[PATCH V7 0/7] perf tools: kcore improvements

Adrian Hunter
2013-10-14T10:47:58Z

Hi

Here are some improvements for using kcore (version 7). There are 3
improvements:

- validate that kcore matches the perf.data modules
- workaround objdump difficulties with kcore
- add kcore to the build-id cache

Changes in V7:
perf tools: validate kcore module addresses
Dropped because it has been applied
perf tools: workaround objdump difficulties with kcore
Dropped because it has been applied
perf tools: Add map_groups__find_ams()
New patch
perf tools: fix annotate_browser__callq()
Changed to use map_groups__find_ams()
perf tools: find kcore symbols on other maps
Changed to use map_groups__find_ams()
perf tools: another fix for annotate_browser__callq()
New patch

Changes in V6:
perf tools: make a separate function to parse /proc/modules
Dropped because it has been applied
perf tools: workaround objdump difficulties with kcore
Renamed some functions and reordered parameters
perf buildid-cache: add ability to add kcore to the cache
Renamed some functions and reordered parameters

Changes in V5:
perf tools: make a separate function to parse /proc/modules
Use scnprintf not snprintf
perf tools: validate kcore module addresses
Fix check for mi->name not allocated
perf buildid-cache: add ability to add kcore to the cache
Use scnprintf not snprintf
perf tools: add ability to find kcore in build-id cache
Use scnprintf not snprintf

Changes in V4:
perf tools: fix path unpopulated in machine__create_modules()
Dropped because it has been applied
perf buildid-cache: add ability to add kcore to the cache
Tweaked Documentation/perf-buildid-cache.txt
perf tools: add ability to find kcore in build-id cache
Changed to check read access to /proc/kcore before
skipping the buildid cache

Changes in V3:
perf tools: workaround objdump difficulties with kcore
change strncpy to strlcpy
perf buildid-cache: add ability to add kcore to the cache
change strncpy to strlcpy
perf tools: add ability to find kcore in build-id cache
change strncpy to strlcpy
Changes in V2:
perf tools: fix buildid cache handling of kallsyms with kcore
Dropped because it has been applied
perf tools: fix path unpopulated in machine__create_modules()
Use 'modules' pointer

Adrian Hunter (6):
perf tools: fix annotate_browser__callq()
perf tools: find kcore symbols on other maps
perf tools: add copyfile_mode()
perf buildid-cache: add ability to add kcore to the cache
perf tools: add ability to find kcore in build-id cache
perf tools: another fix for annotate_browser__callq()

Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo (1):
perf tools: Add map_groups__find_ams()

tools/perf/Documentation/perf-buildid-cache.txt | 13 +
tools/perf/builtin-buildid-cache.c | 148 +++++++++-
tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c | 24 +-
tools/perf/util/annotate.c | 22 +-
tools/perf/util/map.c | 48 +++-
tools/perf/util/map.h | 7 +
tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c | 358 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
tools/perf/util/symbol-minimal.c | 6 +
tools/perf/util/symbol.c | 188 ++++++++++---
tools/perf/util/symbol.h | 3 +
tools/perf/util/util.c | 18 +-
tools/perf/util/util.h | 1 +
12 files changed, 761 insertions(+), 75 deletions(-)

Regards
Adrian