[PATCH V5 09/12] perf tools: Add missing_features for aux_start_paused, aux_pause, aux_resume

From: Adrian Hunter
Date: Thu Feb 08 2024 - 06:35:02 EST


Display "feature is not supported" error message if aux_start_paused,
aux_pause or aux_resume result in a perf_event_open() error.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@xxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/util/evsel.c | 10 +++++++++-
tools/perf/util/evsel.h | 1 +
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 8401685461bf..9d2fde919604 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -1890,7 +1890,13 @@ bool evsel__detect_missing_features(struct evsel *evsel)
* Must probe features in the order they were added to the
* perf_event_attr interface.
*/
- if (!perf_missing_features.branch_counters &&
+ if (!perf_missing_features.aux_pause_resume &&
+ (evsel->core.attr.aux_pause || evsel->core.attr.aux_resume ||
+ evsel->core.attr.aux_start_paused)) {
+ perf_missing_features.aux_pause_resume = true;
+ pr_debug2_peo("Kernel has no aux_pause/aux_resume support, bailing out\n");
+ return false;
+ } else if (!perf_missing_features.branch_counters &&
(evsel->core.attr.branch_sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COUNTERS)) {
perf_missing_features.branch_counters = true;
pr_debug2("switching off branch counters support\n");
@@ -3089,6 +3095,8 @@ int evsel__open_strerror(struct evsel *evsel, struct target *target,
return scnprintf(msg, size, "clockid feature not supported.");
if (perf_missing_features.clockid_wrong)
return scnprintf(msg, size, "wrong clockid (%d).", clockid);
+ if (perf_missing_features.aux_pause_resume)
+ return scnprintf(msg, size, "The 'aux_pause / aux_resume' feature is not supported, update the kernel.");
if (perf_missing_features.aux_output)
return scnprintf(msg, size, "The 'aux_output' feature is not supported, update the kernel.");
if (!target__has_cpu(target))
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index 517cff431de2..8ef5a6fdbd45 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ struct perf_missing_features {
bool weight_struct;
bool read_lost;
bool branch_counters;
+ bool aux_pause_resume;
};

extern struct perf_missing_features perf_missing_features;
--
2.34.1