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-rw-r--r--tools/perf/Documentation/intel-pt.txt7
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt8
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c7
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h2
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/intel-bts.c5
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c22
6 files changed, 49 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/intel-pt.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/intel-pt.txt
index be764f9ec769..c6c8318e38a2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/intel-pt.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/intel-pt.txt
@@ -672,6 +672,7 @@ The letters are:
d create a debug log
g synthesize a call chain (use with i or x)
l synthesize last branch entries (use with i or x)
+ s skip initial number of events
"Instructions" events look like they were recorded by "perf record -e
instructions".
@@ -730,6 +731,12 @@ from one sample to the next.
To disable trace decoding entirely, use the option --no-itrace.
+It is also possible to skip events generated (instructions, branches, transactions)
+at the beginning. This is useful to ignore initialization code.
+
+ --itrace=i0nss1000000
+
+skips the first million instructions.
dump option
-----------
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt
index 65453f4c7006..e2a4c5e0dbe5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
d create a debug log
g synthesize a call chain (use with i or x)
l synthesize last branch entries (use with i or x)
+ s skip initial number of events
The default is all events i.e. the same as --itrace=ibxe
@@ -24,3 +25,10 @@
Also the number of last branch entries (default 64, max. 1024) for
instructions or transactions events can be specified.
+
+ It is also possible to skip events generated (instructions, branches, transactions)
+ at the beginning. This is useful to ignore initialization code.
+
+ --itrace=i0nss1000000
+
+ skips the first million instructions.
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
index ec164fe70718..c9169011e55e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
@@ -940,6 +940,7 @@ void itrace_synth_opts__set_default(struct itrace_synth_opts *synth_opts)
synth_opts->period = PERF_ITRACE_DEFAULT_PERIOD;
synth_opts->callchain_sz = PERF_ITRACE_DEFAULT_CALLCHAIN_SZ;
synth_opts->last_branch_sz = PERF_ITRACE_DEFAULT_LAST_BRANCH_SZ;
+ synth_opts->initial_skip = 0;
}
/*
@@ -1064,6 +1065,12 @@ int itrace_parse_synth_opts(const struct option *opt, const char *str,
synth_opts->last_branch_sz = val;
}
break;
+ case 's':
+ synth_opts->initial_skip = strtoul(p, &endptr, 10);
+ if (p == endptr)
+ goto out_err;
+ p = endptr;
+ break;
case ' ':
case ',':
break;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h
index 57ff31ecb8e4..767989e0e312 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ enum itrace_period_type {
* @last_branch_sz: branch context size
* @period: 'instructions' events period
* @period_type: 'instructions' events period type
+ * @initial_skip: skip N events at the beginning.
*/
struct itrace_synth_opts {
bool set;
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ struct itrace_synth_opts {
unsigned int last_branch_sz;
unsigned long long period;
enum itrace_period_type period_type;
+ unsigned long initial_skip;
};
/**
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/intel-bts.c b/tools/perf/util/intel-bts.c
index abf1366e2a24..9df996085563 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/intel-bts.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/intel-bts.c
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ struct intel_bts {
u64 branches_id;
size_t branches_event_size;
bool synth_needs_swap;
+ unsigned long num_events;
};
struct intel_bts_queue {
@@ -275,6 +276,10 @@ static int intel_bts_synth_branch_sample(struct intel_bts_queue *btsq,
union perf_event event;
struct perf_sample sample = { .ip = 0, };
+ if (bts->synth_opts.initial_skip &&
+ bts->num_events++ <= bts->synth_opts.initial_skip)
+ return 0;
+
event.sample.header.type = PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE;
event.sample.header.misc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER;
event.sample.header.size = sizeof(struct perf_event_header);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c
index 407f11b97c8d..ddec87f6e616 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ struct intel_pt {
u64 cyc_bit;
u64 noretcomp_bit;
unsigned max_non_turbo_ratio;
+
+ unsigned long num_events;
};
enum switch_state {
@@ -972,6 +974,10 @@ static int intel_pt_synth_branch_sample(struct intel_pt_queue *ptq)
if (pt->branches_filter && !(pt->branches_filter & ptq->flags))
return 0;
+ if (pt->synth_opts.initial_skip &&
+ pt->num_events++ < pt->synth_opts.initial_skip)
+ return 0;
+
event->sample.header.type = PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE;
event->sample.header.misc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER;
event->sample.header.size = sizeof(struct perf_event_header);
@@ -1029,6 +1035,10 @@ static int intel_pt_synth_instruction_sample(struct intel_pt_queue *ptq)
union perf_event *event = ptq->event_buf;
struct perf_sample sample = { .ip = 0, };
+ if (pt->synth_opts.initial_skip &&
+ pt->num_events++ < pt->synth_opts.initial_skip)
+ return 0;
+
event->sample.header.type = PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE;
event->sample.header.misc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER;
event->sample.header.size = sizeof(struct perf_event_header);
@@ -1087,6 +1097,10 @@ static int intel_pt_synth_transaction_sample(struct intel_pt_queue *ptq)
union perf_event *event = ptq->event_buf;
struct perf_sample sample = { .ip = 0, };
+ if (pt->synth_opts.initial_skip &&
+ pt->num_events++ < pt->synth_opts.initial_skip)
+ return 0;
+
event->sample.header.type = PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE;
event->sample.header.misc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER;
event->sample.header.size = sizeof(struct perf_event_header);
@@ -1199,14 +1213,18 @@ static int intel_pt_sample(struct intel_pt_queue *ptq)
ptq->have_sample = false;
if (pt->sample_instructions &&
- (state->type & INTEL_PT_INSTRUCTION)) {
+ (state->type & INTEL_PT_INSTRUCTION) &&
+ (!pt->synth_opts.initial_skip ||
+ pt->num_events++ >= pt->synth_opts.initial_skip)) {
err = intel_pt_synth_instruction_sample(ptq);
if (err)
return err;
}
if (pt->sample_transactions &&
- (state->type & INTEL_PT_TRANSACTION)) {
+ (state->type & INTEL_PT_TRANSACTION) &&
+ (!pt->synth_opts.initial_skip ||
+ pt->num_events++ >= pt->synth_opts.initial_skip)) {
err = intel_pt_synth_transaction_sample(ptq);
if (err)
return err;
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