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From: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
To: irogers@google.com, acme@kernel.org, alice.mei.rogers@gmail.com,
	 namhyung@kernel.org
Cc: adrian.hunter@intel.com, dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com,
	 james.clark@linaro.org, leo.yan@linux.dev,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,  linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org,
	mingo@redhat.com, peterz@infradead.org,  tmricht@linux.ibm.com
Subject: [PATCH v3 35/49] perf python: Port net_dropmonitor to perf module
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:11:58 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260923181213.3032038-36-irogers@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260923181213.3032038-1-irogers@google.com>

Port net_dropmonitor.py from tools/perf/scripts/python/ to a standalone
script in tools/perf/python/:
- Refactor the script into a DropMonitor class with full type
  annotations to encapsulate state.
- Use perf.session for skb:kfree_skb event processing and add argparse
  CLI support (-i/--input and -k/--kallsyms).
- Resolve kernel drop addresses via perf.session symbols/callchains and
  binary search over /proc/kallsyms, ignoring zeroed kptr_restrict
  addresses with graceful fallback when kallsyms is unavailable.
- Remove Python 2 compatibility code.

Add a shell test (test_net_dropmonitor_python.sh) to verify the
standalone script.

Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.1-pro
Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
 tools/perf/python/net_dropmonitor.py          | 173 ++++++++++++++++++
 .../shell/test_net_dropmonitor_python.sh      | 102 +++++++++++
 2 files changed, 275 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 tools/perf/python/net_dropmonitor.py
 create mode 100755 tools/perf/tests/shell/test_net_dropmonitor_python.sh

diff --git a/tools/perf/python/net_dropmonitor.py b/tools/perf/python/net_dropmonitor.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..fff637b5c7e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/python/net_dropmonitor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+"""
+Monitor the system for dropped packets and produce a report of drop locations and counts.
+Ported from tools/perf/scripts/python/net_dropmonitor.py
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+from collections import defaultdict
+import os
+import sys
+from typing import Tuple
+import perf
+
+
+class DropMonitor:
+    """Monitors dropped packets and aggregates counts by location."""
+
+    def __init__(self, kallsyms_path: str | None = None) -> None:
+        self.drop_log: dict[int, int] = defaultdict(int)
+        self.kallsyms: list[Tuple[int, str]] = []
+        self.kallsyms_parsed = False
+        self.resolved_syms: dict[int, Tuple[str, int]] = {}
+        self.callchain_syms: dict[int, str] = {}
+        self.kallsyms_path = (
+            kallsyms_path
+            or os.environ.get("PERF_SYMBOL_KALLSYMS")
+            or "/proc/kallsyms"
+        )
+
+    def _parse_kallsyms(self) -> None:
+        """Parse the kallsyms file and map kernel addresses to function symbols."""
+        self.kallsyms.clear()
+        self.kallsyms_parsed = True
+        try:
+            with open(self.kallsyms_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                for line in f:
+                    parts = line.split()
+                    if len(parts) >= 3 and parts[1] in ('t', 'T', 'w', 'W'):
+                        addr = int(parts[0], 16)
+                        if addr > 0:
+                            self.kallsyms.append((addr, parts[2]))
+            self.kallsyms.sort(key=lambda x: x[0])
+        except (FileNotFoundError, PermissionError):
+            print(f"Failed to read {self.kallsyms_path}. Symbols will not be resolved.")
+
+    def _get_sym(self, loc: int) -> Tuple[str, int]:
+        """Resolve a memory location using session symbols or the kallsyms map."""
+        # Priority order:
+        # 1. Exact symbols with offsets resolved directly from the perf.data session
+        #    (resolved_syms).
+        # 2. Symbols captured from the sample's callchain in the trace file
+        #    (callchain_syms) before falling back to self.kallsyms, so offline
+        #    trace symbols are not overwritten by the live host's /proc/kallsyms.
+        # 3. Binary search in self.kallsyms (from --kallsyms or /proc/kallsyms).
+        if loc in self.resolved_syms:
+            return self.resolved_syms[loc]
+        if loc in self.callchain_syms:
+            res = (self.callchain_syms[loc], 0)
+            self.resolved_syms[loc] = res
+            return res
+        if not self.kallsyms:
+            return f"{loc:#x}", 0
+
+        start = 0
+        end = len(self.kallsyms) - 1
+        while start < end:
+            mid = (start + end) // 2
+            if self.kallsyms[mid][0] <= loc < self.kallsyms[mid+1][0]:
+                start = mid
+                break
+            if loc < self.kallsyms[mid][0]:
+                end = mid - 1
+            else:
+                start = mid + 1
+
+        sym_addr, sym_name = self.kallsyms[start]
+        if loc >= sym_addr:
+            res = (sym_name, loc - sym_addr)
+            self.resolved_syms[loc] = res
+            return res
+        return f"{loc:#x}", 0
+
+    def print_drop_table(self) -> None:
+        """Print aggregated results."""
+        if not self.drop_log:
+            print(f"{'LOCATION':>25} {'OFFSET':>25} {'COUNT':>25}")
+            return
+
+        if (not self.kallsyms_parsed
+                and any(loc not in self.resolved_syms and loc not in self.callchain_syms
+                        for loc in self.drop_log)):
+            print("Gathering kallsyms data")
+            self._parse_kallsyms()
+
+        print(f"{'LOCATION':>25} {'OFFSET':>25} {'COUNT':>25}")
+        sorted_keys = sorted(self.drop_log.keys())
+        for sloc in sorted_keys:
+            sym, off = self._get_sym(sloc)
+            print(f"{sym:>25} {off:>25d} {self.drop_log[sloc]:>25d}")
+
+    def process_event(self, sample: perf.sample_event) -> None:
+        """Process a single sample event."""
+        if "skb:kfree_skb" not in str(sample.evsel):
+            return
+
+        location = getattr(sample, "location", None)
+        if location is not None:
+            self.drop_log[location] += 1
+            if location not in self.resolved_syms:
+                sym = getattr(sample, "symbol", None)
+                if getattr(sample, "sample_ip", 0) == location and sym and sym != "[unknown]":
+                    self.resolved_syms[location] = (
+                        sym,
+                        getattr(sample, "sym_offset", 0) or 0,
+                    )
+                    self.callchain_syms.pop(location, None)
+                else:
+                    for entry in getattr(sample, "callchain", []) or []:
+                        if isinstance(entry, dict):
+                            entry_ip = entry.get("ip")
+                            sym_info = entry.get("sym")
+                            sym_name = sym_info.get("name") if isinstance(sym_info, dict) else None
+                            sym_start = sym_info.get("start") if isinstance(sym_info, dict) else None
+                            sym_off = (max(0, location - sym_start)
+                                       if sym_start is not None else None)
+                        else:
+                            entry_ip = getattr(entry, "ip", None)
+                            entry_sym = getattr(entry, "sym", None)
+                            sym_name = (
+                                getattr(entry_sym, "name", None)
+                                or getattr(entry, "symbol", None)
+                            )
+                            sym_off = getattr(entry, "sym_offset", None)
+                            if sym_off is None:
+                                sym_start = getattr(entry_sym, "start", None)
+                                if sym_start is not None:
+                                    sym_off = max(0, location - sym_start)
+                        if entry_ip == location and sym_name and sym_name != "[unknown]":
+                            if sym_off is not None:
+                                self.resolved_syms[location] = (sym_name, sym_off)
+                                self.callchain_syms.pop(location, None)
+                            else:
+                                self.callchain_syms[location] = sym_name
+                            break
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    ap = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Monitor the system for dropped packets and produce a "
+                    "report of drop locations and counts.")
+    ap.add_argument("-i", "--input", default="perf.data", help="Input file name")
+    ap.add_argument("-k", "--kallsyms", default=None,
+                    help="Path to kallsyms file for offline symbol resolution")
+    args = ap.parse_args()
+
+    monitor = DropMonitor(kallsyms_path=args.kallsyms)
+    session = None
+
+    try:
+        session = perf.session(perf.data(args.input), sample=monitor.process_event,
+                               kallsyms=args.kallsyms)
+        session.process_events()
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        print("\nStopping trace...")
+    except (OSError, ValueError, KeyError, RuntimeError, TypeError, AttributeError) as e:
+        print(f"Error processing events: {e}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    finally:
+        session = None
+
+    monitor.print_drop_table()
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_net_dropmonitor_python.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_net_dropmonitor_python.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..d00be255d259
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_net_dropmonitor_python.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# net_dropmonitor python test
+
+set -e
+
+shelldir=$(dirname "$0")
+# shellcheck source=lib/setup_python.sh
+. "${shelldir}"/lib/setup_python.sh
+
+if ! "$PYTHON" -c 'import perf' > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+	echo "Skipping test, perf python module not found"
+	exit 2
+fi
+
+script_dir="$(dirname "$0")/../../python"
+script_path="${script_dir}/net_dropmonitor.py"
+
+if ! perf check feature -q libtraceevent > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+	echo "Skipping test, libtraceevent is disabled"
+	exit 2
+fi
+
+if [ ! -f "$script_path" ]; then
+	echo "Skipping test, net_dropmonitor.py not found at $script_path"
+	exit 2
+fi
+
+err=0
+temp_data=""
+temp_out=""
+
+cleanup() {
+	rm -f "${temp_data}" "${temp_out}"
+}
+trap 'cleanup' EXIT
+trap 'cleanup; exit 1' TERM INT
+
+temp_data=$(mktemp /tmp/perf.data.XXXXXX)
+temp_out=$(mktemp /tmp/perf.out.XXXXXX)
+
+echo "Testing net_dropmonitor.py..."
+
+# Create a perf.data file. Force dropping a packet if tracepoint is available!
+if ! perf record -e skb:kfree_skb -o "${temp_data}" -a \
+	-- ping -c 1 255.255.255.255 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	if ! perf record -e skb:kfree_skb -o "${temp_data}" \
+		-- sleep 0.1 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		if ! perf record -o "${temp_data}" -- uname >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+			echo "Skipping test, cannot record perf events"
+			exit 2
+		fi
+	fi
+fi
+
+if [ ! -s "${temp_data}" ]; then
+	echo "Skipping test, perf record failed to create data"
+	exit 2
+fi
+
+# Check that the script executes and outputs table header
+if ! "$PYTHON" "$script_path" -i "${temp_data}" > "${temp_out}"; then
+	echo "net_dropmonitor.py test failed"
+	err=1
+else
+	if ! grep -q "LOCATION.*OFFSET.*COUNT" "${temp_out}"; then
+		echo "Failed to find the metrics table header"
+		err=1
+	fi
+fi
+
+# Verify DropMonitor event processing and symbol resolution
+if [ $err -eq 0 ]; then
+	if ! "$PYTHON" -c "
+import sys
+sys.path.insert(0, sys.argv[1])
+import net_dropmonitor
+
+class DummySample:
+    evsel = 'skb:kfree_skb'
+    location = 0xffffffff81001010
+    sample_ip = 0xffffffff81001010
+    symbol = 'ip_rcv_finish'
+    sym_offset = 16
+    callchain = []
+
+dm = net_dropmonitor.DropMonitor()
+dm.process_event(DummySample())
+dm.print_drop_table()
+" "${script_dir}" > "${temp_out}"; then
+		echo "net_dropmonitor.py unit test failed"
+		err=1
+	elif ! grep -q "ip_rcv_finish.*16.*1" "${temp_out}"; then
+		echo "Failed to find expected symbol resolution in net_dropmonitor.py"
+		err=1
+	else
+		echo "net_dropmonitor test passed."
+	fi
+fi
+rm -f "${temp_out}"
+
+exit $err
-- 
2.56.0.rc1.310.g51773c2048-goog


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-09-23 18:14 UTC|newest]

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2026-09-20  5:20 ` [PATCH v1 01/49] perf python: Update syscall format string to optional positional Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:28   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:20 ` [PATCH v1 02/49] perf python: Update callchain stubs and session thread lookup Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:30   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:20 ` [PATCH v1 03/49] perf python: Clean up pylint warnings in ilist.py Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:31   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:20 ` [PATCH v1 04/49] perf python: Clean up pylint warnings in treport.py Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:32   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:20 ` [PATCH v1 05/49] perf python: Clean up pylint warnings in tracepoint.py Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:26   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:20 ` [PATCH v1 06/49] perf python: Clean up pylint warnings in twatch.py Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:26   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:20 ` [PATCH v1 07/49] perf python: Improve perf script -l descriptions Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:35   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 08/49] perf python: Expose addr location, transaction, and context_switch Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:34   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 09/49] perf python: Add Intel PT call_return and itrace capability Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:35   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 10/49] perf python: Allow KeyboardInterrupt to propagate in LiveSession Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:32   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 11/49] perf pmu-events: Clean up mypy and pylint issues Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:29   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 12/49] perf test: Clean up mypy and pylint issues in shell test libraries Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:29   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 13/49] perf build: Make mypy build test opt-out (NO_MYPY=1) Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:31   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 14/49] perf build: Make pylint build test opt-out (NO_PYLINT=1) Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:32   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 15/49] perf Makefile: Install standalone Python scripts during transition Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:32   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 16/49] perf python: Port stat-cpi to perf module Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:34   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 17/49] perf python: Port mem-phys-addr " Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:29   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 18/49] perf python: Port stackcollapse " Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:30   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 19/49] perf python: Port flamegraph " Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:29   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 20/49] perf python: Port gecko " Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:31   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 21/49] perf python: Port event_analyzing_sample " Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:35   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 22/49] perf python: Port syscall-counts " Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:39   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 23/49] perf python: Port syscall-counts-by-pid " Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:37   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 24/49] perf python: Port failed-syscalls-by-pid " Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:34   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 25/49] perf python: Port failed-syscalls from Perl " Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:33   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 26/49] perf python: Port sctop " Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:39   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 27/49] perf python: Port rw-by-file from Perl " Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:36   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 28/49] perf python: Port rw-by-pid " Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:36   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 29/49] perf python: Port rwtop " Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:35   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 30/49] perf python: Port futex-contention " Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:35   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 31/49] perf python: Port task-analyzer " Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:37   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 32/49] perf python: Port sched-migration and SchedGui " Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:36   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 33/49] perf python: Port wakeup-latency from Perl " Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:39   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 34/49] perf python: Port compaction-times " Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:36   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 35/49] perf python: Port net_dropmonitor " Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:37   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 36/49] perf python: Port netdev-times " Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:39   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 37/49] perf python: Port check-perf-trace " Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:37   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 38/49] perf python: Port arm-cs-trace-disasm " Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:42   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 39/49] perf python: Port powerpc-hcalls " Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:38   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 40/49] perf python: Port intel-pt-events and libxed " Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:42   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 41/49] perf test: Migrate Intel PT virtual LBR test to Python API Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:38   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 42/49] perf python: Port export-to-sqlite to perf module Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:46   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 43/49] perf python: Port export-to-postgresql " Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:39   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 44/49] perf python: Move and clean up exported-sql-viewer.py Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 45/49] perf python: Move and clean up parallel-perf.py Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:40   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 46/49] perf: Remove libpython support and legacy Python scripts Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 47/49] perf Makefile: Update Python script installation path Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:41   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 48/49] perf script: Support standalone scripts and remove embedded scripting Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:45   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-20  5:21 ` [PATCH v1 49/49] perf Documentation: Update for standalone Python scripts Ian Rogers
2026-09-20  5:37   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06 ` [PATCH v2 00/49] perf: Complete transition to " Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 01/49] perf python: Update syscall format string to optional positional Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:26     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 02/49] perf python: Update callchain stubs and session thread lookup Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:27     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 03/49] perf python: Clean up pylint warnings in ilist.py Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:28     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 04/49] perf python: Clean up pylint warnings in treport.py Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:27     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 05/49] perf python: Clean up pylint warnings in tracepoint.py Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:23     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 06/49] perf python: Clean up pylint warnings in twatch.py Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:23     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 07/49] perf python: Improve perf script -l descriptions Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:33     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 08/49] perf python: Expose addr location, transaction, and context_switch Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:34     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 09/49] perf python: Add Intel PT call_return and itrace capability Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:31     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-22 13:11     ` James Clark
2026-09-22 17:00       ` Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 10/49] perf python: Allow KeyboardInterrupt to propagate in LiveSession Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:27     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 11/49] perf pmu-events: Clean up mypy and pylint issues Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:26     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 12/49] perf test: Clean up mypy and pylint issues in shell test libraries Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:26     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 13/49] perf build: Make mypy build test opt-out (NO_MYPY=1) Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:30     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-22 13:11     ` James Clark
2026-09-22 16:59       ` Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 14/49] perf build: Make pylint build test opt-out (NO_PYLINT=1) Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:29     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 15/49] perf Makefile: Install standalone Python scripts during transition Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:28     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 16/49] perf python: Port stat-cpi to perf module Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:40     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 17/49] perf python: Port mem-phys-addr " Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:30     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 18/49] perf python: Port stackcollapse " Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:32     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 19/49] perf python: Port flamegraph " Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:31     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 20/49] perf python: Port gecko " Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:34     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 21/49] perf python: Port event_analyzing_sample " Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:36     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 22/49] perf python: Port syscall-counts " Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:36     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 23/49] perf python: Port syscall-counts-by-pid " Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:33     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 24/49] perf python: Port failed-syscalls-by-pid " Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:38     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 25/49] perf python: Port failed-syscalls from Perl " Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:33     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 26/49] perf python: Port sctop " Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:41     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 27/49] perf python: Port rw-by-file from Perl " Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:39     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 28/49] perf python: Port rw-by-pid " Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:38     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 29/49] perf python: Port rwtop " Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:39     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 30/49] perf python: Port futex-contention " Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:38     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 31/49] perf python: Port task-analyzer " Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:42     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 32/49] perf python: Port sched-migration and SchedGui " Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:38     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 33/49] perf python: Port wakeup-latency from Perl " Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:39     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 34/49] perf python: Port compaction-times " Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:41     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 35/49] perf python: Port net_dropmonitor " Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:38     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 36/49] perf python: Port netdev-times " Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:47     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 37/49] perf python: Port check-perf-trace " Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:44     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 38/49] perf python: Port arm-cs-trace-disasm " Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:48     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-22 13:12     ` James Clark
2026-09-23  5:23       ` Ian Rogers
2026-09-23  8:16         ` James Clark
2026-09-23  9:00     ` Leo Yan
2026-09-23  9:08       ` Leo Yan
2026-09-23 13:16         ` Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 13:40       ` Ian Rogers
2026-09-24 15:41         ` Leo Yan
2026-09-25 21:45           ` Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 39/49] perf python: Port powerpc-hcalls " Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:41     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 40/49] perf python: Port intel-pt-events and libxed " Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:42     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:06   ` [PATCH v2 41/49] perf test: Migrate Intel PT virtual LBR test to Python API Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:42     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:07   ` [PATCH v2 42/49] perf python: Port export-to-sqlite to perf module Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:46     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:07   ` [PATCH v2 43/49] perf python: Port export-to-postgresql " Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:49     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:07   ` [PATCH v2 44/49] perf python: Move and clean up exported-sql-viewer.py Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:07   ` [PATCH v2 45/49] perf python: Move and clean up parallel-perf.py Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:45     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:07   ` [PATCH v2 46/49] perf: Remove libpython support and legacy Python scripts Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:07   ` [PATCH v2 47/49] perf Makefile: Update Python script installation path Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:50     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:07   ` [PATCH v2 48/49] perf script: Support standalone scripts and remove embedded scripting Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:56     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  5:07   ` [PATCH v2 49/49] perf Documentation: Update for standalone Python scripts Ian Rogers
2026-09-21  5:45     ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11   ` [PATCH v3 00/49] perf: Complete transition to " Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 01/49] perf python: Update syscall helpers and expose arch_strerrno Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:23       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 02/49] perf python: Update callchain stubs and session thread lookup Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:22       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 03/49] perf python: Clean up pylint warnings in ilist.py Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:26       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 04/49] perf python: Clean up pylint warnings in treport.py Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:22       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 05/49] perf python: Clean up pylint warnings in tracepoint.py Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:19       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 06/49] perf python: Clean up pylint warnings in twatch.py Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:19       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 07/49] perf python: Improve perf script -l descriptions Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:20       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 08/49] perf python: Expose addr location, transaction, and context_switch Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:28       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 09/49] perf python: Add Intel PT call_return and itrace capability Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:30       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 10/49] perf python: Allow KeyboardInterrupt to propagate in LiveSession Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:22       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 11/49] perf pmu-events: Clean up mypy and pylint issues Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:24       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 12/49] perf test: Clean up mypy and pylint issues in shell test libraries Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:23       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 13/49] perf build: Make mypy build test opt-out (NO_MYPY=1) Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:25       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 14/49] perf build: Make pylint build test opt-out (NO_PYLINT=1) Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:27       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 15/49] perf Makefile: Install standalone Python scripts during transition Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:26       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 16/49] perf python: Port stat-cpi to perf module Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:28       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 17/49] perf python: Port mem-phys-addr " Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:26       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 18/49] perf python: Port stackcollapse " Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:30       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 19/49] perf python: Port flamegraph " Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:27       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 20/49] perf python: Port gecko " Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:32       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 21/49] perf python: Port event_analyzing_sample " Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:32       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 22/49] perf python: Port syscall-counts " Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:30       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 23/49] perf python: Port syscall-counts-by-pid " Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:33       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 24/49] perf python: Port failed-syscalls-by-pid " Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:33       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 25/49] perf python: Port failed-syscalls from Perl " Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:33       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 26/49] perf python: Port sctop " Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:35       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 19:08         ` Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 27/49] perf python: Port rw-by-file from Perl " Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:35       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 28/49] perf python: Port rw-by-pid " Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:36       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 29/49] perf python: Port rwtop " Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:36       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 30/49] perf python: Port futex-contention " Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:35       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 31/49] perf python: Port task-analyzer " Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:38       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 32/49] perf python: Port sched-migration and SchedGui " Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:35       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 33/49] perf python: Port wakeup-latency from Perl " Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:39       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 34/49] perf python: Port compaction-times " Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:37       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` Ian Rogers [this message]
2026-09-23 18:39       ` [PATCH v3 35/49] perf python: Port net_dropmonitor " sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:11     ` [PATCH v3 36/49] perf python: Port netdev-times " Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:39       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:12     ` [PATCH v3 37/49] perf python: Port check-perf-trace " Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:38       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:12     ` [PATCH v3 38/49] perf python: Port arm-cs-trace-disasm " Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:40       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:12     ` [PATCH v3 39/49] perf python: Port powerpc-hcalls " Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:39       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:12     ` [PATCH v3 40/49] perf python: Port intel-pt-events and libxed " Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:40       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:12     ` [PATCH v3 41/49] perf test: Migrate Intel PT virtual LBR test to Python API Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:40       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:12     ` [PATCH v3 42/49] perf python: Port export-to-sqlite to perf module Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:42       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:12     ` [PATCH v3 43/49] perf python: Port export-to-postgresql " Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:47       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:12     ` [PATCH v3 44/49] perf python: Move and clean up exported-sql-viewer.py Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:12     ` [PATCH v3 45/49] perf python: Move and clean up parallel-perf.py Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:41       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:12     ` [PATCH v3 46/49] perf: Remove libpython support and legacy Python scripts Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:12     ` [PATCH v3 47/49] perf Makefile: Update Python script installation path Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:49       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 18:12     ` [PATCH v3 48/49] perf script: Support standalone scripts and remove embedded scripting Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:49       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 19:11         ` Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:12     ` [PATCH v3 49/49] perf Documentation: Update for standalone Python scripts Ian Rogers
2026-09-23 18:44       ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:19     ` [PATCH v4 00/49] perf: Complete transition to " Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:19       ` [PATCH v4 01/49] perf python: Update syscall helpers and expose arch_strerrno Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:30         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:19       ` [PATCH v4 02/49] perf python: Update callchain stubs and session thread lookup Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:32         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:19       ` [PATCH v4 03/49] perf python: Clean up pylint warnings in ilist.py Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:32         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:19       ` [PATCH v4 04/49] perf python: Clean up pylint warnings in treport.py Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:30         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:19       ` [PATCH v4 05/49] perf python: Clean up pylint warnings in tracepoint.py Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:26         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:19       ` [PATCH v4 06/49] perf python: Clean up pylint warnings in twatch.py Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:26         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:19       ` [PATCH v4 07/49] perf python: Improve perf script -l descriptions Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:26         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:19       ` [PATCH v4 08/49] perf python: Expose addr location, transaction, and context_switch Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:36         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:19       ` [PATCH v4 09/49] perf python: Add Intel PT call_return and itrace capability Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:35         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:19       ` [PATCH v4 10/49] perf python: Allow KeyboardInterrupt to propagate in LiveSession Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:32         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:19       ` [PATCH v4 11/49] perf pmu-events: Clean up mypy and pylint issues Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:29         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:19       ` [PATCH v4 12/49] perf test: Clean up mypy and pylint issues in shell test libraries Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:29         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:19       ` [PATCH v4 13/49] perf build: Make mypy build test opt-out (NO_MYPY=1) Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:33         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:19       ` [PATCH v4 14/49] perf build: Make pylint build test opt-out (NO_PYLINT=1) Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:33         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:19       ` [PATCH v4 15/49] perf Makefile: Install standalone Python scripts during transition Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:28         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:19       ` [PATCH v4 16/49] perf python: Port stat-cpi to perf module Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:31         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:19       ` [PATCH v4 17/49] perf python: Port mem-phys-addr " Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:29         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:19       ` [PATCH v4 18/49] perf python: Port stackcollapse " Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:33         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:19       ` [PATCH v4 19/49] perf python: Port flamegraph " Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:30         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:19       ` [PATCH v4 20/49] perf python: Port gecko " Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:30         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:19       ` [PATCH v4 21/49] perf python: Port event_analyzing_sample " Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:34         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26 13:46           ` Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:19       ` [PATCH v4 22/49] perf python: Port syscall-counts " Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:31         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:19       ` [PATCH v4 23/49] perf python: Port syscall-counts-by-pid " Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:29         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:19       ` [PATCH v4 24/49] perf python: Port failed-syscalls-by-pid " Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:29         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:19       ` [PATCH v4 25/49] perf python: Port failed-syscalls from Perl " Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:32         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:19       ` [PATCH v4 26/49] perf python: Port sctop " Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:30         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:19       ` [PATCH v4 27/49] perf python: Port rw-by-file from Perl " Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:32         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:19       ` [PATCH v4 28/49] perf python: Port rw-by-pid " Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:34         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:19       ` [PATCH v4 29/49] perf python: Port rwtop " Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:35         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:19       ` [PATCH v4 30/49] perf python: Port futex-contention " Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:33         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:19       ` [PATCH v4 31/49] perf python: Port task-analyzer " Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:34         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:19       ` [PATCH v4 32/49] perf python: Port sched-migration and SchedGui " Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:34         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:20       ` [PATCH v4 33/49] perf python: Port wakeup-latency from Perl " Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:35         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:20       ` [PATCH v4 34/49] perf python: Port compaction-times " Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:33         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:20       ` [PATCH v4 35/49] perf python: Port net_dropmonitor " Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:33         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:20       ` [PATCH v4 36/49] perf python: Port netdev-times " Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:34         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:20       ` [PATCH v4 37/49] perf python: Port check-perf-trace " Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:34         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:20       ` [PATCH v4 38/49] perf python: Port arm-cs-trace-disasm " Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:35         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:20       ` [PATCH v4 39/49] perf python: Port powerpc-hcalls " Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:35         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:20       ` [PATCH v4 40/49] perf python: Port intel-pt-events and libxed " Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:35         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:20       ` [PATCH v4 41/49] perf test: Migrate Intel PT virtual LBR test to Python API Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:36         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:20       ` [PATCH v4 42/49] perf python: Port export-to-sqlite to perf module Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:38         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:20       ` [PATCH v4 43/49] perf python: Port export-to-postgresql " Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:37         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:20       ` [PATCH v4 44/49] perf python: Move and clean up exported-sql-viewer.py Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:20       ` [PATCH v4 45/49] perf python: Move and clean up parallel-perf.py Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:37         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26  6:20       ` [PATCH v4 46/49] perf: Remove libpython support and legacy Python scripts Ian Rogers
2026-09-26 18:56         ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2026-09-26  6:20       ` [PATCH v4 47/49] perf Makefile: Update Python script installation path Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:43         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26 19:05         ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2026-09-26  6:20       ` [PATCH v4 48/49] perf script: Support standalone scripts and remove embedded scripting Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:42         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26 19:17         ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2026-09-26  6:20       ` [PATCH v4 49/49] perf Documentation: Update for standalone Python scripts Ian Rogers
2026-09-26  6:37         ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-26 20:41       ` [PATCH v4 00/49] perf: Complete transition to " Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2026-09-26 22:46         ` Ian Rogers
2026-09-26 23:11           ` Ian Rogers

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