Adding libdw DWARF post unwind support, which is part
of elfutils-devel/libdw-dev package from version 0.158.
Also includes the test suite for dwarf unwinding, by adding the
arch specific test code and the perf_regs_load function.
This series depends on the following kernel patches series:
- AARCH64 unwinding support [1],
- ARM libdw integration [2],
and on the changes from the branch for:
- libdw AARCH64 unwinding support [3].
[1] http://www.spinics.net/lists/arm-kernel/msg304483.html
[2] http://www.spinics.net/lists/arm-kernel/msg312423.html
[3] https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/elfutils.git/log/?h=mjw/aarch64-unwind
Jean Pihet (3):
perf tests: Introduce perf_regs_load function on ARM64
perf tests: Add dwarf unwind test on ARM64
perf tools: Add libdw DWARF post unwind support for ARM64
tools/perf/Makefile.perf | 2 +-
tools/perf/arch/arm64/Makefile | 7 ++++
tools/perf/arch/arm64/include/perf_regs.h | 5 +++
tools/perf/arch/arm64/tests/dwarf-unwind.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
tools/perf/arch/arm64/tests/regs_load.S | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++
tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/unwind-libdw.c | 53 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c | 3 +-
tools/perf/tests/tests.h | 3 +-
8 files changed, 168 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/arm64/tests/dwarf-unwind.c
create mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/arm64/tests/regs_load.S
create mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/unwind-libdw.c
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- Rebased on latest acme/perf/core git tree,
- Tested on the ARMv8 Foundation emulator.
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1.7.11.7
Implement and enable context tracking for arm64 (which is
a prerequisite for FULL_NOHZ support). This patchset
builds upon earlier work by Kevin Hilman and is based on 3.15-rc2.
Kevin Hilman (1):
arm64: add support for context tracking
Larry Bassel (2):
arm64: adjust el0_sync so that a function can be called
arm64: enable context tracking
arch/arm64/Kconfig | 1 +
arch/arm64/include/asm/thread_info.h | 1 +
arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
3 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
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1.8.3.2