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* [PATCH v7 0/8] perf tools: Support overwritable ring buffer
@ 2016-06-15  2:23 Wang Nan
  2016-06-15  2:23 ` [PATCH v7 1/8] perf evlist: Introduce aux evlist Wang Nan
                   ` (7 more replies)
  0 siblings, 8 replies; 29+ messages in thread
From: Wang Nan @ 2016-06-15  2:23 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: acme; +Cc: pi3orama, linux-kernel, Wang Nan

This patch set enables daemonized perf recording by utilizing
overwritable backward ring buffer. With this feature one can
put perf background, and dump ring buffer records by a SIGUSR2
when he/she find something unusual. For example, following
command record system calls, schedule events and samples on cpu cycles
continously:

 # perf record -g -e cycles -e raw_syscalls:*/call-graph=no/ \
                  -e sched:sched_switch/call-graph=no/ \
                  --switch-output --overwrite -a

Then by sending SIGUSR2 to perf when lagging is happen, we get multiple
perf.data output, each of them correspond a abnormal event, and the data
size is reasonable:

 # ls -l ./perf.data*
 -rw------- 1 root root 5122165 May 13 23:51 ./perf.data.2016051323511683
 -rw------- 1 root root 5135093 May 13 23:51 ./perf.data.2016051323512107
 -rw------- 1 root root 5135213 May 13 23:51 ./perf.data.2016051323512215
 -rw------- 1 root root 5135157 May 13 23:51 ./perf.data.2016051323512387

v1 -> v2: Totally redesign: drop the principle of 'channal', use
          auxiliary evlist instead. Fix missing documentation.

v2 -> v3: Rename perf_evlist__toggle_paused() to perf_evlist__pause/resume.

v3 -> v4: Update commit message to describe auxiliary evlist more clearly.

v4 -> v5: Reorder commits, ensure '--overwrite' works right after perf
          support the option.
          Add test cases for auxiliary evlist.
          Avoid bug if main evlist is empty.

v5 -> v6: Improve filter pollfd related code.

v6 -> v7: Rebase to newest perf/core.

Wang Nan (8):
  perf evlist: Introduce aux evlist
  perf tests: Add testcase for auxiliary evlist
  perf record: Introduce rec->overwrite_evlist for overwritable events
  perf record: Toggle overwrite ring buffer for reading
  perf tools: Enable overwrite settings
  perf tools: Don't warn about out of order event if write_backward is
    used
  perf tools: Check write_backward during evlist config
  perf record: Unmap overwrite evlist when event terminate

 tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt |  14 ++
 tools/perf/builtin-record.c              | 301 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 tools/perf/perf.h                        |   1 +
 tools/perf/tests/backward-ring-buffer.c  |  86 +++++++--
 tools/perf/util/evlist.c                 |  34 ++--
 tools/perf/util/evlist.h                 |   5 +-
 tools/perf/util/evsel.c                  |  27 +--
 tools/perf/util/evsel.h                  |  15 ++
 tools/perf/util/parse-events.c           |  20 +-
 tools/perf/util/parse-events.h           |   2 +
 tools/perf/util/parse-events.l           |   2 +
 tools/perf/util/record.c                 |  17 ++
 tools/perf/util/session.c                |  22 ++-
 13 files changed, 463 insertions(+), 83 deletions(-)

-- 
1.8.3.4

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* [PATCH v8 0/8] perf tools: Support overwritable ring buffer
@ 2016-06-20 10:47 Wang Nan
  2016-06-20 10:47 ` [PATCH v8 1/8] perf tools: Fix write_backwards fallback Wang Nan
                   ` (7 more replies)
  0 siblings, 8 replies; 29+ messages in thread
From: Wang Nan @ 2016-06-20 10:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: acme; +Cc: linux-kernel, pi3orama, Wang Nan

This patch set enables daemonized perf recording by utilizing
overwritable backward ring buffer. With this feature one can
put perf background, and dump ring buffer records by a SIGUSR2
when he/she find something unusual. For example, following
command record system calls, schedule events and samples on cpu cycles
continously:

 # perf record -g -e cycles -e raw_syscalls:*/call-graph=no/ \
                  -e sched:sched_switch/call-graph=no/ \
                  --switch-output --overwrite -a

Then by sending SIGUSR2 to perf when lagging is happen, we get multiple
perf.data output, each of them correspond a abnormal event, and the data
size is reasonable:

 # ls -l ./perf.data*
 -rw------- 1 root root 5122165 May 13 23:51 ./perf.data.2016051323511683
 -rw------- 1 root root 5135093 May 13 23:51 ./perf.data.2016051323512107
 -rw------- 1 root root 5135213 May 13 23:51 ./perf.data.2016051323512215
 -rw------- 1 root root 5135157 May 13 23:51 ./perf.data.2016051323512387

v1 -> v2: Totally redesign: drop the principle of 'channal', use
          auxiliary evlist instead. Fix missing documentation.

v2 -> v3: Rename perf_evlist__toggle_paused() to perf_evlist__pause/resume.

v3 -> v4: Update commit message to describe auxiliary evlist more clearly.

v4 -> v5: Reorder commits, ensure '--overwrite' works right after perf
          support the option.
          Add test cases for auxiliary evlist.
          Avoid bug if main evlist is empty.

v5 -> v6: Improve filter pollfd related code.

v6 -> v7: Rebase to newest perf/core.

v7 -> v8: Unmap mmaps from parent and children in
          perf_evlist__munmap_filtered(), hide more detail of aux evlist.
          Add --tail-synthesize, do synthesize at the end of perf.data.

Wang Nan (8):
  perf tools: Fix write_backwards fallback
  perf evlist: Introduce aux evlist
  perf tests: Add testcase for auxiliary evlist
  perf record: Introduce rec->overwrite_evlist for overwritable events
  perf record: Toggle overwrite ring buffer for reading
  perf tools: Enable overwrite settings
  perf tools: Don't warn about out of order event if write_backward is
    used
  perf tools: Add --tail-synthesize option

 tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt |  22 +++
 tools/perf/builtin-record.c              | 310 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 tools/perf/perf.h                        |   2 +
 tools/perf/tests/backward-ring-buffer.c  |  86 +++++++--
 tools/perf/util/evlist.c                 |  49 +++--
 tools/perf/util/evlist.h                 |  12 ++
 tools/perf/util/evsel.c                  |  35 ++--
 tools/perf/util/evsel.h                  |   2 +
 tools/perf/util/parse-events.c           |  20 +-
 tools/perf/util/parse-events.h           |   2 +
 tools/perf/util/parse-events.l           |   2 +
 tools/perf/util/session.c                |  22 ++-
 12 files changed, 476 insertions(+), 88 deletions(-)

-- 
1.8.3.4

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2016-06-16 21:47   ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2016-06-20  4:09     ` Wangnan (F)
2016-06-22  7:43     ` [tip:perf/core] perf evsel: Fix write_backwards fallback tip-bot for Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2016-06-15  2:23 ` [PATCH v7 8/8] perf record: Unmap overwrite evlist when event terminate Wang Nan
2016-06-16 20:59   ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2016-06-20  8:04     ` Wangnan (F)
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2016-06-20 10:47 [PATCH v8 0/8] perf tools: Support overwritable ring buffer Wang Nan
2016-06-20 10:47 ` [PATCH v8 1/8] perf tools: Fix write_backwards fallback Wang Nan
2016-06-20 10:47 ` [PATCH v8 2/8] perf evlist: Introduce aux evlist Wang Nan
2016-06-20 20:36   ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2016-06-21  1:31     ` Wangnan (F)
2016-06-20 10:47 ` [PATCH v8 3/8] perf tests: Add testcase for auxiliary evlist Wang Nan
2016-06-21 21:05   ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2016-06-22  4:10     ` Wangnan (F)
2016-06-20 10:47 ` [PATCH v8 4/8] perf record: Introduce rec->overwrite_evlist for overwritable events Wang Nan
2016-06-21 21:30   ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2016-06-20 10:47 ` [PATCH v8 5/8] perf record: Toggle overwrite ring buffer for reading Wang Nan
2016-06-20 10:47 ` [PATCH v8 6/8] perf tools: Enable overwrite settings Wang Nan
2016-06-21 21:49   ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2016-06-20 10:47 ` [PATCH v8 7/8] perf tools: Don't warn about out of order event if write_backward is used Wang Nan
2016-06-20 10:47 ` [PATCH v8 8/8] perf tools: Add --tail-synthesize option Wang Nan

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