[PATCH v4 2/6] perf tools: add a mechanism to inject stack frames

[German Gomez]

From: Alexandre Truong <alexandre.truong at arm.com>

Add a mechanism for platforms to inject stack frames for the leaf
frame caller if there is enough information to determine a frame
is missing from dwarf or other post processing mechanisms.

Signed-off-by: Alexandre Truong <alexandre.truong at arm.com>
Signed-off-by: German Gomez <german.gomez at arm.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/machine.c | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
index fb8496df8432..3eddad009f78 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
@@ -2710,6 +2710,12 @@ static int find_prev_cpumode(struct ip_callchain *chain, struct thread *thread,
 	return err;
 }
 
+static u64 get_leaf_frame_caller(struct perf_sample *sample __maybe_unused,
+		struct thread *thread __maybe_unused, int usr_idx __maybe_unused)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int thread__resolve_callchain_sample(struct thread *thread,
 					    struct callchain_cursor *cursor,
 					    struct evsel *evsel,
@@ -2723,9 +2729,10 @@ static int thread__resolve_callchain_sample(struct thread *thread,
 	struct ip_callchain *chain = sample->callchain;
 	int chain_nr = 0;
 	u8 cpumode = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER;
-	int i, j, err, nr_entries;
+	int i, j, err, nr_entries, usr_idx;
 	int skip_idx = -1;
 	int first_call = 0;
+	u64 leaf_frame_caller;
 
 	if (chain)
 		chain_nr = chain->nr;
@@ -2850,6 +2857,34 @@ static int thread__resolve_callchain_sample(struct thread *thread,
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		/*
+		 * PERF_CONTEXT_USER allows us to locate where the user stack ends.
+		 * Depending on callchain_param.order and the position of PERF_CONTEXT_USER,
+		 * the index will be different in order to add the missing frame
+		 * at the right place.
+		 */
+
+		usr_idx = callchain_param.order == ORDER_CALLEE ? j-2 : j-1;
+
+		if (usr_idx >= 0 && chain->ips[usr_idx] == PERF_CONTEXT_USER) {
+
+			leaf_frame_caller = get_leaf_frame_caller(sample, thread, usr_idx);
+
+			/*
+			 * check if leaf_frame_Caller != ip to not add the same
+			 * value twice.
+			 */
+
+			if (leaf_frame_caller && leaf_frame_caller != ip) {
+
+				err = add_callchain_ip(thread, cursor, parent,
+					       root_al, &cpumode, leaf_frame_caller,
+					       false, NULL, NULL, 0);
+				if (err)
+					return (err < 0) ? err : 0;
+			}
+		}
+
 		err = add_callchain_ip(thread, cursor, parent,
 				       root_al, &cpumode, ip,
 				       false, NULL, NULL, 0);
-- 
2.25.1