perf/core improvements and fixes:

User visible:
 
 - Add support for skipping itrace instructions, useful to fast forward
   processor trace (Intel PT, BTS) to right after initialization code at the start
   of a workload (Andi Kleen)
 
 - Add support for backtraces in perl 'perf script's (Dima Kogan)
 
 - Add -U/-K (--all-user/--all-kernel) options to 'perf mem' (Jiri Olsa)
 
 - Make -f/--force option documentation consistent across tools (Jiri Olsa)
 
 Infrastructure:
 
 - Add 'perf test' to check for event times (Jiri Olsa)
 
 - 'perf config' cleanups (Taeung Song)
 
 Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
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Merge tag 'perf-core-for-mingo-20160330' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/acme/linux into perf/core

Pull perf/core improvements and fixes:

User visible changes:

  - Add support for skipping itrace instructions, useful to fast forward
    processor trace (Intel PT, BTS) to right after initialization code at the start
    of a workload (Andi Kleen)

  - Add support for backtraces in perl 'perf script's (Dima Kogan)

  - Add -U/-K (--all-user/--all-kernel) options to 'perf mem' (Jiri Olsa)

  - Make -f/--force option documentation consistent across tools (Jiri Olsa)

Infrastructure changes:

  - Add 'perf test' to check for event times (Jiri Olsa)

  - 'perf config' cleanups (Taeung Song)

Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>

tools/perf/Documentation/intel-pt.txt

@@ -672,6 +672,7 @@ The letters are:
 	d	create a debug log
 	g	synthesize a call chain (use with i or x)
 	l	synthesize last branch entries (use with i or x)
+	s	skip initial number of events
 
 "Instructions" events look like they were recorded by "perf record -e
 instructions".
@@ -730,6 +731,12 @@ from one sample to the next.
 
 To disable trace decoding entirely, use the option --no-itrace.
 
+It is also possible to skip events generated (instructions, branches, transactions)
+at the beginning. This is useful to ignore initialization code.
+
+	--itrace=i0nss1000000
+
+skips the first million instructions.
 
 dump option
 -----------

tools/perf/Documentation/itrace.txt

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 		d	create a debug log
 		g	synthesize a call chain (use with i or x)
 		l	synthesize last branch entries (use with i or x)
+		s       skip initial number of events
 
 	The default is all events i.e. the same as --itrace=ibxe
 
@@ -24,3 +25,10 @@
 
 	Also the number of last branch entries (default 64, max. 1024) for
 	instructions or transactions events can be specified.
+
+	It is also possible to skip events generated (instructions, branches, transactions)
+	at the beginning. This is useful to ignore initialization code.
+
+	--itrace=i0nss1000000
+
+	skips the first million instructions.

tools/perf/Documentation/perf-annotate.txt

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -f::
 --force::
-        Don't complain, do it.
+        Don't do ownership validation.
 
 -v::
 --verbose::

tools/perf/Documentation/perf-diff.txt

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -f::
 --force::
-       Don't complain, do it.
+        Don't do ownership validation.
 
 --symfs=<directory>::
         Look for files with symbols relative to this directory.

tools/perf/Documentation/perf-mem.txt

@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ OPTIONS
 	option can be passed in record mode. It will be interpreted the same way as perf
 	record.
 
+-K::
+--all-kernel::
+	Configure all used events to run in kernel space.
+
+-U::
+--all-user::
+	Configure all used events to run in user space.
+
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkperf:perf-record[1], linkperf:perf-report[1]

tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt

@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -f::
 --force::
-        Don't complain, do it.
+        Don't do ownership validation.
 
 --symfs=<directory>::
         Look for files with symbols relative to this directory.

tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt

@@ -262,6 +262,10 @@ include::itrace.txt[]
 --ns::
 	Use 9 decimal places when displaying time (i.e. show the nanoseconds)
 
+-f::
+--force::
+	Don't do ownership validation.
+
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkperf:perf-record[1], linkperf:perf-script-perl[1],

tools/perf/builtin-mem.c

@@ -62,19 +62,22 @@ static int __cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, struct perf_mem *mem)
 	int rec_argc, i = 0, j;
 	const char **rec_argv;
 	int ret;
+	bool all_user = false, all_kernel = false;
 	struct option options[] = {
 	OPT_CALLBACK('e', "event", &mem, "event",
 		     "event selector. use 'perf mem record -e list' to list available events",
 		     parse_record_events),
 	OPT_INCR('v', "verbose", &verbose,
 		 "be more verbose (show counter open errors, etc)"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN('U', "--all-user", &all_user, "collect only user level data"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN('K', "--all-kernel", &all_kernel, "collect only kernel level data"),
 	OPT_END()
 	};
 
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, options, record_mem_usage,
 			     PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION);
 
-	rec_argc = argc + 7; /* max number of arguments */
+	rec_argc = argc + 9; /* max number of arguments */
 	rec_argv = calloc(rec_argc + 1, sizeof(char *));
 	if (!rec_argv)
 		return -1;
@@ -103,6 +106,12 @@ static int __cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, struct perf_mem *mem)
 		rec_argv[i++] = perf_mem_events__name(j);
 	};
 
+	if (all_user)
+		rec_argv[i++] = "--all-user";
+
+	if (all_kernel)
+		rec_argv[i++] = "--all-kernel";
+
 	for (j = 0; j < argc; j++, i++)
 		rec_argv[i] = argv[j];
 

tools/perf/perf.c

@@ -549,6 +549,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 	srandom(time(NULL));
 
 	perf_config(perf_default_config, NULL);
+	set_buildid_dir(NULL);
 
 	/* get debugfs/tracefs mount point from /proc/mounts */
 	tracing_path_mount();
@@ -572,7 +573,6 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 	}
 	if (!prefixcmp(cmd, "trace")) {
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBAUDIT_SUPPORT
-		set_buildid_dir(NULL);
 		setup_path();
 		argv[0] = "trace";
 		return cmd_trace(argc, argv, NULL);
@@ -587,7 +587,6 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 	argc--;
 	handle_options(&argv, &argc, NULL);
 	commit_pager_choice();
-	set_buildid_dir(NULL);
 
 	if (argc > 0) {
 		if (!prefixcmp(argv[0], "--"))

tools/perf/tests/Build

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ perf-y += topology.o
 perf-y += cpumap.o
 perf-y += stat.o
 perf-y += event_update.o
+perf-y += event-times.o
 
 $(OUTPUT)tests/llvm-src-base.c: tests/bpf-script-example.c tests/Build
 	$(call rule_mkdir)

tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c

@@ -203,6 +203,10 @@ static struct test generic_tests[] = {
 		.desc = "Test attr update synthesize",
 		.func = test__event_update,
 	},
+	{
+		.desc = "Test events times",
+		.func = test__event_times,
+	},
 	{
 		.func = NULL,
 	},

tools/perf/tests/event-times.c

@@ -0,0 +1,236 @@
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "tests.h"
+#include "evlist.h"
+#include "evsel.h"
+#include "util.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+#include "thread_map.h"
+#include "target.h"
+
+static int attach__enable_on_exec(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel = perf_evlist__last(evlist);
+	struct target target = {
+		.uid = UINT_MAX,
+	};
+	const char *argv[] = { "true", NULL, };
+	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
+	int err;
+
+	pr_debug("attaching to spawned child, enable on exec\n");
+
+	err = perf_evlist__create_maps(evlist, &target);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		pr_debug("Not enough memory to create thread/cpu maps\n");
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	err = perf_evlist__prepare_workload(evlist, &target, argv, false, NULL);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		pr_debug("Couldn't run the workload!\n");
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	evsel->attr.enable_on_exec = 1;
+
+	err = perf_evlist__open(evlist);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		pr_debug("perf_evlist__open: %s\n",
+			 strerror_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	return perf_evlist__start_workload(evlist) == 1 ? TEST_OK : TEST_FAIL;
+}
+
+static int detach__enable_on_exec(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+	waitpid(evlist->workload.pid, NULL, 0);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int attach__current_disabled(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel = perf_evlist__last(evlist);
+	struct thread_map *threads;
+	int err;
+
+	pr_debug("attaching to current thread as disabled\n");
+
+	threads = thread_map__new(-1, getpid(), UINT_MAX);
+	if (threads == NULL) {
+		pr_debug("thread_map__new\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	evsel->attr.disabled = 1;
+
+	err = perf_evsel__open_per_thread(evsel, threads);
+	if (err) {
+		pr_debug("Failed to open event cpu-clock:u\n");
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	thread_map__put(threads);
+	return perf_evsel__enable(evsel) == 0 ? TEST_OK : TEST_FAIL;
+}
+
+static int attach__current_enabled(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel = perf_evlist__last(evlist);
+	struct thread_map *threads;
+	int err;
+
+	pr_debug("attaching to current thread as enabled\n");
+
+	threads = thread_map__new(-1, getpid(), UINT_MAX);
+	if (threads == NULL) {
+		pr_debug("failed to call thread_map__new\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	err = perf_evsel__open_per_thread(evsel, threads);
+
+	thread_map__put(threads);
+	return err == 0 ? TEST_OK : TEST_FAIL;
+}
+
+static int detach__disable(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel = perf_evlist__last(evlist);
+
+	return perf_evsel__enable(evsel);
+}
+
+static int attach__cpu_disabled(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel = perf_evlist__last(evlist);
+	struct cpu_map *cpus;
+	int err;
+
+	pr_debug("attaching to CPU 0 as enabled\n");
+
+	cpus = cpu_map__new("0");
+	if (cpus == NULL) {
+		pr_debug("failed to call cpu_map__new\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	evsel->attr.disabled = 1;
+
+	err = perf_evsel__open_per_cpu(evsel, cpus);
+	if (err) {
+		if (err == -EACCES)
+			return TEST_SKIP;
+
+		pr_debug("Failed to open event cpu-clock:u\n");
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	cpu_map__put(cpus);
+	return perf_evsel__enable(evsel);
+}
+
+static int attach__cpu_enabled(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel = perf_evlist__last(evlist);
+	struct cpu_map *cpus;
+	int err;
+
+	pr_debug("attaching to CPU 0 as enabled\n");
+
+	cpus = cpu_map__new("0");
+	if (cpus == NULL) {
+		pr_debug("failed to call cpu_map__new\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	err = perf_evsel__open_per_cpu(evsel, cpus);
+	if (err == -EACCES)
+		return TEST_SKIP;
+
+	cpu_map__put(cpus);
+	return err ? TEST_FAIL : TEST_OK;
+}
+
+static int test_times(int (attach)(struct perf_evlist *),
+		      int (detach)(struct perf_evlist *))
+{
+	struct perf_counts_values count;
+	struct perf_evlist *evlist = NULL;
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
+	int err = -1, i;
+
+	evlist = perf_evlist__new();
+	if (!evlist) {
+		pr_debug("failed to create event list\n");
+		goto out_err;
+	}
+
+	err = parse_events(evlist, "cpu-clock:u", NULL);
+	if (err) {
+		pr_debug("failed to parse event cpu-clock:u\n");
+		goto out_err;
+	}
+
+	evsel = perf_evlist__last(evlist);
+	evsel->attr.read_format |=
+		PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_ENABLED |
+		PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_RUNNING;
+
+	err = attach(evlist);
+	if (err == TEST_SKIP) {
+		pr_debug("  SKIP  : not enough rights\n");
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed to attach", !err);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 100000000; i++) { }
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed to detach", !detach(evlist));
+
+	perf_evsel__read(evsel, 0, 0, &count);
+
+	err = !(count.ena == count.run);
+
+	pr_debug("  %s: ena %" PRIu64", run %" PRIu64"\n",
+		 !err ? "OK    " : "FAILED",
+		 count.ena, count.run);
+
+out_err:
+	if (evlist)
+		perf_evlist__delete(evlist);
+	return !err ? TEST_OK : TEST_FAIL;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This test creates software event 'cpu-clock'
+ * attaches it in several ways (explained below)
+ * and checks that enabled and running times
+ * match.
+ */
+int test__event_times(int subtest __maybe_unused)
+{
+	int err, ret = 0;
+
+#define _T(attach, detach)			\
+	err = test_times(attach, detach);	\
+	if (err && (ret == TEST_OK || ret == TEST_SKIP))	\
+		ret = err;
+
+	/* attach on newly spawned process after exec */
+	_T(attach__enable_on_exec,   detach__enable_on_exec)
+	/* attach on current process as enabled */
+	_T(attach__current_enabled,  detach__disable)
+	/* attach on current process as disabled */
+	_T(attach__current_disabled, detach__disable)
+	/* attach on cpu as disabled */
+	_T(attach__cpu_disabled,     detach__disable)
+	/* attach on cpu as enabled */
+	_T(attach__cpu_enabled,      detach__disable)
+
+#undef _T
+	return ret;
+}

tools/perf/tests/tests.h

@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ int test__synthesize_stat_config(int subtest);
 int test__synthesize_stat(int subtest);
 int test__synthesize_stat_round(int subtest);
 int test__event_update(int subtest);
+int test__event_times(int subtest);
 
 #if defined(__arm__) || defined(__aarch64__)
 #ifdef HAVE_DWARF_UNWIND_SUPPORT

tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c

@@ -940,6 +940,7 @@ void itrace_synth_opts__set_default(struct itrace_synth_opts *synth_opts)
 	synth_opts->period = PERF_ITRACE_DEFAULT_PERIOD;
 	synth_opts->callchain_sz = PERF_ITRACE_DEFAULT_CALLCHAIN_SZ;
 	synth_opts->last_branch_sz = PERF_ITRACE_DEFAULT_LAST_BRANCH_SZ;
+	synth_opts->initial_skip = 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1064,6 +1065,12 @@ int itrace_parse_synth_opts(const struct option *opt, const char *str,
 				synth_opts->last_branch_sz = val;
 			}
 			break;
+		case 's':
+			synth_opts->initial_skip = strtoul(p, &endptr, 10);
+			if (p == endptr)
+				goto out_err;
+			p = endptr;
+			break;
 		case ' ':
 		case ',':
 			break;

tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ enum itrace_period_type {
  * @last_branch_sz: branch context size
  * @period: 'instructions' events period
  * @period_type: 'instructions' events period type
+ * @initial_skip: skip N events at the beginning.
  */
 struct itrace_synth_opts {
 	bool			set;
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ struct itrace_synth_opts {
 	unsigned int		last_branch_sz;
 	unsigned long long	period;
 	enum itrace_period_type	period_type;
+	unsigned long		initial_skip;
 };
 
 /**

tools/perf/util/config.c

@@ -377,6 +377,21 @@ const char *perf_config_dirname(const char *name, const char *value)
 	return value;
 }
 
+static int perf_buildid_config(const char *var, const char *value)
+{
+	/* same dir for all commands */
+	if (!strcmp(var, "buildid.dir")) {
+		const char *dirname = perf_config_dirname(var, value);
+
+		if (!dirname)
+			return -1;
+		strncpy(buildid_dir, dirname, MAXPATHLEN-1);
+		buildid_dir[MAXPATHLEN-1] = '\0';
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int perf_default_core_config(const char *var __maybe_unused,
 				    const char *value __maybe_unused)
 {
@@ -412,6 +427,9 @@ int perf_default_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 	if (!prefixcmp(var, "llvm."))
 		return perf_llvm_config(var, value);
 
+	if (!prefixcmp(var, "buildid."))
+		return perf_buildid_config(var, value);
+
 	/* Add other config variables here. */
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -515,49 +533,18 @@ int config_error_nonbool(const char *var)
 	return error("Missing value for '%s'", var);
 }
 
-struct buildid_dir_config {
-	char *dir;
-};
-
-static int buildid_dir_command_config(const char *var, const char *value,
-				      void *data)
-{
-	struct buildid_dir_config *c = data;
-	const char *v;
-
-	/* same dir for all commands */
-	if (!strcmp(var, "buildid.dir")) {
-		v = perf_config_dirname(var, value);
-		if (!v)
-			return -1;
-		strncpy(c->dir, v, MAXPATHLEN-1);
-		c->dir[MAXPATHLEN-1] = '\0';
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void check_buildid_dir_config(void)
-{
-	struct buildid_dir_config c;
-	c.dir = buildid_dir;
-	perf_config(buildid_dir_command_config, &c);
-}
-
 void set_buildid_dir(const char *dir)
 {
 	if (dir)
 		scnprintf(buildid_dir, MAXPATHLEN-1, "%s", dir);
 
-	/* try config file */
-	if (buildid_dir[0] == '\0')
-		check_buildid_dir_config();
-
 	/* default to $HOME/.debug */
 	if (buildid_dir[0] == '\0') {
-		char *v = getenv("HOME");
-		if (v) {
+		char *home = getenv("HOME");
+
+		if (home) {
 			snprintf(buildid_dir, MAXPATHLEN-1, "%s/%s",
-				 v, DEBUG_CACHE_DIR);
+				 home, DEBUG_CACHE_DIR);
 		} else {
 			strncpy(buildid_dir, DEBUG_CACHE_DIR, MAXPATHLEN-1);
 		}

tools/perf/util/hist.c

@@ -1295,8 +1295,9 @@ static int hists__hierarchy_insert_entry(struct hists *hists,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int hists__collapse_insert_entry(struct hists *hists, struct rb_root *root,
-				 struct hist_entry *he)
+static int hists__collapse_insert_entry(struct hists *hists,
+					struct rb_root *root,
+					struct hist_entry *he)
 {
 	struct rb_node **p = &root->rb_node;
 	struct rb_node *parent = NULL;

tools/perf/util/hist.h

@@ -199,8 +199,6 @@ int hists__init(void);
 int __hists__init(struct hists *hists, struct perf_hpp_list *hpp_list);
 
 struct rb_root *hists__get_rotate_entries_in(struct hists *hists);
-int hists__collapse_insert_entry(struct hists *hists,
-				  struct rb_root *root, struct hist_entry *he);
 
 struct perf_hpp {
 	char *buf;

tools/perf/util/intel-bts.c

@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ struct intel_bts {
 	u64				branches_id;
 	size_t				branches_event_size;
 	bool				synth_needs_swap;
+	unsigned long			num_events;
 };
 
 struct intel_bts_queue {
@@ -275,6 +276,10 @@ static int intel_bts_synth_branch_sample(struct intel_bts_queue *btsq,
 	union perf_event event;
 	struct perf_sample sample = { .ip = 0, };
 
+	if (bts->synth_opts.initial_skip &&
+	    bts->num_events++ <= bts->synth_opts.initial_skip)
+		return 0;
+
 	event.sample.header.type = PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE;
 	event.sample.header.misc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER;
 	event.sample.header.size = sizeof(struct perf_event_header);

tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c

@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ struct intel_pt {
 	u64 cyc_bit;
 	u64 noretcomp_bit;
 	unsigned max_non_turbo_ratio;
+
+	unsigned long num_events;
 };
 
 enum switch_state {
@@ -972,6 +974,10 @@ static int intel_pt_synth_branch_sample(struct intel_pt_queue *ptq)
 	if (pt->branches_filter && !(pt->branches_filter & ptq->flags))
 		return 0;
 
+	if (pt->synth_opts.initial_skip &&
+	    pt->num_events++ < pt->synth_opts.initial_skip)
+		return 0;
+
 	event->sample.header.type = PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE;
 	event->sample.header.misc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER;
 	event->sample.header.size = sizeof(struct perf_event_header);
@@ -1029,6 +1035,10 @@ static int intel_pt_synth_instruction_sample(struct intel_pt_queue *ptq)
 	union perf_event *event = ptq->event_buf;
 	struct perf_sample sample = { .ip = 0, };
 
+	if (pt->synth_opts.initial_skip &&
+	    pt->num_events++ < pt->synth_opts.initial_skip)
+		return 0;
+
 	event->sample.header.type = PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE;
 	event->sample.header.misc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER;
 	event->sample.header.size = sizeof(struct perf_event_header);
@@ -1087,6 +1097,10 @@ static int intel_pt_synth_transaction_sample(struct intel_pt_queue *ptq)
 	union perf_event *event = ptq->event_buf;
 	struct perf_sample sample = { .ip = 0, };
 
+	if (pt->synth_opts.initial_skip &&
+	    pt->num_events++ < pt->synth_opts.initial_skip)
+		return 0;
+
 	event->sample.header.type = PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE;
 	event->sample.header.misc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER;
 	event->sample.header.size = sizeof(struct perf_event_header);
@@ -1199,14 +1213,18 @@ static int intel_pt_sample(struct intel_pt_queue *ptq)
 	ptq->have_sample = false;
 
 	if (pt->sample_instructions &&
-	    (state->type & INTEL_PT_INSTRUCTION)) {
+	    (state->type & INTEL_PT_INSTRUCTION) &&
+	    (!pt->synth_opts.initial_skip ||
+	     pt->num_events++ >= pt->synth_opts.initial_skip)) {
 		err = intel_pt_synth_instruction_sample(ptq);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 	}
 
 	if (pt->sample_transactions &&
-	    (state->type & INTEL_PT_TRANSACTION)) {
+	    (state->type & INTEL_PT_TRANSACTION) &&
+	    (!pt->synth_opts.initial_skip ||
+	     pt->num_events++ >= pt->synth_opts.initial_skip)) {
 		err = intel_pt_synth_transaction_sample(ptq);
 		if (err)
 			return err;

tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c

@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #include <perl.h>
 
 #include "../../perf.h"
+#include "../callchain.h"
+#include "../machine.h"
 #include "../thread.h"
 #include "../event.h"
 #include "../trace-event.h"
@@ -248,10 +250,78 @@ static void define_event_symbols(struct event_format *event,
 		define_event_symbols(event, ev_name, args->next);
 }
 
+static SV *perl_process_callchain(struct perf_sample *sample,
+				  struct perf_evsel *evsel,
+				  struct addr_location *al)
+{
+	AV *list;
+
+	list = newAV();
+	if (!list)
+		goto exit;
+
+	if (!symbol_conf.use_callchain || !sample->callchain)
+		goto exit;
+
+	if (thread__resolve_callchain(al->thread, evsel,
+				      sample, NULL, NULL,
+				      PERF_MAX_STACK_DEPTH) != 0) {
+		pr_err("Failed to resolve callchain. Skipping\n");
+		goto exit;
+	}
+	callchain_cursor_commit(&callchain_cursor);
+
+
+	while (1) {
+		HV *elem;
+		struct callchain_cursor_node *node;
+		node = callchain_cursor_current(&callchain_cursor);
+		if (!node)
+			break;
+
+		elem = newHV();
+		if (!elem)
+			goto exit;
+
+		hv_stores(elem, "ip", newSVuv(node->ip));
+
+		if (node->sym) {
+			HV *sym = newHV();
+			if (!sym)
+				goto exit;
+			hv_stores(sym, "start",   newSVuv(node->sym->start));
+			hv_stores(sym, "end",     newSVuv(node->sym->end));
+			hv_stores(sym, "binding", newSVuv(node->sym->binding));
+			hv_stores(sym, "name",    newSVpvn(node->sym->name,
+							   node->sym->namelen));
+			hv_stores(elem, "sym",    newRV_noinc((SV*)sym));
+		}
+
+		if (node->map) {
+			struct map *map = node->map;
+			const char *dsoname = "[unknown]";
+			if (map && map->dso && (map->dso->name || map->dso->long_name)) {
+				if (symbol_conf.show_kernel_path && map->dso->long_name)
+					dsoname = map->dso->long_name;
+				else if (map->dso->name)
+					dsoname = map->dso->name;
+			}
+			hv_stores(elem, "dso", newSVpv(dsoname,0));
+		}
+
+		callchain_cursor_advance(&callchain_cursor);
+		av_push(list, newRV_noinc((SV*)elem));
+	}
+
+exit:
+	return newRV_noinc((SV*)list);
+}
+
 static void perl_process_tracepoint(struct perf_sample *sample,
 				    struct perf_evsel *evsel,
-				    struct thread *thread)
+				    struct addr_location *al)
 {
+	struct thread *thread = al->thread;
 	struct event_format *event = evsel->tp_format;
 	struct format_field *field;
 	static char handler[256];
@@ -295,6 +365,7 @@ static void perl_process_tracepoint(struct perf_sample *sample,
 	XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVuv(ns)));
 	XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSViv(pid)));
 	XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVpv(comm, 0)));
+	XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(perl_process_callchain(sample, evsel, al)));
 
 	/* common fields other than pid can be accessed via xsub fns */
 
@@ -329,6 +400,7 @@ static void perl_process_tracepoint(struct perf_sample *sample,
 		XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVuv(nsecs)));
 		XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSViv(pid)));
 		XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVpv(comm, 0)));
+		XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(perl_process_callchain(sample, evsel, al)));
 		call_pv("main::trace_unhandled", G_SCALAR);
 	}
 	SPAGAIN;
@@ -366,7 +438,7 @@ static void perl_process_event(union perf_event *event,
 			       struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 			       struct addr_location *al)
 {
-	perl_process_tracepoint(sample, evsel, al->thread);
+	perl_process_tracepoint(sample, evsel, al);
 	perl_process_event_generic(event, sample, evsel);
 }
 
@@ -490,7 +562,27 @@ static int perl_generate_script(struct pevent *pevent, const char *outfile)
 	fprintf(ofp, "use Perf::Trace::Util;\n\n");
 
 	fprintf(ofp, "sub trace_begin\n{\n\t# optional\n}\n\n");
-	fprintf(ofp, "sub trace_end\n{\n\t# optional\n}\n\n");
+	fprintf(ofp, "sub trace_end\n{\n\t# optional\n}\n");
+
+
+	fprintf(ofp, "\n\
+sub print_backtrace\n\
+{\n\
+	my $callchain = shift;\n\
+	for my $node (@$callchain)\n\
+	{\n\
+		if(exists $node->{sym})\n\
+		{\n\
+			printf( \"\\t[\\%%x] \\%%s\\n\", $node->{ip}, $node->{sym}{name});\n\
+		}\n\
+		else\n\
+		{\n\
+			printf( \"\\t[\\%%x]\\n\", $node{ip});\n\
+		}\n\
+	}\n\
+}\n\n\
+");
+
 
 	while ((event = trace_find_next_event(pevent, event))) {
 		fprintf(ofp, "sub %s::%s\n{\n", event->system, event->name);
@@ -502,7 +594,8 @@ static int perl_generate_script(struct pevent *pevent, const char *outfile)
 		fprintf(ofp, "$common_secs, ");
 		fprintf(ofp, "$common_nsecs,\n");
 		fprintf(ofp, "\t    $common_pid, ");
-		fprintf(ofp, "$common_comm,\n\t    ");
+		fprintf(ofp, "$common_comm, ");
+		fprintf(ofp, "$common_callchain,\n\t    ");
 
 		not_first = 0;
 		count = 0;
@@ -519,7 +612,7 @@ static int perl_generate_script(struct pevent *pevent, const char *outfile)
 
 		fprintf(ofp, "\tprint_header($event_name, $common_cpu, "
 			"$common_secs, $common_nsecs,\n\t             "
-			"$common_pid, $common_comm);\n\n");
+			"$common_pid, $common_comm, $common_callchain);\n\n");
 
 		fprintf(ofp, "\tprintf(\"");
 
@@ -581,17 +674,22 @@ static int perl_generate_script(struct pevent *pevent, const char *outfile)
 				fprintf(ofp, "$%s", f->name);
 		}
 
-		fprintf(ofp, ");\n");
+		fprintf(ofp, ");\n\n");
+
+		fprintf(ofp, "\tprint_backtrace($common_callchain);\n");
+
 		fprintf(ofp, "}\n\n");
 	}
 
 	fprintf(ofp, "sub trace_unhandled\n{\n\tmy ($event_name, $context, "
 		"$common_cpu, $common_secs, $common_nsecs,\n\t    "
-		"$common_pid, $common_comm) = @_;\n\n");
+		"$common_pid, $common_comm, $common_callchain) = @_;\n\n");
 
 	fprintf(ofp, "\tprint_header($event_name, $common_cpu, "
 		"$common_secs, $common_nsecs,\n\t             $common_pid, "
-		"$common_comm);\n}\n\n");
+		"$common_comm, $common_callchain);\n");
+	fprintf(ofp, "\tprint_backtrace($common_callchain);\n");
+	fprintf(ofp, "}\n\n");
 
 	fprintf(ofp, "sub print_header\n{\n"
 		"\tmy ($event_name, $cpu, $secs, $nsecs, $pid, $comm) = @_;\n\n"