Re: [PATCH 5/5] perf tools kvm: Use "cycles" to sample guest for "kvm top" on Intel

["Mi, Dapeng" <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>]

On 8/5/2025 7:32 PM, Aditya Bodkhe wrote:
> On 05/08/25 6:27 am, Mi, Dapeng wrote:
>> On 8/5/2025 8:46 AM, Dapeng Mi wrote:
>>> As same reason with previous patch, use "cyles" instead of "cycles:P"
>>> event by default to sample guest for "perf kvm top" command on Intel
>>> platforms.
>>>
>>> Reported-by: Kevin Tian <kevin.tian@intel.com>
>>> Fixes: 634d36f82517 ("perf record: Just use "cycles:P" as the default event")
>>> Signed-off-by: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>
>>> ---
>>>   tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>>>   1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
>>> index 7e48d2437710..d72b40f3df12 100644
>>> --- a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
>>> +++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
>>> @@ -2075,6 +2075,34 @@ __cmd_buildid_list(const char *file_name, int argc, const char **argv)
>>>   	return ret;
>>>   }
>>>   
>>> +static int __cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv)
>>> +{
>>> +	int i = 0, ret;
>>> +	const char **rec_argv;
>>> +
>>> +	/*
>>> +	 * kvm_add_default_arch_event() may add 2 extra options, so
>>> +	 * allocate 2 more pointers in adavance.
>>> +	 */
>>> +	rec_argv = calloc(argc + 2 + 1, sizeof(char *));
>>> +	if (!rec_argv)
>>> +		return -ENOMEM;
>>> +
>>> +	for (i = 0; i < argc; i++)
>>> +		rec_argv[i] = argv[i];
>>> +
>>> +	BUG_ON(i != argc);
>>> +
>>> +	ret = kvm_add_default_arch_event(&i, rec_argv);
>>> +	if (ret)
>>> +		return -EINVAL;
>>> +
>>> +	ret = cmd_top(i, rec_argv);
>>> +	free(rec_argv);
>>> +
>>> +	return ret;
>>> +}
>>> +
>>>   int cmd_kvm(int argc, const char **argv)
>>>   {
>>>   	const char *file_name = NULL;
>>> @@ -2135,7 +2163,7 @@ int cmd_kvm(int argc, const char **argv)
>>>   	else if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("diff", argv[0]))
>>>   		return cmd_diff(argc, argv);
>>>   	else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "top"))
>>> -		return cmd_top(argc, argv);
>>> +		return __cmd_top(argc, argv);
>>>   	else if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("buildid-list", argv[0]))
>>>   		return __cmd_buildid_list(file_name, argc, argv);
>>>   #if defined(HAVE_KVM_STAT_SUPPORT) && defined(HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT)
>> This patch would impact powerpc platform as well. Base on the comments
>> before kvm_add_default_arch_event() in
>> tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/kvm-stat.c, I suppose powerpc also needs this
>> change, otherwise "perf kvm top" command can't sample guest records. But I
>> have no any powerpc on my hand, so it's not tested on powerpc platform. Any
>> test on powerpc is appreciated. Thanks.
> I have powerpc systems . I will test can share the results .

Thanks.


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