[GIT PULL||RFC 00/11] perf library and regression testing improvements

Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2011-01-04T03:49:16Z

Hi Ingo, Peter et al,

Trying to simplify using the API for tools and more specifically for
'perf test' regression tests, please take a look, perhaps starting from the last
changeset, that implements a regression test using the resulting library API.

It also reduces the 'perf' tool footprint by not using hard coded array
sizes, more need to be done, but should be a good start, one changeset shows a
good reduction in BSS use.

Suggestions for naming most welcome, I thought about using "event__",
but that is taken, "perf_event__", but thought it would clash with "event_t",
so used the jargon used for the '-e' parameters: "Event Selector", but don't
like it that much, what do you think?

Writing the first regression test I think there are more ways to simplify,
on top of these, like not requiring a thread_map, i.e. passing NULL for that
parameter would mean: self-monitor, etc.

If you are pleased as-is, please pull from:

git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/acme/linux-2.6 perf/test

Regards,

- Arnaldo

Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo (11):
perf tools: Introduce event selectors
perf evsel: Adopt MATCH_EVENT macro from 'stat'
perf util: Move do_read from session to util
perf evsel: Delete the event selectors at exit
perf evsel: Steal the counter reading routines from stat
perf evsel: Introduce per cpu and per thread open helpers
perf tools: Refactor cpumap to hold nr and the map
perf tools: Refactor all_tids to hold nr and the map
perf evsel: Use {cpu,thread}_map to shorten list of parameters
perf evsel: Auto allocate resources needed for some methods
perf test: Add test for counting open syscalls

tools/perf/Makefile | 4 +
tools/perf/builtin-record.c | 152 +++++++--------
tools/perf/builtin-stat.c | 368 +++++++++++++++---------------------
tools/perf/builtin-test.c | 83 ++++++++
tools/perf/builtin-top.c | 221 ++++++++++++----------
tools/perf/perf.c | 2 +
tools/perf/util/cpumap.c | 123 +++++++++---
tools/perf/util/cpumap.h | 10 +-
tools/perf/util/evsel.c | 186 ++++++++++++++++++
tools/perf/util/evsel.h | 115 +++++++++++
tools/perf/util/header.c | 15 +-
tools/perf/util/header.h | 3 +-
tools/perf/util/parse-events.c | 58 ++++--
tools/perf/util/parse-events.h | 18 ++-
tools/perf/util/session.c | 22 +--
tools/perf/util/session.h | 1 -
tools/perf/util/thread.c | 43 +++--
tools/perf/util/thread.h | 15 ++-
tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c | 30 ++--
tools/perf/util/trace-event.h | 5 +-
tools/perf/util/util.c | 17 ++
tools/perf/util/util.h | 1 +
tools/perf/util/xyarray.c | 20 ++
tools/perf/util/xyarray.h | 20 ++
24 files changed, 1013 insertions(+), 519 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 tools/perf/util/evsel.c
create mode 100644 tools/perf/util/evsel.h
create mode 100644 tools/perf/util/xyarray.c
create mode 100644 tools/perf/util/xyarray.h