perf python: Add tracepoint example
To show how to enable a tracepoint and access its fields.
Committer note:
Testing it:
# ls -l /tmp/build/perf/python/perf.so
-rwxrwxr-x. 1 acme acme
1563256 Jul 12 16:19 /tmp/build/perf/python/perf.so
# export PYTHONPATH=/tmp/build/perf/python/
# tools/perf/python/tracepoint.py 2> /dev/null | head -200 | tail -10
time
76345337296548 prev_comm=swapper/0 prev_pid=0 prev_prio=120 prev_state=0x0 ==> next_comm=tracepoint.py- next_pid=18479 next_prio=120
time
76345338520479 prev_comm=gnome-shelln-b prev_pid=2186 prev_prio=120 prev_state=0x1 ==> next_comm=swapper/1 next_pid=0 next_prio=120
time
76345337309942 prev_comm=tracepoint.py- prev_pid=18479 prev_prio=120 prev_state=0x1 ==> next_comm=swapper/0 next_pid=0 next_prio=120
time
76345337312302 prev_comm=swapper/0 prev_pid=0 prev_prio=120 prev_state=0x0 ==> next_comm=tracepoint.py- next_pid=18479 next_prio=120
time
76345337324927 prev_comm=tracepoint.py- prev_pid=18479 prev_prio=120 prev_state=0x1 ==> next_comm=swapper/0 next_pid=0 next_prio=120
time
76345337327115 prev_comm=swapper/0 prev_pid=0 prev_prio=120 prev_state=0x0 ==> next_comm=tracepoint.py- next_pid=18479 next_prio=120
time
76345338621750 prev_comm=swapper/2 prev_pid=0 prev_prio=120 prev_state=0x0 ==> next_comm=rcuos/2 next_pid=29 next_prio=120
time
76345338607922 prev_comm=swapper/3 prev_pid=0 prev_prio=120 prev_state=0x0 ==> next_comm=rcu_sched next_pid=7 next_prio=120
time
76345337338817 prev_comm=tracepoint.py- prev_pid=18479 prev_prio=120 prev_state=0x1 ==> next_comm=swapper/0 next_pid=0 next_prio=120
time
76345338627156 prev_comm=swapper/1 prev_pid=0 prev_prio=120 prev_state=0x0 ==> next_comm=head-terminal- next_pid=18480 next_prio=120
#
# strip /tmp/build/perf/python/perf.so
# ls -l /tmp/build/perf/python/perf.so
-rwxrwxr-x. 1 acme acme 319616 Jul 12 16:25 /tmp/build/perf/python/perf.so
Reported-and-Tested-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@mellanox.com>
Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
Tested-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1468148882-10362-10-git-send-email-jolsa@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>