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1// Copyright 2014 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
2// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
3// found in the LICENSE file.
4
5syntax = "proto2";
6
7option optimize_for = LITE_RUNTIME;
8
9package metrics;
10
11// Stores information from a perf session generated via running:
12// "perf record"
13//
14// See $kernel/tools/perf/design.txt for more details.
15
16// Please do not modify this protobuf directly, except to mirror the upstream
17// version found here:
18// https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/platform/chromiumos-wide-profiling/+/master/perf_data.proto
19// with some fields omitted for privacy reasons. Because it is a read-only copy
20// of the upstream protobuf, "Next tag:" comments are also absent.
21
22message PerfDataProto {
23
24  // Perf event attribute. Stores the event description.
25  // This data structure is defined in the linux kernel:
26  // $kernel/tools/perf/util/event.h.
27  message PerfEventAttr {
28    // Type of the event. Type is an enumeration and can be:
29    // IP: an instruction-pointer was stored in the event.
30    // MMAP: a DLL was loaded.
31    // FORK: a process was forked.
32    // etc.
33    optional uint32 type = 1;
34
35    // Size of the event data in bytes.
36    optional uint32 size = 2;
37
38    // The config stores the CPU-specific counter information.
39    optional uint64 config = 3;
40
41    // Sample period of the event. Indicates how often the event is
42    // triggered in terms of # of events. After |sample_period| events, an event
43    // will be recorded and stored.
44    optional uint64 sample_period = 4;
45
46    // Sample frequency of the event. Indicates how often the event is
47    // triggered in terms of # per second. The kernel will try to record
48    // |sample_freq| events per second.
49    optional uint64 sample_freq = 5;
50
51    // Sample type is a bitfield that records attributes of the sample. Example,
52    // whether an entire callchain was recorded, etc.
53    optional uint64 sample_type = 6;
54
55    // Bitfield that indicates whether reads on the counter will return the
56    // total time enabled and total time running.
57    optional uint64 read_format = 7;
58
59    // Indicates whether the counter starts off disabled.
60    optional bool disabled = 8;
61
62    // Indicates whether child processes inherit the counter.
63    optional bool inherit = 9;
64
65    // Indicates whether the counter is pinned to a particular CPU.
66    optional bool pinned = 10;
67
68    // Indicates whether this counter's group has exclusive access to the CPU's
69    // counters.
70    optional bool exclusive = 11;
71
72    // The following bits restrict events to be counted when the CPU is in user,
73    // kernel, hypervisor or idle modes.
74    optional bool exclude_user = 12;
75    optional bool exclude_kernel = 13;
76    optional bool exclude_hv = 14;
77    optional bool exclude_idle = 15;
78
79    // Indicates whether mmap events should be recorded.
80    optional bool mmap = 16;
81
82    // Indicates whether process comm information should be recorded upon
83    // process creation.
84    optional bool comm = 17;
85
86    // Indicates that we are in frequency mode, not period mode.
87    optional bool freq = 18;
88
89    // Indicates whether we have per-task counts.
90    optional bool inherit_stat = 19;
91
92    // Indicates whether we enable perf events after an exec() function call.
93    optional bool enable_on_exec = 20;
94
95    // Indicates whether we trace fork/exit.
96    optional bool task = 21;
97
98    // Indicates whether we are using a watermark to wake up.
99    optional bool watermark = 22;
100
101    // CPUs often "skid" when recording events. That means the instruction
102    // pointer may not be the same as the one that caused the counter overflow.
103    // Indicates the capabilities of the CPU in terms of recording precise
104    // instruction pointer.
105    optional uint32 precise_ip = 23;
106
107    // Indicates whether we have non-exec mmap data.
108    optional bool mmap_data = 24;
109
110    // If set, all the event types will have the same sample_type.
111    optional bool sample_id_all = 25;
112
113    // Indicates whether we are counting events from the host (when running a
114    // VM).
115    optional bool exclude_host = 26;
116
117    // Exclude events that happen on a guest OS.
118    optional bool exclude_guest = 27;
119
120    // Contains the number of events after which we wake up.
121    optional uint32 wakeup_events = 28;
122
123    // Contains the number of bytes after which we wake up.
124    optional uint32 wakeup_watermark = 29;
125
126    // Information about the type of the breakpoint.
127    optional uint32 bp_type = 30;
128
129    // Contains the breakpoint address.
130    optional uint64 bp_addr = 31;
131
132    // This is an extension of config (see above).
133    optional uint64 config1 = 32;
134
135    // The length of the breakpoint data in bytes.
136    optional uint64 bp_len = 33;
137
138    // This is an extension of config (see above).
139    optional uint64 config2 = 34;
140
141    // Contains the type of branch, example: user, kernel, call, return, etc.
142    optional uint64 branch_sample_type = 35;
143  }
144
145  // Describes a perf.data file attribute.
146  message PerfFileAttr {
147    optional PerfEventAttr attr = 1;
148
149    // List of perf file attribute ids. Each id describes an event.
150    repeated uint64 ids = 2;
151  }
152
153  // This message contains information about a perf sample itself, as opposed to
154  // a perf event captured by a sample.
155  message SampleInfo {
156    // Process ID / thread ID from which this sample was taken.
157    optional uint32 pid = 1;
158    optional uint32 tid = 2;
159
160    // Time this sample was taken (NOT the same as an event time).
161    // It is the number of nanoseconds since bootup.
162    optional uint64 sample_time_ns = 3;
163
164    // The ID of the sample's event type (cycles, instructions, etc).
165    // The event type IDs are defined in PerfFileAttr.
166    optional uint64 id = 4;
167
168    // The CPU on which this sample was taken.
169    optional uint32 cpu = 5;
170  }
171
172  message CommEvent {
173    // Process id.
174    optional uint32 pid = 1;
175
176    // Thread id.
177    optional uint32 tid = 2;
178
179    // Comm string's md5 prefix.
180    // The comm string was field 3 and has been intentionally left out.
181    optional uint64 comm_md5_prefix = 4;
182
183    // Time the sample was taken.
184    // Deprecated, use |sample_info| instead.
185    optional uint64 sample_time = 5 [deprecated=true];
186
187    // Info about the perf sample containing this event.
188    optional SampleInfo sample_info = 6;
189  }
190
191  message MMapEvent {
192    // Process id.
193    optional uint32 pid = 1;
194
195    // Thread id.
196    optional uint32 tid = 2;
197
198    // Start address.
199    optional uint64 start = 3;
200
201    // Length.
202    optional uint64 len = 4;
203
204    // PG Offset.
205    optional uint64 pgoff = 5;
206
207    // Filename's md5 prefix.
208    // The filename was field 6 and has been intentionally left out.
209    optional uint64 filename_md5_prefix = 7;
210
211    // Info about the perf sample containing this event.
212    optional SampleInfo sample_info = 8;
213  }
214
215  message BranchStackEntry {
216    // Branch source address.
217    optional uint64 from_ip = 1;
218
219    // Branch destination address.
220    optional uint64 to_ip = 2;
221
222    // Indicates a mispredicted branch.
223    optional bool mispredicted = 3;
224  }
225
226  message SampleEvent {
227    // Instruction pointer.
228    optional uint64 ip = 1;
229
230    // Process id.
231    optional uint32 pid = 2;
232
233    // Thread id.
234    optional uint32 tid = 3;
235
236    // The time after boot when the sample was recorded, in nanoseconds.
237    optional uint64 sample_time_ns = 4;
238
239    // The address of the sample.
240    optional uint64 addr = 5;
241
242    // The id of the sample.
243    optional uint64 id = 6;
244
245    // The stream id of the sample.
246    optional uint64 stream_id = 7;
247
248    // The period of the sample.
249    optional uint64 period = 8;
250
251    // The CPU where the event was recorded.
252    optional uint32 cpu = 9;
253
254    // The raw size of the event in bytes.
255    optional uint32 raw_size = 10;
256
257    // Sample callchain info.
258    repeated uint64 callchain = 11;
259
260    // Branch stack info.
261    repeated BranchStackEntry branch_stack = 12;
262  }
263
264  // ForkEvent is used for both FORK and EXIT events, which have the same data
265  // format.  We don't want to call this "ForkOrExitEvent", in case a separate
266  // exit event is introduced in the future.
267  message ForkEvent {
268    // Forked process ID.
269    optional uint32 pid = 1;
270
271    // Parent process ID.
272    optional uint32 ppid = 2;
273
274    // Forked process thread ID.
275    optional uint32 tid = 3;
276
277    // Parent process thread ID.
278    optional uint32 ptid = 4;
279
280    // Time of fork event in nanoseconds since bootup.
281    optional uint64 fork_time_ns = 5;
282
283    // Info about the perf sample containing this event.
284    optional SampleInfo sample_info = 11;
285  }
286
287  message EventHeader {
288    // Type of event.
289    optional uint32 type = 1;
290    optional uint32 misc = 2;
291    // Size of event.
292    optional uint32 size = 3;
293  }
294
295  message PerfEvent {
296    optional EventHeader header = 1;
297
298    optional MMapEvent mmap_event = 2;
299    optional SampleEvent sample_event = 3;
300    optional CommEvent comm_event = 4;
301    optional ForkEvent fork_event = 5;
302  }
303
304  message PerfEventStats {
305    // Total number of events read from perf data.
306    optional uint32 num_events_read = 1;
307
308    // Total number of various types of events.
309    optional uint32 num_sample_events = 2;
310    optional uint32 num_mmap_events = 3;
311    optional uint32 num_fork_events = 4;
312    optional uint32 num_exit_events = 5;
313
314    // Number of sample events that were successfully mapped by the address
315    // mapper, a quipper module that is used to obscure addresses and convert
316    // them to DSO name + offset.  Sometimes it fails to process sample events.
317    // This field allows us to track the success rate of the address mapper.
318    optional uint32 num_sample_events_mapped = 6;
319
320    // Whether address remapping was enabled.
321    optional bool did_remap = 7;
322  }
323
324  message PerfBuildID {
325    // Misc field in perf_event_header.
326    // Indicates whether the file is mapped in kernel mode or user mode.
327    optional uint32 misc = 1;
328
329    // Process ID.
330    optional uint32 pid = 2;
331
332    // Build id.  Should always contain kBuildIDArraySize bytes of data.
333    // perf_reader.h in Chrome OS defines kBuildIDArraySize = 20.
334    optional bytes build_hash = 3;
335
336    // Filename Md5sum prefix.
337    // The filename was field 4 and has been intentionally left out.
338    optional uint64 filename_md5_prefix = 5;
339  }
340
341  repeated PerfFileAttr file_attrs = 1;
342  repeated PerfEvent events = 2;
343
344  // Time when quipper generated this perf data / protobuf, given as seconds
345  // since the epoch.
346  optional uint64 timestamp_sec = 3;
347
348  // Records some stats about the serialized perf events.
349  optional PerfEventStats stats = 4;
350
351  // Not added from original: repeated uint64 metadata_mask = 5;
352
353  // Build ID metadata.
354  repeated PerfBuildID build_ids = 7;
355
356  // Not added from original: repeated PerfUint32Metadata uint32_metadata = 8;
357  // Not added from original: repeated PerfUint64Metadata uint64_metadata = 9;
358  // Not added from original:
359  //     optional PerfCPUTopologyMetadata cpu_topology = 11;
360  // Not added from original:
361  //     repeated PerfNodeTopologyMetadata numa_topology = 12;
362
363  message StringMetadata {
364    message StringAndMd5sumPrefix {
365      // The string value was field 1 and has been intentionally left out.
366
367      // The string value's md5sum prefix.
368      optional uint64 value_md5_prefix = 2;
369    }
370
371    // Not added from original: optional StringAndMd5sumPrefix hostname = 1;
372    // Not added from original:
373    //     optional StringAndMd5sumPrefix kernel_version =2;
374    // Not added from original: optional StringAndMd5sumPrefix perf_version = 3;
375    // Not added from original: optional StringAndMd5sumPrefix architecture = 4;
376    // Not added from original:
377    //     optional StringAndMd5sumPrefix cpu_description = 5;
378    // Not added from original: optional StringAndMd5sumPrefix cpu_id = 6;
379    // Not added from original:
380    //     repeated StringAndMd5sumPrefix perf_command_line_token = 7;
381
382    // The command line stored as a single string.
383    optional StringAndMd5sumPrefix perf_command_line_whole = 8;
384  }
385
386  // All the string metadata from the perf data file.
387  optional StringMetadata string_metadata = 13;
388}
389