tree 11000b9beacba3dcd194907f64b8beabc01b3e4e
parent 012e4e77df736263f235640e0b0b45ac919e54bf
author Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@kernel.org> 1707229926 +0100
committer Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@kernel.org> 1710909546 +0100

tools/rtla: Add -U/--user-load option to timerlat

The timerlat tracer provides an interface for any application to wait
for the timerlat's periodic wakeup. Currently, rtla timerlat uses it
to dispatch its user-space workload (-u option).

But as the tracer interface is generic, rtla timerlat can also be used
to monitor any workload that uses it. For example, a user might
place their own workload to wait on the tracer interface, and
monitor the results with rtla timerlat.

Add the -U option to rtla timerlat top and hist. With this option, rtla
timerlat will not dispatch its workload but only setting up the
system, waiting for a user to dispatch its workload.

The sample code in this patch is an example of python application
that loops in the timerlat tracer fd.

To use it, dispatch:

 # rtla timerlat -U

In a terminal, then run the python program on another terminal,
specifying the CPU to run it. For example, setting on CPU 1:

 #./timerlat_load.py 1

Then rtla timerlat will start printing the statistics of the
./timerlat_load.py app.

An interesting point is that the "Ret user Timer Latency" value
is the overall response time of the load. The sample load does
a memory copy to exemplify that.

The stop tracing options on rtla timerlat works in this setup
as well, including auto analysis.

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/36e6bcf18fe15c7601048fd4c65aeb193c502cc8.1707229706.git.bristot@kernel.org

Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@kernel.org>