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"
18 #include "util/event.h"
19 #include "util/debug.h"
24 static int fd[MAX_NR_CPUS][MAX_COUNTERS];
26 static long default_interval = 0;
28 static int nr_cpus = 0;
29 static unsigned int page_size;
30 static unsigned int mmap_pages = 128;
31 static int freq = 1000;
33 static const char *output_name = "perf.data";
35 static unsigned int realtime_prio = 0;
36 static int raw_samples = 0;
37 static int system_wide = 0;
38 static int profile_cpu = -1;
39 static pid_t target_pid = -1;
40 static pid_t child_pid = -1;
41 static int inherit = 1;
43 static int append_file = 0;
44 static int call_graph = 0;
45 static int inherit_stat = 0;
46 static int no_samples = 0;
47 static int sample_address = 0;
48 static int multiplex = 0;
49 static int multiplex_fd = -1;
51 static long samples = 0;
52 static struct timeval last_read;
53 static struct timeval this_read;
55 static u64 bytes_written = 0;
57 static struct pollfd event_array[MAX_NR_CPUS * MAX_COUNTERS];
59 static int nr_poll = 0;
60 static int nr_cpu = 0;
62 static int file_new = 1;
64 struct perf_header *header = NULL;
73 static struct mmap_data mmap_array[MAX_NR_CPUS][MAX_COUNTERS];
75 static unsigned long mmap_read_head(struct mmap_data *md)
77 struct perf_event_mmap_page *pc = md->base;
86 static void mmap_write_tail(struct mmap_data *md, unsigned long tail)
88 struct perf_event_mmap_page *pc = md->base;
91 * ensure all reads are done before we write the tail out.
97 static void write_output(void *buf, size_t size)
100 int ret = write(output, buf, size);
103 die("failed to write");
108 bytes_written += ret;
112 static void mmap_read(struct mmap_data *md)
114 unsigned int head = mmap_read_head(md);
115 unsigned int old = md->prev;
116 unsigned char *data = md->base + page_size;
121 gettimeofday(&this_read, NULL);
124 * If we're further behind than half the buffer, there's a chance
125 * the writer will bite our tail and mess up the samples under us.
127 * If we somehow ended up ahead of the head, we got messed up.
129 * In either case, truncate and restart at head.
136 timersub(&this_read, &last_read, &iv);
137 msecs = iv.tv_sec*1000 + iv.tv_usec/1000;
139 fprintf(stderr, "WARNING: failed to keep up with mmap data."
140 " Last read %lu msecs ago.\n", msecs);
143 * head points to a known good entry, start there.
148 last_read = this_read;
155 if ((old & md->mask) + size != (head & md->mask)) {
156 buf = &data[old & md->mask];
157 size = md->mask + 1 - (old & md->mask);
160 write_output(buf, size);
163 buf = &data[old & md->mask];
167 write_output(buf, size);
170 mmap_write_tail(md, old);
173 static volatile int done = 0;
174 static volatile int signr = -1;
176 static void sig_handler(int sig)
182 static void sig_atexit(void)
185 kill(child_pid, SIGTERM);
190 signal(signr, SIG_DFL);
191 kill(getpid(), signr);
194 static pid_t pid_synthesize_comm_event(pid_t pid, int full)
196 struct comm_event comm_ev;
197 char filename[PATH_MAX];
202 struct dirent dirent, *next;
205 snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "/proc/%d/status", pid);
207 fp = fopen(filename, "r");
210 * We raced with a task exiting - just return:
213 fprintf(stderr, "couldn't open %s\n", filename);
217 memset(&comm_ev, 0, sizeof(comm_ev));
218 while (!comm_ev.comm[0] || !comm_ev.pid) {
219 if (fgets(bf, sizeof(bf), fp) == NULL)
222 if (memcmp(bf, "Name:", 5) == 0) {
224 while (*name && isspace(*name))
226 size = strlen(name) - 1;
227 memcpy(comm_ev.comm, name, size++);
228 } else if (memcmp(bf, "Tgid:", 5) == 0) {
229 char *tgids = bf + 5;
230 while (*tgids && isspace(*tgids))
232 tgid = comm_ev.pid = atoi(tgids);
236 comm_ev.header.type = PERF_RECORD_COMM;
237 size = ALIGN(size, sizeof(u64));
238 comm_ev.header.size = sizeof(comm_ev) - (sizeof(comm_ev.comm) - size);
243 write_output(&comm_ev, comm_ev.header.size);
247 snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "/proc/%d/task", pid);
249 tasks = opendir(filename);
250 while (!readdir_r(tasks, &dirent, &next) && next) {
252 pid = strtol(dirent.d_name, &end, 10);
258 write_output(&comm_ev, comm_ev.header.size);
267 fprintf(stderr, "couldn't get COMM and pgid, malformed %s\n",
272 static void pid_synthesize_mmap_samples(pid_t pid, pid_t tgid)
274 char filename[PATH_MAX];
277 snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "/proc/%d/maps", pid);
279 fp = fopen(filename, "r");
282 * We raced with a task exiting - just return:
285 fprintf(stderr, "couldn't open %s\n", filename);
289 char bf[BUFSIZ], *pbf = bf;
290 struct mmap_event mmap_ev = {
291 .header = { .type = PERF_RECORD_MMAP },
295 if (fgets(bf, sizeof(bf), fp) == NULL)
298 /* 00400000-0040c000 r-xp 00000000 fd:01 41038 /bin/cat */
299 n = hex2u64(pbf, &mmap_ev.start);
303 n = hex2u64(pbf, &mmap_ev.len);
307 if (*pbf == 'x') { /* vm_exec */
308 char *execname = strchr(bf, '/');
311 if (execname == NULL)
312 execname = strstr(bf, "[vdso]");
314 if (execname == NULL)
317 size = strlen(execname);
318 execname[size - 1] = '\0'; /* Remove \n */
319 memcpy(mmap_ev.filename, execname, size);
320 size = ALIGN(size, sizeof(u64));
321 mmap_ev.len -= mmap_ev.start;
322 mmap_ev.header.size = (sizeof(mmap_ev) -
323 (sizeof(mmap_ev.filename) - size));
327 write_output(&mmap_ev, mmap_ev.header.size);
334 static void synthesize_all(void)
337 struct dirent dirent, *next;
339 proc = opendir("/proc");
341 while (!readdir_r(proc, &dirent, &next) && next) {
345 pid = strtol(dirent.d_name, &end, 10);
346 if (*end) /* only interested in proper numerical dirents */
349 tgid = pid_synthesize_comm_event(pid, 1);
350 pid_synthesize_mmap_samples(pid, tgid);
358 static struct perf_header_attr *get_header_attr(struct perf_event_attr *a, int nr)
360 struct perf_header_attr *h_attr;
362 if (nr < header->attrs) {
363 h_attr = header->attr[nr];
365 h_attr = perf_header_attr__new(a);
366 perf_header__add_attr(header, h_attr);
372 static void create_counter(int counter, int cpu, pid_t pid)
374 char *filter = filters[counter];
375 struct perf_event_attr *attr = attrs + counter;
376 struct perf_header_attr *h_attr;
377 int track = !counter; /* only the first counter needs these */
386 attr->read_format = PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_ENABLED |
387 PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_RUNNING |
390 attr->sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_IP | PERF_SAMPLE_TID;
393 attr->sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD;
395 attr->sample_freq = freq;
399 attr->sample_freq = 0;
402 attr->inherit_stat = 1;
405 attr->sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_ADDR;
408 attr->sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN;
411 attr->sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_TIME;
412 attr->sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_RAW;
413 attr->sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_CPU;
418 attr->inherit = (cpu < 0) && inherit;
422 fd[nr_cpu][counter] = sys_perf_event_open(attr, pid, cpu, group_fd, 0);
424 if (fd[nr_cpu][counter] < 0) {
428 die("Permission error - are you root?\n");
429 else if (err == ENODEV && profile_cpu != -1)
430 die("No such device - did you specify an out-of-range profile CPU?\n");
433 * If it's cycles then fall back to hrtimer
434 * based cpu-clock-tick sw counter, which
435 * is always available even if no PMU support:
437 if (attr->type == PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE
438 && attr->config == PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES) {
441 warning(" ... trying to fall back to cpu-clock-ticks\n");
442 attr->type = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE;
443 attr->config = PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_CLOCK;
447 error("perfcounter syscall returned with %d (%s)\n",
448 fd[nr_cpu][counter], strerror(err));
449 die("No CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS=y kernel support configured?\n");
453 h_attr = get_header_attr(attr, counter);
456 if (memcmp(&h_attr->attr, attr, sizeof(*attr))) {
457 fprintf(stderr, "incompatible append\n");
462 if (read(fd[nr_cpu][counter], &read_data, sizeof(read_data)) == -1) {
463 perror("Unable to read perf file descriptor\n");
467 perf_header_attr__add_id(h_attr, read_data.id);
469 assert(fd[nr_cpu][counter] >= 0);
470 fcntl(fd[nr_cpu][counter], F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
473 * First counter acts as the group leader:
475 if (group && group_fd == -1)
476 group_fd = fd[nr_cpu][counter];
477 if (multiplex && multiplex_fd == -1)
478 multiplex_fd = fd[nr_cpu][counter];
480 if (multiplex && fd[nr_cpu][counter] != multiplex_fd) {
482 ret = ioctl(fd[nr_cpu][counter], PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_OUTPUT, multiplex_fd);
485 event_array[nr_poll].fd = fd[nr_cpu][counter];
486 event_array[nr_poll].events = POLLIN;
489 mmap_array[nr_cpu][counter].counter = counter;
490 mmap_array[nr_cpu][counter].prev = 0;
491 mmap_array[nr_cpu][counter].mask = mmap_pages*page_size - 1;
492 mmap_array[nr_cpu][counter].base = mmap(NULL, (mmap_pages+1)*page_size,
493 PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, fd[nr_cpu][counter], 0);
494 if (mmap_array[nr_cpu][counter].base == MAP_FAILED) {
495 error("failed to mmap with %d (%s)\n", errno, strerror(errno));
500 if (filter != NULL) {
501 ret = ioctl(fd[nr_cpu][counter],
502 PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_FILTER, filter);
504 error("failed to set filter with %d (%s)\n", errno,
510 ioctl(fd[nr_cpu][counter], PERF_EVENT_IOC_ENABLE);
513 static void open_counters(int cpu, pid_t pid)
518 for (counter = 0; counter < nr_counters; counter++)
519 create_counter(counter, cpu, pid);
524 static void atexit_header(void)
526 header->data_size += bytes_written;
528 perf_header__write(header, output);
531 static int __cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv)
538 unsigned long waking = 0;
540 page_size = sysconf(_SC_PAGE_SIZE);
541 nr_cpus = sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN);
542 assert(nr_cpus <= MAX_NR_CPUS);
543 assert(nr_cpus >= 0);
546 signal(SIGCHLD, sig_handler);
547 signal(SIGINT, sig_handler);
549 if (!stat(output_name, &st) && st.st_size) {
550 if (!force && !append_file) {
551 fprintf(stderr, "Error, output file %s exists, use -A to append or -f to overwrite.\n",
559 flags = O_CREAT|O_RDWR;
565 output = open(output_name, flags, S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR);
567 perror("failed to create output file");
572 header = perf_header__read(output);
574 header = perf_header__new();
577 perf_header__feat_trace_info(header);
579 for (i = 0; i < nr_counters; i++) {
580 if (attrs[i].sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_RAW) {
581 perf_header__feat_trace_info(header);
587 atexit(atexit_header);
594 open_counters(profile_cpu, pid);
596 if (profile_cpu != -1) {
597 open_counters(profile_cpu, target_pid);
599 for (i = 0; i < nr_cpus; i++)
600 open_counters(i, target_pid);
605 perf_header__write(header, output);
608 pid_t tgid = pid_synthesize_comm_event(pid, 0);
609 pid_synthesize_mmap_samples(pid, tgid);
613 if (target_pid == -1 && argc) {
616 perror("failed to fork");
619 if (execvp(argv[0], (char **)argv)) {
629 struct sched_param param;
631 param.sched_priority = realtime_prio;
632 if (sched_setscheduler(0, SCHED_FIFO, ¶m)) {
633 pr_err("Could not set realtime priority.\n");
641 for (i = 0; i < nr_cpu; i++) {
642 for (counter = 0; counter < nr_counters; counter++) {
643 if (mmap_array[i][counter].base)
644 mmap_read(&mmap_array[i][counter]);
648 if (hits == samples) {
651 ret = poll(event_array, nr_poll, -1);
656 for (i = 0; i < nr_cpu; i++) {
657 for (counter = 0; counter < nr_counters; counter++)
658 ioctl(fd[i][counter], PERF_EVENT_IOC_DISABLE);
663 fprintf(stderr, "[ perf record: Woken up %ld times to write data ]\n", waking);
666 * Approximate RIP event size: 24 bytes.
669 "[ perf record: Captured and wrote %.3f MB %s (~%lld samples) ]\n",
670 (double)bytes_written / 1024.0 / 1024.0,
677 static const char * const record_usage[] = {
678 "perf record [<options>] [<command>]",
679 "perf record [<options>] -- <command> [<options>]",
683 static const struct option options[] = {
684 OPT_CALLBACK('e', "event", NULL, "event",
685 "event selector. use 'perf list' to list available events",
687 OPT_CALLBACK(0, "filter", NULL, "filter",
688 "event filter", parse_filter),
689 OPT_INTEGER('p', "pid", &target_pid,
690 "record events on existing pid"),
691 OPT_INTEGER('r', "realtime", &realtime_prio,
692 "collect data with this RT SCHED_FIFO priority"),
693 OPT_BOOLEAN('R', "raw-samples", &raw_samples,
694 "collect raw sample records from all opened counters"),
695 OPT_BOOLEAN('a', "all-cpus", &system_wide,
696 "system-wide collection from all CPUs"),
697 OPT_BOOLEAN('A', "append", &append_file,
698 "append to the output file to do incremental profiling"),
699 OPT_INTEGER('C', "profile_cpu", &profile_cpu,
700 "CPU to profile on"),
701 OPT_BOOLEAN('f', "force", &force,
702 "overwrite existing data file"),
703 OPT_LONG('c', "count", &default_interval,
704 "event period to sample"),
705 OPT_STRING('o', "output", &output_name, "file",
707 OPT_BOOLEAN('i', "inherit", &inherit,
708 "child tasks inherit counters"),
709 OPT_INTEGER('F', "freq", &freq,
710 "profile at this frequency"),
711 OPT_INTEGER('m', "mmap-pages", &mmap_pages,
712 "number of mmap data pages"),
713 OPT_BOOLEAN('g', "call-graph", &call_graph,
714 "do call-graph (stack chain/backtrace) recording"),
715 OPT_BOOLEAN('v', "verbose", &verbose,
716 "be more verbose (show counter open errors, etc)"),
717 OPT_BOOLEAN('s', "stat", &inherit_stat,
718 "per thread counts"),
719 OPT_BOOLEAN('d', "data", &sample_address,
721 OPT_BOOLEAN('n', "no-samples", &no_samples,
723 OPT_BOOLEAN('M', "multiplex", &multiplex,
724 "multiplex counter output in a single channel"),
728 int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
732 argc = parse_options(argc, argv, options, record_usage,
733 PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION);
734 if (!argc && target_pid == -1 && !system_wide)
735 usage_with_options(record_usage, options);
739 attrs[0].type = PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE;
740 attrs[0].config = PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES;
744 * User specified count overrides default frequency.
746 if (default_interval)
749 default_interval = freq;
751 fprintf(stderr, "frequency and count are zero, aborting\n");
755 for (counter = 0; counter < nr_counters; counter++) {
756 if (attrs[counter].sample_period)
759 attrs[counter].sample_period = default_interval;
762 return __cmd_record(argc, argv);