Re: [PATCH v3 4/7] perf probe: Generate event name with line number

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
Date: Mon Nov 18 2019 - 17:03:10 EST


Em Mon, Nov 18, 2019 at 05:12:20PM +0900, Masami Hiramatsu escreveu:
> Generate event name from function name with line number
> as <function>_L<line_number>. Note that this is only for
> the new event which is defined by the line number of
> function (except for line 0).
>
> If there is another event on same line, you have to use
> "-f" option. In that case, the new event has "_1" suffix.
>
> e.g.
> # perf probe -a kernel_read:2
> Added new event:
> probe:kernel_read_L2 (on kernel_read:2)
>
> You can now use it in all perf tools, such as:
>
> perf record -e probe:kernel_read_L2 -aR sleep 1
>
>
> But if we omit the line number or 0th line, it will
> have no suffix.
>
> # perf probe -a kernel_read:0
> Added new event:
> probe:kernel_read (on kernel_read)
>
> You can now use it in all perf tools, such as:
>
> perf record -e probe:kernel_read -aR sleep 1
>
> # perf probe -l
> probe:kernel_read (on kernel_read@xxxxxxxxxxx/fs/read_write.c)
> probe:kernel_read_L2 (on kernel_read:2@xxxxxxxxxxx/fs/read_write.c)

Thanks, tested and applied.

- Arnaldo