TP
> +.B PERF_RECORD_KSYMBOL_TYPE_BPF
> +The kernel symbols is a BPF function.
> +.RE
> +.TP
> +.I flags
> +If the
> +.B PERF_RECORD_KSYMBOL_FLAGS_UNREGISTER
> +is set, then this event is for unregistering the kernel symbol.
> +.RE
> +.TP
> +.BR PERF_RECORD_BPF_EVENT " (since Linux 5.0)"
> +.\" commit 6ee52e2a3fe4ea35520720736e6791df1fb67106
> +This record indicates BPF program is loaded or unloaded.
> +.IP
> +.in +4n
> +.EX
> +struct {
> + struct perf_event_header header;
> + u16 type;
> + u16 flags;
> + u32 id;
> + u8 tag[BPF_TAG_SIZE];
> + struct sample_id sample_id;
> +};
> +.EE
> +.in
> +.RS
> +.TP
> +.I type
> +is one of the following values:
> +.RS
> +.TP
> +.B PERF_BPF_EVENT_PROG_LOAD
> +A BPF program is loaded
> +.TP
> +.B PERF_BPF_EVENT_PROG_UNLOAD
> +A BPF program is unloaded
> +.RE
> +.TP
> +.I id
> +is the id of the BPF program.
> +.TP
> +.I tag
> +is the tag of the BPF program.
> +Currently,
> +.B BPF_TAG_SIZE
> +is defined as 8.
> +.RE
> +.TP
> +.BR PERF_RECORD_CGROUP " (since Linux 5.7)"
> +.\" commit 96aaab686505c449e24d76e76507290dcc30e008
> +This record indicates a new cgroup is created and activated.
> +.IP
> +.in +4n
> +.EX
> +struct {
> + struct perf_event_header header;
> + u64 id;
> + char path[];
> + struct sample_id sample_id;
> +};
> +.EE
> +.in
> +.RS
> +.TP
> +.I id
> +is the cgroup identifier.
> +This can be also retreived by
> +.BR name_to_handle_at (2)
> +on the cgroup path (as a file handle).
> +.TP
> +.I path
> +is the path of the cgroup from the root.
> +.RE
> +.TP
> +.BR PERF_RECORD_TEXT_POKE " (since Linux 5.8)"
> +.\" commit e17d43b93e544f5016c0251d2074c15568d5d963
> +This record indicates a change in the kernel text.
> +This includes addition and removal of the text
> +and the corresponding length is zero in this case.
> +.IP
> +.in +4n
> +.EX
> +struct {
> + struct perf_event_header header;
> + u64 addr;
> + u16 old_len;
> + u16 new_len;
> + u8 bytes[];
> + struct sample_id sample_id;
> +};
> +.EE
> +.in
> +.RS
> +.TP
> +.I addr
> +is the address of the change
> +.TP
> +.I old_len
> +is the old length
> +.TP
> +.I new_len
> +is the new length
> +.TP
> +.I bytes
> +contains old bytes immediately followed by new bytes.
> +.RE
> .RE
> .SS Overflow handling
> Events can be set to notify when a threshold is crossed,
>

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