There are still some problems related to loading vmlinux files, but those are
unrelated to the feature implemented in this patch, so will get fixed in the
next patches, but here are some results:
1. collect perf.data file on a Fedora 12 machine, x86_64, 64-bit userland
2. transfer it to a Debian Testing machine, PARISC64, 32-bit userland
acme@parisc:~/git/linux-2.6-tip$ perf buildid-list | head -5
74f9930ee94475b6b3238caf3725a50d59cb994b [kernel.kallsyms]
55fdd56670453ea66c011158c4b9d30179c1d049 /lib/modules/2.6.33-rc4-tip+/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_MASQUERADE.ko
41adff63c730890480980d5d8ba513f1c216a858 /lib/modules/2.6.33-rc4-tip+/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_nat.ko
90a33def1077bb8e97b8a78546dc96c2de62df46 /lib/modules/2.6.33-rc4-tip+/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat.ko
984c7bea90ce1376d5c8e7ef43a781801286e62d /lib/modules/2.6.33-rc4-tip+/kernel/drivers/net/tun.ko
acme@parisc:~/git/linux-2.6-tip$ perf buildid-list | tail -5
22492f3753c6a67de5c7ccbd6b863390c92c0723 /usr/lib64/libXt.so.6.0.0
353802bb7e1b895ba43507cc678f951e778e4c6f /usr/lib64/libMagickCore.so.2.0.0
d10c2897558595efe7be8b0584cf7e6398bc776c /usr/lib64/libfprint.so.0.0.0
a83ecfb519a788774a84d5ddde633c9ba56c03ab /home/acme/bin/perf
d3ca765a8ecf257d263801d7ad8c49c189082317 /usr/lib64/libdwarf.so.0.0
acme@parisc:~/git/linux-2.6-tip$
acme@parisc:~/git/linux-2.6-tip$ perf report –sort comm
The file [kernel.kallsyms] cannot be used, trying to use /proc/kallsyms…
^^^^ The problem related to vmlinux handling, it shouldn’t be trying this
^^^^ rather alien /proc/kallsyms at all…
/lib64/libpthread-2.10.2.so with build id 5c68f7afeb33309c78037e374b0deee84dd441f6 not found, continuing without symbols
/lib64/libc-2.10.2.so with build id eb4ec8fa8b2a5eb18cad173c92f27ed8887ed1c1 not found, continuing without symbols
/home/acme/bin/perf with build id a83ecfb519a788774a84d5ddde633c9ba56c03ab not found, continuing without symbols
/usr/sbin/openvpn with build id f2037a091ef36b591187a858d75e203690ea9409 not found, continuing without symbols
Failed to open /lib/modules/2.6.33-rc4-tip+/kernel/drivers/net/e1000e/e1000e.ko, continuing without symbols
Failed to open /lib/modules/2.6.33-rc4-tip+/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwlcore.ko, continuing without symbols
<SNIP more complaints about not finding the right build-ids,
those will have to wait for ‘perf archive’ or plain
copying what was collected by ‘perf record’ on the x86_64,
source machine, see further below for an example of this>
# Samples: 293085637
#
# Overhead Command
# …….. ……………
#
61.70% find
23.50% perf
5.86% swapper
3.12% sshd
2.39% init
0.87% bash
0.86% sleep
0.59% dbus-daemon
0.25% hald
0.24% NetworkManager
0.19% hald-addon-rfki
0.15% openvpn
0.07% phy0
0.07% events/0
0.05% iwl3945
0.05% events/1
0.03% kondemand/0
acme@parisc:~/git/linux-2.6-tip$
Which matches what we get when running the same command for the same perf.data
file on the F12, x86_64, source machine:
[root@doppio linux-2.6-tip]# perf report –sort comm
# Samples: 293085637
#
# Overhead Command
# …….. ……………
#
61.70% find
23.50% perf
5.86% swapper
3.12% sshd
2.39% init
0.87% bash
0.86% sleep
0.59% dbus-daemon
0.25% hald
0.24% NetworkManager
0.19% hald-addon-rfki
0.15% openvpn
0.07% phy0
0.07% events/0
0.05% iwl3945
0.05% events/1
0.03% kondemand/0
[root@doppio linux-2.6-tip]#
The other modes work as well, modulo the problem with vmlinux:
acme@parisc:~/git/linux-2.6-tip$ perf report –sort comm,dso 2> /dev/null | head -15
# Samples: 293085637
#
# Overhead Command Shared Object
# …….. …………… ……………………………
#
35.11% find ffffffff81002b5a
18.25% perf ffffffff8102235f
16.17% find libc-2.10.2.so
9.07% find find
5.80% swapper ffffffff8102235f
3.95% perf libc-2.10.2.so
2.33% init ffffffff810091b9
1.65% sshd libcrypto.so.0.9.8k
1.35% find [e1000e]
0.68% sleep libc-2.10.2.so
acme@parisc:~/git/linux-2.6-tip$
And the lack of the right buildids:
acme@parisc:~/git/linux-2.6-tip$ perf report –sort comm,dso,symbol 2> /dev/null | head -15
# Samples: 293085637
#
# Overhead Command Shared Object Symbol
# …….. …………… …………………………… ……
#
35.11% find ffffffff81002b5a [k] 0xffffffff81002b5a
18.25% perf ffffffff8102235f [k] 0xffffffff8102235f
16.17% find libc-2.10.2.so [.] 0x00000000045782
9.07% find find [.] 0x0000000000fb0e
5.80% swapper ffffffff8102235f [k] 0xffffffff8102235f
3.95% perf libc-2.10.2.so [.] 0x0000000007f398
2.33% init ffffffff810091b9 [k] 0xffffffff810091b9
1.65% sshd libcrypto.so.0.9.8k [.] 0x00000000105440
1.35% find [e1000e] [k] 0x00000000010948
0.68% sleep libc-2.10.2.so [.] 0x0000000011ad5b
acme@parisc:~/git/linux-2.6-tip$
But if we:
acme@parisc:~/git/linux-2.6-tip$ ls ~/.debug
ls: cannot access /home/acme/.debug: No such file or directory
acme@parisc:~/git/linux-2.6-tip$ mkdir -p ~/.debug/lib64/libc-2.10.2.so/
acme@parisc:~/git/linux-2.6-tip$ scp doppio:.debug/lib64/libc-2.10.2.so/* ~/.debug/lib64/libc-2.10.2.so/
acme@doppio’s password:
eb4ec8fa8b2a5eb18cad173c92f27ed8887ed1c1 100% 1783KB 714.7KB/s 00:02
acme@parisc:~/git/linux-2.6-tip$ mkdir -p ~/.debug/.build-id/eb
acme@parisc:~/git/linux-2.6-tip$ ln -s ../../lib64/libc-2.10.2.so/eb4ec8fa8b2a5eb18cad173c92f27ed8887ed1c1 ~/.debug/.build-id/eb/4ec8fa8b2a5eb18cad173c92f27ed8887ed1c1
acme@parisc:~/git/linux-2.6-tip$ perf report –dsos libc-2.10.2.so 2> /dev/null
# dso: libc-2.10.2.so
# Samples: 64281170
#
# Overhead Command Symbol
# …….. …………… ……
#
14.98% perf [.] __GI_strcmp
12.30% find [.] __GI_memmove
9.25% find [.] _int_malloc
7.60% find [.] _IO_vfprintf_internal
6.10% find [.] _IO_new_file_xsputn
6.02% find [.] __GI_close
3.08% find [.] _IO_file_overflow_internal
3.08% find [.] malloc_consolidate
3.08% find [.] _int_free
3.08% find [.] __strchrnul
3.08% find [.] __getdents64
3.08% find [.] __write_nocancel
3.08% sleep [.] __GI__dl_addr
3.08% sshd [.] __libc_select
3.08% find [.] _IO_new_file_write
3.07% find [.] _IO_new_do_write
3.06% find [.] __GI___errno_location
3.05% find [.] __GI___libc_malloc
3.04% perf [.] __GI_memcpy
1.71% find [.] __fprintf_chk
1.29% bash [.] __gconv_transform_utf8_internal
0.79% dbus-daemon [.] __GI_strlen
#
# (For a higher level overview, try: perf report –sort comm,dso)
#
acme@parisc:~/git/linux-2.6-tip$
Which matches what we get on the source, F12, x86_64 machine:
[root@doppio linux-2.6-tip]# perf report –dsos libc-2.10.2.so
# dso: libc-2.10.2.so
# Samples: 64281170
#
# Overhead Command Symbol
# …….. …………… ……
#
14.98% perf [.] __GI_strcmp
12.30% find [.] __GI_memmove
9.25% find [.] _int_malloc
7.60% find [.] _IO_vfprintf_internal
6.10% find [.] _IO_new_file_xsputn
6.02% find [.] __GI_close
3.08% find [.] _IO_file_overflow_internal
3.08% find [.] malloc_consolidate
3.08% find [.] _int_free
3.08% find [.] __strchrnul
3.08% find [.] __getdents64
3.08% find [.] __write_nocancel
3.08% sleep [.] __GI__dl_addr
3.08% sshd [.] __libc_select
3.08% find [.] _IO_new_file_write
3.07% find [.] _IO_new_do_write
3.06% find [.] __GI___errno_location
3.05% find [.] __GI___libc_malloc
3.04% perf [.] __GI_memcpy
1.71% find [.] __fprintf_chk
1.29% bash [.] __gconv_transform_utf8_internal
0.79% dbus-daemon [.] __GI_strlen
#
# (For a higher level overview, try: perf report –sort comm,dso)
#
[root@doppio linux-2.6-tip]#
So I think this is really, really nice in that it demonstrates the portability
of perf.data files and the use of build-ids across such aliens worlds 🙂
There are some things to fix tho, like the bitmap on the header, but things are
looking good.
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