* [PATCH 2/5] perf tools powerpc: Adjust callchain based on DWARF debug info
2014-06-27 12:20 [GIT PULL 0/5] perf/core improvements and fixes Jiri Olsa
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@ 2014-06-27 12:20 ` Jiri Olsa
2014-06-27 12:20 ` [PATCH 3/5] perf tools: Fix wrong condition for allocation failure Jiri Olsa
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From: Jiri Olsa @ 2014-06-27 12:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Ingo Molnar; +Cc: linux-kernel, Sukadev Bhattiprolu, Jiri Olsa
From: Sukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
When saving the callchain on Power, the kernel conservatively saves excess
entries in the callchain. A few of these entries are needed in some cases
but not others. We should use the DWARF debug information to determine
when the entries are needed.
Eg: the value in the link register (LR) is needed only when it holds the
return address of a function. At other times it must be ignored.
If the unnecessary entries are not ignored, we end up with duplicate arcs
in the call-graphs.
Use the DWARF debug information to determine if any callchain entries
should be ignored when building call-graphs.
Callgraph before the patch:
14.67% 2234 sprintft libc-2.18.so [.] __random
|
--- __random
|
|--61.12%-- __random
| |
| |--97.15%-- rand
| | do_my_sprintf
| | main
| | generic_start_main.isra.0
| | __libc_start_main
| | 0x0
| |
| --2.85%-- do_my_sprintf
| main
| generic_start_main.isra.0
| __libc_start_main
| 0x0
|
--38.88%-- rand
|
|--94.01%-- rand
| do_my_sprintf
| main
| generic_start_main.isra.0
| __libc_start_main
| 0x0
|
--5.99%-- do_my_sprintf
main
generic_start_main.isra.0
__libc_start_main
0x0
Callgraph after the patch:
14.67% 2234 sprintft libc-2.18.so [.] __random
|
--- __random
|
|--95.93%-- rand
| do_my_sprintf
| main
| generic_start_main.isra.0
| __libc_start_main
| 0x0
|
--4.07%-- do_my_sprintf
main
generic_start_main.isra.0
__libc_start_main
0x0
TODO: For split-debug info objects like glibc, we can only determine
the call-frame-address only when both .eh_frame and .debug_info
sections are available. We should be able to determin the CFA
even without the .eh_frame section.
Fix suggested by Anton Blanchard.
Thanks to valuable input on DWARF debug information from Ulrich Weigand.
Reported-by: Maynard Johnson <maynard@us.ibm.com>
Tested-by: Maynard Johnson <maynard@us.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Sukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20140625154903.GA29607@us.ibm.com
Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
---
tools/perf/arch/powerpc/Makefile | 1 +
tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/skip-callchain-idx.c | 266 ++++++++++++++++++++++
tools/perf/config/Makefile | 4 +
tools/perf/util/callchain.h | 13 ++
tools/perf/util/machine.c | 18 +-
5 files changed, 300 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/skip-callchain-idx.c
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index 744e629..b92219b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ PERF_HAVE_DWARF_REGS := 1
LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)arch/$(ARCH)/util/dwarf-regs.o
endif
LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)arch/$(ARCH)/util/header.o
+LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)arch/$(ARCH)/util/skip-callchain-idx.o
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/skip-callchain-idx.c b/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/skip-callchain-idx.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7c23a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/skip-callchain-idx.c
@@ -0,0 +1,266 @@
+/*
+ * Use DWARF Debug information to skip unnecessary callchain entries.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Sukadev Bhattiprolu, IBM Corporation.
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Ulrich Weigand, IBM Corporation.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version
+ * 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ */
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <dwarf.h>
+#include <elfutils/libdwfl.h>
+
+#include "util/thread.h"
+#include "util/callchain.h"
+
+/*
+ * When saving the callchain on Power, the kernel conservatively saves
+ * excess entries in the callchain. A few of these entries are needed
+ * in some cases but not others. If the unnecessary entries are not
+ * ignored, we end up with duplicate arcs in the call-graphs. Use
+ * DWARF debug information to skip over any unnecessary callchain
+ * entries.
+ *
+ * See function header for arch_adjust_callchain() below for more details.
+ *
+ * The libdwfl code in this file is based on code from elfutils
+ * (libdwfl/argp-std.c, libdwfl/tests/addrcfi.c, etc).
+ */
+static char *debuginfo_path;
+
+static const Dwfl_Callbacks offline_callbacks = {
+ .debuginfo_path = &debuginfo_path,
+ .find_debuginfo = dwfl_standard_find_debuginfo,
+ .section_address = dwfl_offline_section_address,
+};
+
+
+/*
+ * Use the DWARF expression for the Call-frame-address and determine
+ * if return address is in LR and if a new frame was allocated.
+ */
+static int check_return_reg(int ra_regno, Dwarf_Frame *frame)
+{
+ Dwarf_Op ops_mem[2];
+ Dwarf_Op dummy;
+ Dwarf_Op *ops = &dummy;
+ size_t nops;
+ int result;
+
+ result = dwarf_frame_register(frame, ra_regno, ops_mem, &ops, &nops);
+ if (result < 0) {
+ pr_debug("dwarf_frame_register() %s\n", dwarf_errmsg(-1));
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Check if return address is on the stack.
+ */
+ if (nops != 0 || ops != NULL)
+ return 0;
+
+ /*
+ * Return address is in LR. Check if a frame was allocated
+ * but not-yet used.
+ */
+ result = dwarf_frame_cfa(frame, &ops, &nops);
+ if (result < 0) {
+ pr_debug("dwarf_frame_cfa() returns %d, %s\n", result,
+ dwarf_errmsg(-1));
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * If call frame address is in r1, no new frame was allocated.
+ */
+ if (nops == 1 && ops[0].atom == DW_OP_bregx && ops[0].number == 1 &&
+ ops[0].number2 == 0)
+ return 1;
+
+ /*
+ * A new frame was allocated but has not yet been used.
+ */
+ return 2;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Get the DWARF frame from the .eh_frame section.
+ */
+static Dwarf_Frame *get_eh_frame(Dwfl_Module *mod, Dwarf_Addr pc)
+{
+ int result;
+ Dwarf_Addr bias;
+ Dwarf_CFI *cfi;
+ Dwarf_Frame *frame;
+
+ cfi = dwfl_module_eh_cfi(mod, &bias);
+ if (!cfi) {
+ pr_debug("%s(): no CFI - %s\n", __func__, dwfl_errmsg(-1));
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ result = dwarf_cfi_addrframe(cfi, pc, &frame);
+ if (result) {
+ pr_debug("%s(): %s\n", __func__, dwfl_errmsg(-1));
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ return frame;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Get the DWARF frame from the .debug_frame section.
+ */
+static Dwarf_Frame *get_dwarf_frame(Dwfl_Module *mod, Dwarf_Addr pc)
+{
+ Dwarf_CFI *cfi;
+ Dwarf_Addr bias;
+ Dwarf_Frame *frame;
+ int result;
+
+ cfi = dwfl_module_dwarf_cfi(mod, &bias);
+ if (!cfi) {
+ pr_debug("%s(): no CFI - %s\n", __func__, dwfl_errmsg(-1));
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ result = dwarf_cfi_addrframe(cfi, pc, &frame);
+ if (result) {
+ pr_debug("%s(): %s\n", __func__, dwfl_errmsg(-1));
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ return frame;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Return:
+ * 0 if return address for the program counter @pc is on stack
+ * 1 if return address is in LR and no new stack frame was allocated
+ * 2 if return address is in LR and a new frame was allocated (but not
+ * yet used)
+ * -1 in case of errors
+ */
+static int check_return_addr(const char *exec_file, Dwarf_Addr pc)
+{
+ int rc = -1;
+ Dwfl *dwfl;
+ Dwfl_Module *mod;
+ Dwarf_Frame *frame;
+ int ra_regno;
+ Dwarf_Addr start = pc;
+ Dwarf_Addr end = pc;
+ bool signalp;
+
+ dwfl = dwfl_begin(&offline_callbacks);
+ if (!dwfl) {
+ pr_debug("dwfl_begin() failed: %s\n", dwarf_errmsg(-1));
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ if (dwfl_report_offline(dwfl, "", exec_file, -1) == NULL) {
+ pr_debug("dwfl_report_offline() failed %s\n", dwarf_errmsg(-1));
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ mod = dwfl_addrmodule(dwfl, pc);
+ if (!mod) {
+ pr_debug("dwfl_addrmodule() failed, %s\n", dwarf_errmsg(-1));
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * To work with split debug info files (eg: glibc), check both
+ * .eh_frame and .debug_frame sections of the ELF header.
+ */
+ frame = get_eh_frame(mod, pc);
+ if (!frame) {
+ frame = get_dwarf_frame(mod, pc);
+ if (!frame)
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ ra_regno = dwarf_frame_info(frame, &start, &end, &signalp);
+ if (ra_regno < 0) {
+ pr_debug("Return address register unavailable: %s\n",
+ dwarf_errmsg(-1));
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ rc = check_return_reg(ra_regno, frame);
+
+out:
+ dwfl_end(dwfl);
+ return rc;
+}
+
+/*
+ * The callchain saved by the kernel always includes the link register (LR).
+ *
+ * 0: PERF_CONTEXT_USER
+ * 1: Program counter (Next instruction pointer)
+ * 2: LR value
+ * 3: Caller's caller
+ * 4: ...
+ *
+ * The value in LR is only needed when it holds a return address. If the
+ * return address is on the stack, we should ignore the LR value.
+ *
+ * Further, when the return address is in the LR, if a new frame was just
+ * allocated but the LR was not saved into it, then the LR contains the
+ * caller, slot 4: contains the caller's caller and the contents of slot 3:
+ * (chain->ips[3]) is undefined and must be ignored.
+ *
+ * Use DWARF debug information to determine if any entries need to be skipped.
+ *
+ * Return:
+ * index: of callchain entry that needs to be ignored (if any)
+ * -1 if no entry needs to be ignored or in case of errors
+ */
+int arch_skip_callchain_idx(struct machine *machine, struct thread *thread,
+ struct ip_callchain *chain)
+{
+ struct addr_location al;
+ struct dso *dso = NULL;
+ int rc;
+ u64 ip;
+ u64 skip_slot = -1;
+
+ if (chain->nr < 3)
+ return skip_slot;
+
+ ip = chain->ips[2];
+
+ thread__find_addr_location(thread, machine, PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER,
+ MAP__FUNCTION, ip, &al);
+
+ if (al.map)
+ dso = al.map->dso;
+
+ if (!dso) {
+ pr_debug("%" PRIx64 " dso is NULL\n", ip);
+ return skip_slot;
+ }
+
+ rc = check_return_addr(dso->long_name, ip);
+
+ pr_debug("DSO %s, nr %" PRIx64 ", ip 0x%" PRIx64 "rc %d\n",
+ dso->long_name, chain->nr, ip, rc);
+
+ if (rc == 0) {
+ /*
+ * Return address on stack. Ignore LR value in callchain
+ */
+ skip_slot = 2;
+ } else if (rc == 2) {
+ /*
+ * New frame allocated but return address still in LR.
+ * Ignore the caller's caller entry in callchain.
+ */
+ skip_slot = 3;
+ }
+ return skip_slot;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/config/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
index f30ac5e..346bdb6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ ifneq ($(ARCH),$(filter $(ARCH),x86 arm))
NO_LIBDW_DWARF_UNWIND := 1
endif
+ifeq ($(ARCH),powerpc)
+ CFLAGS += -DHAVE_SKIP_CALLCHAIN_IDX
+endif
+
ifeq ($(LIBUNWIND_LIBS),)
NO_LIBUNWIND := 1
else
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
index 8f84423..da43619 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
@@ -176,4 +176,17 @@ static inline void callchain_cursor_snapshot(struct callchain_cursor *dest,
dest->first = src->curr;
dest->nr -= src->pos;
}
+
+#ifdef HAVE_SKIP_CALLCHAIN_IDX
+extern int arch_skip_callchain_idx(struct machine *machine,
+ struct thread *thread, struct ip_callchain *chain);
+#else
+static inline int arch_skip_callchain_idx(struct machine *machine __maybe_unused,
+ struct thread *thread __maybe_unused,
+ struct ip_callchain *chain __maybe_unused)
+{
+ return -1;
+}
+#endif
+
#endif /* __PERF_CALLCHAIN_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
index c73e1fc..e9b943a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
@@ -1281,7 +1281,9 @@ static int machine__resolve_callchain_sample(struct machine *machine,
u8 cpumode = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER;
int chain_nr = min(max_stack, (int)chain->nr);
int i;
+ int j;
int err;
+ int skip_idx __maybe_unused;
callchain_cursor_reset(&callchain_cursor);
@@ -1290,14 +1292,26 @@ static int machine__resolve_callchain_sample(struct machine *machine,
return 0;
}
+ /*
+ * Based on DWARF debug information, some architectures skip
+ * a callchain entry saved by the kernel.
+ */
+ skip_idx = arch_skip_callchain_idx(machine, thread, chain);
+
for (i = 0; i < chain_nr; i++) {
u64 ip;
struct addr_location al;
if (callchain_param.order == ORDER_CALLEE)
- ip = chain->ips[i];
+ j = i;
else
- ip = chain->ips[chain->nr - i - 1];
+ j = chain->nr - i - 1;
+
+#ifdef HAVE_SKIP_CALLCHAIN_IDX
+ if (j == skip_idx)
+ continue;
+#endif
+ ip = chain->ips[j];
if (ip >= PERF_CONTEXT_MAX) {
switch (ip) {
--
1.8.3.1
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2014-06-27 12:20 [GIT PULL 0/5] perf/core improvements and fixes Jiri Olsa
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2014-06-27 12:20 ` [PATCH 3/5] perf tools: Fix wrong condition for allocation failure Jiri Olsa
@ 2014-06-27 12:21 ` Jiri Olsa
2014-06-27 12:21 ` [PATCH 5/5] perf script: Handle the num array type in python properly Jiri Olsa
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From: Jiri Olsa @ 2014-06-27 12:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Ingo Molnar; +Cc: linux-kernel, Sebastian Andrzej Siewior, Jiri Olsa
From: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
I was going to change something here and the result was so much on the
right side of the screen that I decided to move that piece into its own
function.
This patch should make no function change except the moving the code
into its own function.
Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
Acked-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/1401207274-8170-1-git-send-email-bigeasy@linutronix.de
Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
---
.../util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c | 38 +++++++++++++---------
1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
index 1c41932..99c2536 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
@@ -231,6 +231,28 @@ static inline struct event_format *find_cache_event(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
return event;
}
+static PyObject *get_field_numeric_entry(struct event_format *event,
+ struct format_field *field, void *data)
+{
+ PyObject *obj;
+ unsigned long long val;
+
+ val = read_size(event, data + field->offset, field->size);
+ if (field->flags & FIELD_IS_SIGNED) {
+ if ((long long)val >= LONG_MIN &&
+ (long long)val <= LONG_MAX)
+ obj = PyInt_FromLong(val);
+ else
+ obj = PyLong_FromLongLong(val);
+ } else {
+ if (val <= LONG_MAX)
+ obj = PyInt_FromLong(val);
+ else
+ obj = PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong(val);
+ }
+ return obj;
+}
+
static void python_process_tracepoint(struct perf_sample *sample,
struct perf_evsel *evsel,
struct thread *thread,
@@ -239,7 +261,6 @@ static void python_process_tracepoint(struct perf_sample *sample,
PyObject *handler, *retval, *context, *t, *obj, *dict = NULL;
static char handler_name[256];
struct format_field *field;
- unsigned long long val;
unsigned long s, ns;
struct event_format *event;
unsigned n = 0;
@@ -303,20 +324,7 @@ static void python_process_tracepoint(struct perf_sample *sample,
offset = field->offset;
obj = PyString_FromString((char *)data + offset);
} else { /* FIELD_IS_NUMERIC */
- val = read_size(event, data + field->offset,
- field->size);
- if (field->flags & FIELD_IS_SIGNED) {
- if ((long long)val >= LONG_MIN &&
- (long long)val <= LONG_MAX)
- obj = PyInt_FromLong(val);
- else
- obj = PyLong_FromLongLong(val);
- } else {
- if (val <= LONG_MAX)
- obj = PyInt_FromLong(val);
- else
- obj = PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong(val);
- }
+ obj = get_field_numeric_entry(event, field, data);
}
if (handler)
PyTuple_SetItem(t, n++, obj);
--
1.8.3.1
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