[PATCH v5 1/1] powerpc/perf: Adjust callchain based on DWARF debug info

[Jiri Olsa]

On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 05:00:52PM -0700, Sukadev Bhattiprolu wrote:
> [PATCH v5 1/1] powerpc/perf: Adjust callchain based on DWARF debug info

superflous ^^^

> 
> When saving the callchain on Power, the kernel conservatively saves excess
> entries in the callchain. A few of these entries are needed in some cases
> but not others. We should use the DWARF debug information to determine
> when the entries are  needed.

SNIP

> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
> index 0e5fea9..6221d01 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
> @@ -1291,7 +1291,9 @@ static int machine__resolve_callchain_sample(struct machine *machine,
>  	u8 cpumode = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER;
>  	int chain_nr = min(max_stack, (int)chain->nr);
>  	int i;
> +	int j;
>  	int err;
> +	int skip_idx;
>  
>  	callchain_cursor_reset(&callchain_cursor);
>  
> @@ -1300,14 +1302,26 @@ static int machine__resolve_callchain_sample(struct machine *machine,
>  		return 0;
>  	}
>  
> +	/*
> +	 * Based on DWARF debug information, some architectures skip
> +	 * a callchain entry saved by the kernel.
> +	 */
> +	skip_idx = arch_skip_callchain_idx(machine, thread, chain);
> +
>  	for (i = 0; i < chain_nr; i++) {
>  		u64 ip;
>  		struct addr_location al;
>  
>  		if (callchain_param.order == ORDER_CALLEE)
> -			ip = chain->ips[i];
> +			j = i;
>  		else
> -			ip = chain->ips[chain->nr - i - 1];
> +			j = chain->nr - i - 1;
> +
> +#ifdef HAVE_SKIP_CALLCHAIN_IDX
> +		if (j == skip_idx)
> +			continue;
> +#endif
> +		ip = chain->ips[j];
>  
>  		if (ip >= PERF_CONTEXT_MAX) {
>  			switch (ip) {
> -- 
> 1.7.9.5
> 

got following compile error:

  CC       util/map.o
util/machine.c: In function ‘machine__resolve_callchain_sample’:
util/machine.c:1286:6: error: variable ‘skip_idx’ set but not used [-Werror=unused-but-set-variable]
  int skip_idx;
      ^
cc1: all warnings being treated as errors
make[2]: *** [util/machine.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
  test: test -x ./perf
make: *** [make_pure] Error 1


you could use __maybe_unused for the 'skip_idx'

jirka