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bpf: introduce bpf_perf_event_output() helper

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This helper is used to send raw data from eBPF program into
special PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE/PERF_COUNT_SW_BPF_OUTPUT perf_event.
User space needs to perf_event_open() it (either for one or all cpus) and
store FD into perf_event_array (similar to bpf_perf_event_read() helper)
before eBPF program can send data into it.

Today the programs triggered by kprobe collect the data and either store
it into the maps or print it via bpf_trace_printk() where latter is the debug
facility and not suitable to stream the data. This new helper replaces
such bpf_trace_printk() usage and allows programs to have dedicated
channel into user space for post-processing of the raw data collected.

Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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Alexei Starovoitov
2015-10-20 20:02:34 -07:00
committed by David S. Miller
parent fa128e6a14
commit a43eec3042
5 changed files with 62 additions and 1 deletions
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@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ enum perf_sw_ids {
PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS = 7,
PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS = 8,
PERF_COUNT_SW_DUMMY = 9,
PERF_COUNT_SW_BPF_OUTPUT = 10,
PERF_COUNT_SW_MAX, /* non-ABI */
};