From: Tomas Glozar <tglozar@redhat.com>
To: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>, Tomas Glozar <tglozar@redhat.com>
Cc: John Kacur <jkacur@redhat.com>,
Luis Goncalves <lgoncalv@redhat.com>,
Crystal Wood <crwood@redhat.com>,
Costa Shulyupin <costa.shul@redhat.com>,
Wander Lairson Costa <wander@redhat.com>,
LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
linux-trace-kernel <linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] rtla: Allow unsetting non-list custom-callback CLI options
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:36:51 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260629083654.1548925-1-tglozar@redhat.com> (raw)
libsubcmd implicitly allows the user to unset already set options using
a "no-" prefix for long options. For example, if I set the period like
this:
$ rtla timerlat -D
Loading BPF program
reading osnoise/timerlat_period_us returned 1000
setting osnoise/timerlat_period_us to 1000
reading osnoise/print_stack returned 0
setting osnoise/print_stack to 0
...
<timerlat top>
it can be unset by a subsequent --no-debug:
$ rtla timerlat -D --no-debug
...
<timerlat top>
Currently, this works only for boolean options. Extend the feature for
all options by implementing handling of the "unset" argument in opt_*()
callbacks defined in cli_p.h, except for list options, i.e. options that
can be passed multiple times (--event, --filter, --trigger,
--on-threshold, --on-end).
This allows, for example, unsetting of int/long long options, e.g. "-p":
$ rtla timerlat -D -p100 --no-period
...
setting osnoise/timerlat_period_us to 1000
...
By default, options in params struct are reset to zero. A constant is
added for every parameter with a different default value, which is then
used both in <tool>_hist_args() while setting the initial value and in
opt_*() when unsetting the option. This refactoring ensures there is no
duplicate "magic number".
The default value for opt_llong_callback() and opt_int_callback() is
passed in struct option's defval field; new macros
RTLA_OPT_{LLONG,INT}{,_DEFVAL} are added to define the field
conveniently. The default value for other callbacks is hardcoded inside
each callback's unset logic.
Signed-off-by: Tomas Glozar <tglozar@redhat.com>
---
tools/tracing/rtla/src/cli.c | 42 +++----
tools/tracing/rtla/src/cli_p.h | 219 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
2 files changed, 194 insertions(+), 67 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/cli.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/cli.c
index c5279c9875310..fb8c972c0746b 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/cli.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/cli.c
@@ -192,10 +192,10 @@ struct common_params *osnoise_hist_parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
actions_init(¶ms->common.threshold_actions);
actions_init(¶ms->common.end_actions);
- /* display data in microseconds */
- params->common.output_divisor = 1000;
- params->common.hist.bucket_size = 1;
- params->common.hist.entries = 256;
+ /* set default values */
+ params->common.output_divisor = default_output_divisor;
+ params->common.hist.bucket_size = default_bucket_size;
+ params->common.hist.entries = default_entries;
argc = parse_options(argc, (const char **)argv,
osnoise_hist_options, osnoise_hist_usage,
@@ -280,19 +280,15 @@ struct common_params *timerlat_top_parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
actions_init(¶ms->common.threshold_actions);
actions_init(¶ms->common.end_actions);
- /* disabled by default */
- params->dma_latency = -1;
- params->deepest_idle_state = -2;
-
- /* display data in microseconds */
- params->common.output_divisor = 1000;
+ /* set default values */
+ params->dma_latency = default_dma_latency;
+ params->deepest_idle_state = default_deepest_idle_state;
+ params->common.output_divisor = default_output_divisor;
+ params->stack_format = default_stack_format;
/* default to BPF mode */
params->mode = TRACING_MODE_BPF;
- /* default to truncate stack format */
- params->stack_format = STACK_FORMAT_TRUNCATE;
-
argc = parse_options(argc, (const char **)argv,
timerlat_top_options, timerlat_top_usage,
common_parse_options_flags);
@@ -403,23 +399,17 @@ struct common_params *timerlat_hist_parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
actions_init(¶ms->common.threshold_actions);
actions_init(¶ms->common.end_actions);
- /* disabled by default */
- params->dma_latency = -1;
-
- /* disabled by default */
- params->deepest_idle_state = -2;
-
- /* display data in microseconds */
- params->common.output_divisor = 1000;
- params->common.hist.bucket_size = 1;
- params->common.hist.entries = 256;
+ /* set default values */
+ params->dma_latency = default_dma_latency;
+ params->deepest_idle_state = default_deepest_idle_state;
+ params->common.output_divisor = default_output_divisor;
+ params->common.hist.bucket_size = default_bucket_size;
+ params->common.hist.entries = default_entries;
+ params->stack_format = default_stack_format;
/* default to BPF mode */
params->mode = TRACING_MODE_BPF;
- /* default to truncate stack format */
- params->stack_format = STACK_FORMAT_TRUNCATE;
-
argc = parse_options(argc, (const char **)argv,
timerlat_hist_options, timerlat_hist_usage,
common_parse_options_flags);
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/cli_p.h b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/cli_p.h
index 3c939de9abf02..3a93dba60215b 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/cli_p.h
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/cli_p.h
@@ -22,6 +22,38 @@ struct timerlat_cb_data {
char *trace_output;
};
+/*
+ * Non-zero default values for parameters
+ */
+static const int default_dma_latency = -1; /* -1 = unset */
+static const int default_deepest_idle_state = -2; /* -1 = disable all, -2 = unset */
+static const int default_output_divisor = 1000;
+static const int default_bucket_size = 1;
+static const int default_entries = 256;
+static const enum stack_format default_stack_format = STACK_FORMAT_TRUNCATE;
+
+/*
+ * Shorthand macros for integer/long long command line options using
+ * opt_int_callback/opt_llong_callback, with variants that set defval.
+ *
+ * Note: defval's type is intptr_t. opt_int_callback interprets it directly as
+ * an int, opt_llong_callback interprets it as a pointer to a long long, as
+ * long long does not fit into intptr_t on 32-bit architectures.
+ */
+#define RTLA_OPT_LLONG(s, l, v, a, h) \
+ OPT_CALLBACK(s, l, v, a, h, opt_llong_callback)
+
+#define RTLA_OPT_LLONG_DEFVAL(s, l, v, a, h, d) { .type = OPTION_CALLBACK, \
+ .short_name = (s), .long_name = (l), .value = (v), .argh = (a), \
+ .help = (h), .callback = opt_llong_callback, .defval = (intptr_t)(d) }
+
+#define RTLA_OPT_INT(s, l, v, a, h) \
+ OPT_CALLBACK(s, l, v, a, h, opt_int_callback)
+
+#define RTLA_OPT_INT_DEFVAL(s, l, v, a, h, d) { .type = OPTION_CALLBACK, \
+ .short_name = (s), .long_name = (l), .value = (v), .argh = (a), \
+ .help = (h), .callback = opt_int_callback, .defval = (intptr_t)(d) }
+
/*
* Macros for command line options common to all tools
*
@@ -108,14 +140,12 @@ struct timerlat_cb_data {
#define RTLA_OPT_QUIET OPT_BOOLEAN('q', "quiet", ¶ms->common.quiet, \
"print only a summary at the end")
-#define RTLA_OPT_TRACE_BUFFER_SIZE OPT_CALLBACK(0, "trace-buffer-size", \
+#define RTLA_OPT_TRACE_BUFFER_SIZE RTLA_OPT_INT(0, "trace-buffer-size", \
¶ms->common.buffer_size, "kB", \
- "set the per-cpu trace buffer size in kB", \
- opt_int_callback)
+ "set the per-cpu trace buffer size in kB")
-#define RTLA_OPT_WARM_UP OPT_CALLBACK(0, "warm-up", ¶ms->common.warmup, "s", \
- "let the workload run for s seconds before collecting data", \
- opt_int_callback)
+#define RTLA_OPT_WARM_UP RTLA_OPT_INT(0, "warm-up", ¶ms->common.warmup, "s", \
+ "let the workload run for s seconds before collecting data")
#define RTLA_OPT_AUTO(cb) OPT_CALLBACK('a', "auto", &cb_data, "us", \
"set automatic trace mode, stopping the session if argument in us sample is hit", \
@@ -143,7 +173,12 @@ static int opt_llong_callback(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int uns
{
long long *value = opt->value;
- if (unset || !arg)
+ if (unset) {
+ *value = opt->defval ? *(long long *)opt->defval : 0;
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ if (!arg)
return -1;
*value = get_llong_from_str((char *)arg);
@@ -154,7 +189,12 @@ static int opt_int_callback(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset
{
int *value = opt->value;
- if (unset || !arg)
+ if (unset) {
+ *value = (int)opt->defval;
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ if (!arg)
return -1;
if (strtoi(arg, value))
@@ -168,7 +208,13 @@ static int opt_cpus_cb(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
struct common_params *params = opt->value;
int retval;
- if (unset || !arg)
+ if (unset) {
+ CPU_ZERO(¶ms->monitored_cpus);
+ params->cpus = NULL;
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ if (!arg)
return -1;
retval = parse_cpu_set((char *)arg, ¶ms->monitored_cpus);
@@ -183,8 +229,11 @@ static int opt_cgroup_cb(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
{
struct common_params *params = opt->value;
- if (unset)
- return -1;
+ if (unset) {
+ params->cgroup = 0;
+ params->cgroup_name = NULL;
+ return 0;
+ }
params->cgroup = 1;
params->cgroup_name = (char *)arg;
@@ -199,7 +248,12 @@ static int opt_duration_cb(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
{
struct common_params *params = opt->value;
- if (unset || !arg)
+ if (unset) {
+ params->duration = 0;
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ if (!arg)
return -1;
params->duration = parse_seconds_duration((char *)arg);
@@ -233,7 +287,13 @@ static int opt_housekeeping_cb(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int un
struct common_params *params = opt->value;
int retval;
- if (unset || !arg)
+ if (unset) {
+ params->hk_cpus = 0;
+ CPU_ZERO(¶ms->hk_cpu_set);
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ if (!arg)
return -1;
params->hk_cpus = 1;
@@ -249,7 +309,13 @@ static int opt_priority_cb(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
struct common_params *params = opt->value;
int retval;
- if (unset || !arg)
+ if (unset) {
+ memset(¶ms->sched_param, 0, sizeof(params->sched_param));
+ params->set_sched = 0;
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ if (!arg)
return -1;
retval = parse_prio((char *)arg, ¶ms->sched_param);
@@ -301,9 +367,8 @@ static int opt_filter_cb(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
"osnoise runtime in us", \
opt_osnoise_runtime_cb)
-#define OSNOISE_OPT_THRESHOLD OPT_CALLBACK('T', "threshold", ¶ms->threshold, "us", \
- "the minimum delta to be considered a noise", \
- opt_llong_callback)
+#define OSNOISE_OPT_THRESHOLD RTLA_OPT_LLONG('T', "threshold", ¶ms->threshold, "us", \
+ "the minimum delta to be considered a noise")
/*
* Callback functions for command line options for osnoise tools
@@ -315,7 +380,14 @@ static int opt_osnoise_auto_cb(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int un
struct osnoise_params *params = cb_data->params;
long long auto_thresh;
- if (unset || !arg)
+ if (unset) {
+ params->common.stop_us = 0;
+ params->threshold = 0;
+ cb_data->trace_output = NULL;
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ if (!arg)
return -1;
auto_thresh = get_llong_from_str((char *)arg);
@@ -332,7 +404,12 @@ static int opt_osnoise_period_cb(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int
{
unsigned long long *period = opt->value;
- if (unset || !arg)
+ if (unset) {
+ *period = 0;
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ if (!arg)
return -1;
*period = get_llong_from_str((char *)arg);
@@ -346,7 +423,12 @@ static int opt_osnoise_runtime_cb(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int
{
unsigned long long *runtime = opt->value;
- if (unset || !arg)
+ if (unset) {
+ *runtime = 0;
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ if (!arg)
return -1;
*runtime = get_llong_from_str((char *)arg);
@@ -360,8 +442,10 @@ static int opt_osnoise_trace_output_cb(const struct option *opt, const char *arg
{
const char **trace_output = opt->value;
- if (unset)
- return -1;
+ if (unset) {
+ *trace_output = NULL;
+ return 0;
+ }
if (!arg) {
*trace_output = "osnoise_trace.txt";
@@ -412,9 +496,8 @@ static int opt_osnoise_on_end_cb(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int
"timerlat period in us", \
opt_timerlat_period_cb)
-#define TIMERLAT_OPT_STACK OPT_CALLBACK('s', "stack", ¶ms->print_stack, "us", \
- "save the stack trace at the IRQ if a thread latency is higher than the argument in us", \
- opt_llong_callback)
+#define TIMERLAT_OPT_STACK RTLA_OPT_LLONG('s', "stack", ¶ms->print_stack, "us", \
+ "save the stack trace at the IRQ if a thread latency is higher than the argument in us")
#define TIMERLAT_OPT_NANO OPT_CALLBACK_NOOPT('n', "nano", params, NULL, \
"display data in nanoseconds", \
@@ -424,10 +507,10 @@ static int opt_osnoise_on_end_cb(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int
"set /dev/cpu_dma_latency latency <us> to reduce exit from idle latency", \
opt_dma_latency_cb)
-#define TIMERLAT_OPT_DEEPEST_IDLE_STATE OPT_CALLBACK(0, "deepest-idle-state", \
+#define TIMERLAT_OPT_DEEPEST_IDLE_STATE RTLA_OPT_INT_DEFVAL(0, "deepest-idle-state", \
¶ms->deepest_idle_state, "n", \
"only go down to idle state n on cpus used by timerlat to reduce exit from idle latency", \
- opt_int_callback)
+ default_deepest_idle_state)
#define TIMERLAT_OPT_AA_ONLY OPT_CALLBACK(0, "aa-only", params, "us", \
"stop if <us> latency is hit, only printing the auto analysis (reduces CPU usage)", \
@@ -459,7 +542,12 @@ static int opt_timerlat_period_cb(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int
{
long long *period = opt->value;
- if (unset || !arg)
+ if (unset) {
+ *period = 0;
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ if (!arg)
return -1;
*period = get_llong_from_str((char *)arg);
@@ -475,7 +563,15 @@ static int opt_timerlat_auto_cb(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int u
struct timerlat_params *params = cb_data->params;
long long auto_thresh;
- if (unset || !arg)
+ if (unset) {
+ params->common.stop_total_us = 0;
+ params->common.stop_us = 0;
+ params->print_stack = 0;
+ cb_data->trace_output = NULL;
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ if (!arg)
return -1;
auto_thresh = get_llong_from_str((char *)arg);
@@ -494,7 +590,12 @@ static int opt_dma_latency_cb(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int uns
int *dma_latency = opt->value;
int retval;
- if (unset || !arg)
+ if (unset) {
+ *dma_latency = default_dma_latency;
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ if (!arg)
return -1;
retval = strtoi((char *)arg, dma_latency);
@@ -511,7 +612,15 @@ static int opt_aa_only_cb(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
struct timerlat_params *params = opt->value;
long long auto_thresh;
- if (unset || !arg)
+ if (unset) {
+ params->common.stop_total_us = 0;
+ params->common.stop_us = 0;
+ params->print_stack = 0;
+ params->common.aa_only = 0;
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ if (!arg)
return -1;
auto_thresh = get_llong_from_str((char *)arg);
@@ -527,8 +636,10 @@ static int opt_timerlat_trace_output_cb(const struct option *opt, const char *ar
{
const char **trace_output = opt->value;
- if (unset)
- return -1;
+ if (unset) {
+ *trace_output = NULL;
+ return 0;
+ }
if (!arg) {
*trace_output = "timerlat_trace.txt";
@@ -576,8 +687,11 @@ static int opt_user_threads_cb(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int un
{
struct timerlat_params *params = opt->value;
- if (unset)
- return -1;
+ if (unset) {
+ params->common.user_workload = false;
+ params->common.user_data = false;
+ return 0;
+ }
params->common.user_workload = true;
params->common.user_data = true;
@@ -589,8 +703,10 @@ static int opt_nano_cb(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
{
struct timerlat_params *params = opt->value;
- if (unset)
- return -1;
+ if (unset) {
+ params->common.output_divisor = default_output_divisor;
+ return 0;
+ }
params->common.output_divisor = 1;
@@ -601,7 +717,12 @@ static int opt_stack_format_cb(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int un
{
int *format = opt->value;
- if (unset || !arg)
+ if (unset) {
+ *format = default_stack_format;
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ if (!arg)
return -1;
*format = parse_stack_format((char *)arg);
@@ -616,7 +737,13 @@ static int opt_timerlat_align_cb(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int
{
struct timerlat_params *params = opt->value;
- if (unset || !arg)
+ if (unset) {
+ params->timerlat_align = false;
+ params->timerlat_align_us = 0;
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ if (!arg)
return -1;
params->timerlat_align = true;
@@ -662,7 +789,12 @@ static int opt_bucket_size_cb(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int uns
{
int *bucket_size = opt->value;
- if (unset || !arg)
+ if (unset) {
+ *bucket_size = default_bucket_size;
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ if (!arg)
return -1;
*bucket_size = get_llong_from_str((char *)arg);
@@ -676,7 +808,12 @@ static int opt_entries_cb(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
{
int *entries = opt->value;
- if (unset || !arg)
+ if (unset) {
+ *entries = default_entries;
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ if (!arg)
return -1;
*entries = get_llong_from_str((char *)arg);
--
2.54.0
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2026-06-29 8:36 Tomas Glozar [this message]
2026-06-29 8:36 ` [PATCH 2/4] rtla: Add unit tests for unset in opt callbacks Tomas Glozar
2026-06-29 8:36 ` [PATCH 3/4] rtla: Add unit tests for CLI with unset Tomas Glozar
2026-06-29 8:36 ` [PATCH 4/4] Documentation/rtla: Document unsetting options Tomas Glozar
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