4 * Builtin record command: Record the profile of a workload
5 * (or a CPU, or a PID) into the perf.data output file - for
6 * later analysis via perf report.
12 #include "util/util.h"
13 #include "util/parse-options.h"
14 #include "util/parse-events.h"
15 #include "util/string.h"
17 #include "util/header.h"
22 #define ALIGN(x, a) __ALIGN_MASK(x, (typeof(x))(a)-1)
23 #define __ALIGN_MASK(x, mask) (((x)+(mask))&~(mask))
25 static int fd[MAX_NR_CPUS][MAX_COUNTERS];
27 static long default_interval = 100000;
29 static int nr_cpus = 0;
30 static unsigned int page_size;
31 static unsigned int mmap_pages = 128;
34 static const char *output_name = "perf.data";
36 static unsigned int realtime_prio = 0;
37 static int system_wide = 0;
38 static pid_t target_pid = -1;
39 static int inherit = 1;
41 static int append_file = 0;
42 static int call_graph = 0;
43 static int verbose = 0;
44 static int inherit_stat = 0;
45 static int no_samples = 0;
46 static int sample_address = 0;
49 static struct timeval last_read;
50 static struct timeval this_read;
52 static u64 bytes_written;
54 static struct pollfd event_array[MAX_NR_CPUS * MAX_COUNTERS];
59 static int file_new = 1;
61 struct perf_header *header;
64 struct perf_event_header header;
70 char filename[PATH_MAX];
74 struct perf_event_header header;
88 static struct mmap_data mmap_array[MAX_NR_CPUS][MAX_COUNTERS];
90 static unsigned long mmap_read_head(struct mmap_data *md)
92 struct perf_counter_mmap_page *pc = md->base;
101 static void mmap_write_tail(struct mmap_data *md, unsigned long tail)
103 struct perf_counter_mmap_page *pc = md->base;
106 * ensure all reads are done before we write the tail out.
109 pc->data_tail = tail;
112 static void write_output(void *buf, size_t size)
115 int ret = write(output, buf, size);
118 die("failed to write");
123 bytes_written += ret;
127 static void mmap_read(struct mmap_data *md)
129 unsigned int head = mmap_read_head(md);
130 unsigned int old = md->prev;
131 unsigned char *data = md->base + page_size;
136 gettimeofday(&this_read, NULL);
139 * If we're further behind than half the buffer, there's a chance
140 * the writer will bite our tail and mess up the samples under us.
142 * If we somehow ended up ahead of the head, we got messed up.
144 * In either case, truncate and restart at head.
151 timersub(&this_read, &last_read, &iv);
152 msecs = iv.tv_sec*1000 + iv.tv_usec/1000;
154 fprintf(stderr, "WARNING: failed to keep up with mmap data."
155 " Last read %lu msecs ago.\n", msecs);
158 * head points to a known good entry, start there.
163 last_read = this_read;
170 if ((old & md->mask) + size != (head & md->mask)) {
171 buf = &data[old & md->mask];
172 size = md->mask + 1 - (old & md->mask);
175 write_output(buf, size);
178 buf = &data[old & md->mask];
182 write_output(buf, size);
185 mmap_write_tail(md, old);
188 static volatile int done = 0;
189 static volatile int signr = -1;
191 static void sig_handler(int sig)
197 static void sig_atexit(void)
202 signal(signr, SIG_DFL);
203 kill(getpid(), signr);
206 static pid_t pid_synthesize_comm_event(pid_t pid, int full)
208 struct comm_event comm_ev;
209 char filename[PATH_MAX];
214 struct dirent dirent, *next;
217 snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "/proc/%d/status", pid);
219 fp = fopen(filename, "r");
222 * We raced with a task exiting - just return:
225 fprintf(stderr, "couldn't open %s\n", filename);
229 memset(&comm_ev, 0, sizeof(comm_ev));
230 while (!comm_ev.comm[0] || !comm_ev.pid) {
231 if (fgets(bf, sizeof(bf), fp) == NULL)
234 if (memcmp(bf, "Name:", 5) == 0) {
236 while (*name && isspace(*name))
238 size = strlen(name) - 1;
239 memcpy(comm_ev.comm, name, size++);
240 } else if (memcmp(bf, "Tgid:", 5) == 0) {
241 char *tgids = bf + 5;
242 while (*tgids && isspace(*tgids))
244 tgid = comm_ev.pid = atoi(tgids);
248 comm_ev.header.type = PERF_EVENT_COMM;
249 size = ALIGN(size, sizeof(u64));
250 comm_ev.header.size = sizeof(comm_ev) - (sizeof(comm_ev.comm) - size);
255 write_output(&comm_ev, comm_ev.header.size);
259 snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "/proc/%d/task", pid);
261 tasks = opendir(filename);
262 while (!readdir_r(tasks, &dirent, &next) && next) {
264 pid = strtol(dirent.d_name, &end, 10);
270 write_output(&comm_ev, comm_ev.header.size);
279 fprintf(stderr, "couldn't get COMM and pgid, malformed %s\n",
284 static void pid_synthesize_mmap_samples(pid_t pid, pid_t tgid)
286 char filename[PATH_MAX];
289 snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "/proc/%d/maps", pid);
291 fp = fopen(filename, "r");
294 * We raced with a task exiting - just return:
297 fprintf(stderr, "couldn't open %s\n", filename);
301 char bf[BUFSIZ], *pbf = bf;
302 struct mmap_event mmap_ev = {
303 .header = { .type = PERF_EVENT_MMAP },
307 if (fgets(bf, sizeof(bf), fp) == NULL)
310 /* 00400000-0040c000 r-xp 00000000 fd:01 41038 /bin/cat */
311 n = hex2u64(pbf, &mmap_ev.start);
315 n = hex2u64(pbf, &mmap_ev.len);
319 if (*pbf == 'x') { /* vm_exec */
320 char *execname = strchr(bf, '/');
323 if (execname == NULL)
324 execname = strstr(bf, "[vdso]");
326 if (execname == NULL)
329 size = strlen(execname);
330 execname[size - 1] = '\0'; /* Remove \n */
331 memcpy(mmap_ev.filename, execname, size);
332 size = ALIGN(size, sizeof(u64));
333 mmap_ev.len -= mmap_ev.start;
334 mmap_ev.header.size = (sizeof(mmap_ev) -
335 (sizeof(mmap_ev.filename) - size));
339 write_output(&mmap_ev, mmap_ev.header.size);
346 static void synthesize_all(void)
349 struct dirent dirent, *next;
351 proc = opendir("/proc");
353 while (!readdir_r(proc, &dirent, &next) && next) {
357 pid = strtol(dirent.d_name, &end, 10);
358 if (*end) /* only interested in proper numerical dirents */
361 tgid = pid_synthesize_comm_event(pid, 1);
362 pid_synthesize_mmap_samples(pid, tgid);
370 static struct perf_header_attr *get_header_attr(struct perf_counter_attr *a, int nr)
372 struct perf_header_attr *h_attr;
374 if (nr < header->attrs) {
375 h_attr = header->attr[nr];
377 h_attr = perf_header_attr__new(a);
378 perf_header__add_attr(header, h_attr);
384 static void create_counter(int counter, int cpu, pid_t pid)
386 struct perf_counter_attr *attr = attrs + counter;
387 struct perf_header_attr *h_attr;
388 int track = !counter; /* only the first counter needs these */
396 attr->read_format = PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_ENABLED |
397 PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_RUNNING |
400 attr->sample_type = PERF_SAMPLE_IP | PERF_SAMPLE_TID;
403 attr->sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD;
405 attr->sample_freq = freq;
409 attr->sample_freq = 0;
412 attr->inherit_stat = 1;
415 attr->sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_ADDR;
418 attr->sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN;
423 attr->inherit = (cpu < 0) && inherit;
427 fd[nr_cpu][counter] = sys_perf_counter_open(attr, pid, cpu, group_fd, 0);
429 if (fd[nr_cpu][counter] < 0) {
433 die("Permission error - are you root?\n");
436 * If it's cycles then fall back to hrtimer
437 * based cpu-clock-tick sw counter, which
438 * is always available even if no PMU support:
440 if (attr->type == PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE
441 && attr->config == PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES) {
444 warning(" ... trying to fall back to cpu-clock-ticks\n");
445 attr->type = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE;
446 attr->config = PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_CLOCK;
450 error("perfcounter syscall returned with %d (%s)\n",
451 fd[nr_cpu][counter], strerror(err));
452 die("No CONFIG_PERF_COUNTERS=y kernel support configured?\n");
456 h_attr = get_header_attr(attr, counter);
459 if (memcmp(&h_attr->attr, attr, sizeof(*attr))) {
460 fprintf(stderr, "incompatible append\n");
465 if (read(fd[nr_cpu][counter], &read_data, sizeof(read_data)) == -1) {
466 perror("Unable to read perf file descriptor\n");
470 perf_header_attr__add_id(h_attr, read_data.id);
472 assert(fd[nr_cpu][counter] >= 0);
473 fcntl(fd[nr_cpu][counter], F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
476 * First counter acts as the group leader:
478 if (group && group_fd == -1)
479 group_fd = fd[nr_cpu][counter];
481 event_array[nr_poll].fd = fd[nr_cpu][counter];
482 event_array[nr_poll].events = POLLIN;
485 mmap_array[nr_cpu][counter].counter = counter;
486 mmap_array[nr_cpu][counter].prev = 0;
487 mmap_array[nr_cpu][counter].mask = mmap_pages*page_size - 1;
488 mmap_array[nr_cpu][counter].base = mmap(NULL, (mmap_pages+1)*page_size,
489 PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, fd[nr_cpu][counter], 0);
490 if (mmap_array[nr_cpu][counter].base == MAP_FAILED) {
491 error("failed to mmap with %d (%s)\n", errno, strerror(errno));
495 ioctl(fd[nr_cpu][counter], PERF_COUNTER_IOC_ENABLE);
498 static void open_counters(int cpu, pid_t pid)
503 for (counter = 0; counter < nr_counters; counter++)
504 create_counter(counter, cpu, pid);
509 static void atexit_header(void)
511 header->data_size += bytes_written;
513 perf_header__write(header, output);
516 static int __cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv)
524 page_size = sysconf(_SC_PAGE_SIZE);
525 nr_cpus = sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN);
526 assert(nr_cpus <= MAX_NR_CPUS);
527 assert(nr_cpus >= 0);
530 signal(SIGCHLD, sig_handler);
531 signal(SIGINT, sig_handler);
533 if (!stat(output_name, &st) && st.st_size) {
534 if (!force && !append_file) {
535 fprintf(stderr, "Error, output file %s exists, use -A to append or -f to overwrite.\n",
543 flags = O_CREAT|O_RDWR;
549 output = open(output_name, flags, S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR);
551 perror("failed to create output file");
556 header = perf_header__read(output);
558 header = perf_header__new();
560 atexit(atexit_header);
567 open_counters(-1, pid);
568 } else for (i = 0; i < nr_cpus; i++)
569 open_counters(i, target_pid);
572 perf_header__write(header, output);
575 pid_t tgid = pid_synthesize_comm_event(pid, 0);
576 pid_synthesize_mmap_samples(pid, tgid);
580 if (target_pid == -1 && argc) {
583 perror("failed to fork");
586 if (execvp(argv[0], (char **)argv)) {
594 struct sched_param param;
596 param.sched_priority = realtime_prio;
597 if (sched_setscheduler(0, SCHED_FIFO, ¶m)) {
598 printf("Could not set realtime priority.\n");
606 for (i = 0; i < nr_cpu; i++) {
607 for (counter = 0; counter < nr_counters; counter++)
608 mmap_read(&mmap_array[i][counter]);
611 if (hits == samples) {
614 ret = poll(event_array, nr_poll, 100);
619 * Approximate RIP event size: 24 bytes.
622 "[ perf record: Captured and wrote %.3f MB %s (~%lld samples) ]\n",
623 (double)bytes_written / 1024.0 / 1024.0,
630 static const char * const record_usage[] = {
631 "perf record [<options>] [<command>]",
632 "perf record [<options>] -- <command> [<options>]",
636 static const struct option options[] = {
637 OPT_CALLBACK('e', "event", NULL, "event",
638 "event selector. use 'perf list' to list available events",
640 OPT_INTEGER('p', "pid", &target_pid,
641 "record events on existing pid"),
642 OPT_INTEGER('r', "realtime", &realtime_prio,
643 "collect data with this RT SCHED_FIFO priority"),
644 OPT_BOOLEAN('a', "all-cpus", &system_wide,
645 "system-wide collection from all CPUs"),
646 OPT_BOOLEAN('A', "append", &append_file,
647 "append to the output file to do incremental profiling"),
648 OPT_BOOLEAN('f', "force", &force,
649 "overwrite existing data file"),
650 OPT_LONG('c', "count", &default_interval,
651 "event period to sample"),
652 OPT_STRING('o', "output", &output_name, "file",
654 OPT_BOOLEAN('i', "inherit", &inherit,
655 "child tasks inherit counters"),
656 OPT_INTEGER('F', "freq", &freq,
657 "profile at this frequency"),
658 OPT_INTEGER('m', "mmap-pages", &mmap_pages,
659 "number of mmap data pages"),
660 OPT_BOOLEAN('g', "call-graph", &call_graph,
661 "do call-graph (stack chain/backtrace) recording"),
662 OPT_BOOLEAN('v', "verbose", &verbose,
663 "be more verbose (show counter open errors, etc)"),
664 OPT_BOOLEAN('s', "stat", &inherit_stat,
665 "per thread counts"),
666 OPT_BOOLEAN('d', "data", &sample_address,
668 OPT_BOOLEAN('n', "no-samples", &no_samples,
673 int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
677 argc = parse_options(argc, argv, options, record_usage,
678 PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION);
679 if (!argc && target_pid == -1 && !system_wide)
680 usage_with_options(record_usage, options);
684 attrs[0].type = PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE;
685 attrs[0].config = PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES;
688 for (counter = 0; counter < nr_counters; counter++) {
689 if (attrs[counter].sample_period)
692 attrs[counter].sample_period = default_interval;
695 return __cmd_record(argc, argv);