In case of register defined variable (found using
find_data_type_global_reg), if the type of variable happens to be base
type (example, long unsigned int), perf report captures it as:
12.85% long unsigned int long unsigned int +0 (no field)
The above data type is actually referring to samples captured while
accessing "r1" which represents current stack pointer in powerpc.
register void *__stack_pointer asm("r1");
The dwarf debug contains this as:
<<>>
<1><18dd772>: Abbrev Number: 129 (DW_TAG_variable)
<18dd774> DW_AT_name : (indirect string, offset: 0x11ba): current_stack_pointer
<18dd778> DW_AT_decl_file : 51
<18dd779> DW_AT_decl_line : 1468
<18dd77b> DW_AT_decl_column : 24
<18dd77c> DW_AT_type : <0x18da5cd>
<18dd780> DW_AT_external : 1
<18dd780> DW_AT_location : 1 byte block: 51 (DW_OP_reg1 (r1))
where 18da5cd is:
<1><18da5cd>: Abbrev Number: 47 (DW_TAG_base_type)
<18da5ce> DW_AT_byte_size : 8
<18da5cf> DW_AT_encoding : 7 (unsigned)
<18da5d0> DW_AT_name : (indirect string, offset: 0x55c7): long unsigned int
<<>>
To make it more clear to the user, capture the DW_AT_name of the
variable and save it as part of Dwarf_Global. Dwarf_Global is used so
that it can be used and retrieved while presenting the result.
Update "dso__findnew_data_type" function to set "var_name" if
variable name is set as part of Dwarf_Global. Updated
"hist_entry__typeoff_snprintf" to print var_name if it is set.
With the changes, along with "long unsigned int" report also says the
variable name as current_stack_pointer
Snippet of result:
12.85% long unsigned int long unsigned int +0 (current_stack_pointer)
4.68% struct paca_struct struct paca_struct +2312 (__current)
4.57% struct paca_struct struct paca_struct +2354 (irq_soft_mask)
Signed-off-by: Athira Rajeev <atrajeev@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
tools/perf/util/annotate-data.c | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++------
tools/perf/util/dwarf-aux.c | 1 +
tools/perf/util/dwarf-aux.h | 1 +
tools/perf/util/sort.c | 7 +++++--
4 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate-data.c b/tools/perf/util/annotate-data.c
index c919b2259f54..a6d6cf69dbab 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate-data.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate-data.c
@@ -273,23 +273,32 @@ static void delete_members(struct annotated_member *member)
}
static struct annotated_data_type *dso__findnew_data_type(struct dso *dso,
- Dwarf_Die *type_die)
+ Dwarf_Die *type_die, Dwarf_Global *global_die)
{
struct annotated_data_type *result = NULL;
struct annotated_data_type key;
struct rb_node *node;
struct strbuf sb;
+ struct strbuf sb_var_name;
char *type_name;
+ char *var_name = NULL;
Dwarf_Word size;
strbuf_init(&sb, 32);
+ strbuf_init(&sb_var_name, 32);
if (die_get_typename_from_type(type_die, &sb) < 0)
strbuf_add(&sb, "(unknown type)", 14);
+ if (global_die->name) {
+ strbuf_addstr(&sb_var_name, global_die->name);
+ var_name = strbuf_detach(&sb_var_name, NULL);
+ }
type_name = strbuf_detach(&sb, NULL);
dwarf_aggregate_size(type_die, &size);
/* Check existing nodes in dso->data_types tree */
key.self.type_name = type_name;
+ if (global_die->name)
+ key.self.var_name = var_name;
key.self.size = size;
node = rb_find(&key, dso__data_types(dso), data_type_cmp);
if (node) {
@@ -306,6 +315,8 @@ static struct annotated_data_type *dso__findnew_data_type(struct dso *dso,
}
result->self.type_name = type_name;
+ if (global_die->name)
+ result->self.var_name = var_name;
result->self.size = size;
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&result->self.children);
@@ -1183,7 +1194,7 @@ static int find_data_type_block(struct data_loc_info *dloc,
* cu_die and match with reg to identify data type die.
*/
static int find_data_type_global_reg(struct data_loc_info *dloc, int reg, Dwarf_Die *cu_die,
- Dwarf_Die *type_die)
+ Dwarf_Die *type_die, Dwarf_Global *global_die)
{
Dwarf_Die vr_die;
int ret = -1;
@@ -1195,8 +1206,11 @@ static int find_data_type_global_reg(struct data_loc_info *dloc, int reg, Dwarf_
if (dwarf_offdie(dloc->di->dbg, var_types->die_off, &vr_die)) {
if (die_get_real_type(&vr_die, type_die) == NULL) {
dloc->type_offset = 0;
+ global_die->name = var_types->name;
dwarf_offdie(dloc->di->dbg, var_types->die_off, type_die);
}
+ global_die->die_offset = (long)dwarf_dieoffset(type_die);
+ global_die->cu_offset = (long)dwarf_dieoffset(cu_die);
pr_debug_type_name(type_die, TSR_KIND_TYPE);
ret = 0;
pr_debug_dtp("found by CU for %s (die:%#lx)\n",
@@ -1212,7 +1226,8 @@ static int find_data_type_global_reg(struct data_loc_info *dloc, int reg, Dwarf_
}
/* The result will be saved in @type_die */
-static int find_data_type_die(struct data_loc_info *dloc, Dwarf_Die *type_die)
+static int find_data_type_die(struct data_loc_info *dloc, Dwarf_Die *type_die,
+ Dwarf_Global *global_die)
{
struct annotated_op_loc *loc = dloc->op;
Dwarf_Die cu_die, var_die;
@@ -1226,6 +1241,8 @@ static int find_data_type_die(struct data_loc_info *dloc, Dwarf_Die *type_die)
u64 pc;
char buf[64];
+ memset(global_die, 0, sizeof(Dwarf_Global));
+
if (dloc->op->multi_regs)
snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "reg%d, reg%d", dloc->op->reg1, dloc->op->reg2);
else if (dloc->op->reg1 == DWARF_REG_PC)
@@ -1259,7 +1276,7 @@ static int find_data_type_die(struct data_loc_info *dloc, Dwarf_Die *type_die)
dwarf_diename(&cu_die), (long)dwarf_dieoffset(&cu_die));
if (loc->reg_type == DWARF_REG_GLOBAL) {
- ret = find_data_type_global_reg(dloc, reg, &cu_die, type_die);
+ ret = find_data_type_global_reg(dloc, reg, &cu_die, type_die, global_die);
if (!ret)
goto out;
}
@@ -1395,6 +1412,7 @@ struct annotated_data_type *find_data_type(struct data_loc_info *dloc)
struct annotated_data_type *result = NULL;
struct dso *dso = map__dso(dloc->ms->map);
Dwarf_Die type_die;
+ Dwarf_Global global_die;
dloc->di = debuginfo__new(dso__long_name(dso));
if (dloc->di == NULL) {
@@ -1410,10 +1428,10 @@ struct annotated_data_type *find_data_type(struct data_loc_info *dloc)
dloc->fbreg = -1;
- if (find_data_type_die(dloc, &type_die) < 0)
+ if (find_data_type_die(dloc, &type_die, &global_die) < 0)
goto out;
- result = dso__findnew_data_type(dso, &type_die);
+ result = dso__findnew_data_type(dso, &type_die, &global_die);
out:
debuginfo__delete(dloc->di);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/dwarf-aux.c b/tools/perf/util/dwarf-aux.c
index 44ef968a7ad3..9e61ff326651 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/dwarf-aux.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/dwarf-aux.c
@@ -1610,6 +1610,7 @@ static int __die_collect_vars_cb(Dwarf_Die *die_mem, void *arg)
vt->reg = reg_from_dwarf_op(ops);
vt->offset = offset_from_dwarf_op(ops);
vt->next = *var_types;
+ vt->name = dwarf_diename(die_mem);
*var_types = vt;
return DIE_FIND_CB_SIBLING;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/dwarf-aux.h b/tools/perf/util/dwarf-aux.h
index 24446412b869..406a5b1e269b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/dwarf-aux.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/dwarf-aux.h
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ struct die_var_type {
u64 addr;
int reg;
int offset;
+ const char *name;
};
/* Return type info of a member at offset */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
index cd39ea972193..535ca19a23fd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
@@ -2305,9 +2305,12 @@ static int hist_entry__typeoff_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *bf,
char buf[4096];
buf[0] = '\0';
- if (list_empty(&he_type->self.children))
+ if (list_empty(&he_type->self.children)) {
snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "no field");
- else
+ if (he_type->self.var_name)
+ strcpy(buf, he_type->self.var_name);
+
+ } else
fill_member_name(buf, sizeof(buf), &he_type->self,
he->mem_type_off, true);
buf[4095] = '\0';
--
2.43.0On Mon, Jul 01, 2024 at 10:04:29AM +0530, Athira Rajeev wrote:
> In case of register defined variable (found using
> find_data_type_global_reg), if the type of variable happens to be base
> type (example, long unsigned int), perf report captures it as:
>
> 12.85% long unsigned int long unsigned int +0 (no field)
>
> The above data type is actually referring to samples captured while
> accessing "r1" which represents current stack pointer in powerpc.
> register void *__stack_pointer asm("r1");
>
> The dwarf debug contains this as:
>
> <<>>
> <1><18dd772>: Abbrev Number: 129 (DW_TAG_variable)
> <18dd774> DW_AT_name : (indirect string, offset: 0x11ba): current_stack_pointer
> <18dd778> DW_AT_decl_file : 51
> <18dd779> DW_AT_decl_line : 1468
> <18dd77b> DW_AT_decl_column : 24
> <18dd77c> DW_AT_type : <0x18da5cd>
> <18dd780> DW_AT_external : 1
> <18dd780> DW_AT_location : 1 byte block: 51 (DW_OP_reg1 (r1))
>
> where 18da5cd is:
>
> <1><18da5cd>: Abbrev Number: 47 (DW_TAG_base_type)
> <18da5ce> DW_AT_byte_size : 8
> <18da5cf> DW_AT_encoding : 7 (unsigned)
> <18da5d0> DW_AT_name : (indirect string, offset: 0x55c7): long unsigned int
> <<>>
>
> To make it more clear to the user, capture the DW_AT_name of the
> variable and save it as part of Dwarf_Global. Dwarf_Global is used so
> that it can be used and retrieved while presenting the result.
>
> Update "dso__findnew_data_type" function to set "var_name" if
> variable name is set as part of Dwarf_Global. Updated
> "hist_entry__typeoff_snprintf" to print var_name if it is set.
> With the changes, along with "long unsigned int" report also says the
> variable name as current_stack_pointer
>
> Snippet of result:
>
> 12.85% long unsigned int long unsigned int +0 (current_stack_pointer)
But I'm afraid it'd contain other (global) unsigned int type accesses
also. Currently data_type_cmp() only compares size and type name so it
cannot distinguish two different int variables.
I thought it's ok since we care about types, but we might want to see
global variables (in the same type) - not only register variables -
separately. Then I think we should compare variable names after type
name (if exists).
> 4.68% struct paca_struct struct paca_struct +2312 (__current)
> 4.57% struct paca_struct struct paca_struct +2354 (irq_soft_mask)
>
> Signed-off-by: Athira Rajeev <atrajeev@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> ---
> tools/perf/util/annotate-data.c | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++------
> tools/perf/util/dwarf-aux.c | 1 +
> tools/perf/util/dwarf-aux.h | 1 +
> tools/perf/util/sort.c | 7 +++++--
> 4 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate-data.c b/tools/perf/util/annotate-data.c
> index c919b2259f54..a6d6cf69dbab 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/annotate-data.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate-data.c
> @@ -273,23 +273,32 @@ static void delete_members(struct annotated_member *member)
> }
>
> static struct annotated_data_type *dso__findnew_data_type(struct dso *dso,
> - Dwarf_Die *type_die)
> + Dwarf_Die *type_die, Dwarf_Global *global_die)
> {
> struct annotated_data_type *result = NULL;
> struct annotated_data_type key;
> struct rb_node *node;
> struct strbuf sb;
> + struct strbuf sb_var_name;
> char *type_name;
> + char *var_name = NULL;
> Dwarf_Word size;
>
> strbuf_init(&sb, 32);
> + strbuf_init(&sb_var_name, 32);
> if (die_get_typename_from_type(type_die, &sb) < 0)
> strbuf_add(&sb, "(unknown type)", 14);
> + if (global_die->name) {
> + strbuf_addstr(&sb_var_name, global_die->name);
> + var_name = strbuf_detach(&sb_var_name, NULL);
> + }
> type_name = strbuf_detach(&sb, NULL);
> dwarf_aggregate_size(type_die, &size);
>
> /* Check existing nodes in dso->data_types tree */
> key.self.type_name = type_name;
> + if (global_die->name)
> + key.self.var_name = var_name;
Maybe you can set it unconditionally as it's NULL by default.
But you need to free the var_name if rb_find() returns an existing
node. I think it should be done after you allocate the result.
> key.self.size = size;
> node = rb_find(&key, dso__data_types(dso), data_type_cmp);
> if (node) {
> @@ -306,6 +315,8 @@ static struct annotated_data_type *dso__findnew_data_type(struct dso *dso,
> }
>
> result->self.type_name = type_name;
> + if (global_die->name)
> + result->self.var_name = var_name;
Here.
Thanks,
Namhyung
> result->self.size = size;
> INIT_LIST_HEAD(&result->self.children);
>
> @@ -1183,7 +1194,7 @@ static int find_data_type_block(struct data_loc_info *dloc,
> * cu_die and match with reg to identify data type die.
> */
> static int find_data_type_global_reg(struct data_loc_info *dloc, int reg, Dwarf_Die *cu_die,
> - Dwarf_Die *type_die)
> + Dwarf_Die *type_die, Dwarf_Global *global_die)
> {
> Dwarf_Die vr_die;
> int ret = -1;
> @@ -1195,8 +1206,11 @@ static int find_data_type_global_reg(struct data_loc_info *dloc, int reg, Dwarf_
> if (dwarf_offdie(dloc->di->dbg, var_types->die_off, &vr_die)) {
> if (die_get_real_type(&vr_die, type_die) == NULL) {
> dloc->type_offset = 0;
> + global_die->name = var_types->name;
> dwarf_offdie(dloc->di->dbg, var_types->die_off, type_die);
> }
> + global_die->die_offset = (long)dwarf_dieoffset(type_die);
> + global_die->cu_offset = (long)dwarf_dieoffset(cu_die);
> pr_debug_type_name(type_die, TSR_KIND_TYPE);
> ret = 0;
> pr_debug_dtp("found by CU for %s (die:%#lx)\n",
> @@ -1212,7 +1226,8 @@ static int find_data_type_global_reg(struct data_loc_info *dloc, int reg, Dwarf_
> }
>
> /* The result will be saved in @type_die */
> -static int find_data_type_die(struct data_loc_info *dloc, Dwarf_Die *type_die)
> +static int find_data_type_die(struct data_loc_info *dloc, Dwarf_Die *type_die,
> + Dwarf_Global *global_die)
> {
> struct annotated_op_loc *loc = dloc->op;
> Dwarf_Die cu_die, var_die;
> @@ -1226,6 +1241,8 @@ static int find_data_type_die(struct data_loc_info *dloc, Dwarf_Die *type_die)
> u64 pc;
> char buf[64];
>
> + memset(global_die, 0, sizeof(Dwarf_Global));
> +
> if (dloc->op->multi_regs)
> snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "reg%d, reg%d", dloc->op->reg1, dloc->op->reg2);
> else if (dloc->op->reg1 == DWARF_REG_PC)
> @@ -1259,7 +1276,7 @@ static int find_data_type_die(struct data_loc_info *dloc, Dwarf_Die *type_die)
> dwarf_diename(&cu_die), (long)dwarf_dieoffset(&cu_die));
>
> if (loc->reg_type == DWARF_REG_GLOBAL) {
> - ret = find_data_type_global_reg(dloc, reg, &cu_die, type_die);
> + ret = find_data_type_global_reg(dloc, reg, &cu_die, type_die, global_die);
> if (!ret)
> goto out;
> }
> @@ -1395,6 +1412,7 @@ struct annotated_data_type *find_data_type(struct data_loc_info *dloc)
> struct annotated_data_type *result = NULL;
> struct dso *dso = map__dso(dloc->ms->map);
> Dwarf_Die type_die;
> + Dwarf_Global global_die;
>
> dloc->di = debuginfo__new(dso__long_name(dso));
> if (dloc->di == NULL) {
> @@ -1410,10 +1428,10 @@ struct annotated_data_type *find_data_type(struct data_loc_info *dloc)
>
> dloc->fbreg = -1;
>
> - if (find_data_type_die(dloc, &type_die) < 0)
> + if (find_data_type_die(dloc, &type_die, &global_die) < 0)
> goto out;
>
> - result = dso__findnew_data_type(dso, &type_die);
> + result = dso__findnew_data_type(dso, &type_die, &global_die);
>
> out:
> debuginfo__delete(dloc->di);
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/dwarf-aux.c b/tools/perf/util/dwarf-aux.c
> index 44ef968a7ad3..9e61ff326651 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/dwarf-aux.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/dwarf-aux.c
> @@ -1610,6 +1610,7 @@ static int __die_collect_vars_cb(Dwarf_Die *die_mem, void *arg)
> vt->reg = reg_from_dwarf_op(ops);
> vt->offset = offset_from_dwarf_op(ops);
> vt->next = *var_types;
> + vt->name = dwarf_diename(die_mem);
> *var_types = vt;
>
> return DIE_FIND_CB_SIBLING;
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/dwarf-aux.h b/tools/perf/util/dwarf-aux.h
> index 24446412b869..406a5b1e269b 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/dwarf-aux.h
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/dwarf-aux.h
> @@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ struct die_var_type {
> u64 addr;
> int reg;
> int offset;
> + const char *name;
> };
>
> /* Return type info of a member at offset */
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
> index cd39ea972193..535ca19a23fd 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
> @@ -2305,9 +2305,12 @@ static int hist_entry__typeoff_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *bf,
> char buf[4096];
>
> buf[0] = '\0';
> - if (list_empty(&he_type->self.children))
> + if (list_empty(&he_type->self.children)) {
> snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "no field");
> - else
> + if (he_type->self.var_name)
> + strcpy(buf, he_type->self.var_name);
> +
> + } else
> fill_member_name(buf, sizeof(buf), &he_type->self,
> he->mem_type_off, true);
> buf[4095] = '\0';
> --
> 2.43.0
>
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