linux-next.git/tools/perf/util/annotate.c, branch master

perf evlist: Add reference count checking

2026-06-30T17:17:11+00:00

Now the evlist is reference counted, add reference count checking so that gets and puts are paired and easy to debug. Reference count checking is documented here: https://perfwiki.github.io/main/reference-count-checking/ This large patch is adding accessors to evlist functions and switching to their use. There was some minor renaming as evlist__mmap is now an accessor to the mmap variable, and the original evlist__mmap is renamed to evlist__do_mmap. Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers Cc: Adrian Hunter Cc: Alice Rogers Cc: Dapeng Mi Cc: Ingo Molnar Cc: James Clark Cc: Leo Yan Cc: Namhyung Kim Cc: Peter Zijlstra Cc: Thomas Richter Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim

perf symbol: Add setters for bitfields sharing a byte to avoid concurrent update issues

2026-06-03T19:53:45+00:00

A problem with putting bitfields into struct symbol is that other bits in the symbol could be updated concurrently and only one update to the underlying storage unit happen, leading to lost updates. To avoid this, use atomics to atomically read or set part of 16-bits of flags in the symbol. Add accessors to simplify this. The idle value has 3 values in preparation for a later change that will lazily update it. Assisted-by: Gemini:gemini-3.1-pro-preview Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers Acked-by: Namhyung Kim Cc: Alexander Gordeev Cc: Heiko Carstens Cc: Honglei Wang Cc: Jan Polensky Cc: Sumanth Korikkar Cc: Thomas Richter Cc: Vasily Gorbik Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf hist: Remove evsel parameter from inc samples functions

2026-05-20T19:35:59+00:00

As struct perf_sample now directly contains its own resolved evsel pointer, passing the evsel separately is redundant and clutters the interface. Remove the redundant evsel parameter from hist-specific handlers and structures, ensuring the tool always directly accesses the evsel bound to the sample. This simplifies the API signatures and eliminates the risk of passing an inconsistent evsel. Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers Acked-by: Namhyung Kim Cc: Adrian Hunter Cc: Albert Ou Cc: Alexander Shishkin Cc: Alexandre Ghiti Cc: Andi Kleen Cc: Andrew Jones Cc: Anup Patel Cc: Athira Rajeev Cc: Blake Jones Cc: Chen Ni Cc: Chun-Tse Shao Cc: Dapeng Mi Cc: Derek Foreman Cc: Dmitriy Vyukov Cc: Dr. David Alan Gilbert Cc: Howard Chu Cc: Hrishikesh Suresh Cc: Ingo Molnar Cc: James Clark Cc: Jiri Olsa Cc: Krzysztof Łopatowski Cc: Leo Yan Cc: Palmer Dabbelt Cc: Paul Walmsley Cc: Peter Zijlstra Cc: Quan Zhou Cc: Ravi Bangoria Cc: Swapnil Sapkal Cc: Thomas Falcon Cc: Tianyou Li Cc: Yujie Liu Cc: tanze Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf tools: Replace basename() calls with perf_basename()

2026-04-09T02:21:05+00:00

As noticed in a sashiko review for a patch adding a missing libgen.h in a file using basename(): https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260402001740.2220481-1-acme%40kernel.org So avoid these subtleties and instead reuse the gnu_basename() function we had in srcline.c, renaming it to perf_basename() and replace basename() calls with it, simplifying several cases by removing now needless strdups. Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim

perf annotate: Fix hashmap__new() error checking

2026-03-10T13:19:44+00:00

The hashmap__new() function never returns NULL, it returns error pointers. Fix the error checking to match. Additionally, set src->samples to NULL to prevent any later code from accidentally using the error pointer. Fixes: d3e7cad6f36d9e80 ("perf annotate: Add a hashmap for symbol histogram") Reviewed-by: Ian Rogers Signed-off-by: Chen Ni Cc: Adrian Hunter Cc: Alexander Shishkin Cc: Ingo Molnar Cc: James Clark Cc: Jiri Olsa Cc: Mark Rutland Cc: Namhyung Kim Cc: Peter Zijlstra Cc: Tianyou Li Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf annotate: Fix register usage in data type profiling

2026-02-06T21:18:52+00:00

On data type profiling, it tried to match register name with a partial string. For example, it allowed to match with "%rbp)" or "%rdi,8)". But with recent change in the area, it doesn't match anymore and break the data type profiling. Let's pass the correct register name by removing the unwanted part. Add arch__dwarf_regnum() to handle it in a single place. Closes: 7d3n23li6drroxrdlpxn7ixehdeszkjdftah3zyngjl2qs22ef@yelcjv53v42o Reported-by: Dmitry Dolgov <9erthalion6@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Ian Rogers Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim Cc: Adrian Hunter Cc: Ingo Molnar Cc: James Clark Cc: Jiri Olsa Cc: Peter Zijlstra Cc: Zecheng Li Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf thread: Add optional e_flags output argument to thread__e_machine

2026-01-26T21:21:20+00:00

The e_flags are needed to accurately compute complete perf register information for CSKY. Add the ability to read and have this value associated with a thread. This change doesn't wire up the use of the e_flags except in disasm where use already exists but just wasn't set up yet. Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers Cc: Aditya Bodkhe Cc: Adrian Hunter Cc: Alexander Shishkin Cc: Athira Rajeev Cc: Chun-Tse Shao Cc: Guo Ren Cc: Howard Chu Cc: Ingo Molnar Cc: James Clark Cc: Jiri Olsa Cc: Namhyung Kim Cc: Peter Zijlstra Cc: Sergei Trofimovich Cc: Shimin Guo Cc: Stephen Brennan Cc: Swapnil Sapkal Cc: Tianyou Li Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf disasm: Refactor arch__find and initialization of arch structs

2026-01-23T19:58:39+00:00

Switch arch__find to using an ELF machine number rather than a string. Rather than an array of fixed size arch structs turn the init functions into new functions indexed by the ELF machine they correspond to. This allows data to be stored with a struct arch with the container_of trick, so the priv variable can be removed. Switch to using the thread to find the arch rather than the evsel as the evsel only has limited notions of the running thread upon which disassembly is performed. Factor out the e_machine and e_flags into their own struct to make them easier to pass around. Reviewed-by: James Clark Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers Cc: Aditya Bodkhe Cc: Adrian Hunter Cc: Albert Ou Cc: Alexander Shishkin Cc: Alexandre Ghiti Cc: Athira Rajeev Cc: Bill Wendling Cc: Dr. David Alan Gilbert Cc: Guo Ren Cc: Howard Chu Cc: Ingo Molnar Cc: Jiri Olsa Cc: John Garry Cc: Julia Lawall Cc: Justin Stitt Cc: Krzysztof Łopatowski Cc: Leo Yan Cc: Namhyung Kim Cc: Nathan Chancellor Cc: Nick Desaulniers Cc: Palmer Dabbelt Cc: Paul Walmsley Cc: Peter Zijlstra Cc: Sergei Trofimovich Cc: Shimin Guo Cc: Suchit Karunakaran Cc: Thomas Falcon Cc: Tianyou Li Cc: Will Deacon Cc: Zecheng Li [ Include elf.h for EM_CSKY and friends and also conditionally define EM_CSKY_ABIMASK for old distros ] Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf disasm: Rework the string arch__is to use the ELF machine

2026-01-23T19:58:38+00:00

Add new arch__is_x86 and arch__is_powerpc functions that avoid string comparisons and use the ELF machine. Remove arch__is() that is no longer used. Reviewed-by: James Clark Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers Cc: Aditya Bodkhe Cc: Adrian Hunter Cc: Albert Ou Cc: Alexander Shishkin Cc: Alexandre Ghiti Cc: Athira Rajeev Cc: Bill Wendling Cc: Dr. David Alan Gilbert Cc: Guo Ren Cc: Howard Chu Cc: Ingo Molnar Cc: Jiri Olsa Cc: John Garry Cc: Julia Lawall Cc: Justin Stitt Cc: Krzysztof Łopatowski Cc: Leo Yan Cc: Namhyung Kim Cc: Nathan Chancellor Cc: Nick Desaulniers Cc: Palmer Dabbelt Cc: Paul Walmsley Cc: Peter Zijlstra Cc: Sergei Trofimovich Cc: Shimin Guo Cc: Suchit Karunakaran Cc: Thomas Falcon Cc: Tianyou Li Cc: Will Deacon Cc: Zecheng Li Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf disasm: Constify use of 'struct arch'

2026-01-23T19:58:38+00:00

The 'struct arch' holds variables that are read but not written, except during some initialization. Change most uses to be for a "const struct arch *" version to capture this immutability. Reviewed-by: James Clark Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers Cc: Aditya Bodkhe Cc: Adrian Hunter Cc: Albert Ou Cc: Alexander Shishkin Cc: Alexandre Ghiti Cc: Athira Rajeev Cc: Bill Wendling Cc: Dr. David Alan Gilbert Cc: Guo Ren Cc: Howard Chu Cc: Ingo Molnar Cc: Jiri Olsa Cc: John Garry Cc: Julia Lawall Cc: Justin Stitt Cc: Krzysztof Łopatowski Cc: Leo Yan Cc: Namhyung Kim Cc: Nathan Chancellor Cc: Nick Desaulniers Cc: Palmer Dabbelt Cc: Paul Walmsley Cc: Peter Zijlstra Cc: Sergei Trofimovich Cc: Shimin Guo Cc: Suchit Karunakaran Cc: Thomas Falcon Cc: Tianyou Li Cc: Will Deacon Cc: Zecheng Li Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo