[PATCH v1 11/11] perf python tracepoint: Switch to using parse_events

From: Ian Rogers
Date: Thu Jan 09 2025 - 02:53:50 EST


Rather than manually configuring an evsel, switch to using
parse_events for greater commonality with the rest of the perf code.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/python/tracepoint.py | 23 +++++++++++------------
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/python/tracepoint.py b/tools/perf/python/tracepoint.py
index bba68a6d4515..38b2b6d11f64 100755
--- a/tools/perf/python/tracepoint.py
+++ b/tools/perf/python/tracepoint.py
@@ -5,24 +5,23 @@

import perf

-class tracepoint(perf.evsel):
- def __init__(self, sys, name):
- config = perf.tracepoint(sys, name)
- perf.evsel.__init__(self,
- type = perf.TYPE_TRACEPOINT,
- config = config,
- freq = 0, sample_period = 1, wakeup_events = 1,
- sample_type = perf.SAMPLE_PERIOD | perf.SAMPLE_TID | perf.SAMPLE_CPU | perf.SAMPLE_RAW | perf.SAMPLE_TIME)
-
def main():
- tp = tracepoint("sched", "sched_switch")
cpus = perf.cpu_map()
threads = perf.thread_map(-1)
+ evlist = perf.parse_events("sched:sched_switch", cpus, threads)
+ # Disable tracking of mmaps and similar that are unnecessary.
+ for ev in evlist:
+ ev.tracking = False
+ # Configure evsels with default record options.
+ evlist.config()
+ # Simplify the sample_type and read_format of evsels
+ for ev in evlist:
+ ev.sample_type = ev.sample_type & ~perf.SAMPLE_IP
+ ev.read_format = 0

- evlist = perf.evlist(cpus, threads)
- evlist.add(tp)
evlist.open()
evlist.mmap()
+ evlist.enable();

while True:
evlist.poll(timeout = -1)
--
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