[PATCH v2 00/11] perf script: Refactor branch flags for Arm SPE

[James Clark]

On 14/02/2025 11:19 am, Leo Yan wrote:
> This patch series refactors branch flags for support Arm SPE.  The patch
> set is divided into two parts, the first part is for refactoring common
> code and the second part is for enabling Arm SPE.
> 
> For refactoring branch flags, the sample flaghs are classified as branch
> types and events.  A program branch type can be conditional branch,
> function call, return or expection taken.  A branch event happens when
> taking a branch.  This series combines branch types and the associated
> events to present a sample flag.
> 
> The second part is to enable Arm SPE's sample flags for expressing
> branch types and events, and support branch stack.
> 
> Patches 01 - 03 are to refactor branch types and branch events.
> Patches 04, 05 extend to support not-taken event.
> 
> Patches 06 - 09 enables branch flags in Arm SPE.  This allows to print
> out sample flags for samples.
> 
> Patch 10 supports branch stack for Arm SPE.  Patch 11 is an enhancement
> for PBT feature.
> 
> Changes from v1:
> - For patch 05, changed to append the 'not_taken' bit in the branch_flags.
>    This can avoid altering bit layout and cause breakage.
> - Added Ian's review tags.
> 
> 
> Leo Yan (11):
>    perf script: Make printing flags reliable
>    perf script: Refactor sample_flags_to_name() function
>    perf script: Separate events from branch types
>    perf script: Add not taken event for branches
>    perf script: Add not taken event for branch stack
>    perf arm-spe: Extend branch operations
>    perf arm-spe: Decode transactional event
>    perf arm-spe: Fill branch operations and events to record
>    perf arm-spe: Set sample flags with supplement info
>    perf arm-spe: Add branch stack
>    perf arm-spe: Support previous branch target (PBT) address
> 
>   tools/perf/builtin-script.c                   |  30 ++--
>   .../util/arm-spe-decoder/arm-spe-decoder.c    |  23 ++-
>   .../util/arm-spe-decoder/arm-spe-decoder.h    |  11 +-
>   .../arm-spe-decoder/arm-spe-pkt-decoder.c     |  14 +-
>   .../arm-spe-decoder/arm-spe-pkt-decoder.h     |  12 +-
>   tools/perf/util/arm-spe.c                     | 135 ++++++++++++++++++
>   tools/perf/util/branch.h                      |   3 +-
>   tools/perf/util/event.h                       |  12 +-
>   tools/perf/util/trace-event-scripting.c       | 116 +++++++++++----
>   tools/perf/util/trace-event.h                 |   2 +
>   10 files changed, 307 insertions(+), 51 deletions(-)
> 

Just one potential issue on patch 8, with that fixed:

Reviewed-by: James Clark <james.clark at linaro.org>