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authorNamhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>2025-11-20 15:48:00 -0800
committerNamhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>2025-12-02 16:13:32 -0800
commitf4e3381648be205365cb475512ee536e108e060e (patch)
tree3e9c7eede37183b3d5d392426ffe959733a2b4f6 /tools/perf
parent22b0ceee1c48178ed3a69a17ea36150ab1f1eb9a (diff)
perf tools: Minimal DEFERRED_CALLCHAIN support
Add a new event type for deferred callchains and a new callback for the struct perf_tool. For now it doesn't actually handle the deferred callchains but it just marks the sample if it has the PERF_CONTEXT_ USER_DEFFERED in the callchain array. At least, perf report can dump the raw data with this change. Actually this requires the next commit to enable attr.defer_callchain, but if you already have a data file, it'll show the following result. $ perf report -D ... 0x2158@perf.data [0x40]: event: 22 . . ... raw event: size 64 bytes . 0000: 16 00 00 00 02 00 40 00 06 00 00 00 0b 00 00 00 ......@......... . 0010: 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 a7 7f 33 fe 18 7f 00 00 ..........3..... . 0020: 0f 0e 33 fe 18 7f 00 00 48 14 33 fe 18 7f 00 00 ..3.....H.3..... . 0030: 08 09 00 00 08 09 00 00 e6 7a e7 35 1c 00 00 00 .........z.5.... 121163447014 0x2158 [0x40]: PERF_RECORD_CALLCHAIN_DEFERRED(IP, 0x2): 2312/2312: 0xb00000006 ... FP chain: nr:3 ..... 0: 00007f18fe337fa7 ..... 1: 00007f18fe330e0f ..... 2: 00007f18fe331448 : unhandled! Reviewed-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com> Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'tools/perf')
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/event.c1
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/evsel.c31
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/machine.c1
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/perf_event_attr_fprintf.c2
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/sample.h2
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/session.c20
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/tool.c3
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/tool.h3
8 files changed, 60 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.c b/tools/perf/util/event.c
index fcf44149feb2..4c92cc1a952c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ static const char *perf_event__names[] = {
[PERF_RECORD_CGROUP] = "CGROUP",
[PERF_RECORD_TEXT_POKE] = "TEXT_POKE",
[PERF_RECORD_AUX_OUTPUT_HW_ID] = "AUX_OUTPUT_HW_ID",
+ [PERF_RECORD_CALLCHAIN_DEFERRED] = "CALLCHAIN_DEFERRED",
[PERF_RECORD_HEADER_ATTR] = "ATTR",
[PERF_RECORD_HEADER_EVENT_TYPE] = "EVENT_TYPE",
[PERF_RECORD_HEADER_TRACING_DATA] = "TRACING_DATA",
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 5aae7f791bc2..df5351fde339 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -3090,6 +3090,20 @@ int evsel__parse_sample(struct evsel *evsel, union perf_event *event,
data->data_src = PERF_MEM_DATA_SRC_NONE;
data->vcpu = -1;
+ if (event->header.type == PERF_RECORD_CALLCHAIN_DEFERRED) {
+ const u64 max_callchain_nr = UINT64_MAX / sizeof(u64);
+
+ data->callchain = (struct ip_callchain *)&event->callchain_deferred.nr;
+ if (data->callchain->nr > max_callchain_nr)
+ return -EFAULT;
+
+ data->deferred_cookie = event->callchain_deferred.cookie;
+
+ if (evsel->core.attr.sample_id_all)
+ perf_evsel__parse_id_sample(evsel, event, data);
+ return 0;
+ }
+
if (event->header.type != PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE) {
if (!evsel->core.attr.sample_id_all)
return 0;
@@ -3214,12 +3228,25 @@ int evsel__parse_sample(struct evsel *evsel, union perf_event *event,
if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN) {
const u64 max_callchain_nr = UINT64_MAX / sizeof(u64);
+ u64 callchain_nr;
OVERFLOW_CHECK_u64(array);
data->callchain = (struct ip_callchain *)array++;
- if (data->callchain->nr > max_callchain_nr)
+ callchain_nr = data->callchain->nr;
+ if (callchain_nr > max_callchain_nr)
return -EFAULT;
- sz = data->callchain->nr * sizeof(u64);
+ sz = callchain_nr * sizeof(u64);
+ /*
+ * Save the cookie for the deferred user callchain. The last 2
+ * entries in the callchain should be the context marker and the
+ * cookie. The cookie will be used to match PERF_RECORD_
+ * CALLCHAIN_DEFERRED later.
+ */
+ if (evsel->core.attr.defer_callchain && callchain_nr >= 2 &&
+ data->callchain->ips[callchain_nr - 2] == PERF_CONTEXT_USER_DEFERRED) {
+ data->deferred_cookie = data->callchain->ips[callchain_nr - 1];
+ data->deferred_callchain = true;
+ }
OVERFLOW_CHECK(array, sz, max_size);
array = (void *)array + sz;
}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
index b5dd42588c91..841b711d970e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
@@ -2124,6 +2124,7 @@ static int add_callchain_ip(struct thread *thread,
*cpumode = PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL;
break;
case PERF_CONTEXT_USER:
+ case PERF_CONTEXT_USER_DEFERRED:
*cpumode = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER;
break;
default:
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/perf_event_attr_fprintf.c b/tools/perf/util/perf_event_attr_fprintf.c
index 66b666d9ce64..741c3d657a8b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/perf_event_attr_fprintf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/perf_event_attr_fprintf.c
@@ -343,6 +343,8 @@ int perf_event_attr__fprintf(FILE *fp, struct perf_event_attr *attr,
PRINT_ATTRf(inherit_thread, p_unsigned);
PRINT_ATTRf(remove_on_exec, p_unsigned);
PRINT_ATTRf(sigtrap, p_unsigned);
+ PRINT_ATTRf(defer_callchain, p_unsigned);
+ PRINT_ATTRf(defer_output, p_unsigned);
PRINT_ATTRn("{ wakeup_events, wakeup_watermark }", wakeup_events, p_unsigned, false);
PRINT_ATTRf(bp_type, p_unsigned);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sample.h b/tools/perf/util/sample.h
index fae834144ef4..a8307b20a9ea 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sample.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sample.h
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ struct perf_sample {
/** @weight3: On x86 holds retire_lat, on powerpc holds p_stage_cyc. */
u16 weight3;
bool no_hw_idx; /* No hw_idx collected in branch_stack */
+ bool deferred_callchain; /* Has deferred user callchains */
+ u64 deferred_cookie;
char insn[MAX_INSN];
void *raw_data;
struct ip_callchain *callchain;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 4b0236b2df29..361e15c1f26a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -720,6 +720,7 @@ static perf_event__swap_op perf_event__swap_ops[] = {
[PERF_RECORD_CGROUP] = perf_event__cgroup_swap,
[PERF_RECORD_TEXT_POKE] = perf_event__text_poke_swap,
[PERF_RECORD_AUX_OUTPUT_HW_ID] = perf_event__all64_swap,
+ [PERF_RECORD_CALLCHAIN_DEFERRED] = perf_event__all64_swap,
[PERF_RECORD_HEADER_ATTR] = perf_event__hdr_attr_swap,
[PERF_RECORD_HEADER_EVENT_TYPE] = perf_event__event_type_swap,
[PERF_RECORD_HEADER_TRACING_DATA] = perf_event__tracing_data_swap,
@@ -854,6 +855,9 @@ static void callchain__printf(struct evsel *evsel,
for (i = 0; i < callchain->nr; i++)
printf("..... %2d: %016" PRIx64 "\n",
i, callchain->ips[i]);
+
+ if (sample->deferred_callchain)
+ printf("...... (deferred)\n");
}
static void branch_stack__printf(struct perf_sample *sample,
@@ -1123,6 +1127,19 @@ static void dump_sample(struct evsel *evsel, union perf_event *event,
sample_read__printf(sample, evsel->core.attr.read_format);
}
+static void dump_deferred_callchain(struct evsel *evsel, union perf_event *event,
+ struct perf_sample *sample)
+{
+ if (!dump_trace)
+ return;
+
+ printf("(IP, 0x%x): %d/%d: %#" PRIx64 "\n",
+ event->header.misc, sample->pid, sample->tid, sample->deferred_cookie);
+
+ if (evsel__has_callchain(evsel))
+ callchain__printf(evsel, sample);
+}
+
static void dump_read(struct evsel *evsel, union perf_event *event)
{
struct perf_record_read *read_event = &event->read;
@@ -1353,6 +1370,9 @@ static int machines__deliver_event(struct machines *machines,
return tool->text_poke(tool, event, sample, machine);
case PERF_RECORD_AUX_OUTPUT_HW_ID:
return tool->aux_output_hw_id(tool, event, sample, machine);
+ case PERF_RECORD_CALLCHAIN_DEFERRED:
+ dump_deferred_callchain(evsel, event, sample);
+ return tool->callchain_deferred(tool, event, sample, evsel, machine);
default:
++evlist->stats.nr_unknown_events;
return -1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/tool.c b/tools/perf/util/tool.c
index 22a8a4ffe05f..e77f0e2ecc1f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/tool.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/tool.c
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ void perf_tool__init(struct perf_tool *tool, bool ordered_events)
tool->read = process_event_sample_stub;
tool->throttle = process_event_stub;
tool->unthrottle = process_event_stub;
+ tool->callchain_deferred = process_event_sample_stub;
tool->attr = process_event_synth_attr_stub;
tool->event_update = process_event_synth_event_update_stub;
tool->tracing_data = process_event_synth_tracing_data_stub;
@@ -335,6 +336,7 @@ bool perf_tool__compressed_is_stub(const struct perf_tool *tool)
}
CREATE_DELEGATE_SAMPLE(read);
CREATE_DELEGATE_SAMPLE(sample);
+CREATE_DELEGATE_SAMPLE(callchain_deferred);
#define CREATE_DELEGATE_ATTR(name) \
static int delegate_ ## name(const struct perf_tool *tool, \
@@ -468,6 +470,7 @@ void delegate_tool__init(struct delegate_tool *tool, struct perf_tool *delegate)
tool->tool.ksymbol = delegate_ksymbol;
tool->tool.bpf = delegate_bpf;
tool->tool.text_poke = delegate_text_poke;
+ tool->tool.callchain_deferred = delegate_callchain_deferred;
tool->tool.attr = delegate_attr;
tool->tool.event_update = delegate_event_update;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/tool.h b/tools/perf/util/tool.h
index 88337cee1e3e..9b9f0a8cbf3d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/tool.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/tool.h
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ enum show_feature_header {
struct perf_tool {
event_sample sample,
- read;
+ read,
+ callchain_deferred;
event_op mmap,
mmap2,
comm,