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1 /*
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3  *
4  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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16 
17 #ifndef _SIMPLEPERF_H
18 #define _SIMPLEPERF_H
19 
20 #include <sys/types.h>
21 
22 #include <string>
23 #include <vector>
24 
25 #ifndef SIMPLEPERF_EXPORT
26 #define SIMPLEPERF_EXPORT
27 #endif
28 
29 namespace simpleperf {
30 
31 std::vector<std::string> GetAllEvents() SIMPLEPERF_EXPORT;
32 bool IsEventSupported(const std::string& name) SIMPLEPERF_EXPORT;
33 
34 struct Counter {
35   std::string event;
36   uint64_t value;
37   // If there is not enough hardware counters, kernel will share counters between events.
38   // time_enabled_in_ns is the period when counting is enabled, and time_running_in_ns is
39   // the period when counting really happens in hardware.
40   uint64_t time_enabled_in_ns;
41   uint64_t time_running_in_ns;
42 };
43 
44 // PerfEventSet can be used to count perf events or record perf events in perf.data.
45 // To count perf events, you can do as follows:
46 //  1. Create PerfEventSet instance.
47 //  2. Select perf events to count. You can add more than one events.
48 //  3. Set monitored targets.
49 //  4. Start/stop/read counters when needed.
50 // An example is as below:
51 //    PerfEventSet* perf = PerfEventSet::CreateInstance(PerfEventSetType::kPerfForCounting);
52 //    perf->AddEvent("cpu-cycles");
53 //    perf->AddEvent("instructions");
54 //    perf->MonitorCurrentProcess();
55 //    perf->StartCounters();
56 //    perf->StopCounters();
57 //    perf->ReadCounters(&counters);
58 //
59 // PerfEventSet is not thread-safe. To access it from different threads, please protect
60 // it under locks.
61 class SIMPLEPERF_EXPORT PerfEventSet {
62  public:
63   enum Type {
64     kPerfForCounting,
65     kPerfForRecording,
66   };
67 
68   static PerfEventSet* CreateInstance(Type type);
~PerfEventSet()69   virtual ~PerfEventSet() {}
70 
71   // Add event in the set. All valid events are returned by GetAllEvents().
72   // To only monitor events happen in user space, add :u suffix, like cpu-cycles:u.
73   virtual bool AddEvent(const std::string& name);
74 
75   // Set monitored target. You can only monitor threads in current process.
76   virtual bool MonitorCurrentProcess();
77   virtual bool MonitorCurrentThread();
78   virtual bool MonitorThreadsInCurrentProcess(const std::vector<pid_t>& threads);
79 
80   // Counting interface:
81   // Start counters. When the PerfEventSet instance is created, the counters are stopped.
82   virtual bool StartCounters();
83   // Stop counters. The values of the counters will not change until the next StartCounters().
84   virtual bool StopCounters();
85   // Read counter values. There is a value for each event. You don't need to stop counters before
86   // reading them. The counter values are the accumulated value from the first StartCounters().
87   virtual bool ReadCounters(std::vector<Counter>* counters);
88 
89  protected:
PerfEventSet()90   PerfEventSet() {}
91 };
92 
93 }  // namespace simpleperf
94 
95 #undef SIMPLEPERF_EXPORT
96 
97 #endif  // _SIMPLEPERF_H
98