[PATCH v2 3/4] perf tools: Support reading from backward ring buffer

[Wang Nan]

perf_evlist__mmap_read_backward() is introduced for reading backward
ring buffer. Different from reading forward, before reading, caller
needs to call perf_evlist__mmap_read_catchup() first.

Backward ring buffer should be read from 'head' pointer, not '0'.
perf_evlist__mmap_read_catchup() saves 'head' to 'md->prev', then
make it remember the start position after each reading.

Signed-off-by: Wang Nan <wangnan0@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Zefan Li <lizefan@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: pi3orama@xxxxxxx
---
 tools/perf/util/evlist.c | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 tools/perf/util/evlist.h |  4 ++++
 2 files changed, 43 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 17cd014..2e0b7b0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -766,6 +766,45 @@ union perf_event *perf_evlist__mmap_read(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx)
 	return perf_mmap__read(md, evlist->overwrite, old, head, &md->prev);
 }
 
+union perf_event *
+perf_evlist__mmap_read_backward(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx)
+{
+	struct perf_mmap *md = &evlist->mmap[idx];
+	u64 head, end;
+	u64 start = md->prev;
+
+	/*
+	 * Check if event was unmapped due to a POLLHUP/POLLERR.
+	 */
+	if (!atomic_read(&md->refcnt))
+		return NULL;
+
+	/* NOTE: head is negative in this case */
+	head = perf_mmap__read_head(md);
+
+	if (!head)
+		return NULL;
+
+	end = head + md->mask + 1;
+
+	if ((end - head) > -head)
+		end = 0;
+
+	return perf_mmap__read(md, false, start, end, &md->prev);
+}
+
+void perf_evlist__mmap_read_catchup(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx)
+{
+	struct perf_mmap *md = &evlist->mmap[idx];
+	u64 head;
+
+	if (!atomic_read(&md->refcnt))
+		return;
+
+	head = perf_mmap__read_head(md);
+	md->prev = head;
+}
+
 static bool perf_mmap__empty(struct perf_mmap *md)
 {
 	return perf_mmap__read_head(md) == md->prev && !md->auxtrace_mmap.base;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index 208897a..85d1b59 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ struct perf_sample_id *perf_evlist__id2sid(struct perf_evlist *evlist, u64 id);
 
 union perf_event *perf_evlist__mmap_read(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx);
 
+union perf_event *perf_evlist__mmap_read_backward(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+						  int idx);
+void perf_evlist__mmap_read_catchup(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx);
+
 void perf_evlist__mmap_consume(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx);
 
 int perf_evlist__open(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
-- 
1.8.3.4