linux/tools
Jin Yao eb0baf8a0d perf/core: Define the common branch type classification
It is often useful to know the branch types while analyzing branch data.
For example, a call is very different from a conditional branch.

Currently we have to look it up in binary while the binary may later not
be available and even the binary is available but user has to take some
time. It is very useful for user to check it directly in perf report.

Perf already has support for disassembling the branch instruction to get
the x86 branch type.

To keep consistent on kernel and userspace and make the classification
more common, the patch adds the common branch type classification
in perf_event.h.

The patch only defines a minimum but most common set of branch types.

PERF_BR_UNKNOWN         : unknown
PERF_BR_COND            :conditional
PERF_BR_UNCOND          : unconditional
PERF_BR_IND             : indirect
PERF_BR_CALL            : function call
PERF_BR_IND_CALL        : indirect function call
PERF_BR_RET             : function return
PERF_BR_SYSCALL         : syscall
PERF_BR_SYSRET          : syscall return
PERF_BR_COND_CALL       : conditional function call
PERF_BR_COND_RET        : conditional function return

The patch also adds a new field type (4 bits) in perf_branch_entry
to record the branch type.

Since the disassembling of branch instruction needs some overhead,
a new PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_TYPE_SAVE is introduced to indicate if it
needs to disassemble the branch instruction and record the branch
type.

Change log:

v10: Not changed.

v9: Not changed.

v8: Change PERF_BR_NONE to PERF_BR_UNKNOWN.
    No other change.

v7: Just keep the most common branch types.
    Others are removed.

v6: Not changed.

v5: Not changed. The v5 patch series just change the userspace.

v4: Comparing to previous version, the major changes are:

1. Remove the PERF_BR_JCC_FWD/PERF_BR_JCC_BWD, they will be
   computed later in userspace.

2. Remove the "cross" field in perf_branch_entry. The cross page
   computing will be done later in userspace.

Signed-off-by: Yao Jin <yao.jin@linux.intel.com>
Acked-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Kan Liang <kan.liang@intel.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1500379995-6449-2-git-send-email-yao.jin@linux.intel.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
2017-07-18 23:14:38 -03:00
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accounting
arch tools include uapi x86: Add __NR_setns, if missing 2017-07-18 23:14:07 -03:00
build tools build: Add test for setns() 2017-07-18 23:14:08 -03:00
cgroup
firewire
gpio gpio-hammer: fix make consumer_label suitable to work on gpio-nails 2017-01-26 16:29:09 +01:00
hv tools: hv: Add clean up function for Ubuntu config 2017-03-06 17:10:40 -08:00
iio iio: Add channel for Gravity 2017-01-05 13:02:25 +00:00
include perf/core: Define the common branch type classification 2017-07-18 23:14:38 -03:00
kvm/kvm_stat tools/kvm_stat: add '%Total' column 2017-03-29 12:01:33 +02:00
laptop
leds tools/leds: Add led_hw_brightness_mon program 2017-02-14 22:20:23 +01:00
lguest Merge branch 'x86-boot-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2017-05-01 20:51:12 -07:00
lib Merge branch 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2017-07-03 12:40:46 -07:00
net tools: bpf_jit_disasm: Add option to dump JIT image to a file. 2017-04-13 13:04:03 -04:00
nfsd
objtool Merge branch 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2017-07-03 12:40:46 -07:00
pci tools: PCI: Add sample test script to invoke pcitest 2017-04-28 10:23:20 -05:00
pcmcia
perf perf header: Add event desc to pipe-mode header 2017-07-18 23:14:37 -03:00
power Merge branches 'acpi-button' and 'acpi-tools' 2017-05-22 20:29:06 +02:00
scripts tools arch x86: Include asm/cmpxchg.h 2017-03-03 19:07:13 -03:00
spi spi: spidev_test: add option to continuously transfer data 2017-03-21 18:44:40 +00:00
testing Merge branch 'timers-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2017-07-03 16:14:51 -07:00
thermal/tmon
time
usb usb: fix some references for /proc/bus/usb 2017-04-18 16:54:19 +02:00
virtio tools/virtio: fix spelling mistake: "wakeus" -> "wakeups" 2017-05-09 16:43:24 +03:00
vm tools/vm: add missing Makefile rules 2017-02-22 16:41:26 -08:00
Makefile tools: Add install make target for liblockdep 2017-06-05 09:28:08 +02:00