Re: [PATCH v6 3/4] perf-stat: enable counting events for BPF programs
From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
Date: Tue Dec 29 2020 - 14:46:29 EST
Em Tue, Dec 29, 2020 at 04:23:47PM -0300, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo escreveu:
> Em Tue, Dec 29, 2020 at 04:18:48PM -0300, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo escreveu:
> > Em Tue, Dec 29, 2020 at 07:11:12PM +0000, Song Liu escreveu:
> > > > On Dec 29, 2020, at 10:48 AM, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > I'll check this one to get a patch that at least moves the needle here,
> > > > i.e. probably we can leave supporting bpf counters in the python binding
> > > > for a later step.
>
> > > Thanks Arnaldo!
>
> > > Currently, I have:
> > > 1. Fixed issues highlighted by Namhyung;
> > > 2. Merged 3/4 and 4/4;
> > > 3. NOT found segfault;
> > > 4. NOT fixed python import perf.
For 3, now with a kprobe:
[root@five ~]# bpftool prog | grep hrtimer -A10
99: kprobe name hrtimer_nanosle tag 0e77bacaf4555f83 gpl
loaded_at 2020-12-29T16:25:34-0300 uid 0
xlated 80B jited 49B memlock 4096B
btf_id 253
[root@five ~]# perf stat -I 1000 -b 99
libbpf: elf: skipping unrecognized data section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping relo section(15) .rel.eh_frame for section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping unrecognized data section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping relo section(15) .rel.eh_frame for section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping unrecognized data section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping relo section(15) .rel.eh_frame for section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping unrecognized data section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping relo section(15) .rel.eh_frame for section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping unrecognized data section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping relo section(15) .rel.eh_frame for section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping unrecognized data section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping relo section(15) .rel.eh_frame for section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping unrecognized data section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping relo section(15) .rel.eh_frame for section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping unrecognized data section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping relo section(15) .rel.eh_frame for section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping unrecognized data section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping relo section(15) .rel.eh_frame for section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping unrecognized data section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping relo section(15) .rel.eh_frame for section(9) .eh_frame
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
[root@five ~]#
(gdb) run stat -I 1000 -b 99
Starting program: /root/bin/perf stat -I 1000 -b 99
Missing separate debuginfos, use: dnf debuginfo-install glibc-2.32-2.fc33.x86_64
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Using host libthread_db library "/lib64/libthread_db.so.1".
libbpf: elf: skipping unrecognized data section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping relo section(15) .rel.eh_frame for section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping unrecognized data section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping relo section(15) .rel.eh_frame for section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping unrecognized data section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping relo section(15) .rel.eh_frame for section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping unrecognized data section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping relo section(15) .rel.eh_frame for section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping unrecognized data section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping relo section(15) .rel.eh_frame for section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping unrecognized data section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping relo section(15) .rel.eh_frame for section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping unrecognized data section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping relo section(15) .rel.eh_frame for section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping unrecognized data section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping relo section(15) .rel.eh_frame for section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping unrecognized data section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping relo section(15) .rel.eh_frame for section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping unrecognized data section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping relo section(15) .rel.eh_frame for section(9) .eh_frame
Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x000000000056559b in bpf_program_profiler__read (evsel=0xc39770) at util/bpf_counter.c:217
217 reading_map_fd = bpf_map__fd(skel->maps.accum_readings);
Missing separate debuginfos, use: dnf debuginfo-install bzip2-libs-1.0.8-4.fc33.x86_64 cyrus-sasl-lib-2.1.27-6.fc33.x86_64 elfutils-debuginfod-client-0.182-1.fc33.x86_64 elfutils-libelf-0.182-1.fc33.x86_64 elfutils-libs-0.182-1.fc33.x86_64 keyutils-libs-1.6-5.fc33.x86_64 krb5-libs-1.18.2-29.fc33.x86_64 libbabeltrace-1.5.8-3.fc33.x86_64 libbrotli-1.0.9-3.fc33.x86_64 libcap-2.26-8.fc33.x86_64 libcom_err-1.45.6-4.fc33.x86_64 libcurl-7.71.1-8.fc33.x86_64 libgcc-10.2.1-9.fc33.x86_64 libidn2-2.3.0-4.fc33.x86_64 libnghttp2-1.41.0-3.fc33.x86_64 libpsl-0.21.1-2.fc33.x86_64 libselinux-3.1-2.fc33.x86_64 libssh-0.9.5-1.fc33.x86_64 libunistring-0.9.10-9.fc33.x86_64 libunwind-1.4.0-4.fc33.x86_64 libuuid-2.36-3.fc33.x86_64 libxcrypt-4.4.17-1.fc33.x86_64 libzstd-1.4.5-5.fc33.x86_64 numactl-libs-2.0.14-1.fc33.x86_64 openldap-2.4.50-5.fc33.x86_64 openssl-libs-1.1.1i-1.fc33.x86_64 pcre-8.44-2.fc33.x86_64 pcre2-10.36-1.fc33.x86_64 perl-libs-5.32.0-464.fc33.x86_64 popt-1.18-2.fc33.x86_64 python3-libs-3.9.1-1.fc33.x86_64 slang-2.3.2-8.fc33.x86_64 xz-libs-5.2.5-3.fc33.x86_64
(gdb) bt
#0 0x000000000056559b in bpf_program_profiler__read (evsel=0xc39770) at util/bpf_counter.c:217
#1 0x0000000000000000 in ?? ()
(gdb) p skel->maps.accum_readings
Cannot access memory at address 0x20
(gdb) p skel
$1 = (struct bpf_prog_profiler_bpf *) 0x0
(gdb) list -10
202 int reading_map_fd;
203 __u32 key = 0;
204 int err, cpu;
205
206 if (list_empty(&evsel->bpf_counter_list))
207 return -EAGAIN;
208
209 for (cpu = 0; cpu < num_cpu; cpu++) {
210 perf_counts(evsel->counts, cpu, 0)->val = 0;
211 perf_counts(evsel->counts, cpu, 0)->ena = 0;
(gdb)
212 perf_counts(evsel->counts, cpu, 0)->run = 0;
213 }
214 list_for_each_entry(counter, &evsel->bpf_counter_list, list) {
215 struct bpf_prog_profiler_bpf *skel = counter->skel;
216
217 reading_map_fd = bpf_map__fd(skel->maps.accum_readings);
218
219 err = bpf_map_lookup_elem(reading_map_fd, &key, values);
220 if (err) {
221 fprintf(stderr, "failed to read value\n");
(gdb) p counter->skel
$2 = (void *) 0x0
(gdb) p perf_evsel__name(counter)
No symbol "perf_evsel__name" in current context.
(gdb) p evsel__name(counter)
$3 = 0xc77420 "unknown attr type: 13078424"
(gdb) p evsel->type
There is no member named type.
(gdb) p evsel->core.
attr cpus fd id ids node nr_members own_cpus sample_id system_wide threads
(gdb) p evsel->core.attr.type
$4 = 1
(gdb) p evsel->core.attr.config
$5 = 0
(gdb) p evsel->evlist
$6 = (struct evlist *) 0xc3cfd0
(gdb) p evsel->evlist->core.nr_entries
$7 = 10
(gdb)
10 entries, the default for 'perf stat'
With just one event:
(gdb) run stat -e cycles -I 1000 -b 99
Starting program: /root/bin/perf stat -e cycles -I 1000 -b 99
Missing separate debuginfos, use: dnf debuginfo-install glibc-2.32-2.fc33.x86_64
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Using host libthread_db library "/lib64/libthread_db.so.1".
libbpf: elf: skipping unrecognized data section(9) .eh_frame
libbpf: elf: skipping relo section(15) .rel.eh_frame for section(9) .eh_frame
Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x000000000056559b in bpf_program_profiler__read (evsel=0xc392c0) at util/bpf_counter.c:217
217 reading_map_fd = bpf_map__fd(skel->maps.accum_readings);
Missing separate debuginfos, use: dnf debuginfo-install bzip2-libs-1.0.8-4.fc33.x86_64 cyrus-sasl-lib-2.1.27-6.fc33.x86_64 elfutils-debuginfod-client-0.182-1.fc33.x86_64 elfutils-libelf-0.182-1.fc33.x86_64 elfutils-libs-0.182-1.fc33.x86_64 keyutils-libs-1.6-5.fc33.x86_64 krb5-libs-1.18.2-29.fc33.x86_64 libbabeltrace-1.5.8-3.fc33.x86_64 libbrotli-1.0.9-3.fc33.x86_64 libcap-2.26-8.fc33.x86_64 libcom_err-1.45.6-4.fc33.x86_64 libcurl-7.71.1-8.fc33.x86_64 libgcc-10.2.1-9.fc33.x86_64 libidn2-2.3.0-4.fc33.x86_64 libnghttp2-1.41.0-3.fc33.x86_64 libpsl-0.21.1-2.fc33.x86_64 libselinux-3.1-2.fc33.x86_64 libssh-0.9.5-1.fc33.x86_64 libunistring-0.9.10-9.fc33.x86_64 libunwind-1.4.0-4.fc33.x86_64 libuuid-2.36-3.fc33.x86_64 libxcrypt-4.4.17-1.fc33.x86_64 libzstd-1.4.5-5.fc33.x86_64 numactl-libs-2.0.14-1.fc33.x86_64 openldap-2.4.50-5.fc33.x86_64 openssl-libs-1.1.1i-1.fc33.x86_64 pcre-8.44-2.fc33.x86_64 pcre2-10.36-1.fc33.x86_64 perl-libs-5.32.0-464.fc33.x86_64 popt-1.18-2.fc33.x86_64 python3-libs-3.9.1-1.fc33.x86_64 slang-2.3.2-8.fc33.x86_64 xz-libs-5.2.5-3.fc33.x86_64
(gdb) bt
#0 0x000000000056559b in bpf_program_profiler__read (evsel=0xc392c0) at util/bpf_counter.c:217
#1 0x0000000000000000 in ?? ()
(gdb) p evsel->name
$1 = 0xc37960 "cycles"
(gdb) p evsel->bpf_counter_
bpf_counter_list bpf_counter_ops
(gdb) p evsel->bpf_counter_ops
$2 = (struct bpf_counter_ops *) 0xa08ec0 <bpf_program_profiler_ops>
(gdb) p evsel->bpf_counter_
bpf_counter_list bpf_counter_ops
(gdb) p evsel->bpf_counter_list
$3 = {next = 0xc36e18, prev = 0xc36e18}
(gdb) p evsel->s
sample_size side_band stats supported synth_sample_type
(gdb) list -5
207 return -EAGAIN;
208
209 for (cpu = 0; cpu < num_cpu; cpu++) {
210 perf_counts(evsel->counts, cpu, 0)->val = 0;
211 perf_counts(evsel->counts, cpu, 0)->ena = 0;
212 perf_counts(evsel->counts, cpu, 0)->run = 0;
213 }
214 list_for_each_entry(counter, &evsel->bpf_counter_list, list) {
215 struct bpf_prog_profiler_bpf *skel = counter->skel;
216
(gdb)
217 reading_map_fd = bpf_map__fd(skel->maps.accum_readings);
218
219 err = bpf_map_lookup_elem(reading_map_fd, &key, values);
220 if (err) {
221 fprintf(stderr, "failed to read value\n");
222 return err;
223 }
224
225 for (cpu = 0; cpu < num_cpu; cpu++) {
226 perf_counts(evsel->counts, cpu, 0)->val += values[cpu].counter;
(gdb) p counter->skel
$4 = (void *) 0x0
(gdb)
skel is NULL?!
I ran out of time, have to go errands now. will bbl.
- Arnaldo
> > > I don't have good ideas with 3 and 4... Shall I send current code as v7?
>
> > For 4, please fold the patch below into the relevant patch, we don't
> > need bpf_counter.h included in util/evsel.h, you even added a forward
> > declaration for that 'struct bpf_counter_ops'.
>
> > And in general we should refrain from adding extra includes to header
> > files, .h-ell is not good.
> >
> > Then we provide a stub for that bpf_counter__destroy() so that
> > util/evsel.o when linked into the perf python biding find it there,
> > links ok.
>
> Ok, one more stub is needed, I wasn't building all the time with
>
> $ make BUILD_BPF_SKEL=1
>
> Ditch the previous patch please, use the one below instead:
>
> - Arnaldo
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
> index 40e3946cd7518113..8226b1fefa8cf2a3 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
> @@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
> #include <internal/evsel.h>
> #include <perf/evsel.h>
> #include "symbol_conf.h"
> -#include "bpf_counter.h"
> #include <internal/cpumap.h>
>
> struct bpf_object;
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python.c b/tools/perf/util/python.c
> index cc5ade85a33fc999..278abecb5bdfc0d2 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/python.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/python.c
> @@ -79,6 +79,27 @@ int metricgroup__copy_metric_events(struct evlist *evlist, struct cgroup *cgrp,
> return 0;
> }
>
> +/*
> + * XXX: All these evsel destructors need some better mechanism, like a linked
> + * list of destructors registered when the relevant code indeed is used instead
> + * of having more and more calls in perf_evsel__delete(). -- acme
> + *
> + * For now, add some more:
> + *
> + * Not to drag the BPF bandwagon...
> + */
> +void bpf_counter__destroy(struct evsel *evsel);
> +int bpf_counter__install_pe(struct evsel *evsel, int cpu, int fd);
> +
> +void bpf_counter__destroy(struct evsel *evsel __maybe_unused)
> +{
> +}
> +
> +int bpf_counter__install_pe(struct evsel *evsel __maybe_unused, int cpu __maybe_unused, int fd __maybe_unused)
> +{
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> /*
> * Support debug printing even though util/debug.c is not linked. That means
> * implementing 'verbose' and 'eprintf'.
--
- Arnaldo