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1 files changed, 23 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 6febcc1..4165382 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static u64 user_interval = ULLONG_MAX;
static u64 default_interval = 0;
static unsigned int page_size;
-static unsigned int mmap_pages = 128;
+static unsigned int mmap_pages = UINT_MAX;
static unsigned int user_freq = UINT_MAX;
static int freq = 1000;
static int output;
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ static void config_attr(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct perf_evlist *evlist)
struct perf_event_attr *attr = &evsel->attr;
int track = !evsel->idx; /* only the first counter needs these */
+ attr->inherit = !no_inherit;
attr->read_format = PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_ENABLED |
PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_RUNNING |
PERF_FORMAT_ID;
@@ -251,6 +252,9 @@ static void open_counters(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
{
struct perf_evsel *pos;
+ if (evlist->cpus->map[0] < 0)
+ no_inherit = true;
+
list_for_each_entry(pos, &evlist->entries, node) {
struct perf_event_attr *attr = &pos->attr;
/*
@@ -271,15 +275,13 @@ static void open_counters(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
retry_sample_id:
attr->sample_id_all = sample_id_all_avail ? 1 : 0;
try_again:
- if (perf_evsel__open(pos, evlist->cpus, evlist->threads, group,
- !no_inherit) < 0) {
+ if (perf_evsel__open(pos, evlist->cpus, evlist->threads, group) < 0) {
int err = errno;
- if (err == EPERM || err == EACCES)
- die("Permission error - are you root?\n"
- "\t Consider tweaking"
- " /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid.\n");
- else if (err == ENODEV && cpu_list) {
+ if (err == EPERM || err == EACCES) {
+ ui__warning_paranoid();
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ } else if (err == ENODEV && cpu_list) {
die("No such device - did you specify"
" an out-of-range profile CPU?\n");
} else if (err == EINVAL && sample_id_all_avail) {
@@ -302,11 +304,19 @@ try_again:
&& attr->config == PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES) {
if (verbose)
- warning(" ... trying to fall back to cpu-clock-ticks\n");
+ ui__warning("The cycles event is not supported, "
+ "trying to fall back to cpu-clock-ticks\n");
attr->type = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE;
attr->config = PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_CLOCK;
goto try_again;
}
+
+ if (err == ENOENT) {
+ ui__warning("The %s event is not supported.\n",
+ event_name(pos));
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+
printf("\n");
error("sys_perf_event_open() syscall returned with %d (%s). /bin/dmesg may provide additional information.\n",
err, strerror(err));
@@ -506,6 +516,10 @@ static int __cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv)
if (have_tracepoints(&evsel_list->entries))
perf_header__set_feat(&session->header, HEADER_TRACE_INFO);
+ /* 512 kiB: default amount of unprivileged mlocked memory */
+ if (mmap_pages == UINT_MAX)
+ mmap_pages = (512 * 1024) / page_size;
+
if (forks) {
child_pid = fork();
if (child_pid < 0) {