perf script: Add --insn-trace for instruction decoding

Andi Kleen · acmel · commit b585ebdb5912 · 2018-10-24T15:29:50.000-03:00
Add a --insn-trace short hand option for decoding and disassembling instruction streams for intel_pt. This automatically pipes the output into the xed disassembler to generate disassembled instructions. This just makes this use model much nicer to use. Before % perf record -e intel_pt// ... % perf script --itrace=i0ns --ns -F +insn,-event,-period | xed -F insn: -A -64 swapper 0 [000] 17276.429606186: ffffffff81010486 pt_config ([kernel.kallsyms]) nopl %eax, (%rax,%rax,1) swapper 0 [000] 17276.429606186: ffffffff8101048b pt_config ([kernel.kallsyms]) add $0x10, %rsp swapper 0 [000] 17276.429606186: ffffffff8101048f pt_config ([kernel.kallsyms]) popq %rbx swapper 0 [000] 17276.429606186: ffffffff81010490 pt_config ([kernel.kallsyms]) popq %rbp swapper 0 [000] 17276.429606186: ffffffff81010491 pt_config ([kernel.kallsyms]) popq %r12 swapper 0 [000] 17276.429606186: ffffffff81010493 pt_config ([kernel.kallsyms]) popq %r13 swapper 0 [000] 17276.429606186: ffffffff81010495 pt_config ([kernel.kallsyms]) popq %r14 swapper 0 [000] 17276.429606186: ffffffff81010497 pt_config ([kernel.kallsyms]) popq %r15 swapper 0 [000] 17276.429606186: ffffffff81010499 pt_config ([kernel.kallsyms]) retq swapper 0 [000] 17276.429606186: ffffffff8101063e pt_event_add ([kernel.kallsyms]) cmpl $0x1, 0x1b0(%rbx) swapper 0 [000] 17276.429606186: ffffffff81010645 pt_event_add ([kernel.kallsyms]) mov $0xffffffea, %eax swapper 0 [000] 17276.429606186: ffffffff8101064a pt_event_add ([kernel.kallsyms]) mov $0x0, %edx swapper 0 [000] 17276.429606186: ffffffff8101064f pt_event_add ([kernel.kallsyms]) popq %rbx swapper 0 [000] 17276.429606186: ffffffff81010650 pt_event_add ([kernel.kallsyms]) cmovnz %edx, %eax swapper 0 [000] 17276.429606186: ffffffff81010653 pt_event_add ([kernel.kallsyms]) jmp 0xffffffff81010635 swapper 0 [000] 17276.429606186: ffffffff81010635 pt_event_add ([kernel.kallsyms]) retq swapper 0 [000] 17276.429606186: ffffffff8115e687 event_sched_in.isra.107 ([kernel.kallsyms]) test %eax, %eax Now: % perf record -e intel_pt// ... % perf script --insn-trace --xed ... same output ... XED needs to be installed with: $ git clone https://github.com/intelxed/mbuild.git mbuild $ git clone https://github.com/intelxed/xed $ cd xed $ ./mfile.py $ ./mfile.py examples $ sudo ./mfile.py --prefix=/usr/local install $ sudo cp obj/examples/xed /usr/local/bin $ xed | head -3 ERROR: required argument(s) were missing Copyright (C) 2017, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. XED version: [v10.0-328-g7d62c8c49b7b] $ Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com> Tested-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com> Acked-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180920180540.14039-2-andi@firstfloor.org [ Fixed up whitespace damage, added the 'mfile.py examples + cp obj/examples/xed ... ] Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/build-xed.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/build-xed.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+
+For --xed the xed tool is needed. Here is how to install it:
+
+  $ git clone https://github.com/intelxed/mbuild.git mbuild
+  $ git clone https://github.com/intelxed/xed
+  $ cd xed
+  $ ./mfile.py --share
+  $ ./mfile.py examples
+  $ sudo ./mfile.py --prefix=/usr/local install
+  $ sudo ldconfig
+  $ sudo cp obj/examples/xed /usr/local/bin
+
+Basic xed testing:
+
+  $ xed | head -3
+  ERROR: required argument(s) were missing
+  Copyright (C) 2017, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+  XED version: [v10.0-328-g7d62c8c49b7b]
+  $
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
@@ -383,6 +383,13 @@ include::itrace.txt[]
 	will be printed. Each entry has function name and file/line. Enabled by
 	default, disable with --no-inline.
 
+--insn-trace::
+	Show instruction stream for intel_pt traces. Combine with --xed to
+	show disassembly.
+
+--xed::
+	Run xed disassembler on output. Requires installing the xed disassembler.
+
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkperf:perf-record[1], linkperf:perf-script-perl[1],
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <subcmd/pager.h>
 
 #include "sane_ctype.h"
 
@@ -3103,6 +3104,24 @@ static int perf_script__process_auxtrace_info(struct perf_session *session,
 #define perf_script__process_auxtrace_info 0
 #endif
 
+static int parse_insn_trace(const struct option *opt __maybe_unused,
+			    const char *str __maybe_unused,
+			    int unset __maybe_unused)
+{
+	parse_output_fields(NULL, "+insn,-event,-period", 0);
+	itrace_parse_synth_opts(opt, "i0ns", 0);
+	nanosecs = true;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int parse_xed(const struct option *opt __maybe_unused,
+		     const char *str __maybe_unused,
+		     int unset __maybe_unused)
+{
+	force_pager("xed -F insn: -A -64 | less");
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int cmd_script(int argc, const char **argv)
 {
 	bool show_full_info = false;
@@ -3187,6 +3206,10 @@ int cmd_script(int argc, const char **argv)
 		    "system-wide collection from all CPUs"),
 	OPT_STRING('S', "symbols", &symbol_conf.sym_list_str, "symbol[,symbol...]",
 		   "only consider these symbols"),
+	OPT_CALLBACK_OPTARG(0, "insn-trace", &itrace_synth_opts, NULL, NULL,
+			"Decode instructions from itrace", parse_insn_trace),
+	OPT_CALLBACK_OPTARG(0, "xed", NULL, NULL, NULL,
+			"Run xed disassembler on output", parse_xed),
 	OPT_STRING(0, "stop-bt", &symbol_conf.bt_stop_list_str, "symbol[,symbol...]",
 		   "Stop display of callgraph at these symbols"),
 	OPT_STRING('C', "cpu", &cpu_list, "cpu", "list of cpus to profile"),
