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| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/Documentation/intel-pt.txt | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/util/intel-bts.c | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c | 22 |
6 files changed, 49 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/intel-pt.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/intel-pt.txt index be764f9ec769..c6c8318e38a2 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/intel-pt.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/intel-pt.txt @@ -672,6 +672,7 @@ The letters are: d create a debug log g synthesize a call chain (use with i or x) l synthesize last branch entries (use with i or x) + s skip initial number of events "Instructions" events look like they were recorded by "perf record -e instructions". @@ -730,6 +731,12 @@ from one sample to the next. To disable trace decoding entirely, use the option --no-itrace. +It is also possible to skip events generated (instructions, branches, transactions) +at the beginning. This is useful to ignore initialization code. + + --itrace=i0nss1000000 + +skips the first million instructions. dump option ----------- diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt index 65453f4c7006..e2a4c5e0dbe5 100644 --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ d create a debug log g synthesize a call chain (use with i or x) l synthesize last branch entries (use with i or x) + s skip initial number of events The default is all events i.e. the same as --itrace=ibxe @@ -24,3 +25,10 @@ Also the number of last branch entries (default 64, max. 1024) for instructions or transactions events can be specified. + + It is also possible to skip events generated (instructions, branches, transactions) + at the beginning. This is useful to ignore initialization code. + + --itrace=i0nss1000000 + + skips the first million instructions. diff --git a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c index ec164fe70718..c9169011e55e 100644 --- a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c +++ b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c @@ -940,6 +940,7 @@ void itrace_synth_opts__set_default(struct itrace_synth_opts *synth_opts) synth_opts->period = PERF_ITRACE_DEFAULT_PERIOD; synth_opts->callchain_sz = PERF_ITRACE_DEFAULT_CALLCHAIN_SZ; synth_opts->last_branch_sz = PERF_ITRACE_DEFAULT_LAST_BRANCH_SZ; + synth_opts->initial_skip = 0; } /* @@ -1064,6 +1065,12 @@ int itrace_parse_synth_opts(const struct option *opt, const char *str, synth_opts->last_branch_sz = val; } break; + case 's': + synth_opts->initial_skip = strtoul(p, &endptr, 10); + if (p == endptr) + goto out_err; + p = endptr; + break; case ' ': case ',': break; diff --git a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h index 57ff31ecb8e4..767989e0e312 100644 --- a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h +++ b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ enum itrace_period_type { * @last_branch_sz: branch context size * @period: 'instructions' events period * @period_type: 'instructions' events period type + * @initial_skip: skip N events at the beginning. */ struct itrace_synth_opts { bool set; @@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ struct itrace_synth_opts { unsigned int last_branch_sz; unsigned long long period; enum itrace_period_type period_type; + unsigned long initial_skip; }; /** diff --git a/tools/perf/util/intel-bts.c b/tools/perf/util/intel-bts.c index abf1366e2a24..9df996085563 100644 --- a/tools/perf/util/intel-bts.c +++ b/tools/perf/util/intel-bts.c @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ struct intel_bts { u64 branches_id; size_t branches_event_size; bool synth_needs_swap; + unsigned long num_events; }; struct intel_bts_queue { @@ -275,6 +276,10 @@ static int intel_bts_synth_branch_sample(struct intel_bts_queue *btsq, union perf_event event; struct perf_sample sample = { .ip = 0, }; + if (bts->synth_opts.initial_skip && + bts->num_events++ <= bts->synth_opts.initial_skip) + return 0; + event.sample.header.type = PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE; event.sample.header.misc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER; event.sample.header.size = sizeof(struct perf_event_header); diff --git a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c index 407f11b97c8d..ddec87f6e616 100644 --- a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c +++ b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c @@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ struct intel_pt { u64 cyc_bit; u64 noretcomp_bit; unsigned max_non_turbo_ratio; + + unsigned long num_events; }; enum switch_state { @@ -972,6 +974,10 @@ static int intel_pt_synth_branch_sample(struct intel_pt_queue *ptq) if (pt->branches_filter && !(pt->branches_filter & ptq->flags)) return 0; + if (pt->synth_opts.initial_skip && + pt->num_events++ < pt->synth_opts.initial_skip) + return 0; + event->sample.header.type = PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE; event->sample.header.misc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER; event->sample.header.size = sizeof(struct perf_event_header); @@ -1029,6 +1035,10 @@ static int intel_pt_synth_instruction_sample(struct intel_pt_queue *ptq) union perf_event *event = ptq->event_buf; struct perf_sample sample = { .ip = 0, }; + if (pt->synth_opts.initial_skip && + pt->num_events++ < pt->synth_opts.initial_skip) + return 0; + event->sample.header.type = PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE; event->sample.header.misc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER; event->sample.header.size = sizeof(struct perf_event_header); @@ -1087,6 +1097,10 @@ static int intel_pt_synth_transaction_sample(struct intel_pt_queue *ptq) union perf_event *event = ptq->event_buf; struct perf_sample sample = { .ip = 0, }; + if (pt->synth_opts.initial_skip && + pt->num_events++ < pt->synth_opts.initial_skip) + return 0; + event->sample.header.type = PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE; event->sample.header.misc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER; event->sample.header.size = sizeof(struct perf_event_header); @@ -1199,14 +1213,18 @@ static int intel_pt_sample(struct intel_pt_queue *ptq) ptq->have_sample = false; if (pt->sample_instructions && - (state->type & INTEL_PT_INSTRUCTION)) { + (state->type & INTEL_PT_INSTRUCTION) && + (!pt->synth_opts.initial_skip || + pt->num_events++ >= pt->synth_opts.initial_skip)) { err = intel_pt_synth_instruction_sample(ptq); if (err) return err; } if (pt->sample_transactions && - (state->type & INTEL_PT_TRANSACTION)) { + (state->type & INTEL_PT_TRANSACTION) && + (!pt->synth_opts.initial_skip || + pt->num_events++ >= pt->synth_opts.initial_skip)) { err = intel_pt_synth_transaction_sample(ptq); if (err) return err; |