perf record: Put a copy of kcore into the perf.data directory

2019-11-06T18:43:05Z

Add a new 'perf record' option '--kcore' which will put a copy of /proc/kcore, kallsyms and modules into a perf.data directory. Note, that without the --kcore option, output goes to a file as previously. The tools' -o and -i options work with either a file name or directory name. Example: $ sudo perf record --kcore uname $ sudo tree perf.data perf.data ├── kcore_dir │ ├── kallsyms │ ├── kcore │ └── modules └── data $ sudo perf script -v build id event received for vmlinux: 1eaa285996affce2d74d8e66dcea09a80c9941de build id event received for [vdso]: 8bbaf5dc62a9b644b4d4e4539737e104e4a84541 Samples for 'cycles' event do not have CPU attribute set. Skipping 'cpu' field. Using CPUID GenuineIntel-6-8E-A Using perf.data/kcore_dir/kcore for kernel data Using perf.data/kcore_dir/kallsyms for symbols perf 19058 506778.423729: 1 cycles: ffffffffa2caa548 native_write_msr+0x8 (vmlinux) perf 19058 506778.423733: 1 cycles: ffffffffa2caa548 native_write_msr+0x8 (vmlinux) perf 19058 506778.423734: 7 cycles: ffffffffa2caa548 native_write_msr+0x8 (vmlinux) perf 19058 506778.423736: 117 cycles: ffffffffa2caa54a native_write_msr+0xa (vmlinux) perf 19058 506778.423738: 2092 cycles: ffffffffa2c9b7b0 native_apic_msr_write+0x0 (vmlinux) perf 19058 506778.423740: 37380 cycles: ffffffffa2f121d0 perf_event_addr_filters_exec+0x0 (vmlinux) uname 19058 506778.423751: 582673 cycles: ffffffffa303a407 propagate_protected_usage+0x147 (vmlinux) uname 19058 506778.423892: 2241841 cycles: ffffffffa2cae0c9 unwind_next_frame.part.5+0x79 (vmlinux) uname 19058 506778.424430: 2457397 cycles: ffffffffa3019232 check_memory_region+0x52 (vmlinux) Committer testing: # rm -rf perf.data* # perf record sleep 1 [ perf record: Woken up 1 times to write data ] [ perf record: Captured and wrote 0.024 MB perf.data (7 samples) ] # ls -l perf.data -rw-------. 1 root root 34772 Oct 21 11:08 perf.data # perf record --kcore uname Linux [ perf record: Woken up 1 times to write data ] [ perf record: Captured and wrote 0.024 MB perf.data (7 samples) ] ls[root@quaco ~]# ls -lad perf.data* drwx------. 3 root root 4096 Oct 21 11:08 perf.data -rw-------. 1 root root 34772 Oct 21 11:08 perf.data.old # perf evlist -v cycles: size: 112, { sample_period, sample_freq }: 4000, sample_type: IP|TID|TIME|PERIOD, read_format: ID, disabled: 1, inherit: 1, mmap: 1, comm: 1, freq: 1, enable_on_exec: 1, task: 1, precise_ip: 3, sample_id_all: 1, exclude_guest: 1, mmap2: 1, comm_exec: 1, ksymbol: 1, bpf_event: 1 # perf evlist -v -i perf.data/data cycles: size: 112, { sample_period, sample_freq }: 4000, sample_type: IP|TID|TIME|PERIOD, read_format: ID, disabled: 1, inherit: 1, mmap: 1, comm: 1, freq: 1, enable_on_exec: 1, task: 1, precise_ip: 3, sample_id_all: 1, exclude_guest: 1, mmap2: 1, comm_exec: 1, ksymbol: 1, bpf_event: 1 # Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter Reviewed-by: Jiri Olsa Tested-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo Link: http://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20191004083121.12182-6-adrian.hunter@intel.com Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf data: Support single perf.data file directory

2019-11-06T18:43:05Z

Support directory output that contains a regular perf.data file, named "data". By default the directory is named perf.data i.e. perf.data └── data Most of the infrastructure to support a directory is already there. This patch makes the changes needed to support the format above. Presently there is no 'perf record' option to output a directory. This is preparation for adding support for putting a copy of /proc/kcore in the directory. Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter Reviewed-by: Jiri Olsa Link: http://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20191004083121.12182-5-adrian.hunter@intel.com Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

kernel/tools/perf/Documentation/perf.data-directory-format.txt, branch linux-6.2.y

perf record: Put a copy of kcore into the perf.data directory

perf data: Support single perf.data file directory