2020-01-13 15:20:19

by Leo Yan

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Subject: [PATCH v5 1/2] perf parse: Refactor struct perf_evsel_config_term

The struct perf_evsel_config_term::val is a union which contains
fields 'callgraph', 'drv_cfg' and 'branch' as string pointers. This
leads to the complex code logic for handling every type's string
separately, and it's hard to release string as a general way.

This patch refactors the structure to add a common field 'str' in the
'val' union as string pointer and remove the other three fields
'callgraph', 'drv_cfg' and 'branch'. Without passing field name, the
patch simplifies the string handling with macro ADD_CONFIG_TERM_STR()
for string pointer assignment.

Signed-off-by: Leo Yan <[email protected]>
---
tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c | 2 +-
tools/perf/util/evsel.c | 6 ++--
tools/perf/util/evsel_config.h | 4 +--
tools/perf/util/parse-events.c | 53 ++++++++++++++++++-------------
4 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c
index ede040cf82ad..2898cfdf8fe1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ static int cs_etm_set_sink_attr(struct perf_pmu *pmu,
if (term->type != PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_DRV_CFG)
continue;

- sink = term->val.drv_cfg;
+ sink = term->val.str;
snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "sinks/%s", sink);

ret = perf_pmu__scan_file(pmu, path, "%x", &hash);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index a69e64236120..549abd43816f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -808,12 +808,12 @@ static void apply_config_terms(struct evsel *evsel,
perf_evsel__reset_sample_bit(evsel, TIME);
break;
case PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_CALLGRAPH:
- callgraph_buf = term->val.callgraph;
+ callgraph_buf = term->val.str;
break;
case PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_BRANCH:
- if (term->val.branch && strcmp(term->val.branch, "no")) {
+ if (term->val.str && strcmp(term->val.str, "no")) {
perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, BRANCH_STACK);
- parse_branch_str(term->val.branch,
+ parse_branch_str(term->val.str,
&attr->branch_sample_type);
} else
perf_evsel__reset_sample_bit(evsel, BRANCH_STACK);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel_config.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel_config.h
index 1f8d2fe0b66e..b4a65201e4f7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel_config.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel_config.h
@@ -36,18 +36,16 @@ struct perf_evsel_config_term {
u64 period;
u64 freq;
bool time;
- char *callgraph;
- char *drv_cfg;
u64 stack_user;
int max_stack;
bool inherit;
bool overwrite;
- char *branch;
unsigned long max_events;
bool percore;
bool aux_output;
u32 aux_sample_size;
u64 cfg_chg;
+ char *str;
} val;
bool weak;
};
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index ed7c008b9c8b..64b394519a4c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -1219,8 +1219,7 @@ static int config_attr(struct perf_event_attr *attr,
static int get_config_terms(struct list_head *head_config,
struct list_head *head_terms __maybe_unused)
{
-#define ADD_CONFIG_TERM(__type, __name, __val) \
-do { \
+#define ADD_CONFIG_TERM(__type) \
struct perf_evsel_config_term *__t; \
\
__t = zalloc(sizeof(*__t)); \
@@ -1229,9 +1228,19 @@ do { \
\
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&__t->list); \
__t->type = PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_ ## __type; \
- __t->val.__name = __val; \
__t->weak = term->weak; \
- list_add_tail(&__t->list, head_terms); \
+ list_add_tail(&__t->list, head_terms)
+
+#define ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(__type, __name, __val) \
+do { \
+ ADD_CONFIG_TERM(__type); \
+ __t->val.__name = __val; \
+} while (0)
+
+#define ADD_CONFIG_TERM_STR(__type, __val) \
+do { \
+ ADD_CONFIG_TERM(__type); \
+ __t->val.str = __val; \
} while (0)

struct parse_events_term *term;
@@ -1239,53 +1248,53 @@ do { \
list_for_each_entry(term, head_config, list) {
switch (term->type_term) {
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_SAMPLE_PERIOD:
- ADD_CONFIG_TERM(PERIOD, period, term->val.num);
+ ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(PERIOD, period, term->val.num);
break;
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_SAMPLE_FREQ:
- ADD_CONFIG_TERM(FREQ, freq, term->val.num);
+ ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(FREQ, freq, term->val.num);
break;
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_TIME:
- ADD_CONFIG_TERM(TIME, time, term->val.num);
+ ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(TIME, time, term->val.num);
break;
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CALLGRAPH:
- ADD_CONFIG_TERM(CALLGRAPH, callgraph, term->val.str);
+ ADD_CONFIG_TERM_STR(CALLGRAPH, term->val.str);
break;
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_BRANCH_SAMPLE_TYPE:
- ADD_CONFIG_TERM(BRANCH, branch, term->val.str);
+ ADD_CONFIG_TERM_STR(BRANCH, term->val.str);
break;
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_STACKSIZE:
- ADD_CONFIG_TERM(STACK_USER, stack_user, term->val.num);
+ ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(STACK_USER, stack_user, term->val.num);
break;
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_INHERIT:
- ADD_CONFIG_TERM(INHERIT, inherit, term->val.num ? 1 : 0);
+ ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(INHERIT, inherit, term->val.num ? 1 : 0);
break;
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NOINHERIT:
- ADD_CONFIG_TERM(INHERIT, inherit, term->val.num ? 0 : 1);
+ ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(INHERIT, inherit, term->val.num ? 0 : 1);
break;
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_MAX_STACK:
- ADD_CONFIG_TERM(MAX_STACK, max_stack, term->val.num);
+ ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(MAX_STACK, max_stack, term->val.num);
break;
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_MAX_EVENTS:
- ADD_CONFIG_TERM(MAX_EVENTS, max_events, term->val.num);
+ ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(MAX_EVENTS, max_events, term->val.num);
break;
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_OVERWRITE:
- ADD_CONFIG_TERM(OVERWRITE, overwrite, term->val.num ? 1 : 0);
+ ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(OVERWRITE, overwrite, term->val.num ? 1 : 0);
break;
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NOOVERWRITE:
- ADD_CONFIG_TERM(OVERWRITE, overwrite, term->val.num ? 0 : 1);
+ ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(OVERWRITE, overwrite, term->val.num ? 0 : 1);
break;
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_DRV_CFG:
- ADD_CONFIG_TERM(DRV_CFG, drv_cfg, term->val.str);
+ ADD_CONFIG_TERM_STR(DRV_CFG, term->val.str);
break;
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_PERCORE:
- ADD_CONFIG_TERM(PERCORE, percore,
- term->val.num ? true : false);
+ ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(PERCORE, percore,
+ term->val.num ? true : false);
break;
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_AUX_OUTPUT:
- ADD_CONFIG_TERM(AUX_OUTPUT, aux_output, term->val.num ? 1 : 0);
+ ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(AUX_OUTPUT, aux_output, term->val.num ? 1 : 0);
break;
case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_AUX_SAMPLE_SIZE:
- ADD_CONFIG_TERM(AUX_SAMPLE_SIZE, aux_sample_size, term->val.num);
+ ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(AUX_SAMPLE_SIZE, aux_sample_size, term->val.num);
break;
default:
break;
@@ -1322,7 +1331,7 @@ static int get_config_chgs(struct perf_pmu *pmu, struct list_head *head_config,
}

if (bits)
- ADD_CONFIG_TERM(CFG_CHG, cfg_chg, bits);
+ ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(CFG_CHG, cfg_chg, bits);

#undef ADD_CONFIG_TERM
return 0;
--
2.17.1


2020-01-13 15:21:23

by Leo Yan

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Subject: [PATCH v5 2/2] perf parse: Copy string to perf_evsel_config_term

perf with CoreSight fails to record trace data with command:

perf record -e cs_etm/@tmc_etr0/u --per-thread ls
failed to set sink "" on event cs_etm/@tmc_etr0/u with 21 (Is a
directory)/perf/

This failure is root caused with the commit 1dc925568f01 ("perf
parse: Add a deep delete for parse event terms").

The log shows, cs_etm fails to parse the sink attribution; cs_etm event
relies on the event configuration to pass sink name, but the event
specific configuration data cannot be passed properly with flow:

get_config_terms()
ADD_CONFIG_TERM(DRV_CFG, term->val.str);
__t->val.str = term->val.str;
`> __t->val.str is assigned to term->val.str;

parse_events_terms__purge()
parse_events_term__delete()
zfree(&term->val.str);
`> term->val.str is freed and assigned to NULL pointer;

cs_etm_set_sink_attr()
sink = __t->val.str;
`> sink string has been freed.

To fix this issue, in the function get_config_terms(), this patch
changes to use strdup() for allocation a new duplicate string rather
than directly assignment string pointer.

This patch addes a new field 'free_str' in the data structure
perf_evsel_config_term; 'free_str' is set to true when the union is used
as a string pointer; thus it can tell perf_evsel__free_config_terms() to
free the string.

Fixes: 1dc925568f01 ("perf parse: Add a deep delete for parse event terms")
Suggested-by: Jiri Olsa <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Leo Yan <[email protected]>
---
tools/perf/util/evsel.c | 2 ++
tools/perf/util/evsel_config.h | 1 +
tools/perf/util/parse-events.c | 7 ++++++-
3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 549abd43816f..6fe9e28180e5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -1265,6 +1265,8 @@ static void perf_evsel__free_config_terms(struct evsel *evsel)

list_for_each_entry_safe(term, h, &evsel->config_terms, list) {
list_del_init(&term->list);
+ if (term->free_str)
+ free(term->val.str);
free(term);
}
}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel_config.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel_config.h
index b4a65201e4f7..e026ab67b008 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel_config.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel_config.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ enum evsel_term_type {
struct perf_evsel_config_term {
struct list_head list;
enum evsel_term_type type;
+ bool free_str;
union {
u64 period;
u64 freq;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 64b394519a4c..cc36c1f2e7eb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -1240,7 +1240,12 @@ do { \
#define ADD_CONFIG_TERM_STR(__type, __val) \
do { \
ADD_CONFIG_TERM(__type); \
- __t->val.str = __val; \
+ __t->val.str = strdup(__val); \
+ if (!__t->val.str) { \
+ zfree(&__t); \
+ return -ENOMEM; \
+ } \
+ __t->free_str = true; \
} while (0)

struct parse_events_term *term;
--
2.17.1

2020-01-13 17:05:55

by Mathieu Poirier

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 1/2] perf parse: Refactor struct perf_evsel_config_term

On Mon, 13 Jan 2020 at 08:18, Leo Yan <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> The struct perf_evsel_config_term::val is a union which contains
> fields 'callgraph', 'drv_cfg' and 'branch' as string pointers. This
> leads to the complex code logic for handling every type's string
> separately, and it's hard to release string as a general way.
>
> This patch refactors the structure to add a common field 'str' in the
> 'val' union as string pointer and remove the other three fields
> 'callgraph', 'drv_cfg' and 'branch'. Without passing field name, the
> patch simplifies the string handling with macro ADD_CONFIG_TERM_STR()
> for string pointer assignment.
>
> Signed-off-by: Leo Yan <[email protected]>
> ---
> tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c | 2 +-
> tools/perf/util/evsel.c | 6 ++--
> tools/perf/util/evsel_config.h | 4 +--
> tools/perf/util/parse-events.c | 53 ++++++++++++++++++-------------
> 4 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c
> index ede040cf82ad..2898cfdf8fe1 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c
> @@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ static int cs_etm_set_sink_attr(struct perf_pmu *pmu,
> if (term->type != PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_DRV_CFG)
> continue;
>
> - sink = term->val.drv_cfg;
> + sink = term->val.str;
> snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "sinks/%s", sink);
>
> ret = perf_pmu__scan_file(pmu, path, "%x", &hash);
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
> index a69e64236120..549abd43816f 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
> @@ -808,12 +808,12 @@ static void apply_config_terms(struct evsel *evsel,
> perf_evsel__reset_sample_bit(evsel, TIME);
> break;
> case PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_CALLGRAPH:
> - callgraph_buf = term->val.callgraph;
> + callgraph_buf = term->val.str;
> break;
> case PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_BRANCH:
> - if (term->val.branch && strcmp(term->val.branch, "no")) {
> + if (term->val.str && strcmp(term->val.str, "no")) {
> perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, BRANCH_STACK);
> - parse_branch_str(term->val.branch,
> + parse_branch_str(term->val.str,
> &attr->branch_sample_type);
> } else
> perf_evsel__reset_sample_bit(evsel, BRANCH_STACK);
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel_config.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel_config.h
> index 1f8d2fe0b66e..b4a65201e4f7 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/evsel_config.h
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel_config.h
> @@ -36,18 +36,16 @@ struct perf_evsel_config_term {
> u64 period;
> u64 freq;
> bool time;
> - char *callgraph;
> - char *drv_cfg;
> u64 stack_user;
> int max_stack;
> bool inherit;
> bool overwrite;
> - char *branch;
> unsigned long max_events;
> bool percore;
> bool aux_output;
> u32 aux_sample_size;
> u64 cfg_chg;
> + char *str;
> } val;
> bool weak;
> };
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
> index ed7c008b9c8b..64b394519a4c 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
> @@ -1219,8 +1219,7 @@ static int config_attr(struct perf_event_attr *attr,
> static int get_config_terms(struct list_head *head_config,
> struct list_head *head_terms __maybe_unused)
> {
> -#define ADD_CONFIG_TERM(__type, __name, __val) \
> -do { \
> +#define ADD_CONFIG_TERM(__type) \
> struct perf_evsel_config_term *__t; \
> \
> __t = zalloc(sizeof(*__t)); \
> @@ -1229,9 +1228,19 @@ do { \
> \
> INIT_LIST_HEAD(&__t->list); \
> __t->type = PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_ ## __type; \
> - __t->val.__name = __val; \
> __t->weak = term->weak; \
> - list_add_tail(&__t->list, head_terms); \
> + list_add_tail(&__t->list, head_terms)
> +
> +#define ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(__type, __name, __val) \
> +do { \
> + ADD_CONFIG_TERM(__type); \
> + __t->val.__name = __val; \
> +} while (0)
> +
> +#define ADD_CONFIG_TERM_STR(__type, __val) \
> +do { \
> + ADD_CONFIG_TERM(__type); \
> + __t->val.str = __val; \
> } while (0)
>
> struct parse_events_term *term;
> @@ -1239,53 +1248,53 @@ do { \
> list_for_each_entry(term, head_config, list) {
> switch (term->type_term) {
> case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_SAMPLE_PERIOD:
> - ADD_CONFIG_TERM(PERIOD, period, term->val.num);
> + ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(PERIOD, period, term->val.num);
> break;
> case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_SAMPLE_FREQ:
> - ADD_CONFIG_TERM(FREQ, freq, term->val.num);
> + ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(FREQ, freq, term->val.num);
> break;
> case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_TIME:
> - ADD_CONFIG_TERM(TIME, time, term->val.num);
> + ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(TIME, time, term->val.num);
> break;
> case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CALLGRAPH:
> - ADD_CONFIG_TERM(CALLGRAPH, callgraph, term->val.str);
> + ADD_CONFIG_TERM_STR(CALLGRAPH, term->val.str);
> break;
> case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_BRANCH_SAMPLE_TYPE:
> - ADD_CONFIG_TERM(BRANCH, branch, term->val.str);
> + ADD_CONFIG_TERM_STR(BRANCH, term->val.str);
> break;
> case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_STACKSIZE:
> - ADD_CONFIG_TERM(STACK_USER, stack_user, term->val.num);
> + ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(STACK_USER, stack_user, term->val.num);
> break;
> case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_INHERIT:
> - ADD_CONFIG_TERM(INHERIT, inherit, term->val.num ? 1 : 0);
> + ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(INHERIT, inherit, term->val.num ? 1 : 0);
> break;
> case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NOINHERIT:
> - ADD_CONFIG_TERM(INHERIT, inherit, term->val.num ? 0 : 1);
> + ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(INHERIT, inherit, term->val.num ? 0 : 1);
> break;
> case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_MAX_STACK:
> - ADD_CONFIG_TERM(MAX_STACK, max_stack, term->val.num);
> + ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(MAX_STACK, max_stack, term->val.num);
> break;
> case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_MAX_EVENTS:
> - ADD_CONFIG_TERM(MAX_EVENTS, max_events, term->val.num);
> + ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(MAX_EVENTS, max_events, term->val.num);
> break;
> case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_OVERWRITE:
> - ADD_CONFIG_TERM(OVERWRITE, overwrite, term->val.num ? 1 : 0);
> + ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(OVERWRITE, overwrite, term->val.num ? 1 : 0);
> break;
> case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NOOVERWRITE:
> - ADD_CONFIG_TERM(OVERWRITE, overwrite, term->val.num ? 0 : 1);
> + ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(OVERWRITE, overwrite, term->val.num ? 0 : 1);
> break;
> case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_DRV_CFG:
> - ADD_CONFIG_TERM(DRV_CFG, drv_cfg, term->val.str);
> + ADD_CONFIG_TERM_STR(DRV_CFG, term->val.str);
> break;
> case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_PERCORE:
> - ADD_CONFIG_TERM(PERCORE, percore,
> - term->val.num ? true : false);
> + ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(PERCORE, percore,
> + term->val.num ? true : false);
> break;
> case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_AUX_OUTPUT:
> - ADD_CONFIG_TERM(AUX_OUTPUT, aux_output, term->val.num ? 1 : 0);
> + ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(AUX_OUTPUT, aux_output, term->val.num ? 1 : 0);
> break;
> case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_AUX_SAMPLE_SIZE:
> - ADD_CONFIG_TERM(AUX_SAMPLE_SIZE, aux_sample_size, term->val.num);
> + ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(AUX_SAMPLE_SIZE, aux_sample_size, term->val.num);
> break;
> default:
> break;
> @@ -1322,7 +1331,7 @@ static int get_config_chgs(struct perf_pmu *pmu, struct list_head *head_config,
> }
>
> if (bits)
> - ADD_CONFIG_TERM(CFG_CHG, cfg_chg, bits);
> + ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(CFG_CHG, cfg_chg, bits);
>
> #undef ADD_CONFIG_TERM
> return 0;

There are checkpatch warnings - please address them.

Mathieu

> --
> 2.17.1
>

2020-01-13 18:45:52

by Andi Kleen

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 1/2] perf parse: Refactor struct perf_evsel_config_term

On Mon, Jan 13, 2020 at 11:18:05PM +0800, Leo Yan wrote:
> The struct perf_evsel_config_term::val is a union which contains
> fields 'callgraph', 'drv_cfg' and 'branch' as string pointers. This
> leads to the complex code logic for handling every type's string
> separately, and it's hard to release string as a general way.
>
> This patch refactors the structure to add a common field 'str' in the
> 'val' union as string pointer and remove the other three fields
> 'callgraph', 'drv_cfg' and 'branch'. Without passing field name, the
> patch simplifies the string handling with macro ADD_CONFIG_TERM_STR()
> for string pointer assignment.

Looks like a good cleanup.

Reviewed-by: Andi Kleen <[email protected]>

-Andi

2020-01-14 09:14:00

by Jiri Olsa

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 2/2] perf parse: Copy string to perf_evsel_config_term

On Mon, Jan 13, 2020 at 11:18:06PM +0800, Leo Yan wrote:
> perf with CoreSight fails to record trace data with command:
>
> perf record -e cs_etm/@tmc_etr0/u --per-thread ls
> failed to set sink "" on event cs_etm/@tmc_etr0/u with 21 (Is a
> directory)/perf/
>
> This failure is root caused with the commit 1dc925568f01 ("perf
> parse: Add a deep delete for parse event terms").
>
> The log shows, cs_etm fails to parse the sink attribution; cs_etm event
> relies on the event configuration to pass sink name, but the event
> specific configuration data cannot be passed properly with flow:
>
> get_config_terms()
> ADD_CONFIG_TERM(DRV_CFG, term->val.str);
> __t->val.str = term->val.str;
> `> __t->val.str is assigned to term->val.str;
>
> parse_events_terms__purge()
> parse_events_term__delete()
> zfree(&term->val.str);
> `> term->val.str is freed and assigned to NULL pointer;
>
> cs_etm_set_sink_attr()
> sink = __t->val.str;
> `> sink string has been freed.
>
> To fix this issue, in the function get_config_terms(), this patch
> changes to use strdup() for allocation a new duplicate string rather
> than directly assignment string pointer.
>
> This patch addes a new field 'free_str' in the data structure
> perf_evsel_config_term; 'free_str' is set to true when the union is used
> as a string pointer; thus it can tell perf_evsel__free_config_terms() to
> free the string.
>
> Fixes: 1dc925568f01 ("perf parse: Add a deep delete for parse event terms")
> Suggested-by: Jiri Olsa <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Leo Yan <[email protected]>

with that checkpatch changes

Acked-by: Jiri Olsa <[email protected]>

thanks,
jirka

2020-01-14 09:56:36

by Leo Yan

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 2/2] perf parse: Copy string to perf_evsel_config_term

On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 10:12:28AM +0100, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 13, 2020 at 11:18:06PM +0800, Leo Yan wrote:
> > perf with CoreSight fails to record trace data with command:
> >
> > perf record -e cs_etm/@tmc_etr0/u --per-thread ls
> > failed to set sink "" on event cs_etm/@tmc_etr0/u with 21 (Is a
> > directory)/perf/
> >
> > This failure is root caused with the commit 1dc925568f01 ("perf
> > parse: Add a deep delete for parse event terms").
> >
> > The log shows, cs_etm fails to parse the sink attribution; cs_etm event
> > relies on the event configuration to pass sink name, but the event
> > specific configuration data cannot be passed properly with flow:
> >
> > get_config_terms()
> > ADD_CONFIG_TERM(DRV_CFG, term->val.str);
> > __t->val.str = term->val.str;
> > `> __t->val.str is assigned to term->val.str;
> >
> > parse_events_terms__purge()
> > parse_events_term__delete()
> > zfree(&term->val.str);
> > `> term->val.str is freed and assigned to NULL pointer;
> >
> > cs_etm_set_sink_attr()
> > sink = __t->val.str;
> > `> sink string has been freed.
> >
> > To fix this issue, in the function get_config_terms(), this patch
> > changes to use strdup() for allocation a new duplicate string rather
> > than directly assignment string pointer.
> >
> > This patch addes a new field 'free_str' in the data structure
> > perf_evsel_config_term; 'free_str' is set to true when the union is used
> > as a string pointer; thus it can tell perf_evsel__free_config_terms() to
> > free the string.
> >
> > Fixes: 1dc925568f01 ("perf parse: Add a deep delete for parse event terms")
> > Suggested-by: Jiri Olsa <[email protected]>
> > Signed-off-by: Leo Yan <[email protected]>
>
> with that checkpatch changes
>
> Acked-by: Jiri Olsa <[email protected]>

Will fix checkpath warnings and resend patch v6.

Thanks you/Mathieu/Andi's reviewing.

Leo