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    perf unwind: Report module before querying isactivation in dwfl unwind · 9126cbba
    Milian Wolff authored
    The PC returned by dwfl_frame_pc() may map into a not-yet-reported
    module. We have to report it before we continue unwinding. But when we
    query for the isactivation flag in dwfl_frame_pc, libdw will actually do
    one more unwinding step internally which can then break and lead to
    missed frames or broken stacks.
    
    With libunwind we get e.g.:
    
    ~~~~~
      heaptrack_gui  2228 135073.400474:     613969 cycles:
    	          108c8e [unknown] (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          1093bc [unknown] (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          109e7b QLocale::QLocale (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          1470ff [unknown] (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          147f67 QSystemLocale::query (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          109fbf QLocalePrivate::updateSystemPrivate (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          10aa27 QLocale::QLocale (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          1e02c3 [unknown] (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          2113bb [unknown] (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          211505 [unknown] (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          1b5df0 QFileInfo::exists (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	           92eb2 [unknown] (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	           93423 [unknown] (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	           93d2a QLibraryInfo::location (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          2170af [unknown] (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          297c53 QCoreApplicationPrivate::init (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	           f7cde QGuiApplicationPrivate::init (/usr/lib/libQt5Gui.so.5.8.0)
    	          1589e8 QApplicationPrivate::init (/usr/lib/libQt5Widgets.so.5.8.0)
    	           78622 main (/home/milian/projects/compiled/other/bin/heaptrack_gui)
    	           20439 __libc_start_main (/usr/lib/libc-2.25.so)
    	           78299 _start (/home/milian/projects/compiled/other/bin/heaptrack_gui)
    
      heaptrack_gui  2228 135073.401156:     569521 cycles:
    	          131633 QString::endsWith (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          1a0701 QDir::cleanPath (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          21b82d [unknown] (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          1b3727 QFileInfo::canonicalFilePath (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          2780c7 QFactoryLoader::update (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          279525 QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	           e5bd0 QPlatformIntegrationFactory::create (/usr/lib/libQt5Gui.so.5.8.0)
    	           f5a1c QGuiApplicationPrivate::createPlatformIntegration (/usr/lib/libQt5Gui.so.5.8.0)
    	           f650c QGuiApplicationPrivate::createEventDispatcher (/usr/lib/libQt5Gui.so.5.8.0)
    	          298524 QCoreApplicationPrivate::init (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	           f7cde QGuiApplicationPrivate::init (/usr/lib/libQt5Gui.so.5.8.0)
    	          1589e8 QApplicationPrivate::init (/usr/lib/libQt5Widgets.so.5.8.0)
    	           78622 main (/home/milian/projects/compiled/other/bin/heaptrack_gui)
    	           20439 __libc_start_main (/usr/lib/libc-2.25.so)
    	           78299 _start (/home/milian/projects/compiled/other/bin/heaptrack_gui)
    ~~~~~
    
    Note the two frames 1589e8 and 78622 in the first sample. These are
    missing when unwinding with libdw. The second sample's breakage is
    more obvious:
    
    ~~~~~
      heaptrack_gui  2228 135073.400474:     613969 cycles:
    	          108c8e [unknown] (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          1093bc [unknown] (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          109e7b QLocale::QLocale (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          1470ff [unknown] (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          147f67 QSystemLocale::query (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          109fbf QLocalePrivate::updateSystemPrivate (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          10aa27 QLocale::QLocale (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          1e02c3 [unknown] (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          2113bb [unknown] (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          211505 [unknown] (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          1b5df0 QFileInfo::exists (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	           92eb2 [unknown] (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	           93423 [unknown] (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	           93d2a QLibraryInfo::location (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          2170af [unknown] (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          297c53 QCoreApplicationPrivate::init (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	           f7cde QGuiApplicationPrivate::init (/usr/lib/libQt5Gui.so.5.8.0)
    	           20439 __libc_start_main (/usr/lib/libc-2.25.so)
    	           78299 _start (/home/milian/projects/compiled/other/bin/heaptrack_gui)
    
    heaptrack_gui  2228 135073.401156:     569521 cycles:
    	          131633 QString::endsWith (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          1a0701 QDir::cleanPath (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          21b82d [unknown] (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          1b3727 QFileInfo::canonicalFilePath (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          2780c7 QFactoryLoader::update (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	          279525 QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader (/usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5.8.0)
    	           e5bd0 QPlatformIntegrationFactory::create (/usr/lib/libQt5Gui.so.5.8.0)
    	          723dbf [unknown] ([unknown])
    ~~~~~
    
    This patch fixes this issue and the libdw unwinder mimicks the libunwind
    behavior more closely.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarMilian Wolff <milian.wolff@kdab.com>
    Acked-by: default avatarJan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
    Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com>
    Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
    Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20170602143753.16907-2-milian.wolff@kdab.comSigned-off-by: default avatarArnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
    9126cbba
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