[tip:perf/core] perf script: Add --[no-]-demangle/--[no-] -demangle-kernel

From: tip-bot for Mark Drayton
Date: Mon Aug 31 2015 - 04:30:51 EST


Commit-ID: 77e0070da41f76e1ebd15291fb0254b0c174adfa
Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/77e0070da41f76e1ebd15291fb0254b0c174adfa
Author: Mark Drayton <mbd@xxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Wed, 26 Aug 2015 12:18:15 -0700
Committer: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
CommitDate: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 11:47:40 -0300

perf script: Add --[no-]-demangle/--[no-]-demangle-kernel

Sometimes when post-processing output from `perf script` one does not
want to demangle C++ symbol names. Add an option to allow this.

Also add --[no-]demangle-kernel to be consistent with top/report/probe.

Signed-off-by: Mark Drayton <mbd@xxxxxx>
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1440616695-32340-1-git-send-email-scientist@xxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Yannick Brosseau <scientist@xxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt | 7 +++++++
tools/perf/builtin-script.c | 5 +++++
2 files changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
index c0d2479..614b2c7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
@@ -226,6 +226,13 @@ OPTIONS
Display context switch events i.e. events of type PERF_RECORD_SWITCH or
PERF_RECORD_SWITCH_CPU_WIDE.

+--demangle::
+ Demangle symbol names to human readable form. It's enabled by default,
+ disable with --no-demangle.
+
+--demangle-kernel::
+ Demangle kernel symbol names to human readable form (for C++ kernels).
+
--header
Show perf.data header.

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index 105332e..4430340 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -1671,6 +1671,11 @@ int cmd_script(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
itrace_parse_synth_opts),
OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "full-source-path", &srcline_full_filename,
"Show full source file name path for source lines"),
+ OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "demangle", &symbol_conf.demangle,
+ "Enable symbol demangling"),
+ OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "demangle-kernel", &symbol_conf.demangle_kernel,
+ "Enable kernel symbol demangling"),
+
OPT_END()
};
const char * const script_subcommands[] = { "record", "report", NULL };
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