perf python: Support the PERF_RECORD_SWITCH event

To test it check tools/perf/python/twatch.py, after following the
instructions there to enable context_switch, output looks like:

  [root@zoo linux]# tools/perf/python/twatch.py
  cpu: 1, pid: 31463, tid: 31463 { type: context_switch, next_prev_pid: 31463, next_prev_tid: 31463, switch_out: 0 }
  cpu: 2, pid: 31463, tid: 31496 { type: context_switch, next_prev_pid: 31463, next_prev_tid: 31496, switch_out: 0 }
  cpu: 2, pid: 31463, tid: 31496 { type: context_switch, next_prev_pid: 31463, next_prev_tid: 31496, switch_out: 1 }
  cpu: 3, pid: 31463, tid: 31527 { type: context_switch, next_prev_pid: 31463, next_prev_tid: 31527, switch_out: 0 }
  cpu: 1, pid: 31463, tid: 31463 { type: context_switch, next_prev_pid: 31463, next_prev_tid: 31463, switch_out: 1 }
  cpu: 3, pid: 31463, tid: 31527 { type: context_switch, next_prev_pid: 31463, next_prev_tid: 31527, switch_out: 1 }
  cpu: 1, pid: 31463, tid: 31463 { type: context_switch, next_prev_pid: 31463, next_prev_tid: 31463, switch_out: 0 }
  ^CTraceback (most recent call last):
    File "tools/perf/python/twatch.py", line 67, in <module>
      main(context_switch = 1, thread = 31463)
    File "tools/perf/python/twatch.py", line 40, in main
      evlist.poll(timeout = -1)
  KeyboardInterrupt
  [root@zoo linux]#

Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com>
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
Cc: Guy Streeter <streeter@redhat.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Cc: Stephane Eranian <eranian@google.com>
Cc: Wang Nan <wangnan0@huawei.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-1ukistmpamc5z717k80ctcp2@git.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>

1 files changed, 20 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/python/twatch.py b/tools/perf/python/twatch.py
index b9d508336ae6..c235c22b107a 100755
--- a/tools/perf/python/twatch.py
+++ b/tools/perf/python/twatch.py
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@
 
 import perf
 
-def main():
+def main(context_switch = 0, thread = -1):
         cpus = perf.cpu_map()
-        threads = perf.thread_map()
+        threads = perf.thread_map(thread)
         evsel = perf.evsel(type   = perf.TYPE_SOFTWARE,
                            config = perf.COUNT_SW_DUMMY,
                            task = 1, comm = 1, mmap = 0, freq = 0,
                            wakeup_events = 1, watermark = 1,
-                           sample_id_all = 1,
+                           sample_id_all = 1, context_switch = context_switch,
                            sample_type = perf.SAMPLE_PERIOD | perf.SAMPLE_TID | perf.SAMPLE_CPU)
 
         """What we want are just the PERF_RECORD_ lifetime events for threads,
@@ -48,4 +48,21 @@ def main():
                         print event
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    """
+        To test the PERF_RECORD_SWITCH record, pick a pid and replace
+        in the following line.
+
+        Example output:
+
+cpu: 3, pid: 31463, tid: 31593 { type: context_switch, next_prev_pid: 31463, next_prev_tid: 31593, switch_out: 1 }
+cpu: 1, pid: 31463, tid: 31489 { type: context_switch, next_prev_pid: 31463, next_prev_tid: 31489, switch_out: 1 }
+cpu: 2, pid: 31463, tid: 31496 { type: context_switch, next_prev_pid: 31463, next_prev_tid: 31496, switch_out: 1 }
+cpu: 3, pid: 31463, tid: 31491 { type: context_switch, next_prev_pid: 31463, next_prev_tid: 31491, switch_out: 0 }
+
+        It is possible as well to use event.misc & perf.PERF_RECORD_MISC_SWITCH_OUT
+        to figure out if this is a context switch in or out of the monitored threads.
+
+        If bored, please add command line option parsing support for these options :-)
+    """
+    # main(context_switch = 1, thread = 31463)
     main()