@@ -910,13 +910,23 @@ static int cs_etm__sample(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq)
etmq->period_instructions = instrs_over;
}
- if (etm->sample_branches &&
- etmq->prev_packet &&
- etmq->prev_packet->sample_type == CS_ETM_RANGE &&
- etmq->prev_packet->last_instr_taken_branch) {
- ret = cs_etm__synth_branch_sample(etmq);
- if (ret)
- return ret;
+ if (etm->sample_branches && etmq->prev_packet) {
+ bool generate_sample = false;
+
+ /* Generate sample for tracing on packet */
+ if (etmq->prev_packet->sample_type == CS_ETM_TRACE_ON)
+ generate_sample = true;
+
+ /* Generate sample for branch taken packet */
+ if (etmq->prev_packet->sample_type == CS_ETM_RANGE &&
+ etmq->prev_packet->last_instr_taken_branch)
+ generate_sample = true;
+
+ if (generate_sample) {
+ ret = cs_etm__synth_branch_sample(etmq);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+ }
}
if (etm->sample_branches || etm->synth_opts.last_branch) {
CS_ETM_TRACE_ON packet itself can give the info that there have a discontinuity in the trace, this patch is to add branch sample for CS_ETM_TRACE_ON packet if it is inserted in the middle of CS_ETM_RANGE packets; as result we can have hint for the trace discontinuity. Signed-off-by: Leo Yan <leo.yan@linaro.org> --- tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c | 24 +++++++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)