[PATCH v6 0/5] perf evsel fallback changes, better s390 defaults

[Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>]

Discussion with Thomas Richter in:
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260306071002.2526085-1-tmricht@linux.ibm.com/
showed that the evsel__fallback wasn't working for s390. These patches
avoid the problematic frame pointer callchain on s390 and fix
evsel__fallback from a range of problems when falling back to a
software event. I simulated failures when developing the patches but
they are untested other than that.

v6: Sashiko noted that target wasn't fully set up when creating the
    default evlist in `perf top`, so move it earlier. Fix const char*
    casting issues in __parse_callchain_report_opt. Make '-g' not
    override the .perfconfig setting again.
https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260317055334.760347-1-irogers%40google.com

v5: Fix the value for the top option to match that of record. Tidy the
    callchain parsing option callbacks. Based on AI review feedback:
https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260317030601.567422-1-irogers%40google.com
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260317055334.760347-1-irogers@google.com/

v4: Changing the callchain parameter at configuration time means other
    options aren't set the same as they would for `--call-graph
    dwarf`, for example the stack size. Switch to setting the
    callchain option on s390 to parameter parse time. For '-g' use
    '--call-graph dwarf' for s390. Other --call-graph options are
    parsed as normal, but a warning is generated when setting
    `--call-graph fp` for s390. Also fix that sample IDs aren't wanted
    when there is only 1 event in the evlist.
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260317030601.567422-1-irogers@google.com/

v3: Incorporate feedback about event and callchain behavior for s390:
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260312061628.1593105-1-irogers@google.com/
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260313202811.2599195-1-irogers@google.com/

v2: try exclude_callchain_user for s390 rather than fully disabling
    the callchain. Fix a missed clearing of is_pmu_core if the
    software event fallback.
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260312061628.1593105-1-irogers@google.com/

v1: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260312031928.1494864-1-irogers@google.com/

Ian Rogers (5):
  perf evsel: Improve falling back from cycles
  perf target: Constify simple check functions
  perf evsel: Constify option arguments to config functions
  perf callchain: Refactor callchain option parsing
  perf evlist: Improve default event for s390

 tools/perf/builtin-record.c      | 66 +++++++----------------------
 tools/perf/builtin-top.c         | 67 ++++++++++++++++-------------
 tools/perf/builtin-trace.c       |  9 +++-
 tools/perf/tests/event_update.c  |  4 +-
 tools/perf/tests/expand-cgroup.c |  4 +-
 tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c   |  7 ++-
 tools/perf/tests/topology.c      |  4 +-
 tools/perf/util/callchain.c      | 73 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 tools/perf/util/callchain.h      | 12 ++----
 tools/perf/util/evlist.c         | 32 +++++++++-----
 tools/perf/util/evlist.h         |  2 +-
 tools/perf/util/evsel.c          | 70 +++++++++++++++++++-----------
 tools/perf/util/evsel.h          | 10 +++--
 tools/perf/util/target.h         | 12 +++---
 14 files changed, 217 insertions(+), 155 deletions(-)

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