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# flamegraph.py - create flame graphs from perf samples
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
#
# Usage:
#
# perf record -a -g -F 99 sleep 60
# perf script report flamegraph
#
# Combined:
#
# perf script flamegraph -a -F 99 sleep 60
#
# Written by Andreas Gerstmayr <agerstmayr@redhat.com>
# Flame Graphs invented by Brendan Gregg <bgregg@netflix.com>
# Works in tandem with d3-flame-graph by Martin Spier <mspier@netflix.com>
#
# pylint: disable=missing-module-docstring
# pylint: disable=missing-class-docstring
# pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring
from __future__ import print_function
import sys
import os
import io
import argparse
import json
import subprocess
# pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
class Node:
def __init__(self, name, libtype):
self.name = name
# "root" | "kernel" | ""
# "" indicates user space
self.libtype = libtype
self.value = 0
self.children = []
def to_json(self):
return {
"n": self.name,
"l": self.libtype,
"v": self.value,
"c": self.children
}
class FlameGraphCLI:
def __init__(self, args):
self.args = args
self.stack = Node("all", "root")
if self.args.format == "html" and \
not os.path.isfile(self.args.template):
print("Flame Graph template {} does not exist. Please install "
"the js-d3-flame-graph (RPM) or libjs-d3-flame-graph (deb) "
"package, specify an existing flame graph template "
"(--template PATH) or another output format "
"(--format FORMAT).".format(self.args.template),
file=sys.stderr)
sys.exit(1)
@staticmethod
def get_libtype_from_dso(dso):
"""
when kernel-debuginfo is installed,
dso points to /usr/lib/debug/lib/modules/*/vmlinux
"""
if dso and (dso == "[kernel.kallsyms]" or dso.endswith("/vmlinux")):
return "kernel"
return ""
@staticmethod
def find_or_create_node(node, name, libtype):
for child in node.children:
if child.name == name:
return child
child = Node(name, libtype)
node.children.append(child)
return child
def process_event(self, event):
pid = event.get("sample", {}).get("pid", 0)
# event["dso"] sometimes contains /usr/lib/debug/lib/modules/*/vmlinux
# for user-space processes; let's use pid for kernel or user-space distinction
if pid == 0:
comm = event["comm"]
libtype = "kernel"
else:
comm = "{} ({})".format(event["comm"], pid)
libtype = ""
node = self.find_or_create_node(self.stack, comm, libtype)
if "callchain" in event:
for entry in reversed(event["callchain"]):
name = entry.get("sym", {}).get("name", "[unknown]")
libtype = self.get_libtype_from_dso(entry.get("dso"))
node = self.find_or_create_node(node, name, libtype)
else:
name = event.get("symbol", "[unknown]")
libtype = self.get_libtype_from_dso(event.get("dso"))
node = self.find_or_create_node(node, name, libtype)
node.value += 1
def get_report_header(self):
if self.args.input == "-":
# when this script is invoked with "perf script flamegraph",
# no perf.data is created and we cannot read the header of it
return ""
try:
output = subprocess.check_output(["perf", "report", "--header-only"])
return output.decode("utf-8")
except Exception as err: # pylint: disable=broad-except
print("Error reading report header: {}".format(err), file=sys.stderr)
return ""
def trace_end(self):
stacks_json = json.dumps(self.stack, default=lambda x: x.to_json())
if self.args.format == "html":
report_header = self.get_report_header()
options = {
"colorscheme": self.args.colorscheme,
"context": report_header
}
options_json = json.dumps(options)
try:
with io.open(self.args.template, encoding="utf-8") as template:
output_str = (
template.read()
.replace("/** @options_json **/", options_json)
.replace("/** @flamegraph_json **/", stacks_json)
)
except IOError as err:
print("Error reading template file: {}".format(err), file=sys.stderr)
sys.exit(1)
output_fn = self.args.output or "flamegraph.html"
else:
output_str = stacks_json
output_fn = self.args.output or "stacks.json"
if output_fn == "-":
with io.open(sys.stdout.fileno(), "w", encoding="utf-8", closefd=False) as out:
out.write(output_str)
else:
print("dumping data to {}".format(output_fn))
try:
with io.open(output_fn, "w", encoding="utf-8") as out:
out.write(output_str)
except IOError as err:
print("Error writing output file: {}".format(err), file=sys.stderr)
sys.exit(1)
if __name__ == "__main__":
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Create flame graphs.")
parser.add_argument("-f", "--format",
default="html", choices=["json", "html"],
help="output file format")
parser.add_argument("-o", "--output",
help="output file name")
parser.add_argument("--template",
default="/usr/share/d3-flame-graph/d3-flamegraph-base.html",
help="path to flame graph HTML template")
parser.add_argument("--colorscheme",
default="blue-green",
help="flame graph color scheme",
choices=["blue-green", "orange"])
parser.add_argument("-i", "--input",
help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
cli_args = parser.parse_args()
cli = FlameGraphCLI(cli_args)
process_event = cli.process_event
trace_end = cli.trace_end