Re: [PATCH v2] perf: Fix display of kernel symbols

[Ian Rogers]

On Wed, Jan 8, 2025 at 1:54 AM Christophe Leroy
<christophe.leroy@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Since commit 659ad3492b91 ("perf maps: Switch from rbtree to lazily
> sorted array for addresses"), perf doesn't display anymore kernel
> symbols on powerpc, allthough it still detects them as kernel addresses.
>
>         # Overhead  Command     Shared Object  Symbol
>         # ........  ..........  ............. ......................................
>         #
>             80.49%  Coeur main  [unknown]      [k] 0xc005f0f8
>              3.91%  Coeur main  gau            [.] engine_loop.constprop.0.isra.0
>              1.72%  Coeur main  [unknown]      [k] 0xc005f11c
>              1.09%  Coeur main  [unknown]      [k] 0xc01f82c8
>              0.44%  Coeur main  libc.so.6      [.] epoll_wait
>              0.38%  Coeur main  [unknown]      [k] 0xc0011718
>              0.36%  Coeur main  [unknown]      [k] 0xc01f45c0
>
> This is because function maps__find_next_entry() now returns current
> entry instead of next entry, leading to kernel map end address
> getting mis-configured with its own start address instead of the
> start address of the following map.
>
> Fix it by really taking the next entry, also make sure that entry
> follows current one by making sure entries are sorted.
>
> Fixes: 659ad3492b91 ("perf maps: Switch from rbtree to lazily sorted array for addresses")
> Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks!
Ian

> ---
> v2: Make sure the entries are sorted, if not sort them.
> ---
>  tools/perf/util/maps.c | 7 ++++++-
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/maps.c b/tools/perf/util/maps.c
> index 432399cbe5dd..09c9cc326c08 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/maps.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/maps.c
> @@ -1136,8 +1136,13 @@ struct map *maps__find_next_entry(struct maps *maps, struct map *map)
>         struct map *result = NULL;
>
>         down_read(maps__lock(maps));
> +       while (!maps__maps_by_address_sorted(maps)) {
> +               up_read(maps__lock(maps));
> +               maps__sort_by_address(maps);
> +               down_read(maps__lock(maps));
> +       }
>         i = maps__by_address_index(maps, map);
> -       if (i < maps__nr_maps(maps))
> +       if (++i < maps__nr_maps(maps))
>                 result = map__get(maps__maps_by_address(maps)[i]);
>
>         up_read(maps__lock(maps));
> --
> 2.47.0
>