[PATCH 4/4] perf python: Add counting.py as example for counting perf events
From: Gautam Menghani
Date: Thu May 01 2025 - 05:38:25 EST
Add counting.py - a python version of counting.c to demonstrate
measuring and reading of counts for given perf events.
Signed-off-by: Gautam Menghani <gautam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/python/counting.py | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 41 insertions(+)
create mode 100755 tools/perf/python/counting.py
diff --git a/tools/perf/python/counting.py b/tools/perf/python/counting.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..0c58907bd8bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/python/counting.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# -*- python -*-
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import perf
+
+def main():
+ cpus = perf.cpu_map()
+ thread_map = perf.thread_map(-1)
+ evlist = perf.evlist(cpus, thread_map)
+
+ evsel1 = perf.evsel(type = perf.TYPE_SOFTWARE,
+ config = perf.COUNT_SW_CPU_CLOCK,
+ read_format = perf.FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_ENABLED | perf.FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_RUNNING,
+ disabled=1)
+ evlist.add(evsel1)
+
+ evsel2 = perf.evsel(type = perf.TYPE_SOFTWARE,
+ config = perf.COUNT_SW_TASK_CLOCK,
+ read_format = perf.FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_ENABLED | perf.FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_RUNNING,
+ disabled=1)
+ evlist.add(evsel2)
+
+ evlist.open()
+ evlist.enable()
+
+ count = 100000
+ while count > 0:
+ count -= 1
+
+ evlist.disable()
+ evsel = evlist.next(None)
+ while evsel != None:
+ counts = evsel.read(0, 0)
+ print(counts.val, counts.ena, counts.run)
+ evsel = evlist.next(evsel)
+ evlist.close()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+ main()
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