[PATCH v5 00/11] perf: Support multiple system call tables in the build

[Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo]

On Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 12:11:40AM -0700, Namhyung Kim wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 07, 2025 at 04:31:58PM -0800, Ian Rogers wrote:
> > This work builds on the clean up of system call tables and removal of
> > libaudit by Charlie Jenkins <charlie at rivosinc.com>.
> > 
> > The system call table in perf trace is used to map system call numbers
> > to names and vice versa. Prior to these changes, a single table
> > matching the perf binary's build was present. The table would be
> > incorrect if tracing say a 32-bit binary from a 64-bit version of
> > perf, the names and numbers wouldn't match.
> > 
> > Change the build so that a single system call file is built and the
> > potentially multiple tables are identifiable from the ELF machine type
> > of the process being examined. To determine the ELF machine type, the
> > executable's maps are searched and the associated DSOs ELF headers are
> > read. When this fails and when live, /proc/pid/exe's ELF header is
> > read. Fallback to using the perf's binary type when unknown.
> 
> Now it works well for me!

Its working for me on x86_64 as well, I'm doing some more tests, the
container builds and will do 32-bit tracing on 64-bit ARM (rpi5 aarch64)
and then report results here, should be later today as the default
kernel for the rpi5 doesn't come with CONFIG_FTRACE_SYSCALLS=y and BTF,
so building one with it.

- Arnaldo