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-rw-r--r--tools/perf/builtin-stat.c64
1 files changed, 50 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
index c5a290727a92..201ef2367dcb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static u64 runtime_cycles_noise;
#define ERR_PERF_OPEN \
"Error: counter %d, sys_perf_counter_open() syscall returned with %d (%s)\n"
-static void create_perf_stat_counter(int counter)
+static void create_perf_stat_counter(int counter, int pid)
{
struct perf_counter_attr *attr = attrs + counter;
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static void create_perf_stat_counter(int counter)
attr->inherit = inherit;
attr->disabled = 1;
- fd[0][counter] = sys_perf_counter_open(attr, 0, -1, -1, 0);
+ fd[0][counter] = sys_perf_counter_open(attr, pid, -1, -1, 0);
if (fd[0][counter] < 0 && verbose)
fprintf(stderr, ERR_PERF_OPEN, counter,
fd[0][counter], strerror(errno));
@@ -205,12 +205,58 @@ static int run_perf_stat(int argc, const char **argv)
int status = 0;
int counter;
int pid;
+ int child_ready_pipe[2], go_pipe[2];
+ char buf;
if (!system_wide)
nr_cpus = 1;
+ if (pipe(child_ready_pipe) < 0 || pipe(go_pipe) < 0) {
+ perror("failed to create pipes");
+ exit(1);
+ }
+
+ if ((pid = fork()) < 0)
+ perror("failed to fork");
+
+ if (!pid) {
+ close(child_ready_pipe[0]);
+ close(go_pipe[1]);
+ fcntl(go_pipe[0], F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC);
+
+ /*
+ * Do a dummy execvp to get the PLT entry resolved,
+ * so we avoid the resolver overhead on the real
+ * execvp call.
+ */
+ execvp("", (char **)argv);
+
+ /*
+ * Tell the parent we're ready to go
+ */
+ close(child_ready_pipe[1]);
+
+ /*
+ * Wait until the parent tells us to go.
+ */
+ read(go_pipe[0], &buf, 1);
+
+ execvp(argv[0], (char **)argv);
+
+ perror(argv[0]);
+ exit(-1);
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Wait for the child to be ready to exec.
+ */
+ close(child_ready_pipe[1]);
+ close(go_pipe[0]);
+ read(child_ready_pipe[0], &buf, 1);
+ close(child_ready_pipe[0]);
+
for (counter = 0; counter < nr_counters; counter++)
- create_perf_stat_counter(counter);
+ create_perf_stat_counter(counter, pid);
/*
* Enable counters and exec the command:
@@ -218,19 +264,9 @@ static int run_perf_stat(int argc, const char **argv)
t0 = rdclock();
prctl(PR_TASK_PERF_COUNTERS_ENABLE);
- if ((pid = fork()) < 0)
- perror("failed to fork");
-
- if (!pid) {
- if (execvp(argv[0], (char **)argv)) {
- perror(argv[0]);
- exit(-1);
- }
- }
-
+ close(go_pipe[1]);
wait(&status);
- prctl(PR_TASK_PERF_COUNTERS_DISABLE);
t1 = rdclock();
walltime_nsecs[run_idx] = t1 - t0;