Using Dtrace for Performance Evaluation

[Alexander Leidinger]

Quoting David Christensen <davidch at broadcom.com> (from Thu, 5 May 2011  
13:08:56 -0700):

> I was looking at using dtrace to help characterize performance
> for the new bxe(4) driver but I'm having problems with the very
> simple task of capturing time spent in a function.  The D script
> I'm using looks like the following:
>
> #pragma D option quiet
>
> fbt:if_bxe::entry
> {
>         self->in = timestamp;
> }
>
> fbt:if_bxe::return
> {
>
>         @callouts[((struct callout *)arg0)->c_func] = sum(timestamp -
>             self->in);
> }
>
> tick-10sec
> {
>         printa("%40a %10 at d\n", @callouts);
>         clear(@callouts);
>         printf("\n");
> }
>
> BEGIN
> {
>         printf("%40s | %s\n", "function", "nanoseconds per second");
> }

I think there is a more easy way of doing this. I have a script which  
wants to do some statistics too (depends upon local changes, but it's  
about the D code, not the providers used), it does this:
---snip---
#pragma D option dynvarsize=32m

linuxulator*:::entry
{
         self->time[probefunc] = vtimestamp;
         @calls[probeprov, execname, probefunc] = count();
}

linuxulator*:::return
/self->time[probefunc] != 0/
{
         this->timediff = self->time[probefunc] - vtimestamp;

         @stats[probeprov, execname, probefunc] = quantize(this->timediff);
         @longest[probeprov, probefunc] = max(this->timediff);

         self->time[probefunc] = 0;
}

END
{
         printf("Number of calls per provider/application/kernel function:");
         printa(@calls);
         printf("CPU-timing statistics per provider/application/kernel  
function (in ns):");
         printa(@stats);
         printf("Longest running (CPU-time!) functions per provider (in ns):");
         printa(@longest);
}
---snip---

In your case you can forget about probeprov, but the probefunc should  
be more convenient to use than the casting and dereferencing you do.  
The constraint for the return is there to prevent problems in case one  
starts the tracing when a CPU is inbetween entry and return.

Bye,
Alexander.

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