Re: [PATCH v1] perf callchain: fix kernel symbol resolution by remembering the cpumode

[David Hildenbrand <dahi@linux.vnet.ibm.com>]

> 
> 
> > Commit 2e77784bb7d8 ("perf callchain: Move cpumode resolve code to
> > add_callchain_ip") promised "No change in behavior.".
> > 
> > As this commit breaks callchains on s390x (symbols not getting resolved,
> > observed when profiling the kernel), this statement is wrong. The
> > cpumode must be kept when iterating over all ips, otherwise the default
> > (PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER) will be used by error.
> 
> Indeed.
> Besides thread__resolve_callchain_sample, lbr path also need to 
> be patched.

Thanks, I'll include that and send another version.

David

> 
> @@ -1538,6 +1536,7 @@ static int resolve_lbr_callchain_sample
> (struct thread *thread,
>  {
>         struct ip_callchain *chain = sample->callchain;
>         int chain_nr = min(max_stack, (int)chain->nr);
> +       u8 cpumode = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER;
>         int i, j, err;
>         u64 ip;
> 
> @@ -1584,7 +1583,7 @@ static int resolve_lbr_callchain_sample
> (struct thread *thread,
>                                         ip = lbr_stack->entries[0].to;
>                         }
> 
> -                       err = add_callchain_ip(thread, parent, root_al, false, ip);
> +                      err = add_callchain_ip(thread, parent, root_al, &cpumode, ip);
>                         if (err)
>                                 return (err < 0) ? err : 0;
>                 }
> 
> Thanks,
> Kan
>