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-rw-r--r--tools/perf/builtin-record.c41
1 files changed, 37 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 5b6a1d23efe5..bb5b4d2fc32b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ struct record {
struct evlist *evlist;
struct perf_session *session;
struct evlist *sb_evlist;
+ pthread_t thread_id;
int realtime_prio;
+ bool switch_output_event_set;
bool no_buildid;
bool no_buildid_set;
bool no_buildid_cache;
@@ -1437,6 +1439,13 @@ out:
return err;
}
+static int record__process_signal_event(union perf_event *event __maybe_unused, void *data)
+{
+ struct record *rec = data;
+ pthread_kill(rec->thread_id, SIGUSR2);
+ return 0;
+}
+
static int __cmd_record(struct record *rec, int argc, const char **argv)
{
int err;
@@ -1581,12 +1590,24 @@ static int __cmd_record(struct record *rec, int argc, const char **argv)
goto out_child;
}
- if (!opts->no_bpf_event) {
- rec->sb_evlist = evlist__new();
+ if (rec->sb_evlist != NULL) {
+ /*
+ * We get here if --switch-output-event populated the
+ * sb_evlist, so associate a callback that will send a SIGUSR2
+ * to the main thread.
+ */
+ evlist__set_cb(rec->sb_evlist, record__process_signal_event, rec);
+ rec->thread_id = pthread_self();
+ }
+ if (!opts->no_bpf_event) {
if (rec->sb_evlist == NULL) {
- pr_err("Couldn't create side band evlist.\n.");
- goto out_child;
+ rec->sb_evlist = evlist__new();
+
+ if (rec->sb_evlist == NULL) {
+ pr_err("Couldn't create side band evlist.\n.");
+ goto out_child;
+ }
}
if (evlist__add_bpf_sb_event(rec->sb_evlist, &session->header.env)) {
@@ -2180,10 +2201,19 @@ static int switch_output_setup(struct record *rec)
};
unsigned long val;
+ /*
+ * If we're using --switch-output-events, then we imply its
+ * --switch-output=signal, as we'll send a SIGUSR2 from the side band
+ * thread to its parent.
+ */
+ if (rec->switch_output_event_set)
+ goto do_signal;
+
if (!s->set)
return 0;
if (!strcmp(s->str, "signal")) {
+do_signal:
s->signal = true;
pr_debug("switch-output with SIGUSR2 signal\n");
goto enabled;
@@ -2441,6 +2471,9 @@ static struct option __record_options[] = {
&record.switch_output.set, "signal or size[BKMG] or time[smhd]",
"Switch output when receiving SIGUSR2 (signal) or cross a size or time threshold",
"signal"),
+ OPT_CALLBACK_SET(0, "switch-output-event", &record.sb_evlist, &record.switch_output_event_set, "switch output event",
+ "switch output event selector. use 'perf list' to list available events",
+ parse_events_option_new_evlist),
OPT_INTEGER(0, "switch-max-files", &record.switch_output.num_files,
"Limit number of switch output generated files"),
OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "dry-run", &dry_run,