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Diffstat (limited to 'tools/perf/python')
| -rwxr-xr-x | tools/perf/python/twatch.py | 23 |
1 files changed, 20 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/python/twatch.py b/tools/perf/python/twatch.py index b9d508336..c235c22b1 100755 --- a/tools/perf/python/twatch.py +++ b/tools/perf/python/twatch.py @@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ import perf -def main(): +def main(context_switch = 0, thread = -1): cpus = perf.cpu_map() - threads = perf.thread_map() + threads = perf.thread_map(thread) evsel = perf.evsel(type = perf.TYPE_SOFTWARE, config = perf.COUNT_SW_DUMMY, task = 1, comm = 1, mmap = 0, freq = 0, wakeup_events = 1, watermark = 1, - sample_id_all = 1, + sample_id_all = 1, context_switch = context_switch, sample_type = perf.SAMPLE_PERIOD | perf.SAMPLE_TID | perf.SAMPLE_CPU) """What we want are just the PERF_RECORD_ lifetime events for threads, @@ -48,4 +48,21 @@ def main(): print event if __name__ == '__main__': + """ + To test the PERF_RECORD_SWITCH record, pick a pid and replace + in the following line. + + Example output: + +cpu: 3, pid: 31463, tid: 31593 { type: context_switch, next_prev_pid: 31463, next_prev_tid: 31593, switch_out: 1 } +cpu: 1, pid: 31463, tid: 31489 { type: context_switch, next_prev_pid: 31463, next_prev_tid: 31489, switch_out: 1 } +cpu: 2, pid: 31463, tid: 31496 { type: context_switch, next_prev_pid: 31463, next_prev_tid: 31496, switch_out: 1 } +cpu: 3, pid: 31463, tid: 31491 { type: context_switch, next_prev_pid: 31463, next_prev_tid: 31491, switch_out: 0 } + + It is possible as well to use event.misc & perf.PERF_RECORD_MISC_SWITCH_OUT + to figure out if this is a context switch in or out of the monitored threads. + + If bored, please add command line option parsing support for these options :-) + """ + # main(context_switch = 1, thread = 31463) main() |