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From: "Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)" <tz.stoyanov@gmail.com>
To: rostedt@goodmis.org
Cc: linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 28/87] trace-cmd library: Move CPU flyrecord trace metadata into the buffer option, for trace file version 7
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2021 16:31:51 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20210728133250.234140-29-tz.stoyanov@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20210728133250.234140-1-tz.stoyanov@gmail.com>

Extended the BUFFER trace option in trace file version 7 with CPU
flyrecord trace metadata. In the version 6 of the trace file, this metadata
is located at several places in the file. Part of the metadata is only for
the top trace instance, thus limiting per-instance configuration. Moving
all CPU trace related metadata in the BUFFER option simplifies the parsing
and makes per-instance configuration more flexible. In the new file
structure, the top instance is treated as any other instances.
The format of the extended BUFFER option is:
 - offset of the buffer in the trace file
 - name of the buffer
 - trace clock, used in this buffer for events timestamps
 - count of CPUs with trace data
 - array, describing each CPU with trace data:
   - CPU id
   - offset of CPU trace data in the trace file
   - size of the recorded CPU trace data

Signed-off-by: Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware) <tz.stoyanov@gmail.com>
---
 lib/trace-cmd/trace-output.c | 171 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 127 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/trace-cmd/trace-output.c b/lib/trace-cmd/trace-output.c
index b7b7eb06..3470e6dc 100644
--- a/lib/trace-cmd/trace-output.c
+++ b/lib/trace-cmd/trace-output.c
@@ -1822,7 +1822,7 @@ int tracecmd_append_options(struct tracecmd_output *handle)
 }
 
 static struct tracecmd_option *
-add_buffer_option(struct tracecmd_output *handle, const char *name, int cpus)
+add_buffer_option_v6(struct tracecmd_output *handle, const char *name, int cpus)
 {
 	struct tracecmd_option *option;
 	char *buf;
@@ -1872,8 +1872,11 @@ int tracecmd_write_buffer_info(struct tracecmd_output *handle)
 	struct tracecmd_option *option;
 	struct tracecmd_buffer *buf;
 
+	if (handle->file_version >= 7)
+		return 0;
+
 	list_for_each_entry(buf, &handle->buffers, list) {
-		option = add_buffer_option(handle, buf->name, buf->cpus);
+		option = add_buffer_option_v6(handle, buf->name, buf->cpus);
 		if (!option)
 			return -1;
 		buf->option = option;
@@ -1934,6 +1937,98 @@ int tracecmd_write_cmdlines(struct tracecmd_output *handle)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static char *get_clock(struct tracecmd_output *handle)
+{
+	struct tracefs_instance *inst;
+
+	if (handle->trace_clock)
+		return handle->trace_clock;
+
+	/*
+	 * If no clock is set on this handle, get the trace clock of
+	 * the top instance in the handle's tracing dir
+	 */
+	inst = tracefs_instance_alloc(handle->tracing_dir, NULL);
+	if (!inst)
+		return NULL;
+	handle->trace_clock = tracefs_get_clock(inst);
+	tracefs_instance_free(inst);
+	return handle->trace_clock;
+}
+
+__hidden struct tracecmd_option *
+out_add_buffer_option_v7(struct tracecmd_output *handle, const char *name,
+			 unsigned short id, unsigned long long data_offset,
+			 int cpus, struct data_file_write *cpu_data)
+{
+	struct tracecmd_option *option;
+	int i, j = 0, k = 0;
+	int *cpu_ids = NULL;
+	struct iovec *vect;
+	char *clock;
+
+	if (handle->file_version < 7)
+		return NULL;
+
+	clock = get_clock(handle);
+
+	/* Buffer flyrecord option, v7:
+	 *  - trace data offset in the file
+	 *  - buffer name
+	 *  - buffer clock
+	 *  - CPU count
+	 *  - for each CPU:
+	 *    - CPU id
+	 *    - CPU trace data offset in the file
+	 *    - CPU trace data size
+	 */
+
+	/* Buffer latency option, v7:
+	 *  - trace data offset in the file
+	 *  - buffer name
+	 *  - buffer clock
+	 */
+
+	vect = calloc(5 + (cpus * 3), sizeof(struct iovec));
+	if (!vect)
+		return NULL;
+	if (cpus) {
+		cpu_ids = calloc(cpus, sizeof(int));
+		if (!cpu_ids) {
+			free(vect);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+	}
+	vect[j].iov_base = (void *) &data_offset;
+	vect[j++].iov_len = 8;
+	vect[j].iov_base = (void *) name;
+	vect[j++].iov_len = strlen(name) + 1;
+	vect[j].iov_base = (void *) clock;
+	vect[j++].iov_len = strlen(clock) + 1;
+	if (id == TRACECMD_OPTION_BUFFER) {
+		vect[j].iov_base = (void *) &k;
+		vect[j++].iov_len = 4;
+		for (i = 0; i < cpus; i++) {
+			if (!cpu_data[i].file_size)
+				continue;
+			cpu_ids[i] = i;
+			vect[j].iov_base = &cpu_ids[i];
+			vect[j++].iov_len = 4;
+			vect[j].iov_base = &cpu_data[i].data_offset;
+			vect[j++].iov_len = 8;
+			vect[j].iov_base = &cpu_data[i].write_size;
+			vect[j++].iov_len = 8;
+			k++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	option = tracecmd_add_option_v(handle, id, vect, j);
+	free(vect);
+	free(cpu_ids);
+
+	return option;
+}
+
 struct tracecmd_output *tracecmd_create_file_latency(const char *output_file, int cpus,
 						     int file_version)
 {
@@ -2013,7 +2108,7 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int update_buffer_cpu_offset(struct tracecmd_output *handle,
+static int update_buffer_cpu_offset_v6(struct tracecmd_output *handle,
 				       const char *name, tsize_t offset)
 {
 	tsize_t b_offset;
@@ -2043,27 +2138,6 @@ static int update_buffer_cpu_offset(struct tracecmd_output *handle,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-
-static char *get_clock(struct tracecmd_output *handle)
-{
-	struct tracefs_instance *inst;
-
-	if (handle->trace_clock)
-		return handle->trace_clock;
-
-	/*
-	 * If no clock is set on this handle, get the trace clock of
-	 * the top instance in the handle's tracing dir
-	 */
-	inst = tracefs_instance_alloc(handle->tracing_dir, NULL);
-	if (!inst)
-		return NULL;
-	handle->trace_clock = tracefs_get_clock(inst);
-	tracefs_instance_free(inst);
-	return handle->trace_clock;
-}
-
-
 __hidden int out_write_cpu_data(struct tracecmd_output *handle,
 				int cpus, struct cpu_data_source *data, const char *buff_name)
 {
@@ -2087,7 +2161,7 @@ __hidden int out_write_cpu_data(struct tracecmd_output *handle,
 	}
 
 	data_offs = do_lseek(handle, 0, SEEK_CUR);
-	if (do_write_check(handle, "flyrecord", 10))
+	if (handle->file_version < 7 && do_write_check(handle, "flyrecord", 10))
 		goto out_free;
 
 	data_files = calloc(cpus, sizeof(struct data_file_write));
@@ -2108,10 +2182,12 @@ __hidden int out_write_cpu_data(struct tracecmd_output *handle,
 		}
 	}
 
-	update_buffer_cpu_offset(handle, buff_name, data_offs);
-	clock = get_clock(handle);
-	if (clock && save_clock(handle, clock))
-		goto out_free;
+	if (handle->file_version < 7) {
+		update_buffer_cpu_offset_v6(handle, buff_name, data_offs);
+		clock = get_clock(handle);
+		if (clock && save_clock(handle, clock))
+			goto out_free;
+	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < cpus; i++) {
 		data_files[i].data_offset = do_lseek(handle, 0, SEEK_CUR);
@@ -2138,26 +2214,33 @@ __hidden int out_write_cpu_data(struct tracecmd_output *handle,
 			data_files[i].write_size = 0;
 		}
 
-		/* Write the real CPU data offset in the file */
-		if (do_lseek(handle, data_files[i].doffset, SEEK_SET) == (off64_t)-1)
-			goto out_free;
-		endian8 = convert_endian_8(handle, data_files[i].data_offset);
-		if (do_write_check(handle, &endian8, 8))
-			goto out_free;
-		/* Write the real CPU data size in the file */
-		if (do_lseek(handle, data_files[i].soffset, SEEK_SET) == (off64_t)-1)
-			goto out_free;
-		endian8 = convert_endian_8(handle, data_files[i].write_size);
-		if (do_write_check(handle, &endian8, 8))
-			goto out_free;
-		offset = data_files[i].data_offset + data_files[i].write_size;
-		if (do_lseek(handle, offset, SEEK_SET) == (off64_t)-1)
-			goto out_free;
+		if (handle->file_version < 7) {
+			/* Write the real CPU data offset in the file */
+			if (do_lseek(handle, data_files[i].doffset, SEEK_SET) == (off64_t)-1)
+				goto out_free;
+			endian8 = convert_endian_8(handle, data_files[i].data_offset);
+			if (do_write_check(handle, &endian8, 8))
+				goto out_free;
+			/* Write the real CPU data size in the file */
+			if (do_lseek(handle, data_files[i].soffset, SEEK_SET) == (off64_t)-1)
+				goto out_free;
+			endian8 = convert_endian_8(handle, data_files[i].write_size);
+			if (do_write_check(handle, &endian8, 8))
+				goto out_free;
+			offset = data_files[i].data_offset + data_files[i].write_size;
+			if (do_lseek(handle, offset, SEEK_SET) == (off64_t)-1)
+				goto out_free;
+		}
 		if (!tracecmd_get_quiet(handle))
 			fprintf(stderr, "    %llu bytes in size\n",
 				(unsigned long long)data_files[i].write_size);
 	}
 
+	if (handle->file_version >= 7 &&
+	    !out_add_buffer_option_v7(handle, buff_name,
+				      TRACECMD_OPTION_BUFFER, data_offs, cpus, data_files))
+		goto out_free;
+
 	if (do_lseek(handle, 0, SEEK_END) == (off64_t)-1)
 		goto out_free;
 
-- 
2.31.1


  parent reply	other threads:[~2021-07-28 13:33 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 90+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-07-28 13:31 [PATCH 00/87] Trace file version 7 Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 01/87] trace-cmd library: Read option id with correct endian Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 02/87] trace-cmd report: Fix typos in error messages Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 03/87] tarce-cmd library: Fix version string memory leak Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 04/87] trace-cmd library: Fixed a memory leak on input handler close Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 05/87] trace-cmd library: Fix possible memory corruption on processing a trace buffer Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 06/87] trace-cmd library: Add constructor and destructor Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 07/87] trace-cmd library: Add cache functionality to network message handler Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 08/87] trace-cmd library: Add support for compression algorithms Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 09/87] trace-cmd list: Show supported " Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 10/87] trace-cmd library: Internal helpers for compressing data Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 11/87] trace-cmd library: Internal helpers for uncompressing data Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-08-05 13:40   ` Steven Rostedt
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 12/87] trace-cmd library: Define trace file version 7 Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 13/87] trace-cmd library: Refactor APIs for creating output handler Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 14/87] trace-cmd library: Reuse within the library the function that checks file state Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 15/87] trace-cmd library: New API to get the version of output handler Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 16/87] trace-cmd library: Inherit compression algorithm from input file Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 17/87] trace-cmd library: New API to configure compression on an output handler Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 18/87] trace-cmd record: Add compression to the trace context Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 19/87] trace-cmd library: Write compression header in the trace file Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 20/87] trace-cmd library: Compress part of " Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 21/87] trace-cmd library: Add internal helper functon for writing headers before file sections Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 22/87] trace-cmd library: Write header " Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 23/87] trace-cmd library: Refactor the logic for writing trace data in the file Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-08-17 14:03   ` Steven Rostedt
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 24/87] trace-cmd library: Add local helper function for data compression Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 25/87] trace-cmd library: Compress the trace data Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 26/87] tarce-cmd library: Add multiple options sections in trace file version 7 Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 27/87] trace-cmd library: Do not write CPU count section in trace files " Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:31 ` Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware) [this message]
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 29/87] trace-cmd record: Append trace options after the trace data are written Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 30/87] trace-cmd library: Add section header before flyrecord trace data Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 31/87] trace-cmd library: Fit CPU latency trace data in the new trace file version 7 format Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 32/87] trace-cmd library: Do not write CPUs with empty trace data Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 33/87] trace-cmd library: Add macro to check file state on reading Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 34/87] trace-cmd library: Introduce sections in trace file reading logic Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 35/87] trace-cmd library: Initialize internal sections database on file read Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:31 ` [PATCH 36/87] trace-cmd library: Use sections database when reading parts of the trace file Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 37/87] trace-cmd library: Set log size to the input tep handler when it is read from the file Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 38/87] trace-cmd library: Fix possible memory leak in read_ftrace_files() Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 39/87] trace-cmd library: Fix possible memory leak in read_event_files() Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 40/87] trace-cmd library: Fix possible memory leak in read_proc_kallsyms() Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 41/87] trace-cmd library: Fix possible memory leak in read_ftrace_printk() Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 42/87] trace-cmd library: Fix possible memory leak in read_and_parse_cmdlines() Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 43/87] trace-cmd library: Track maximum CPUs count in input handler Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 44/87] trace-cmd library: Set input handler default values in allocation function Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 45/87] trace-cmd library: Read headers from trace file version 7 Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 46/87] tarce-cmd library: Do not use local variables when reading CPU stat option Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 47/87] trace-cmd library: Read handle header and compression of the option section Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 48/87] trace-cmd library: Read extended BUFFER option Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 49/87] trace-cmd library: Handle the extended DONE option Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 50/87] trace-cmd library: Read compression header Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 51/87] trace-cmd library: Extend the input handler with trace data decompression context Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 52/87] trace-cmd library: Initialize CPU data decompression logic Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 53/87] trace-cmd library: Initialize CPU data for reading from version 7 trace files Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 54/87] trace-cmd library: Add logic for in-memory decompression Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 55/87] trace-cmd library: Handle latency trace in version 7 files Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 56/87] trace-cmd library: Handle buffer trace data init for " Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 57/87] trace-cmd report: Use the new latency API to read data Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 58/87] trace-cmd report: Close input file handlers on exit Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 59/87] trace-cmd report: Do not print empty buffer name Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 60/87] trace-cmd report: Init the top trace instance earlier Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 61/87] trace-cmd: Call additional APIs when creating trace file Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 62/87] trace-cmd dump: Add helpers for processing trace file version 7 Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 63/87] trace-cmd dump: Print compression header Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 64/87] trace-cmd dump: Add helpers for processing trace file sections Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 65/87] trace-cmd dump: Read recursively all options sections Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 66/87] trace-cmd dump: Read extended BUFFER option Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 67/87] trace-cmd dump: Dump sections Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 68/87] trace-cmd dump: Dump trace file version 7 Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 69/87] trace-cmd dump: Dump sections content Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 70/87] trace-cmd dump: Add new argument --sections Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 71/87] trace-cmd dump: Align better the output of flyrecord dump Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 72/87] trace-cmd library: Add zlib compression algorithm Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 73/87] trace-cmd library: Reuse local function that writes to output handler Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 74/87] trace-cmd library: Use output handler when copying data from input file Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 75/87] trace-cmd library: Handle version 7 files when copying headers between files Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 76/87] tarce-cmd library: Copy CPU count between trace files Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 77/87] tarce-cmd library: New API to copy buffer description " Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 78/87] tarce-cmd library: New API to copy options " Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 79/87] tarce-cmd library: New API to copy trace data " Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 80/87] trace-cmd library: Extend tracecmd_copy() API Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 81/87] trace-cmd library: Set correct CPU to the record, retrieved with tracecmd_peek_data Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 82/87] trace-cmd: Add new subcommand "convert" Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 83/87] trace-cmd report: Add new parameters for version 7 trace files Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 84/87] trace-cmd: Update bash completion Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 85/87] tarce-cmd: Man page for "trace-cmd convert" Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 86/87] tarce-cmd: Update record man page Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)
2021-07-28 13:32 ` [PATCH 87/87] trace-cmd: Document trace file version 7 Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)

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