Re: [PATCH v3 0/7] perf/probe: Support multiprobe and immediates with fixes

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
Date: Mon Nov 18 2019 - 17:11:10 EST


Em Mon, Nov 18, 2019 at 05:11:40PM +0900, Masami Hiramatsu escreveu:
> Hi Arnaldo,
>
> This is the 3rd version of the multiprobe support on perf probe
> including some fixes about "representive lines"
>
> The previous thread is here:
>
> https://lkml.kernel.org/r/157314406866.4063.16995747442215702109.stgit@devnote2
>
> On the previous thread, we discussed some issues about incorrect line
> information shown by perf probe. I finally fixed those by introducing
> an idea of "representive line" -- a line which has a unique address
> (no other lines shares the same address) or a line which has the least
> line number among lines sharing same address. Now perf probe only shows
> such representive lines can be probed([1/7][3/7]), and if user tries to
> probe other non representive lines, it shows which line user should
> probe ([2/7]). The rest of patches in the series are same as v2 (except
> for [4/7], example output is updated)
>
> This can be applied on top of perf/core.

Thanks, applied everything, only the two last patches I didn't test, the
kernel in this machine doesn't have the features it needs, we can fix
things if some problem lurks there.

- Arnaldo

> Thank you,
>
> ---
>
> Masami Hiramatsu (7):
> perf probe: Show correct statement line number by perf probe -l
> perf probe: Verify given line is a representive line
> perf probe: Do not show non representive lines by perf-probe -L
> perf probe: Generate event name with line number
> perf probe: Support multiprobe event
> perf probe: Support DW_AT_const_value constant value
> perf probe: Trace a magic number if variable is not found
>
>
> tools/perf/util/dwarf-aux.c | 62 ++++++++++++++++++++-
> tools/perf/util/probe-event.c | 19 ++++++-
> tools/perf/util/probe-event.h | 3 +
> tools/perf/util/probe-file.c | 14 +++++
> tools/perf/util/probe-file.h | 2 +
> tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c | 116 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> tools/perf/util/probe-finder.h | 1
> 7 files changed, 206 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
>
> --
> Masami Hiramatsu (Linaro) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>

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- Arnaldo