From: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@kernel.org>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
bpf@vger.kernel.org, x86@kernel.org
Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>,
Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>,
Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>,
Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org>,
Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>,
Indu Bhagat <indu.bhagat@oracle.com>,
"Jose E. Marchesi" <jemarch@gnu.org>,
Beau Belgrave <beaub@linux.microsoft.com>,
Jens Remus <jremus@linux.ibm.com>,
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>, Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com>,
Sam James <sam@gentoo.org>
Subject: [PATCH v15 6/8] perf record: Enable defer_callchain for user callchains
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2025 14:06:44 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250825180802.393100025@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 20250825180638.877627656@kernel.org
From: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
And add the missing feature detection logic to clear the flag on old
kernels.
$ perf record -g -vv true
...
------------------------------------------------------------
perf_event_attr:
type 0 (PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE)
size 136
config 0 (PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES)
{ sample_period, sample_freq } 4000
sample_type IP|TID|TIME|CALLCHAIN|PERIOD
read_format ID|LOST
disabled 1
inherit 1
mmap 1
comm 1
freq 1
enable_on_exec 1
task 1
sample_id_all 1
mmap2 1
comm_exec 1
ksymbol 1
bpf_event 1
defer_callchain 1
------------------------------------------------------------
sys_perf_event_open: pid 162755 cpu 0 group_fd -1 flags 0x8
sys_perf_event_open failed, error -22
switching off deferred callchain support
Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
---
tools/perf/util/evsel.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
tools/perf/util/evsel.h | 1 +
2 files changed, 25 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 7512b9fb877d..438343dbb1c9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -1061,6 +1061,14 @@ static void __evsel__config_callchain(struct evsel *evsel, struct record_opts *o
}
}
+ if (param->record_mode == CALLCHAIN_FP && !attr->exclude_callchain_user) {
+ /*
+ * Enable deferred callchains optimistically. It'll be switched
+ * off later if the kernel doesn't support it.
+ */
+ attr->defer_callchain = 1;
+ }
+
if (function) {
pr_info("Disabling user space callchains for function trace event.\n");
attr->exclude_callchain_user = 1;
@@ -2121,6 +2129,8 @@ static int __evsel__prepare_open(struct evsel *evsel, struct perf_cpu_map *cpus,
static void evsel__disable_missing_features(struct evsel *evsel)
{
+ if (perf_missing_features.defer_callchain)
+ evsel->core.attr.defer_callchain = 0;
if (perf_missing_features.inherit_sample_read && evsel->core.attr.inherit &&
(evsel->core.attr.sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_READ))
evsel->core.attr.inherit = 0;
@@ -2395,6 +2405,15 @@ static bool evsel__detect_missing_features(struct evsel *evsel, struct perf_cpu
/* Please add new feature detection here. */
+ attr.defer_callchain = true;
+ attr.sample_type = PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN;
+ if (has_attr_feature(&attr, /*flags=*/0))
+ goto found;
+ perf_missing_features.defer_callchain = true;
+ pr_debug2("switching off deferred callchain support\n");
+ attr.defer_callchain = false;
+ attr.sample_type = 0;
+
attr.inherit = true;
attr.sample_type = PERF_SAMPLE_READ;
if (has_attr_feature(&attr, /*flags=*/0))
@@ -2506,6 +2525,11 @@ static bool evsel__detect_missing_features(struct evsel *evsel, struct perf_cpu
errno = old_errno;
check:
+ if (evsel->core.attr.defer_callchain &&
+ evsel->core.attr.sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN &&
+ perf_missing_features.defer_callchain)
+ return true;
+
if (evsel->core.attr.inherit &&
(evsel->core.attr.sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_READ) &&
perf_missing_features.inherit_sample_read)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index 5797a02e5d6a..d9559d29e345 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ struct perf_missing_features {
bool branch_counters;
bool aux_action;
bool inherit_sample_read;
+ bool defer_callchain;
};
extern struct perf_missing_features perf_missing_features;
--
2.50.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-08-25 18:07 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-08-25 18:06 [PATCH v15 0/8] perf: Support the deferred unwinding infrastructure Steven Rostedt
2025-08-25 18:06 ` [PATCH v15 1/8] unwind deferred: Add unwind_user_get_cookie() API Steven Rostedt
2025-08-25 18:06 ` [PATCH v15 2/8] perf: Support deferred user callchains Steven Rostedt
2025-08-25 18:06 ` [PATCH v15 3/8] perf: Have the deferred request record the user context cookie Steven Rostedt
2025-08-25 18:06 ` [PATCH v15 4/8] perf: Support deferred user callchains for per CPU events Steven Rostedt
2025-08-25 18:06 ` [PATCH v15 5/8] perf tools: Minimal CALLCHAIN_DEFERRED support Steven Rostedt
2025-08-25 18:06 ` Steven Rostedt [this message]
2025-08-25 18:06 ` [PATCH v15 7/8] perf script: Display PERF_RECORD_CALLCHAIN_DEFERRED Steven Rostedt
2025-09-02 6:59 ` Namhyung Kim
2025-08-25 18:06 ` [PATCH v15 8/8] perf tools: Merge deferred user callchains Steven Rostedt
2025-09-02 7:07 ` Namhyung Kim
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