From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
To: "Aaron Tomlin" <atomlin@atomlin.com>
Cc: linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH perf-tools-next v6 3/5] perf trace: Auto-assign kernel symbol beautifier to function pointer fields
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:39:40 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260824133940.6914E1F000E9@smtp.kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260824133122.751733-4-atomlin@atomlin.com>
> Tracepoint fields that convey kernel function pointers, callbacks, and
> call sites, such as "function", "func", "fn", "callback", "action",
> "handler", "caller", "caller_ip", "location", "callsite", and
> "call_site" are currently formatted as generic hexadecimal pointers by
> default.
>
> Enhance syscall_arg_fmt__init_array() to automatically detect non-array
> function pointer fields by type signature (e.g., typedefs ending with
> "_func_t" or "_fn", or C function pointer types containing "(*)") and
> assign SCA_KSYM as their default beautifier.
>
> Additionally, register common function pointer and callback field names
> within the sorted syscall_arg_fmts__by_name lookup table. To prevent
> misclassifying dynamic string arrays, enums, or standard non-pointer
> integers sharing generic names, guard SCA_KSYM assignment to true pointer
> [ ... ]
> ❯ sudo tools/perf/perf trace --event workqueue:workqueue_execute_end --max-events 2 --show-cpu
> 0.000 [000] kworker/u32:15/236682 workqueue:workqueue_execute_end(work: 0xffffffffab2f1420, function: toggle_allocation_gate)
> 0.132 [000] kworker/u32:15/236682 workqueue:workqueue_execute_end(work: 0xffff8ac2c1adc010, function: flush_to_ldisc)
>
> Signed-off-by: Aaron Tomlin <atomlin@atomlin.com>
Sashiko has reviewed this patch and found no issues. It looks great!
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-24 13:39 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-24 13:31 [PATCH perf-tools-next v6 0/5] perf trace: Symbolise kernel virtual addresses and function pointers Aaron Tomlin
2026-08-24 13:31 ` [PATCH perf-tools-next v6 1/5] perf trace: Fix error checking in btf_struct_scnprintf() Aaron Tomlin
2026-08-24 13:40 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-04 21:17 ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2026-09-04 22:14 ` Aaron Tomlin
2026-08-24 13:31 ` [PATCH perf-tools-next v6 2/5] perf trace: Introduce kernel symbol beautifier for virtual addresses Aaron Tomlin
2026-08-24 13:38 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-24 13:31 ` [PATCH perf-tools-next v6 3/5] perf trace: Auto-assign kernel symbol beautifier to function pointer fields Aaron Tomlin
2026-08-24 13:39 ` sashiko-bot [this message]
2026-08-24 13:31 ` [PATCH perf-tools-next v6 4/5] perf trace: Enhance BTF type formatting to symbolise kernel function pointers Aaron Tomlin
2026-08-24 13:49 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-24 13:31 ` [PATCH perf-tools-next v6 5/5] perf tests: Add shell test for kernel symbol beautifier Aaron Tomlin
2026-08-24 13:38 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-24 16:30 ` [PATCH perf-tools-next v6 0/5] perf trace: Symbolise kernel virtual addresses and function pointers Ian Rogers
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