Re: [PATCH] perf scripts python: cs-etm: Update example to provide vmlinux path to Perf

[Leo Yan <leo.yan@arm.com>]

On 7/24/2024 3:33 PM, James Clark wrote:
> 
> The example shows the vmlinux path being given to the script, but this
> only works when running on the target. If the script is run off the
> target, then confusingly the vmlinux argument also needs to be given to
> Perf as well.
> 
> Without going into too much detail in the example about when it is or
> isn't required, just include it. It doesn't do any harm even when
> running on the target. Now the example command works in both places.
> 
> Signed-off-by: James Clark <james.clark@linaro.org>

The change makes senses to me.  Just check a bit, does it need to add the same
option for the command "only source line and symbols"?

Thanks,
Leo

> ---
>  tools/perf/scripts/python/arm-cs-trace-disasm.py | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/python/arm-cs-trace-disasm.py b/tools/perf/scripts/python/arm-cs-trace-disasm.py
> index 7aff02d84ffb..4aeb9b497f7a 100755
> --- a/tools/perf/scripts/python/arm-cs-trace-disasm.py
> +++ b/tools/perf/scripts/python/arm-cs-trace-disasm.py
> @@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ from perf_trace_context import perf_set_itrace_options, \
>  # Below are some example commands for using this script.
>  #
>  # Output disassembly with objdump:
> -#  perf script -s scripts/python/arm-cs-trace-disasm.py \
> +#  perf script -k path/to/vmlinux -s scripts/python/arm-cs-trace-disasm.py \
>  #              -- -d objdump -k path/to/vmlinux
>  # Output disassembly with llvm-objdump:
> -#  perf script -s scripts/python/arm-cs-trace-disasm.py \
> +#  perf script -k path/to/vmlinux -s scripts/python/arm-cs-trace-disasm.py \
>  #              -- -d llvm-objdump-11 -k path/to/vmlinux
>  # Output only source line and symbols:
>  #  perf script -s scripts/python/arm-cs-trace-disasm.py
> --
> 2.34.1
>