perf record, x86: Print more intelligent error message when sampling fails
[safe/jmp/linux-2.6] / tools / perf / builtin-record.c
1 /*
2  * builtin-record.c
3  *
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.
7  */
8 #include "builtin.h"
9
10 #include "perf.h"
11
12 #include "util/util.h"
13 #include "util/parse-options.h"
14 #include "util/parse-events.h"
15 #include "util/string.h"
16
17 #include "util/header.h"
18 #include "util/event.h"
19 #include "util/debug.h"
20 #include "util/symbol.h"
21
22 #include <unistd.h>
23 #include <sched.h>
24
25 static int                      fd[MAX_NR_CPUS][MAX_COUNTERS];
26
27 static long                     default_interval                =      0;
28
29 static int                      nr_cpus                         =      0;
30 static unsigned int             page_size;
31 static unsigned int             mmap_pages                      =    128;
32 static int                      freq                            =   1000;
33 static int                      output;
34 static const char               *output_name                    = "perf.data";
35 static int                      group                           =      0;
36 static unsigned int             realtime_prio                   =      0;
37 static int                      raw_samples                     =      0;
38 static int                      system_wide                     =      0;
39 static int                      profile_cpu                     =     -1;
40 static pid_t                    target_pid                      =     -1;
41 static pid_t                    child_pid                       =     -1;
42 static int                      inherit                         =      1;
43 static int                      force                           =      0;
44 static int                      append_file                     =      0;
45 static int                      call_graph                      =      0;
46 static int                      inherit_stat                    =      0;
47 static int                      no_samples                      =      0;
48 static int                      sample_address                  =      0;
49 static int                      multiplex                       =      0;
50 static int                      multiplex_fd                    =     -1;
51
52 static long                     samples                         =      0;
53 static struct timeval           last_read;
54 static struct timeval           this_read;
55
56 static u64                      bytes_written                   =      0;
57
58 static struct pollfd            event_array[MAX_NR_CPUS * MAX_COUNTERS];
59
60 static int                      nr_poll                         =      0;
61 static int                      nr_cpu                          =      0;
62
63 static int                      file_new                        =      1;
64
65 struct perf_header              *header                         =   NULL;
66
67 struct mmap_data {
68         int                     counter;
69         void                    *base;
70         unsigned int            mask;
71         unsigned int            prev;
72 };
73
74 static struct mmap_data         mmap_array[MAX_NR_CPUS][MAX_COUNTERS];
75
76 static unsigned long mmap_read_head(struct mmap_data *md)
77 {
78         struct perf_event_mmap_page *pc = md->base;
79         long head;
80
81         head = pc->data_head;
82         rmb();
83
84         return head;
85 }
86
87 static void mmap_write_tail(struct mmap_data *md, unsigned long tail)
88 {
89         struct perf_event_mmap_page *pc = md->base;
90
91         /*
92          * ensure all reads are done before we write the tail out.
93          */
94         /* mb(); */
95         pc->data_tail = tail;
96 }
97
98 static void write_output(void *buf, size_t size)
99 {
100         while (size) {
101                 int ret = write(output, buf, size);
102
103                 if (ret < 0)
104                         die("failed to write");
105
106                 size -= ret;
107                 buf += ret;
108
109                 bytes_written += ret;
110         }
111 }
112
113 static void write_event(event_t *buf, size_t size)
114 {
115         /*
116         * Add it to the list of DSOs, so that when we finish this
117          * record session we can pick the available build-ids.
118          */
119         if (buf->header.type == PERF_RECORD_MMAP)
120                 dsos__findnew(buf->mmap.filename);
121
122         write_output(buf, size);
123 }
124
125 static int process_synthesized_event(event_t *event)
126 {
127         write_event(event, event->header.size);
128         return 0;
129 }
130
131 static void mmap_read(struct mmap_data *md)
132 {
133         unsigned int head = mmap_read_head(md);
134         unsigned int old = md->prev;
135         unsigned char *data = md->base + page_size;
136         unsigned long size;
137         void *buf;
138         int diff;
139
140         gettimeofday(&this_read, NULL);
141
142         /*
143          * If we're further behind than half the buffer, there's a chance
144          * the writer will bite our tail and mess up the samples under us.
145          *
146          * If we somehow ended up ahead of the head, we got messed up.
147          *
148          * In either case, truncate and restart at head.
149          */
150         diff = head - old;
151         if (diff < 0) {
152                 struct timeval iv;
153                 unsigned long msecs;
154
155                 timersub(&this_read, &last_read, &iv);
156                 msecs = iv.tv_sec*1000 + iv.tv_usec/1000;
157
158                 fprintf(stderr, "WARNING: failed to keep up with mmap data."
159                                 "  Last read %lu msecs ago.\n", msecs);
160
161                 /*
162                  * head points to a known good entry, start there.
163                  */
164                 old = head;
165         }
166
167         last_read = this_read;
168
169         if (old != head)
170                 samples++;
171
172         size = head - old;
173
174         if ((old & md->mask) + size != (head & md->mask)) {
175                 buf = &data[old & md->mask];
176                 size = md->mask + 1 - (old & md->mask);
177                 old += size;
178
179                 write_event(buf, size);
180         }
181
182         buf = &data[old & md->mask];
183         size = head - old;
184         old += size;
185
186         write_event(buf, size);
187
188         md->prev = old;
189         mmap_write_tail(md, old);
190 }
191
192 static volatile int done = 0;
193 static volatile int signr = -1;
194
195 static void sig_handler(int sig)
196 {
197         done = 1;
198         signr = sig;
199 }
200
201 static void sig_atexit(void)
202 {
203         if (child_pid != -1)
204                 kill(child_pid, SIGTERM);
205
206         if (signr == -1)
207                 return;
208
209         signal(signr, SIG_DFL);
210         kill(getpid(), signr);
211 }
212
213 static int group_fd;
214
215 static struct perf_header_attr *get_header_attr(struct perf_event_attr *a, int nr)
216 {
217         struct perf_header_attr *h_attr;
218
219         if (nr < header->attrs) {
220                 h_attr = header->attr[nr];
221         } else {
222                 h_attr = perf_header_attr__new(a);
223                 if (h_attr != NULL)
224                         if (perf_header__add_attr(header, h_attr) < 0) {
225                                 perf_header_attr__delete(h_attr);
226                                 h_attr = NULL;
227                         }
228         }
229
230         return h_attr;
231 }
232
233 static void create_counter(int counter, int cpu, pid_t pid)
234 {
235         char *filter = filters[counter];
236         struct perf_event_attr *attr = attrs + counter;
237         struct perf_header_attr *h_attr;
238         int track = !counter; /* only the first counter needs these */
239         int ret;
240         struct {
241                 u64 count;
242                 u64 time_enabled;
243                 u64 time_running;
244                 u64 id;
245         } read_data;
246
247         attr->read_format       = PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_ENABLED |
248                                   PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_RUNNING |
249                                   PERF_FORMAT_ID;
250
251         attr->sample_type       |= PERF_SAMPLE_IP | PERF_SAMPLE_TID;
252
253         if (freq) {
254                 attr->sample_type       |= PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD;
255                 attr->freq              = 1;
256                 attr->sample_freq       = freq;
257         }
258
259         if (no_samples)
260                 attr->sample_freq = 0;
261
262         if (inherit_stat)
263                 attr->inherit_stat = 1;
264
265         if (sample_address)
266                 attr->sample_type       |= PERF_SAMPLE_ADDR;
267
268         if (call_graph)
269                 attr->sample_type       |= PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN;
270
271         if (raw_samples) {
272                 attr->sample_type       |= PERF_SAMPLE_TIME;
273                 attr->sample_type       |= PERF_SAMPLE_RAW;
274                 attr->sample_type       |= PERF_SAMPLE_CPU;
275         }
276
277         attr->mmap              = track;
278         attr->comm              = track;
279         attr->inherit           = (cpu < 0) && inherit;
280         attr->disabled          = 1;
281
282 try_again:
283         fd[nr_cpu][counter] = sys_perf_event_open(attr, pid, cpu, group_fd, 0);
284
285         if (fd[nr_cpu][counter] < 0) {
286                 int err = errno;
287
288                 if (err == EPERM || err == EACCES)
289                         die("Permission error - are you root?\n");
290                 else if (err ==  ENODEV && profile_cpu != -1)
291                         die("No such device - did you specify an out-of-range profile CPU?\n");
292
293                 /*
294                  * If it's cycles then fall back to hrtimer
295                  * based cpu-clock-tick sw counter, which
296                  * is always available even if no PMU support:
297                  */
298                 if (attr->type == PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE
299                         && attr->config == PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES) {
300
301                         if (verbose)
302                                 warning(" ... trying to fall back to cpu-clock-ticks\n");
303                         attr->type = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE;
304                         attr->config = PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_CLOCK;
305                         goto try_again;
306                 }
307                 printf("\n");
308                 error("perfcounter syscall returned with %d (%s)\n",
309                         fd[nr_cpu][counter], strerror(err));
310
311 #if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)
312                 if (attr->type == PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE && err == EOPNOTSUPP)
313                         die("No hardware sampling interrupt available. No APIC? If so then you can boot the kernel with the \"lapic\" boot parameter to force-enable it.\n");
314 #endif
315
316                 die("No CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS=y kernel support configured?\n");
317                 exit(-1);
318         }
319
320         h_attr = get_header_attr(attr, counter);
321         if (h_attr == NULL)
322                 die("nomem\n");
323
324         if (!file_new) {
325                 if (memcmp(&h_attr->attr, attr, sizeof(*attr))) {
326                         fprintf(stderr, "incompatible append\n");
327                         exit(-1);
328                 }
329         }
330
331         if (read(fd[nr_cpu][counter], &read_data, sizeof(read_data)) == -1) {
332                 perror("Unable to read perf file descriptor\n");
333                 exit(-1);
334         }
335
336         if (perf_header_attr__add_id(h_attr, read_data.id) < 0) {
337                 pr_warning("Not enough memory to add id\n");
338                 exit(-1);
339         }
340
341         assert(fd[nr_cpu][counter] >= 0);
342         fcntl(fd[nr_cpu][counter], F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
343
344         /*
345          * First counter acts as the group leader:
346          */
347         if (group && group_fd == -1)
348                 group_fd = fd[nr_cpu][counter];
349         if (multiplex && multiplex_fd == -1)
350                 multiplex_fd = fd[nr_cpu][counter];
351
352         if (multiplex && fd[nr_cpu][counter] != multiplex_fd) {
353
354                 ret = ioctl(fd[nr_cpu][counter], PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_OUTPUT, multiplex_fd);
355                 assert(ret != -1);
356         } else {
357                 event_array[nr_poll].fd = fd[nr_cpu][counter];
358                 event_array[nr_poll].events = POLLIN;
359                 nr_poll++;
360
361                 mmap_array[nr_cpu][counter].counter = counter;
362                 mmap_array[nr_cpu][counter].prev = 0;
363                 mmap_array[nr_cpu][counter].mask = mmap_pages*page_size - 1;
364                 mmap_array[nr_cpu][counter].base = mmap(NULL, (mmap_pages+1)*page_size,
365                                 PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, fd[nr_cpu][counter], 0);
366                 if (mmap_array[nr_cpu][counter].base == MAP_FAILED) {
367                         error("failed to mmap with %d (%s)\n", errno, strerror(errno));
368                         exit(-1);
369                 }
370         }
371
372         if (filter != NULL) {
373                 ret = ioctl(fd[nr_cpu][counter],
374                             PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_FILTER, filter);
375                 if (ret) {
376                         error("failed to set filter with %d (%s)\n", errno,
377                               strerror(errno));
378                         exit(-1);
379                 }
380         }
381
382         ioctl(fd[nr_cpu][counter], PERF_EVENT_IOC_ENABLE);
383 }
384
385 static void open_counters(int cpu, pid_t pid)
386 {
387         int counter;
388
389         group_fd = -1;
390         for (counter = 0; counter < nr_counters; counter++)
391                 create_counter(counter, cpu, pid);
392
393         nr_cpu++;
394 }
395
396 static void atexit_header(void)
397 {
398         header->data_size += bytes_written;
399
400         perf_header__write(header, output, true);
401 }
402
403 static int __cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv)
404 {
405         int i, counter;
406         struct stat st;
407         pid_t pid = 0;
408         int flags;
409         int err;
410         unsigned long waking = 0;
411
412         page_size = sysconf(_SC_PAGE_SIZE);
413         nr_cpus = sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN);
414         assert(nr_cpus <= MAX_NR_CPUS);
415         assert(nr_cpus >= 0);
416
417         atexit(sig_atexit);
418         signal(SIGCHLD, sig_handler);
419         signal(SIGINT, sig_handler);
420
421         if (!stat(output_name, &st) && st.st_size) {
422                 if (!force && !append_file) {
423                         fprintf(stderr, "Error, output file %s exists, use -A to append or -f to overwrite.\n",
424                                         output_name);
425                         exit(-1);
426                 }
427         } else {
428                 append_file = 0;
429         }
430
431         flags = O_CREAT|O_RDWR;
432         if (append_file)
433                 file_new = 0;
434         else
435                 flags |= O_TRUNC;
436
437         output = open(output_name, flags, S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR);
438         if (output < 0) {
439                 perror("failed to create output file");
440                 exit(-1);
441         }
442
443         header = perf_header__new();
444         if (header == NULL) {
445                 pr_err("Not enough memory for reading perf file header\n");
446                 return -1;
447         }
448
449         if (!file_new) {
450                 err = perf_header__read(header, output);
451                 if (err < 0)
452                         return err;
453         }
454
455         if (raw_samples) {
456                 perf_header__set_feat(header, HEADER_TRACE_INFO);
457         } else {
458                 for (i = 0; i < nr_counters; i++) {
459                         if (attrs[i].sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_RAW) {
460                                 perf_header__set_feat(header, HEADER_TRACE_INFO);
461                                 break;
462                         }
463                 }
464         }
465
466         atexit(atexit_header);
467
468         if (!system_wide) {
469                 pid = target_pid;
470                 if (pid == -1)
471                         pid = getpid();
472
473                 open_counters(profile_cpu, pid);
474         } else {
475                 if (profile_cpu != -1) {
476                         open_counters(profile_cpu, target_pid);
477                 } else {
478                         for (i = 0; i < nr_cpus; i++)
479                                 open_counters(i, target_pid);
480                 }
481         }
482
483         if (file_new) {
484                 err = perf_header__write(header, output, false);
485                 if (err < 0)
486                         return err;
487         }
488
489         if (!system_wide)
490                 event__synthesize_thread(pid, process_synthesized_event);
491         else
492                 event__synthesize_threads(process_synthesized_event);
493
494         if (target_pid == -1 && argc) {
495                 pid = fork();
496                 if (pid < 0)
497                         die("failed to fork");
498
499                 if (!pid) {
500                         if (execvp(argv[0], (char **)argv)) {
501                                 perror(argv[0]);
502                                 exit(-1);
503                         }
504                 } else {
505                         /*
506                          * Wait a bit for the execv'ed child to appear
507                          * and be updated in /proc
508                          * FIXME: Do you know a less heuristical solution?
509                          */
510                         usleep(1000);
511                         event__synthesize_thread(pid,
512                                                  process_synthesized_event);
513                 }
514
515                 child_pid = pid;
516         }
517
518         if (realtime_prio) {
519                 struct sched_param param;
520
521                 param.sched_priority = realtime_prio;
522                 if (sched_setscheduler(0, SCHED_FIFO, &param)) {
523                         pr_err("Could not set realtime priority.\n");
524                         exit(-1);
525                 }
526         }
527
528         for (;;) {
529                 int hits = samples;
530
531                 for (i = 0; i < nr_cpu; i++) {
532                         for (counter = 0; counter < nr_counters; counter++) {
533                                 if (mmap_array[i][counter].base)
534                                         mmap_read(&mmap_array[i][counter]);
535                         }
536                 }
537
538                 if (hits == samples) {
539                         if (done)
540                                 break;
541                         err = poll(event_array, nr_poll, -1);
542                         waking++;
543                 }
544
545                 if (done) {
546                         for (i = 0; i < nr_cpu; i++) {
547                                 for (counter = 0; counter < nr_counters; counter++)
548                                         ioctl(fd[i][counter], PERF_EVENT_IOC_DISABLE);
549                         }
550                 }
551         }
552
553         fprintf(stderr, "[ perf record: Woken up %ld times to write data ]\n", waking);
554
555         /*
556          * Approximate RIP event size: 24 bytes.
557          */
558         fprintf(stderr,
559                 "[ perf record: Captured and wrote %.3f MB %s (~%lld samples) ]\n",
560                 (double)bytes_written / 1024.0 / 1024.0,
561                 output_name,
562                 bytes_written / 24);
563
564         return 0;
565 }
566
567 static const char * const record_usage[] = {
568         "perf record [<options>] [<command>]",
569         "perf record [<options>] -- <command> [<options>]",
570         NULL
571 };
572
573 static const struct option options[] = {
574         OPT_CALLBACK('e', "event", NULL, "event",
575                      "event selector. use 'perf list' to list available events",
576                      parse_events),
577         OPT_CALLBACK(0, "filter", NULL, "filter",
578                      "event filter", parse_filter),
579         OPT_INTEGER('p', "pid", &target_pid,
580                     "record events on existing pid"),
581         OPT_INTEGER('r', "realtime", &realtime_prio,
582                     "collect data with this RT SCHED_FIFO priority"),
583         OPT_BOOLEAN('R', "raw-samples", &raw_samples,
584                     "collect raw sample records from all opened counters"),
585         OPT_BOOLEAN('a', "all-cpus", &system_wide,
586                             "system-wide collection from all CPUs"),
587         OPT_BOOLEAN('A', "append", &append_file,
588                             "append to the output file to do incremental profiling"),
589         OPT_INTEGER('C', "profile_cpu", &profile_cpu,
590                             "CPU to profile on"),
591         OPT_BOOLEAN('f', "force", &force,
592                         "overwrite existing data file"),
593         OPT_LONG('c', "count", &default_interval,
594                     "event period to sample"),
595         OPT_STRING('o', "output", &output_name, "file",
596                     "output file name"),
597         OPT_BOOLEAN('i', "inherit", &inherit,
598                     "child tasks inherit counters"),
599         OPT_INTEGER('F', "freq", &freq,
600                     "profile at this frequency"),
601         OPT_INTEGER('m', "mmap-pages", &mmap_pages,
602                     "number of mmap data pages"),
603         OPT_BOOLEAN('g', "call-graph", &call_graph,
604                     "do call-graph (stack chain/backtrace) recording"),
605         OPT_BOOLEAN('v', "verbose", &verbose,
606                     "be more verbose (show counter open errors, etc)"),
607         OPT_BOOLEAN('s', "stat", &inherit_stat,
608                     "per thread counts"),
609         OPT_BOOLEAN('d', "data", &sample_address,
610                     "Sample addresses"),
611         OPT_BOOLEAN('n', "no-samples", &no_samples,
612                     "don't sample"),
613         OPT_BOOLEAN('M', "multiplex", &multiplex,
614                     "multiplex counter output in a single channel"),
615         OPT_END()
616 };
617
618 int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
619 {
620         int counter;
621
622         symbol__init(0);
623
624         argc = parse_options(argc, argv, options, record_usage,
625                 PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION);
626         if (!argc && target_pid == -1 && !system_wide)
627                 usage_with_options(record_usage, options);
628
629         if (!nr_counters) {
630                 nr_counters     = 1;
631                 attrs[0].type   = PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE;
632                 attrs[0].config = PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES;
633         }
634
635         /*
636          * User specified count overrides default frequency.
637          */
638         if (default_interval)
639                 freq = 0;
640         else if (freq) {
641                 default_interval = freq;
642         } else {
643                 fprintf(stderr, "frequency and count are zero, aborting\n");
644                 exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
645         }
646
647         for (counter = 0; counter < nr_counters; counter++) {
648                 if (attrs[counter].sample_period)
649                         continue;
650
651                 attrs[counter].sample_period = default_interval;
652         }
653
654         return __cmd_record(argc, argv);
655 }