Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] perf: Enable libtracefs dynamic linking

From: Jiri Olsa
Date: Wed Sep 22 2021 - 17:10:43 EST


On Tue, Sep 21, 2021 at 01:48:36PM -0700, Ian Rogers wrote:
> Currently libtracefs isn't used by perf, but there are potential
> improvements by using it as identified Steven Rostedt's e-mail:
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210610154759.1ef958f0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
>
> This change is modelled on the dynamic libtraceevent patch by Michael
> Petlan:
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-perf-users/20210428092023.4009-1-mpetlan@xxxxxxxxxx/
>
> Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> tools/build/Makefile.feature | 1 +
> tools/build/feature/Makefile | 4 ++++
> tools/perf/Makefile.config | 9 +++++++++
> tools/perf/Makefile.perf | 2 ++
> 4 files changed, 16 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/tools/build/Makefile.feature b/tools/build/Makefile.feature
> index 3dd2f68366f9..45a9a59828c3 100644
> --- a/tools/build/Makefile.feature
> +++ b/tools/build/Makefile.feature
> @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ FEATURE_TESTS_BASIC := \
> libslang \
> libslang-include-subdir \
> libtraceevent \
> + libtracefs \
> libcrypto \
> libunwind \
> pthread-attr-setaffinity-np \
> diff --git a/tools/build/feature/Makefile b/tools/build/feature/Makefile
> index eff55d287db1..d024b5204ba0 100644
> --- a/tools/build/feature/Makefile
> +++ b/tools/build/feature/Makefile
> @@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ FILES= \
> test-libslang.bin \
> test-libslang-include-subdir.bin \
> test-libtraceevent.bin \
> + test-libtracefs.bin \
> test-libcrypto.bin \
> test-libunwind.bin \
> test-libunwind-debug-frame.bin \
> @@ -199,6 +200,9 @@ $(OUTPUT)test-libslang-include-subdir.bin:
> $(OUTPUT)test-libtraceevent.bin:
> $(BUILD) -ltraceevent
>
> +$(OUTPUT)test-libtracefs.bin:
> + $(BUILD) -ltracefs

hum, looks like you forgot to git add test-libtracefs.c?

jirka

> +
> $(OUTPUT)test-libcrypto.bin:
> $(BUILD) -lcrypto
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.config b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
> index 446180401e26..00ec900ddbca 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/Makefile.config
> +++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
> @@ -1098,6 +1098,15 @@ ifdef LIBTRACEEVENT_DYNAMIC
> endif
> endif
>
> +ifdef LIBTRACEFS_DYNAMIC
> + $(call feature_check,libtracefs)
> + ifeq ($(feature-libtracefs), 1)
> + EXTLIBS += -ltracefs
> + else
> + dummy := $(error Error: No libtracefs devel library found, please install libtracefs-dev);
> + endif
> +endif
> +
> # Among the variables below, these:
> # perfexecdir
> # perf_include_dir
> diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
> index e04313c4d840..7df13e74450c 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
> +++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
> @@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ include ../scripts/utilities.mak
> #
> # Define LIBTRACEEVENT_DYNAMIC to enable libtraceevent dynamic linking
> #
> +# Define LIBTRACEFS_DYNAMIC to enable libtracefs dynamic linking
> +#
>
> # As per kernel Makefile, avoid funny character set dependencies
> unexport LC_ALL
> --
> 2.33.0.464.g1972c5931b-goog
>