Re: [PATCH v3 0/3] Use BPF filters for a "perf top -u" workaround

[Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>]

On Fri, May 24, 2024 at 1:52 PM Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com> wrote:
>
> Allow uid and gid to be terms in BPF filters by first breaking the
> connection between filter terms and PERF_SAMPLE_xx values. Calculate
> the uid and gid using the bpf_get_current_uid_gid helper, rather than
> from a value in the sample. Allow filters to be passed to perf top, this allows:
>
> $ perf top -e cycles:P --filter "uid == $(id -u)"
>
> to work as a "perf top -u" workaround, as "perf top -u" usually fails
> due to processes/threads terminating between the /proc scan and the
> perf_event_open.
>
> v3. Move PERF_SAMPLE_xx asserts to sample_filter.bpf.c to avoid
>     conflicting definitions between vmlinux.h and perf_event.h as
>     reported by Namhyung.
> v2. Allow PERF_SAMPLE_xx to be computed from the PBF_TERM_xx value
>     using a shift as requested by Namhyung.
>
> Ian Rogers (3):
>   perf bpf filter: Give terms their own enum
>   perf bpf filter: Add uid and gid terms
>   perf top: Allow filters on events

Acked-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>

Thanks,
Namhyung

>
>  tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt     |  2 +-
>  tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt        |  4 ++
>  tools/perf/builtin-top.c                     |  9 +++
>  tools/perf/util/bpf-filter.c                 | 33 +++++----
>  tools/perf/util/bpf-filter.h                 |  5 +-
>  tools/perf/util/bpf-filter.l                 | 66 +++++++++---------
>  tools/perf/util/bpf-filter.y                 |  7 +-
>  tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/sample-filter.h     | 40 ++++++++++-
>  tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/sample_filter.bpf.c | 73 +++++++++++++++-----
>  9 files changed, 169 insertions(+), 70 deletions(-)
>
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> 2.45.1.288.g0e0cd299f1-goog
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