[PATCH 3/5] perf tools data: Add perf data to CTF convertion support

[Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>]

Adding 'perf data convert' to convert perf data file into
different format. This patch adds support for CTF format
conversion.

To convert perf.data into CTF run:

  $ perf data convert --to-ctf=./ctf-data/
  [ perf data convert: Converted 'perf.data' into CTF data './ctf-data/' ]
  [ perf data convert: Converted and wrote 11.268 MB (100230 samples) ]

The command will create CTF metadata out of perf.data file
(or one specified via -i option) and then convert all sample
events into single CTF stream.

Each sample_type bit is translated into separated CTF event
field apart from following exceptions:

  PERF_SAMPLE_RAW          - added in next patch
  PERF_SAMPLE_READ         - TODO
  PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN    - TODO
  PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK - TODO
  PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_USER    - TODO
  PERF_SAMPLE_STACK_USER   - TODO

  $ perf --debug=data-convert=2 data convert ...

The converted CTF data could be analyzed by CTF tools, like:

  $ babeltrace ./ctf-data/
  [03:19:13.962125533] (+?.?????????) cycles: { }, { ip = 0xFFFFFFFF8105443A, tid = 20714, pid = 20714, period = 1 }
  [03:19:13.962130001] (+0.000004468) cycles: { }, { ip = 0xFFFFFFFF8105443A, tid = 20714, pid = 20714, period = 1 }
  [03:19:13.962131936] (+0.000001935) cycles: { }, { ip = 0xFFFFFFFF8105443A, tid = 20714, pid = 20714, period = 8 }
  [03:19:13.962133732] (+0.000001796) cycles: { }, { ip = 0xFFFFFFFF8105443A, tid = 20714, pid = 20714, period = 114 }
  [03:19:13.962135557] (+0.000001825) cycles: { }, { ip = 0xFFFFFFFF8105443A, tid = 20714, pid = 20714, period = 2087 }
  [03:19:13.962137627] (+0.000002070) cycles: { }, { ip = 0xFFFFFFFF81361938, tid = 20714, pid = 20714, period = 37582 }
  [03:19:13.962161091] (+0.000023464) cycles: { }, { ip = 0xFFFFFFFF8124218F, tid = 20714, pid = 20714, period = 600246 }
  [03:19:13.962517569] (+0.000356478) cycles: { }, { ip = 0xFFFFFFFF811A75DB, tid = 20714, pid = 20714, period = 1325731 }
  [03:19:13.969518008] (+0.007000439) cycles: { }, { ip = 0x34080917B2, tid = 20714, pid = 20714, period = 1144298 }

Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com>
Cc: Dominique Toupin <dominique.toupin@ericsson.com>
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
Cc: Jeremie Galarneau <jgalar@efficios.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
Cc: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@gmail.com>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
Cc: Tom Zanussi <tzanussi@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
---
 tools/perf/Documentation/perf-data.txt |  25 ++
 tools/perf/Documentation/perf.txt      |   7 +-
 tools/perf/Makefile.perf               |   4 +
 tools/perf/builtin-data.c              |  14 +
 tools/perf/config/Makefile             |   5 +-
 tools/perf/util/data-bt.c              | 611 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 tools/perf/util/data-bt.h              |   8 +
 tools/perf/util/debug.c                |   4 +-
 tools/perf/util/debug.h                |   1 +
 9 files changed, 675 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tools/perf/util/data-bt.c
 create mode 100644 tools/perf/util/data-bt.h

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-data.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-data.txt
index b8c83947715c..be8fa1a0a97e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-data.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-data.txt
@@ -13,3 +13,28 @@ SYNOPSIS
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
 Data file related processing.
+
+COMMANDS
+--------
+convert::
+	Converts perf data file into another format (only CTF [1] format is support by now).
+	It's possible to set data-convert debug variable to get debug messages from conversion,
+	like:
+	  perf --debug data-convert data convert ...
+
+OPTIONS for 'convert'
+---------------------
+--to-ctf::
+	Triggers the CTF conversion, specify the path of CTF data directory.
+
+-i::
+	Specify input perf data file path.
+
+-v::
+--verbose::
+        Be more verbose (show counter open errors, etc).
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+linkperf:perf[1]
+[1] Common Trace Format - http://www.efficios.com/ctf
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf.txt
index d240bb2e5b22..eacdc2a63a9c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf.txt
@@ -13,11 +13,16 @@ SYNOPSIS
 OPTIONS
 -------
 --debug::
-	Setup debug variable (just verbose for now) in value
+	Setup debug variable (see list below) in value
 	range (0, 10). Use like:
 	  --debug verbose   # sets verbose = 1
 	  --debug verbose=2 # sets verbose = 2
 
+	List of debug variables allowed to set:
+	  verbose          - general debug messages
+	  ordered-events   - ordered events object debug messages
+	  data-convert     - data convert command debug messages
+
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
 Performance counters for Linux are a new kernel-based subsystem
diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index f25d848a9ab6..bc9b2e7c0fd7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -383,6 +383,10 @@ LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/data.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/tsc.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/cloexec.o
 
+ifneq ($(NO_LIBBABELTRACE),1)
+LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/data-bt.o
+endif
+
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)ui/setup.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)ui/helpline.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)ui/progress.o
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-data.c b/tools/perf/builtin-data.c
index 999bdd0e4c7f..7233dcee03a1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-data.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-data.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "perf.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "parse-options.h"
+#include "data-bt.h"
 
 typedef int (*data_cmd_fn_t)(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 
@@ -49,10 +50,14 @@ static const char * const data_convert_usage[] = {
 static int cmd_data_convert(int argc, const char **argv,
 			    const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 {
+	const char *to_ctf     = NULL;
 	const struct option options[] = {
 		OPT_INCR('v', "verbose", &verbose, "be more verbose"),
 		OPT_STRING('i', "input", &input_name, "file",
 			   "input file name"),
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBBABELTRACE_SUPPORT
+		OPT_STRING(0, "to-ctf", &to_ctf, NULL, "Convert to CTF format"),
+#endif
 		OPT_END()
 	};
 
@@ -63,6 +68,15 @@ static int cmd_data_convert(int argc, const char **argv,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	if (to_ctf) {
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBBABELTRACE_SUPPORT
+		return bt_convert__perf2ctf(input_name, to_ctf);
+#else
+		pr_err("The libbabeltrace support is not compiled in\n");
+		return -1;
+#endif
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/config/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
index b99a0323328c..3537fd226f4d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
@@ -638,8 +638,9 @@ ifndef NO_LIBBABELTRACE
     msg := $(warning No libbabeltrace found, disables 'perf data' CTF format support, please install libbabeltrace-devel/libbabeltrace-dev);
     NO_LIBBABELTRACE := 1
   else
-    CFLAGS += -DHAVE_LIBBABELTRACE_SUPPORT
-    EXTLIBS += -lbabeltrace
+    CFLAGS += -DHAVE_LIBBABELTRACE_SUPPORT $(LIBBABELTRACE_CFLAGS)
+    LDFLAGS += $(LIBBABELTRACE_LDFLAGS)
+    EXTLIBS += -lbabeltrace-ctf
   endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/data-bt.c b/tools/perf/util/data-bt.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..67d7be0e76bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/data-bt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,611 @@
+/*
+ * CTF writting support via babeltrace.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2014, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2014, Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
+ *
+ * Released under the GPL v2. (and only v2, not any later version)
+ */
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <babeltrace/ctf-writer/writer.h>
+#include <babeltrace/ctf-writer/clock.h>
+#include <babeltrace/ctf-writer/stream.h>
+#include <babeltrace/ctf-writer/event.h>
+#include <babeltrace/ctf-writer/event-types.h>
+#include <babeltrace/ctf-writer/event-fields.h>
+#include <babeltrace/ctf/events.h>
+#include <traceevent/event-parse.h>
+#include "asm/bug.h"
+#include "data-bt.h"
+#include "session.h"
+#include "util.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+#include "tool.h"
+#include "evlist.h"
+#include "evsel.h"
+#include "machine.h"
+
+#define pr_N(n, fmt, ...) \
+	eprintf(n, debug_data_convert, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
+#define pr(fmt, ...)  pr_N(1, pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define pr2(fmt, ...) pr_N(2, pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
+#define pr_time2(t, fmt, ...) pr_time_N(2, debug_data_convert, t, \
+					pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
+struct evsel_priv {
+	struct bt_ctf_event_class *event_class;
+};
+
+struct ctf_writer {
+	/* writer primitives */
+	struct bt_ctf_writer		*writer;
+	struct bt_ctf_stream		*stream;
+	struct bt_ctf_stream_class	*stream_class;
+	struct bt_ctf_clock		*clock;
+
+	/* data types */
+	union {
+		struct {
+			struct bt_ctf_field_type	*s64;
+			struct bt_ctf_field_type	*u64;
+			struct bt_ctf_field_type	*s32;
+			struct bt_ctf_field_type	*u32;
+			struct bt_ctf_field_type	*string;
+			struct bt_ctf_field_type	*u64_hex;
+		};
+		struct bt_ctf_field_type *array[6];
+	} data;
+};
+
+struct convert {
+	struct perf_tool	tool;
+	struct ctf_writer	writer;
+
+	u64			events_size;
+	u64			events_count;
+};
+
+static int value_set(struct bt_ctf_field_type *type,
+		     struct bt_ctf_event *event,
+		     const char *name, u64 val)
+{
+	struct bt_ctf_field *field;
+	bool sign = bt_ctf_field_type_integer_get_signed(type);
+	int ret;
+
+	field = bt_ctf_field_create(type);
+	if (!field) {
+		pr_err("failed to create a field %s\n", name);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (sign) {
+		ret = bt_ctf_field_signed_integer_set_value(field, val);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("failed to set field value %s\n", name);
+			goto err;
+		}
+	} else {
+		ret = bt_ctf_field_unsigned_integer_set_value(field, val);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("failed to set field value %s\n", name);
+			goto err;
+		}
+	}
+
+	ret = bt_ctf_event_set_payload(event, name, field);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("failed to set payload %s\n", name);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	pr2("  SET [%s = %" PRIu64 "]\n", name, val);
+
+err:
+	bt_ctf_field_put(field);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+#define __FUNC_VALUE_SET(_name, _val_type)				\
+static int __maybe_unused value_set_##_name(struct ctf_writer *cw,	\
+			     struct bt_ctf_event *event,		\
+			     const char *name,				\
+			     _val_type val)				\
+{									\
+	struct bt_ctf_field_type *type = cw->data._name;		\
+	return value_set(type, event, name, (u64) val);			\
+}
+
+#define FUNC_VALUE_SET(_name) __FUNC_VALUE_SET(_name, _name)
+
+FUNC_VALUE_SET(s32)
+FUNC_VALUE_SET(u32)
+FUNC_VALUE_SET(s64)
+FUNC_VALUE_SET(u64)
+__FUNC_VALUE_SET(u64_hex, u64)
+
+static int add_generic_values(struct ctf_writer *cw,
+			      struct bt_ctf_event *event,
+			      struct perf_evsel *evsel,
+			      struct perf_sample *sample)
+{
+	u64 type = evsel->attr.sample_type;
+	int ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * missing:
+	 *   PERF_SAMPLE_TIME         - not needed as we have it in
+	 *                              ctf event header
+	 *   PERF_SAMPLE_READ         - TODO
+	 *   PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN    - TODO
+	 *   PERF_SAMPLE_RAW          - tracepoint fields are handled separately
+	 *   PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK - TODO
+	 *   PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_USER    - TODO
+	 *   PERF_SAMPLE_STACK_USER   - TODO
+	 */
+
+	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_IP) {
+		ret = value_set_u64_hex(cw, event, "ip", sample->ip);
+		if (ret)
+			return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_TID) {
+		ret = value_set_s32(cw, event, "tid", sample->tid);
+		if (ret)
+			return -1;
+
+		ret = value_set_s32(cw, event, "pid", sample->tid);
+		if (ret)
+			return -1;
+	}
+
+	if ((type & PERF_SAMPLE_ID) ||
+	    (type & PERF_SAMPLE_IDENTIFIER)) {
+		ret = value_set_u64(cw, event, "id", sample->id);
+		if (ret)
+			return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_STREAM_ID) {
+		ret = value_set_u64(cw, event, "stream_id", sample->id);
+		if (ret)
+			return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_CPU) {
+		ret = value_set_u32(cw, event, "cpu", sample->cpu);
+		if (ret)
+			return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD) {
+		ret = value_set_u64(cw, event, "period", sample->period);
+		if (ret)
+			return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_WEIGHT) {
+		ret = value_set_u64(cw, event, "weight", sample->weight);
+		if (ret)
+			return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_DATA_SRC) {
+		ret = value_set_u64(cw, event, "data_src", sample->data_src);
+		if (ret)
+			return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_TRANSACTION) {
+		ret = value_set_u64(cw, event, "transaction", sample->transaction);
+		if (ret)
+			return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int process_sample_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				union perf_event *_event __maybe_unused,
+				struct perf_sample *sample,
+				struct perf_evsel *evsel,
+				struct machine *machine __maybe_unused)
+{
+	struct convert *c = container_of(tool, struct convert, tool);
+	struct evsel_priv *priv = evsel->priv;
+	struct ctf_writer *cw = &c->writer;
+	struct bt_ctf_event_class *event_class;
+	struct bt_ctf_event *event;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (WARN_ONCE(!priv, "Failed to setup all events.\n"))
+		return 0;
+
+	event_class = priv->event_class;
+
+	/* update stats */
+	c->events_count++;
+	c->events_size += _event->header.size;
+
+	pr_time2(sample->time, "sample %" PRIu64 "\n", c->events_count);
+
+	event = bt_ctf_event_create(event_class);
+	if (!event) {
+		pr_err("Failed to create an CTF event\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	bt_ctf_clock_set_time(cw->clock, sample->time);
+
+	ret = add_generic_values(cw, event, evsel, sample);
+	if (ret)
+		return -1;
+
+	bt_ctf_stream_append_event(cw->stream, event);
+	bt_ctf_event_put(event);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int add_generic_types(struct ctf_writer *cw, struct perf_evsel *evsel,
+			     struct bt_ctf_event_class *event_class)
+{
+	u64 type = evsel->attr.sample_type;
+
+	/*
+	 * missing:
+	 *   PERF_SAMPLE_TIME         - not needed as we have it in
+	 *                              ctf event header
+	 *   PERF_SAMPLE_READ         - TODO
+	 *   PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN    - TODO
+	 *   PERF_SAMPLE_RAW          - tracepoint fields are handled separately
+	 *   PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK - TODO
+	 *   PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_USER    - TODO
+	 *   PERF_SAMPLE_STACK_USER   - TODO
+	 */
+
+#define ADD_FIELD(cl, t, n)						\
+	do {								\
+		pr2("  field '%s'\n", n);				\
+		if (bt_ctf_event_class_add_field(cl, t, n)) {		\
+			pr_err("Failed to add field '%s;\n", n);	\
+			return -1;					\
+		}							\
+	} while (0)
+
+	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_IP)
+		ADD_FIELD(event_class, cw->data.u64_hex, "ip");
+
+	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_TID) {
+		ADD_FIELD(event_class, cw->data.s32, "tid");
+		ADD_FIELD(event_class, cw->data.s32, "pid");
+	}
+
+	if ((type & PERF_SAMPLE_ID) ||
+	    (type & PERF_SAMPLE_IDENTIFIER))
+		ADD_FIELD(event_class, cw->data.u64, "id");
+
+	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_STREAM_ID)
+		ADD_FIELD(event_class, cw->data.u64, "stream_id");
+
+	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_CPU)
+		ADD_FIELD(event_class, cw->data.u32, "cpu");
+
+	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD)
+		ADD_FIELD(event_class, cw->data.u64, "period");
+
+	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_WEIGHT)
+		ADD_FIELD(event_class, cw->data.u64, "weight");
+
+	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_DATA_SRC)
+		ADD_FIELD(event_class, cw->data.u64, "data_src");
+
+	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_TRANSACTION)
+		ADD_FIELD(event_class, cw->data.u64, "transaction");
+
+#undef ADD_FIELD
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int add_event(struct ctf_writer *cw, struct perf_evsel *evsel)
+{
+	struct bt_ctf_event_class *event_class;
+	struct evsel_priv *priv;
+	const char *name = perf_evsel__name(evsel);
+	int ret;
+
+	pr("Adding event '%s' (type %d)\n", name, evsel->attr.type);
+
+	event_class = bt_ctf_event_class_create(name);
+	if (!event_class)
+		return -1;
+
+	ret = add_generic_types(cw, evsel, event_class);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err;
+
+	ret = bt_ctf_stream_class_add_event_class(cw->stream_class, event_class);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr("Failed to add event class into stream.\n");
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	priv = malloc(sizeof(*priv));
+	if (!priv)
+		goto err;
+
+	priv->event_class = event_class;
+	evsel->priv       = priv;
+	return 0;
+
+err:
+	bt_ctf_event_class_put(event_class);
+	pr_err("Failed to add event '%s'.\n", name);
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static int setup_events(struct ctf_writer *cw, struct perf_session *session)
+{
+	struct perf_evlist *evlist = session->evlist;
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
+	int ret;
+
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel) {
+		ret = add_event(cw, evsel);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int ctf_writer__setup_env(struct ctf_writer *cw,
+				 struct perf_session *session)
+{
+	struct perf_header *header = &session->header;
+	struct bt_ctf_writer *writer = cw->writer;
+
+#define ADD(__n, __v)							\
+	do {								\
+		if (bt_ctf_writer_add_environment_field(writer, __n, __v))\
+			return -1;					\
+	} while (0)
+
+	ADD("host",    header->env.hostname);
+	ADD("sysname", "Linux");
+	ADD("release", header->env.os_release);
+	ADD("machine", header->env.arch);
+
+	/* TODO ADD nodename, version */
+
+#undef ADD
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int ctf_writer__setup_clock(struct ctf_writer *cw)
+{
+	struct bt_ctf_clock *clock = cw->clock;
+
+	bt_ctf_clock_set_description(clock, "perf clock");
+
+#define SET(__n, __v)					\
+	do {						\
+		if (bt_ctf_clock_set_##__n(clock, __v))	\
+			return -1;			\
+	} while (0)
+
+	SET(frequency,   1000000000);
+	SET(offset_s,    0);
+	SET(offset,      0);
+	SET(precision,   10);
+	SET(is_absolute, 0);
+
+#undef SET
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct bt_ctf_field_type *create_int_type(int size, bool sign, bool hex)
+{
+	struct bt_ctf_field_type *type;
+
+	type = bt_ctf_field_type_integer_create(size);
+	if (!type)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (sign &&
+	    bt_ctf_field_type_integer_set_signed(type, 1))
+		goto err;
+
+	if (hex &&
+	    bt_ctf_field_type_integer_set_base(type, BT_CTF_INTEGER_BASE_HEXADECIMAL))
+		goto err;
+
+	pr2("Created type: INTEGER %d-bit %ssigned %s\n",
+	    size, sign ? "un" : "", hex ? "hex" : "");
+	return type;
+
+err:
+	bt_ctf_field_type_put(type);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static void ctf_writer__cleanup_data(struct ctf_writer *cw)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(cw->data.array); i++)
+		bt_ctf_field_type_put(cw->data.array[i]);
+}
+
+static int ctf_writer__init_data(struct ctf_writer *cw)
+{
+#define CREATE_INT_TYPE(type, size, sign, hex)			\
+	do {							\
+		(type) = create_int_type(size, sign, hex);	\
+		if (!(type))					\
+			goto err;				\
+	} while (0)
+
+	CREATE_INT_TYPE(cw->data.s64, 64, true,  false);
+	CREATE_INT_TYPE(cw->data.u64, 64, false, false);
+	CREATE_INT_TYPE(cw->data.s32, 32, true,  false);
+	CREATE_INT_TYPE(cw->data.u32, 32, false, false);
+	CREATE_INT_TYPE(cw->data.u64_hex, 64, false, true);
+
+#undef CREATE_INT_TYPE
+
+	cw->data.string  = bt_ctf_field_type_string_create();
+	if (cw->data.string)
+		return 0;
+
+err:
+	ctf_writer__cleanup_data(cw);
+	pr_err("Failed to create data types.\n");
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static void ctf_writer__cleanup(struct ctf_writer *cw)
+{
+	ctf_writer__cleanup_data(cw);
+
+	bt_ctf_clock_put(cw->clock);
+	bt_ctf_stream_put(cw->stream);
+	bt_ctf_stream_class_put(cw->stream_class);
+	bt_ctf_writer_put(cw->writer);
+
+	/* and NULL all the pointers */
+	memset(cw, 0, sizeof(*cw));
+}
+
+static int ctf_writer__init(struct ctf_writer *cw, const char *path)
+{
+	struct bt_ctf_writer		*writer;
+	struct bt_ctf_stream_class	*stream_class;
+	struct bt_ctf_stream		*stream;
+	struct bt_ctf_clock		*clock;
+
+	/* CTF writer */
+	writer = bt_ctf_writer_create(path);
+	if (!writer)
+		goto err;
+
+	cw->writer = writer;
+
+	/* CTF clock */
+	clock = bt_ctf_clock_create("perf_clock");
+	if (!clock) {
+		pr("Failed to create CTF clock.\n");
+		goto err_cleanup;
+	}
+
+	cw->clock = clock;
+
+	if (ctf_writer__setup_clock(cw)) {
+		pr("Failed to setup CTF clock.\n");
+		goto err_cleanup;
+	}
+
+	/* CTF stream class */
+	stream_class = bt_ctf_stream_class_create("perf_stream");
+	if (!stream_class) {
+		pr("Failed to create CTF stream class.\n");
+		goto err_cleanup;
+	}
+
+	cw->stream_class = stream_class;
+
+	/* CTF clock stream setup */
+	if (bt_ctf_stream_class_set_clock(stream_class, clock)) {
+		pr("Failed to assign CTF clock to stream class.\n");
+		goto err_cleanup;
+	}
+
+	/* CTF stream instance */
+	stream = bt_ctf_writer_create_stream(writer, stream_class);
+	if (!stream) {
+		pr("Failed to create CTF stream.\n");
+		goto err_cleanup;
+	}
+
+	cw->stream = stream;
+
+	/* CTF clock writer setup */
+	if (bt_ctf_writer_add_clock(writer, clock)) {
+		pr("Failed to assign CTF clock to writer.\n");
+		goto err_cleanup;
+	}
+
+	if (!ctf_writer__init_data(cw))
+		return 0;
+
+err_cleanup:
+	ctf_writer__cleanup(cw);
+err:
+	pr_err("Failed to setup CTF writer.\n");
+	return -1;
+}
+
+int bt_convert__perf2ctf(const char *input, const char *path)
+{
+	struct perf_session *session;
+	struct perf_data_file file = {
+		.path = input,
+		.mode = PERF_DATA_MODE_READ,
+	};
+	struct convert c = {
+		.tool = {
+			.sample          = process_sample_event,
+			.mmap            = perf_event__process_mmap,
+			.mmap2           = perf_event__process_mmap2,
+			.comm            = perf_event__process_comm,
+			.exit            = perf_event__process_exit,
+			.fork            = perf_event__process_fork,
+			.lost            = perf_event__process_lost,
+			.tracing_data    = perf_event__process_tracing_data,
+			.build_id        = perf_event__process_build_id,
+			.ordered_events  = true,
+			.ordering_requires_timestamps = true,
+		},
+	};
+	struct ctf_writer *cw = &c.writer;
+	int err = -1;
+
+	/* CTF writer */
+	if (ctf_writer__init(cw, path))
+		return -1;
+
+	/* perf.data session */
+	session = perf_session__new(&file, 0, NULL);
+	if (!session)
+		goto free_writer;
+
+	/* CTF writer env/clock setup  */
+	if (ctf_writer__setup_env(cw, session))
+		goto free_session;
+
+	/* CTF events setup */
+	if (setup_events(cw, session))
+		goto free_session;
+
+	err = perf_session__process_events(session, &c.tool);
+	if (!err)
+		err = bt_ctf_stream_flush(cw->stream);
+
+	fprintf(stderr,
+		"[ perf data convert: Converted '%s' into CTF data '%s' ]\n",
+		file.path, path);
+
+	fprintf(stderr,
+		"[ perf data convert: Converted and wrote %.3f MB (%" PRIu64 " samples) ]\n",
+		(double) c.events_size / 1024.0 / 1024.0,
+		c.events_count);
+
+	/* its all good */
+free_session:
+	perf_session__delete(session);
+
+free_writer:
+	ctf_writer__cleanup(cw);
+	return err;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/data-bt.h b/tools/perf/util/data-bt.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8fd419c46c5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/data-bt.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#ifndef __DATA_BT_H
+#define __DATA_BT_H
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBBABELTRACE_SUPPORT
+
+int bt_convert__perf2ctf(const char *input_name, const char *to_ctf);
+
+#endif /* HAVE_LIBBABELTRACE_SUPPORT */
+#endif /* __DATA_BT_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/debug.c b/tools/perf/util/debug.c
index ba357f3226c6..c936084b1a18 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/debug.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/debug.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 int verbose;
 bool dump_trace = false, quiet = false;
 int debug_ordered_events;
+int debug_data_convert;
 
 static int _eprintf(int level, int var, const char *fmt, va_list args)
 {
@@ -144,7 +145,8 @@ static struct debug_variable {
 	int *ptr;
 } debug_variables[] = {
 	{ .name = "verbose",		.ptr = &verbose },
-	{ .name = "ordered-events",	.ptr = &debug_ordered_events},
+	{ .name = "ordered-events",	.ptr = &debug_ordered_events },
+	{ .name = "data-convert",	.ptr = &debug_data_convert },
 	{ .name = NULL, }
 };
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/debug.h b/tools/perf/util/debug.h
index 6944ea3a119b..e7778785b607 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/debug.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/debug.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 extern int verbose;
 extern bool quiet, dump_trace;
 extern int debug_ordered_events;
+extern int debug_data_convert;
 
 #ifndef pr_fmt
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) fmt
-- 
1.8.3.1