tools/perf/python/twatch.py
Source file repositories/reference/linux-study-clean/tools/perf/python/twatch.py
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- Linux kernel
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tools/perf/python/twatch.py- Extension
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- 2519 bytes
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- 62
- Domain
- Support Tooling And Documentation
- Bucket
- tools
- Inferred role
- Support Tooling And Documentation: tools
- Status
- atlas-only
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Repository support layer: documentation, build tooling, samples, user-space helper tools, generated initramfs support, licenses, and validation utilities.
- Repository support layer: documentation, build tooling, samples, user-space helper tools, generated initramfs support, licenses, and validation utilities.
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Annotated Snippet
def main(context_switch = 0, thread = -1):
cpus = perf.cpu_map()
threads = perf.thread_map(thread)
evsel = perf.evsel(type = perf.TYPE_SOFTWARE,
config = perf.COUNT_SW_DUMMY,
task = 1, comm = 1, mmap = 0, freq = 0,
wakeup_events = 1, watermark = 1,
sample_id_all = 1, context_switch = context_switch,
sample_type = perf.SAMPLE_PERIOD | perf.SAMPLE_TID | perf.SAMPLE_CPU)
"""What we want are just the PERF_RECORD_ lifetime events for threads,
using the default, PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE + PERF_COUNT_HW_CYCLES & freq=1
(the default), makes perf reenable irq_vectors:local_timer_entry, when
disabling nohz, not good for some use cases where all we want is to get
threads comes and goes... So use (perf.TYPE_SOFTWARE, perf_COUNT_SW_DUMMY,
freq=0) instead."""
evsel.open(cpus = cpus, threads = threads);
evlist = perf.evlist(cpus, threads)
evlist.add(evsel)
evlist.mmap()
while True:
evlist.poll(timeout = -1)
for cpu in cpus:
event = evlist.read_on_cpu(cpu)
if not event:
continue
print("cpu: {0}, pid: {1}, tid: {2} {3}".format(event.sample_cpu,
event.sample_pid,
event.sample_tid,
event))
if __name__ == '__main__':
"""
To test the PERF_RECORD_SWITCH record, pick a pid and replace
in the following line.
Example output:
cpu: 3, pid: 31463, tid: 31593 { type: context_switch, next_prev_pid: 31463, next_prev_tid: 31593, switch_out: 1 }
cpu: 1, pid: 31463, tid: 31489 { type: context_switch, next_prev_pid: 31463, next_prev_tid: 31489, switch_out: 1 }
cpu: 2, pid: 31463, tid: 31496 { type: context_switch, next_prev_pid: 31463, next_prev_tid: 31496, switch_out: 1 }
cpu: 3, pid: 31463, tid: 31491 { type: context_switch, next_prev_pid: 31463, next_prev_tid: 31491, switch_out: 0 }
It is possible as well to use event.misc & perf.PERF_RECORD_MISC_SWITCH_OUT
to figure out if this is a context switch in or out of the monitored threads.
If bored, please add command line option parsing support for these options :-)
"""
# main(context_switch = 1, thread = 31463)
main()
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