perf annotate browser: Initial loop detection
Simple algorithm, just look for the next backward jump that points to before the cursor. Then draw an arrow connecting the jump to its target. Do this as you move the cursor, entering/exiting possible loops. Ex (graph chars replaced to avoid mail encoding woes): avc_has_perm_flags 0.00 | nopl 0x0(%rax) 5.36 |+-> 68: mov (%rax),%rax 5.15 || test %rax,%rax 0.00 || v je 130 2.96 || 74: cmp -0x20(%rax),%ebx 47.38 || lea -0x20(%rax),%rcx 0.28 || ^ jne 68 3.16 || cmp -0x18(%rax),%dx 0.00 |+------^ jne 68 4.92 | cmp 0x4(%rcx),%r13d 0.00 | v jne 68 1.15 | test %rcx,%rcx 0.00 | v je 130 Suggested-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com> Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com> Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de> Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@gmail.com> Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Cc: Stephane Eranian <eranian@google.com> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-5gairf6or7dazlx3ocxwvftm@git.kernel.orgSigned-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
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