[PATCH v3 4/5] perf record off-cpu: save embedded sample type

From: Howard Chu
Date: Fri Jul 26 2024 - 06:29:45 EST


We have to save the embedded sample type for it to be consumed correctly
by perf script or perf report.

This is a bad approach because it most definitely will break some
perf.data convertor. Another approach is to add this sample_type_embed
to perf_event_attr, but changing perf api is above my pay grade, so
please give me your suggestions!

Signed-off-by: Howard Chu <howardchu95@xxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/util/header.c | 12 ++++++++++++
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index 55e9553861d0..ccb5493dc515 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ const char perf_version_string[] = PERF_VERSION;

struct perf_file_attr {
struct perf_event_attr attr;
+ __u64 embed;
struct perf_file_section ids;
};

@@ -3713,6 +3714,7 @@ static int perf_session__do_write_header(struct perf_session *session,
}
f_attr = (struct perf_file_attr){
.attr = evsel->core.attr,
+ .embed = evsel->sample_type_embed,
.ids = {
.offset = evsel->id_offset,
.size = evsel->core.ids * sizeof(u64),
@@ -4147,6 +4149,14 @@ static int read_attr(int fd, struct perf_header *ph,

ret = readn(fd, ptr, left);
}
+
+ ret = readn(fd, &f_attr->embed, sizeof(f_attr->embed));
+ if (ret <= 0) {
+ pr_debug("cannot read %d bytes of embedded sample type\n",
+ PERF_ATTR_SIZE_VER0);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
/* read perf_file_section, ids are read in caller */
ret = readn(fd, &f_attr->ids, sizeof(f_attr->ids));

@@ -4272,6 +4282,8 @@ int perf_session__read_header(struct perf_session *session, int repipe_fd)
tmp = lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_CUR);
evsel = evsel__new(&f_attr.attr);

+ evsel->sample_type_embed = f_attr.embed;
+
if (evsel == NULL)
goto out_delete_evlist;

--
2.45.2