[PATCH v1 8/8] perf tools: Update debuginfo__new() to take DSO

From: Namhyung Kim

Date: Mon Sep 28 2026 - 01:52:51 EST


It should be the common case to get debuginfo from existing DSOs.
Now dso__debuginfo() calls it with its debuginfo type to avoid the
unnecessary loop to find the location of debug file.

Update existing function to debuginfo__from_path() for clarity.

Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/util/debuginfo.c | 28 ++++++++++++++++++----------
tools/perf/util/debuginfo.h | 13 +++++++++++--
tools/perf/util/dso.c | 11 ++---------
tools/perf/util/probe-event.c | 4 ++--
4 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/debuginfo.c b/tools/perf/util/debuginfo.c
index fc2640dcd29d3aaa..db188c397d63880c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/debuginfo.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/debuginfo.c
@@ -91,13 +91,27 @@ static struct debuginfo *__debuginfo__new(const char *path)
return dbg;
}

-struct debuginfo *debuginfo__new(const char *path)
+struct debuginfo *debuginfo__new(struct dso *dso)
+{
+ struct debuginfo *dinfo;
+ char *path;
+ bool decomp = false;
+
+ dso__find_dbginfo_type(dso);
+ path = dso__get_filename(dso, "", &decomp, dso__dbginfo_type(dso));
+ if (path == NULL)
+ return NULL;
+
+ dinfo = __debuginfo__new(path);
+ dso__put_filename(dso, path, decomp);
+ return dinfo;
+}
+
+struct debuginfo *debuginfo__from_path(const char *path)
{
struct dso *dso;
struct debuginfo *dinfo;
struct build_id bid = { .size = 0 };
- char *filename;
- bool decomp = false;

/* Try to open distro debuginfo files */
dso = dso__new(path);
@@ -112,13 +126,7 @@ struct debuginfo *debuginfo__new(const char *path)
if (filename__read_build_id(path, &bid) > 0)
dso__set_build_id(dso, &bid);

- dso__find_dbginfo_type(dso);
- filename = dso__get_filename(dso, "", &decomp, dso__dbginfo_type(dso));
- if (filename == NULL)
- return NULL;
-
- dinfo = __debuginfo__new(filename);
- dso__put_filename(dso, filename, decomp);
+ dinfo = debuginfo__new(dso);
dso__put(dso);

return dinfo;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/debuginfo.h b/tools/perf/util/debuginfo.h
index a52d69932815cd72..ade40d54ea125988 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/debuginfo.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/debuginfo.h
@@ -18,8 +18,12 @@ struct debuginfo {
const unsigned char *build_id;
};

+struct dso;
+
/* This also tries to open distro debuginfo */
-struct debuginfo *debuginfo__new(const char *path);
+struct debuginfo *debuginfo__from_path(const char *path);
+/* Create a debuginfo using information in DSO */
+struct debuginfo *debuginfo__new(struct dso *dso);
void debuginfo__delete(struct debuginfo *dbg);

int debuginfo__get_text_offset(struct debuginfo *dbg, Dwarf_Addr *offs,
@@ -31,7 +35,12 @@ int debuginfo__get_text_offset(struct debuginfo *dbg, Dwarf_Addr *offs,
struct debuginfo {
};

-static inline struct debuginfo *debuginfo__new(const char *path __maybe_unused)
+static inline struct debuginfo *debuginfo__from_path(const char *path __maybe_unused)
+{
+ return NULL;
+}
+
+static inline struct debuginfo *debuginfo__new(struct dso *dso __maybe_unused)
{
return NULL;
}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/dso.c b/tools/perf/util/dso.c
index 9c8b963906a7e88c..f8b5528427765b02 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/dso.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/dso.c
@@ -2086,17 +2086,10 @@ const u8 *dso__read_symbol(struct dso *dso, const char *symfs_filename,

struct debuginfo *dso__debuginfo(struct dso *dso)
{
- char *name;
- bool decomp = false;
- struct debuginfo *dinfo = NULL;
+ struct debuginfo *dinfo;

mutex_lock(dso__lock(dso));
-
- name = dso__get_filename(dso, "", &decomp, dso__dbginfo_type(dso));
- if (name) {
- dinfo = debuginfo__new(name);
- dso__put_filename(dso, name, decomp);
- }
+ dinfo = debuginfo__new(dso);
mutex_unlock(dso__lock(dso));
return dinfo;
}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index 11ae4a09412c9bd9..1534280c0c1d59cb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ static struct debuginfo *open_from_debuginfod(struct dso *dso, struct nsinfo *ns
pr_debug("Load debuginfo from debuginfod (%s)\n", path);

nsinfo__mountns_enter(nsi, &nsc);
- ret = debuginfo__new((const char *)path);
+ ret = debuginfo__from_path((const char *)path);
nsinfo__mountns_exit(&nsc);
return ret;
}
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ static struct debuginfo *open_debuginfo(const char *module, struct nsinfo *nsi,
path = dso__long_name(dso);
}
nsinfo__mountns_enter(nsi, &nsc);
- ret = debuginfo__new(path);
+ ret = debuginfo__from_path(path);
if (!ret && !silent) {
pr_warning("The %s file has no debug information.\n", path);
if (!module || !strtailcmp(path, ".ko"))
--
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