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LLVM uses profiling data that's deliberately similar to GCC, but has a
very different way of exporting that data. LLVM calls llvm_gcov_init()
once per module, and provides a couple of callbacks that we can use to
ask for more data.
We care about the "writeout" callback, which in turn calls back into
compiler-rt/this module to dump all the gathered coverage data to disk:
llvm_gcda_start_file()
llvm_gcda_emit_function()
llvm_gcda_emit_arcs()
llvm_gcda_emit_function()
llvm_gcda_emit_arcs()
[... repeats for each function ...]
llvm_gcda_summary_info()
llvm_gcda_end_file()
This design is much more stateless and unstructured than gcc's, and is
intended to run at process exit. This forces us to keep some local
state about which module we're dealing with at the moment. On the other
hand, it also means we don't depend as much on how LLVM represents
profiling data internally.
See LLVM's lib/Transforms/Instrumentation/GCOVProfiling.cpp for more
details on how this works, particularly GCOVProfiler::emitProfileArcs(),
GCOVProfiler::insertCounterWriteout(), and GCOVProfiler::insertFlush().
[akpm@linux-foundation.org: coding-style fixes]
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190417225328.208129-1-trong@android.com
Signed-off-by: Greg Hackmann <ghackmann@android.com>
Signed-off-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Tri Vo <trong@android.com>
Co-developed-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@google.com>
Co-developed-by: Tri Vo <trong@android.com>
Tested-by: Trilok Soni <tsoni@quicinc.com>
Tested-by: Prasad Sodagudi <psodagud@quicinc.com>
Tested-by: Tri Vo <trong@android.com>
Tested-by: Daniel Mentz <danielmentz@google.com>
Tested-by: Petri Gynther <pgynther@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Peter Oberparleiter <oberpar@linux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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menu "GCOV-based kernel profiling"
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config GCOV_KERNEL
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bool "Enable gcov-based kernel profiling"
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depends on DEBUG_FS
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select CONSTRUCTORS if !UML
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default n
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---help---
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This option enables gcov-based code profiling (e.g. for code coverage
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measurements).
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If unsure, say N.
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Additionally specify CONFIG_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL=y to get profiling data
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for the entire kernel. To enable profiling for specific files or
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directories, add a line similar to the following to the respective
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Makefile:
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For a single file (e.g. main.o):
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GCOV_PROFILE_main.o := y
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For all files in one directory:
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GCOV_PROFILE := y
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To exclude files from being profiled even when CONFIG_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
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is specified, use:
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GCOV_PROFILE_main.o := n
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and:
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GCOV_PROFILE := n
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Note that the debugfs filesystem has to be mounted to access
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profiling data.
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config ARCH_HAS_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
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def_bool n
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config GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
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bool "Profile entire Kernel"
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depends on !COMPILE_TEST
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depends on GCOV_KERNEL
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depends on ARCH_HAS_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
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default n
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---help---
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This options activates profiling for the entire kernel.
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If unsure, say N.
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Note that a kernel compiled with profiling flags will be significantly
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larger and run slower. Also be sure to exclude files from profiling
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which are not linked to the kernel image to prevent linker errors.
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choice
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prompt "Specify GCOV format"
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depends on GCOV_KERNEL
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depends on CC_IS_GCC
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---help---
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The gcov format is usually determined by the GCC version, and the
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default is chosen according to your GCC version. However, there are
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exceptions where format changes are integrated in lower-version GCCs.
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In such a case, change this option to adjust the format used in the
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kernel accordingly.
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config GCOV_FORMAT_3_4
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bool "GCC 3.4 format"
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depends on GCC_VERSION < 40700
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---help---
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Select this option to use the format defined by GCC 3.4.
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config GCOV_FORMAT_4_7
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bool "GCC 4.7 format"
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---help---
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Select this option to use the format defined by GCC 4.7.
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endchoice
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endmenu
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