Re: [PATCH 28/48] perf dwarf-aux: Add die_find_variable_by_addr()

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On Mon, Nov 6, 2023 at 7:25 AM Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 11 Oct 2023 20:50:51 -0700
> Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > The die_find_variable_by_addr() is to find a variables in the given DIE
> > using given (PC-relative) address.  Global variables will have a
> > location expression with DW_OP_addr which has an address so can simply
> > compare it with the address.
> >
> >   <1><143a7>: Abbrev Number: 2 (DW_TAG_variable)
> >       <143a8>   DW_AT_name        : loops_per_jiffy
> >       <143ac>   DW_AT_type        : <0x1cca>
> >       <143b0>   DW_AT_external    : 1
> >       <143b0>   DW_AT_decl_file   : 193
> >       <143b1>   DW_AT_decl_line   : 213
> >       <143b2>   DW_AT_location    : 9 byte block: 3 b0 46 41 82 ff ff ff ff
> >                                      (DW_OP_addr: ffffffff824146b0)
> >
> > Note that the type-offset should be calculated from the base address of
> > the global variable.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Looks good to me.
>
> Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> BTW, for the global variable, you can also find it via maps. Can't you?

What do you mean by 'via maps'?  The map in perf?

Thanks,
Namhyung





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