If a task specific event wants user space callchain but does not want branch stack sampling, enable the LBR call stack facility implicitly. The LBR call stack facility can help perf to get user space callchain in case of there is no frame pointer.
Note: this feature only affects how to get user callchain. The kernel callchain is always got by frame pointers. Signed-off-by: Yan, Zheng <zheng.z....@intel.com> --- arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c index ec972ea..92a61a6 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c @@ -429,6 +429,18 @@ int x86_pmu_hw_config(struct perf_event *event) if (!event->attr.exclude_kernel) *br_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_KERNEL; } + } else if ((event->attr.sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN) && + !has_branch_stack(event) && + !event->attr.exclude_user && + (event->attach_state & PERF_ATTACH_TASK)) { + /* + * user did not specify branch_sample_type, + * try using the LBR call stack facility to + * record call chains of user program. + */ + event->attr.branch_sample_type = + PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_USER | + PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_CALL_STACK; } /* -- 1.8.5.3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/