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* [PATCH v2] perf trace: Add --bitmask-list option and correct cpumask formatting
@ 2026-07-17  1:35 Aaron Tomlin
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From: Aaron Tomlin @ 2026-07-17  1:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: peterz, mingo, acme, namhyung
  Cc: mark.rutland, alexander.shishkin, jolsa, irogers, adrian.hunter,
	james.clark, howardchu95, atomlin, neelx, chjohnst, sean,
	linux-perf-users, linux-kernel

Currently, dynamic non-array fields such as 'cpumask_t' are mishandled
in 'perf trace', causing the raw length and offset descriptors to be
interpreted and displayed as a literal integer (e.g., 'cpumask: 524320'
instead of the actual mask data).

This patch corrects the parsing of dynamic fields that do not have the
TEP_FIELD_IS_ARRAY flag set. By doing so, it ensures the pointer to the
raw bits is properly resolved within the payload.

Furthermore, it improves the display formatting for 'cpumask' types:
    - By default, the cpumask is now correctly output as a zero-suppressed
      hexadecimal string, resolving the aforementioned integer display
      anomaly

    - A new '--bitmask-list' command-line option has been introduced.
      When specified, this delegates formatting to 'bitmap_scnprintf()',
      enabling the cpumask to be rendered as a condensed, human-readable
      list (e.g., '0,2-5,7')

Fixes: c5e006cdbd27 ("perf trace: Support tracepoint dynamic char arrays")
Signed-off-by: Aaron Tomlin <atomlin@atomlin.com>
---
Changes since v1:

 - Refactored cpumask parsing by moving the dynamic bitmask
   reconstruction logic into a new helper function,
   format_field__get_cpumask()

 - Made bitmask parsing cross-platform, word-size, and endianness-safe

 - Added a new helper function, bitmap_byte() to extract bytes from the
   host-native bitmask in a host-endianness-independent manner,
   simplifying hexadecimal cpumask formatting

 - Cleaned up trace__fprintf_tp_fields() to remove complex inline
   parsing logic

 - Linked to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260714162947.214270-1-atomlin@atomlin.com/
---
 tools/perf/builtin-trace.c | 75 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 tools/perf/util/evsel.c    | 90 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 tools/perf/util/evsel.h    |  6 +++
 3 files changed, 162 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index ba0f8749fc7d..0142a16830de 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ struct trace {
 	bool			force;
 	bool			vfs_getname;
 	bool			force_btf;
+	bool			bitmask_list;
 	bool			summary_bpf;
 	int			trace_pgfaults;
 	char			*perfconfig_events;
@@ -3207,6 +3208,21 @@ static void bpf_output__fprintf(struct trace *trace,
 	++trace->nr_events_printed;
 }
 
+static unsigned char bitmap_byte(const unsigned long *mask, int byte_idx)
+{
+	unsigned char b_val = 0;
+	int bit_in_byte;
+
+	for (bit_in_byte = 0; bit_in_byte < 8; bit_in_byte++) {
+		int b_idx = byte_idx * 8 + bit_in_byte;
+		int host_w_idx = b_idx / BITS_PER_LONG;
+		int host_bit_in_word = b_idx % BITS_PER_LONG;
+		if (mask[host_w_idx] & (1UL << host_bit_in_word))
+			b_val |= (1 << bit_in_byte);
+	}
+	return b_val;
+}
+
 static size_t trace__fprintf_tp_fields(struct trace *trace, struct perf_sample *sample,
 				       struct thread *thread, void *augmented_args, int augmented_args_size)
 {
@@ -3238,17 +3254,57 @@ static size_t trace__fprintf_tp_fields(struct trace *trace, struct perf_sample *
 		syscall_arg.len = 0;
 		syscall_arg.fmt = arg;
 		if (field->flags & TEP_FIELD_IS_ARRAY) {
-			int offset = field->offset;
-
-			if (field->flags & TEP_FIELD_IS_DYNAMIC) {
-				offset = format_field__intval(field, sample, evsel->needs_swap);
-				syscall_arg.len = offset >> 16;
-				offset &= 0xffff;
-				if (tep_field_is_relative(field->flags))
-					offset += field->offset + field->size;
+			void *ptr = format_field__get_raw_data(field, sample,
+							       evsel->needs_swap,
+							       &syscall_arg.len);
+
+			if (!ptr) {
+				pr_err("Problem processing %s field, skipping...\n", field->name);
+				continue;
+			}
+			val = (uintptr_t)ptr;
+		} else if ((field->flags & TEP_FIELD_IS_DYNAMIC) &&
+			   strstr(field->type, "cpumask")) {
+			unsigned long *mask = format_field__get_cpumask(field, sample,
+									evsel->needs_swap,
+									&syscall_arg.len);
+
+			if (!mask) {
+				pr_err("Problem processing %s field, skipping...\n", field->name);
+				continue;
 			}
 
-			val = (uintptr_t)(sample->raw_data + offset);
+			printed += scnprintf(bf + printed, size - printed, "%s", printed ? ", " : "");
+			if (trace->show_arg_names)
+				printed += scnprintf(bf + printed, size - printed, "%s: ", field->name);
+
+			if (syscall_arg.len == 0) {
+				printed += scnprintf(bf + printed, size - printed, "0");
+			} else if (trace->bitmask_list) {
+				printed += bitmap_scnprintf(mask, syscall_arg.len * 8,
+							    bf + printed, size - printed);
+			} else {
+				int i;
+				bool skip_zero = true;
+
+				printed += scnprintf(bf + printed, size - printed, "0x");
+				/* Print bytes from most significant to least significant */
+				for (i = syscall_arg.len - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+					unsigned char b_val = bitmap_byte(mask, i);
+
+					if (skip_zero && b_val == 0 && i > 0)
+						continue;
+
+					if (skip_zero) {
+						printed += scnprintf(bf + printed, size - printed, "%x", b_val);
+						skip_zero = false;
+					} else {
+						printed += scnprintf(bf + printed, size - printed, "%02x", b_val);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			free(mask);
+			continue;
 		} else
 			val = format_field__intval(field, sample, evsel->needs_swap);
 		/*
@@ -5537,6 +5593,7 @@ int cmd_trace(int argc, const char **argv)
 		     "start"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "force-btf", &trace.force_btf, "Prefer btf_dump general pretty printer"
 		       "to customized ones"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "bitmask-list", &trace.bitmask_list, "Show bitmask as a human-readable list"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "bpf-summary", &trace.summary_bpf, "Summary syscall stats in BPF"),
 	OPT_INTEGER(0, "max-summary", &trace.max_summary,
 		     "Max number of entries in the summary."),
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index ea9fa04429f0..912d77044141 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
+#include <linux/bitmap.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
@@ -3933,6 +3935,94 @@ void *perf_sample__rawptr(struct perf_sample *sample, const char *name)
 	return sample->raw_data + offset;
 }
 
+void *format_field__get_raw_data(struct tep_format_field *field, struct
+				 perf_sample *sample, bool needs_swap,
+				 u16 *len_out)
+{
+	int offset = field->offset;
+	int size = field->size;
+
+	if (field->flags & TEP_FIELD_IS_DYNAMIC) {
+		unsigned int dynamic_data;
+
+		if (out_of_bounds(field, field->offset, field->size, sample->raw_size))
+			return NULL;
+
+		dynamic_data = format_field__intval(field, sample, needs_swap);
+
+		offset = dynamic_data & 0xffff;
+		size = (dynamic_data >> 16) & 0xffff;
+
+		if (tep_field_is_relative(field->flags))
+			offset += field->offset + field->size;
+	}
+
+	if (out_of_bounds(field, offset, size, sample->raw_size))
+		return NULL;
+
+	*len_out = size;
+	return sample->raw_data + offset;
+}
+
+unsigned long *format_field__get_cpumask(struct tep_format_field *field,
+					 struct perf_sample *sample,
+					 bool needs_swap, u16 *len_out)
+{
+	u16 len;
+	void *ptr = format_field__get_raw_data(field, sample, needs_swap, &len);
+	unsigned long *mask;
+	struct perf_env *env;
+	bool target_is_64;
+	int target_word_size;
+	int nr_words;
+	int bit_idx;
+	int nbits;
+
+	if (!ptr)
+		return NULL;
+
+	nbits = len * 8;
+	mask = bitmap_zalloc(nbits ?: 1);
+	if (!mask)
+		return NULL;
+
+	env = evsel__env(sample->evsel);
+	target_is_64 = env ? perf_env__kernel_is_64_bit(env) : (sizeof(void *) == 8);
+	target_word_size = target_is_64 ? 8 : 4;
+	nr_words = len / target_word_size;
+
+	for (bit_idx = 0; bit_idx < nbits; bit_idx++) {
+		int w_idx = bit_idx / (target_word_size * 8);
+		int bit_in_word = bit_idx % (target_word_size * 8);
+		bool set = false;
+
+		if (w_idx < nr_words) {
+			if (target_is_64) {
+				u64 word;
+				memcpy(&word, (unsigned char *)ptr + w_idx * 8, 8);
+				if (needs_swap)
+					word = bswap_64(word);
+				set = (word & (1ULL << bit_in_word)) != 0;
+			} else {
+				u32 word32;
+				memcpy(&word32, (unsigned char *)ptr + w_idx * 4, 4);
+				if (needs_swap)
+					word32 = bswap_32(word32);
+				set = (word32 & (1U << bit_in_word)) != 0;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (set) {
+			int host_w_idx = bit_idx / BITS_PER_LONG;
+			int host_bit_in_word = bit_idx % BITS_PER_LONG;
+			mask[host_w_idx] |= (1UL << host_bit_in_word);
+		}
+	}
+
+	*len_out = len;
+	return mask;
+}
+
 u64 format_field__intval(struct tep_format_field *field, struct perf_sample *sample,
 			 bool needs_swap)
 {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index 163fc2b6a7ea..02129a022ea3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -400,6 +400,12 @@ static inline char *perf_sample__strval(struct perf_sample *sample, const char *
 
 struct tep_format_field;
 
+void *format_field__get_raw_data(struct tep_format_field *field,
+				 struct perf_sample *sample,
+				 bool needs_swap, u16 *len_out);
+unsigned long *format_field__get_cpumask(struct tep_format_field *field,
+					 struct perf_sample *sample,
+					 bool needs_swap, u16 *len_out);
 u64 format_field__intval(struct tep_format_field *field, struct perf_sample *sample, bool needs_swap);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT
-- 
2.54.0


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