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-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/arm-spe.c15
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/bperf.h14
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/bperf_follower.bpf.c19
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/bperf_leader.bpf.c19
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/bpf_prog_profiler.bpf.c2
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/evsel.c18
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/header.c23
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/hist.c23
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/hist.h1
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/parse-events.c9
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/smt.c2
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/sort.c52
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/sort.h6
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/util.c14
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/util.h2
15 files changed, 108 insertions, 111 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/arm-spe.c b/tools/perf/util/arm-spe.c
index 4748bcfe61de..fccac06b573a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/arm-spe.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/arm-spe.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ struct arm_spe {
u8 timeless_decoding;
u8 data_queued;
+ u64 sample_type;
u8 sample_flc;
u8 sample_llc;
u8 sample_tlb;
@@ -287,6 +288,12 @@ static void arm_spe_prep_sample(struct arm_spe *spe,
event->sample.header.size = sizeof(struct perf_event_header);
}
+static int arm_spe__inject_event(union perf_event *event, struct perf_sample *sample, u64 type)
+{
+ event->header.size = perf_event__sample_event_size(sample, type, 0);
+ return perf_event__synthesize_sample(event, type, 0, sample);
+}
+
static inline int
arm_spe_deliver_synth_event(struct arm_spe *spe,
struct arm_spe_queue *speq __maybe_unused,
@@ -295,6 +302,12 @@ arm_spe_deliver_synth_event(struct arm_spe *spe,
{
int ret;
+ if (spe->synth_opts.inject) {
+ ret = arm_spe__inject_event(event, sample, spe->sample_type);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+ }
+
ret = perf_session__deliver_synth_event(spe->session, event, sample);
if (ret)
pr_err("ARM SPE: failed to deliver event, error %d\n", ret);
@@ -986,6 +999,8 @@ arm_spe_synth_events(struct arm_spe *spe, struct perf_session *session)
else
attr.sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_TIME;
+ spe->sample_type = attr.sample_type;
+
attr.exclude_user = evsel->core.attr.exclude_user;
attr.exclude_kernel = evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel;
attr.exclude_hv = evsel->core.attr.exclude_hv;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/bperf.h b/tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/bperf.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 186a5551ddb9..000000000000
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/bperf.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
-// Copyright (c) 2021 Facebook
-
-#ifndef __BPERF_STAT_H
-#define __BPERF_STAT_H
-
-typedef struct {
- __uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERCPU_ARRAY);
- __uint(key_size, sizeof(__u32));
- __uint(value_size, sizeof(struct bpf_perf_event_value));
- __uint(max_entries, 1);
-} reading_map;
-
-#endif /* __BPERF_STAT_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/bperf_follower.bpf.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/bperf_follower.bpf.c
index b8fa3cb2da23..f193998530d4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/bperf_follower.bpf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/bperf_follower.bpf.c
@@ -1,14 +1,23 @@
// SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
// Copyright (c) 2021 Facebook
-#include <linux/bpf.h>
-#include <linux/perf_event.h>
+#include "vmlinux.h"
#include <bpf/bpf_helpers.h>
#include <bpf/bpf_tracing.h>
-#include "bperf.h"
#include "bperf_u.h"
-reading_map diff_readings SEC(".maps");
-reading_map accum_readings SEC(".maps");
+struct {
+ __uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERCPU_ARRAY);
+ __uint(key_size, sizeof(__u32));
+ __uint(value_size, sizeof(struct bpf_perf_event_value));
+ __uint(max_entries, 1);
+} diff_readings SEC(".maps");
+
+struct {
+ __uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERCPU_ARRAY);
+ __uint(key_size, sizeof(__u32));
+ __uint(value_size, sizeof(struct bpf_perf_event_value));
+ __uint(max_entries, 1);
+} accum_readings SEC(".maps");
struct {
__uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_HASH);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/bperf_leader.bpf.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/bperf_leader.bpf.c
index 4f70d1459e86..e2a2d4cd7779 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/bperf_leader.bpf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/bperf_leader.bpf.c
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
// SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
// Copyright (c) 2021 Facebook
-#include <linux/bpf.h>
-#include <linux/perf_event.h>
+#include "vmlinux.h"
#include <bpf/bpf_helpers.h>
#include <bpf/bpf_tracing.h>
-#include "bperf.h"
struct {
__uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERF_EVENT_ARRAY);
@@ -13,8 +11,19 @@ struct {
__uint(map_flags, BPF_F_PRESERVE_ELEMS);
} events SEC(".maps");
-reading_map prev_readings SEC(".maps");
-reading_map diff_readings SEC(".maps");
+struct {
+ __uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERCPU_ARRAY);
+ __uint(key_size, sizeof(__u32));
+ __uint(value_size, sizeof(struct bpf_perf_event_value));
+ __uint(max_entries, 1);
+} prev_readings SEC(".maps");
+
+struct {
+ __uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERCPU_ARRAY);
+ __uint(key_size, sizeof(__u32));
+ __uint(value_size, sizeof(struct bpf_perf_event_value));
+ __uint(max_entries, 1);
+} diff_readings SEC(".maps");
SEC("raw_tp/sched_switch")
int BPF_PROG(on_switch)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/bpf_prog_profiler.bpf.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/bpf_prog_profiler.bpf.c
index ab12b4c4ece2..97037d3b3d9f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/bpf_prog_profiler.bpf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/bpf_prog_profiler.bpf.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
// SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
// Copyright (c) 2020 Facebook
-#include <linux/bpf.h>
+#include "vmlinux.h"
#include <bpf/bpf_helpers.h>
#include <bpf/bpf_tracing.h>
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index a59fb2ecb84e..ac0127be0459 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ void evsel__init(struct evsel *evsel,
{
perf_evsel__init(&evsel->core, attr, idx);
evsel->tracking = !idx;
- evsel->unit = "";
+ evsel->unit = strdup("");
evsel->scale = 1.0;
evsel->max_events = ULONG_MAX;
evsel->evlist = NULL;
@@ -276,13 +276,8 @@ struct evsel *evsel__new_idx(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx)
}
if (evsel__is_clock(evsel)) {
- /*
- * The evsel->unit points to static alias->unit
- * so it's ok to use static string in here.
- */
- static const char *unit = "msec";
-
- evsel->unit = unit;
+ free((char *)evsel->unit);
+ evsel->unit = strdup("msec");
evsel->scale = 1e-6;
}
@@ -420,7 +415,11 @@ struct evsel *evsel__clone(struct evsel *orig)
evsel->max_events = orig->max_events;
evsel->tool_event = orig->tool_event;
- evsel->unit = orig->unit;
+ free((char *)evsel->unit);
+ evsel->unit = strdup(orig->unit);
+ if (evsel->unit == NULL)
+ goto out_err;
+
evsel->scale = orig->scale;
evsel->snapshot = orig->snapshot;
evsel->per_pkg = orig->per_pkg;
@@ -1441,6 +1440,7 @@ void evsel__exit(struct evsel *evsel)
zfree(&evsel->group_name);
zfree(&evsel->name);
zfree(&evsel->pmu_name);
+ zfree(&evsel->unit);
zfree(&evsel->metric_id);
evsel__zero_per_pkg(evsel);
hashmap__free(evsel->per_pkg_mask);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index fda8d14c891f..e3c1a532d059 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -2321,6 +2321,7 @@ out:
#define FEAT_PROCESS_STR_FUN(__feat, __feat_env) \
static int process_##__feat(struct feat_fd *ff, void *data __maybe_unused) \
{\
+ free(ff->ph->env.__feat_env); \
ff->ph->env.__feat_env = do_read_string(ff); \
return ff->ph->env.__feat_env ? 0 : -ENOMEM; \
}
@@ -4124,6 +4125,7 @@ int perf_event__process_feature(struct perf_session *session,
struct perf_record_header_feature *fe = (struct perf_record_header_feature *)event;
int type = fe->header.type;
u64 feat = fe->feat_id;
+ int ret = 0;
if (type < 0 || type >= PERF_RECORD_HEADER_MAX) {
pr_warning("invalid record type %d in pipe-mode\n", type);
@@ -4141,11 +4143,13 @@ int perf_event__process_feature(struct perf_session *session,
ff.size = event->header.size - sizeof(*fe);
ff.ph = &session->header;
- if (feat_ops[feat].process(&ff, NULL))
- return -1;
+ if (feat_ops[feat].process(&ff, NULL)) {
+ ret = -1;
+ goto out;
+ }
if (!feat_ops[feat].print || !tool->show_feat_hdr)
- return 0;
+ goto out;
if (!feat_ops[feat].full_only ||
tool->show_feat_hdr >= SHOW_FEAT_HEADER_FULL_INFO) {
@@ -4154,8 +4158,9 @@ int perf_event__process_feature(struct perf_session *session,
fprintf(stdout, "# %s info available, use -I to display\n",
feat_ops[feat].name);
}
-
- return 0;
+out:
+ free_event_desc(ff.events);
+ return ret;
}
size_t perf_event__fprintf_event_update(union perf_event *event, FILE *fp)
@@ -4257,9 +4262,11 @@ int perf_event__process_event_update(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
switch (ev->type) {
case PERF_EVENT_UPDATE__UNIT:
+ free((char *)evsel->unit);
evsel->unit = strdup(ev->data);
break;
case PERF_EVENT_UPDATE__NAME:
+ free(evsel->name);
evsel->name = strdup(ev->data);
break;
case PERF_EVENT_UPDATE__SCALE:
@@ -4268,11 +4275,11 @@ int perf_event__process_event_update(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
break;
case PERF_EVENT_UPDATE__CPUS:
ev_cpus = (struct perf_record_event_update_cpus *)ev->data;
-
map = cpu_map__new_data(&ev_cpus->cpus);
- if (map)
+ if (map) {
+ perf_cpu_map__put(evsel->core.own_cpus);
evsel->core.own_cpus = map;
- else
+ } else
pr_err("failed to get event_update cpus\n");
default:
break;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index 65fe65ba03c2..b776465e04ef 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -289,15 +289,10 @@ static long hist_time(unsigned long htime)
return htime;
}
-static void he_stat__add_period(struct he_stat *he_stat, u64 period,
- u64 weight, u64 ins_lat, u64 p_stage_cyc)
+static void he_stat__add_period(struct he_stat *he_stat, u64 period)
{
-
he_stat->period += period;
- he_stat->weight += weight;
he_stat->nr_events += 1;
- he_stat->ins_lat += ins_lat;
- he_stat->p_stage_cyc += p_stage_cyc;
}
static void he_stat__add_stat(struct he_stat *dest, struct he_stat *src)
@@ -308,9 +303,6 @@ static void he_stat__add_stat(struct he_stat *dest, struct he_stat *src)
dest->period_guest_sys += src->period_guest_sys;
dest->period_guest_us += src->period_guest_us;
dest->nr_events += src->nr_events;
- dest->weight += src->weight;
- dest->ins_lat += src->ins_lat;
- dest->p_stage_cyc += src->p_stage_cyc;
}
static void he_stat__decay(struct he_stat *he_stat)
@@ -598,9 +590,6 @@ static struct hist_entry *hists__findnew_entry(struct hists *hists,
struct hist_entry *he;
int64_t cmp;
u64 period = entry->stat.period;
- u64 weight = entry->stat.weight;
- u64 ins_lat = entry->stat.ins_lat;
- u64 p_stage_cyc = entry->stat.p_stage_cyc;
bool leftmost = true;
p = &hists->entries_in->rb_root.rb_node;
@@ -619,11 +608,11 @@ static struct hist_entry *hists__findnew_entry(struct hists *hists,
if (!cmp) {
if (sample_self) {
- he_stat__add_period(&he->stat, period, weight, ins_lat, p_stage_cyc);
+ he_stat__add_period(&he->stat, period);
hist_entry__add_callchain_period(he, period);
}
if (symbol_conf.cumulate_callchain)
- he_stat__add_period(he->stat_acc, period, weight, ins_lat, p_stage_cyc);
+ he_stat__add_period(he->stat_acc, period);
/*
* This mem info was allocated from sample__resolve_mem
@@ -733,9 +722,6 @@ __hists__add_entry(struct hists *hists,
.stat = {
.nr_events = 1,
.period = sample->period,
- .weight = sample->weight,
- .ins_lat = sample->ins_lat,
- .p_stage_cyc = sample->p_stage_cyc,
},
.parent = sym_parent,
.filtered = symbol__parent_filter(sym_parent) | al->filtered,
@@ -748,6 +734,9 @@ __hists__add_entry(struct hists *hists,
.raw_size = sample->raw_size,
.ops = ops,
.time = hist_time(sample->time),
+ .weight = sample->weight,
+ .ins_lat = sample->ins_lat,
+ .p_stage_cyc = sample->p_stage_cyc,
}, *he = hists__findnew_entry(hists, &entry, al, sample_self);
if (!hists->has_callchains && he && he->callchain_size != 0)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.h b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
index 5343b62476e6..621f35ae1efa 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
@@ -369,7 +369,6 @@ enum {
};
void perf_hpp__init(void);
-void perf_hpp__column_unregister(struct perf_hpp_fmt *format);
void perf_hpp__cancel_cumulate(void);
void perf_hpp__setup_output_field(struct perf_hpp_list *list);
void perf_hpp__reset_output_field(struct perf_hpp_list *list);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 5bfb6f892489..ba74fdf74af9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -402,8 +402,10 @@ static int add_event_tool(struct list_head *list, int *idx,
if (!evsel)
return -ENOMEM;
evsel->tool_event = tool_event;
- if (tool_event == PERF_TOOL_DURATION_TIME)
- evsel->unit = "ns";
+ if (tool_event == PERF_TOOL_DURATION_TIME) {
+ free((char *)evsel->unit);
+ evsel->unit = strdup("ns");
+ }
return 0;
}
@@ -1630,7 +1632,8 @@ int parse_events_add_pmu(struct parse_events_state *parse_state,
if (parse_state->fake_pmu)
return 0;
- evsel->unit = info.unit;
+ free((char *)evsel->unit);
+ evsel->unit = strdup(info.unit);
evsel->scale = info.scale;
evsel->per_pkg = info.per_pkg;
evsel->snapshot = info.snapshot;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/smt.c b/tools/perf/util/smt.c
index 20bacd5972ad..34f1b1b1176c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/smt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/smt.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ int smt_on(void)
if (cached)
return cached_result;
- if (sysfs__read_int("devices/system/cpu/smt/active", &cached_result) > 0)
+ if (sysfs__read_int("devices/system/cpu/smt/active", &cached_result) >= 0)
goto done;
ncpu = sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_CONF);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
index 568a88c001c6..a111065b484e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
@@ -1325,88 +1325,68 @@ struct sort_entry sort_mispredict = {
.se_width_idx = HISTC_MISPREDICT,
};
-static u64 he_weight(struct hist_entry *he)
-{
- return he->stat.nr_events ? he->stat.weight / he->stat.nr_events : 0;
-}
-
static int64_t
-sort__local_weight_cmp(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
+sort__weight_cmp(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
{
- return he_weight(left) - he_weight(right);
+ return left->weight - right->weight;
}
static int hist_entry__local_weight_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *bf,
size_t size, unsigned int width)
{
- return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-*llu", width, he_weight(he));
+ return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-*llu", width, he->weight);
}
struct sort_entry sort_local_weight = {
.se_header = "Local Weight",
- .se_cmp = sort__local_weight_cmp,
+ .se_cmp = sort__weight_cmp,
.se_snprintf = hist_entry__local_weight_snprintf,
.se_width_idx = HISTC_LOCAL_WEIGHT,
};
-static int64_t
-sort__global_weight_cmp(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
-{
- return left->stat.weight - right->stat.weight;
-}
-
static int hist_entry__global_weight_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *bf,
size_t size, unsigned int width)
{
- return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-*llu", width, he->stat.weight);
+ return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-*llu", width,
+ he->weight * he->stat.nr_events);
}
struct sort_entry sort_global_weight = {
.se_header = "Weight",
- .se_cmp = sort__global_weight_cmp,
+ .se_cmp = sort__weight_cmp,
.se_snprintf = hist_entry__global_weight_snprintf,
.se_width_idx = HISTC_GLOBAL_WEIGHT,
};
-static u64 he_ins_lat(struct hist_entry *he)
-{
- return he->stat.nr_events ? he->stat.ins_lat / he->stat.nr_events : 0;
-}
-
static int64_t
-sort__local_ins_lat_cmp(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
+sort__ins_lat_cmp(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
{
- return he_ins_lat(left) - he_ins_lat(right);
+ return left->ins_lat - right->ins_lat;
}
static int hist_entry__local_ins_lat_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *bf,
size_t size, unsigned int width)
{
- return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-*u", width, he_ins_lat(he));
+ return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-*u", width, he->ins_lat);
}
struct sort_entry sort_local_ins_lat = {
.se_header = "Local INSTR Latency",
- .se_cmp = sort__local_ins_lat_cmp,
+ .se_cmp = sort__ins_lat_cmp,
.se_snprintf = hist_entry__local_ins_lat_snprintf,
.se_width_idx = HISTC_LOCAL_INS_LAT,
};
-static int64_t
-sort__global_ins_lat_cmp(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
-{
- return left->stat.ins_lat - right->stat.ins_lat;
-}
-
static int hist_entry__global_ins_lat_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *bf,
size_t size, unsigned int width)
{
- return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-*u", width, he->stat.ins_lat);
+ return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-*u", width,
+ he->ins_lat * he->stat.nr_events);
}
struct sort_entry sort_global_ins_lat = {
.se_header = "INSTR Latency",
- .se_cmp = sort__global_ins_lat_cmp,
+ .se_cmp = sort__ins_lat_cmp,
.se_snprintf = hist_entry__global_ins_lat_snprintf,
.se_width_idx = HISTC_GLOBAL_INS_LAT,
};
@@ -1414,13 +1394,13 @@ struct sort_entry sort_global_ins_lat = {
static int64_t
sort__global_p_stage_cyc_cmp(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
{
- return left->stat.p_stage_cyc - right->stat.p_stage_cyc;
+ return left->p_stage_cyc - right->p_stage_cyc;
}
static int hist_entry__p_stage_cyc_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *bf,
size_t size, unsigned int width)
{
- return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-*u", width, he->stat.p_stage_cyc);
+ return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-*u", width, he->p_stage_cyc);
}
struct sort_entry sort_p_stage_cyc = {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.h b/tools/perf/util/sort.h
index b67c469aba79..7b7145501933 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.h
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@ struct he_stat {
u64 period_us;
u64 period_guest_sys;
u64 period_guest_us;
- u64 weight;
- u64 ins_lat;
- u64 p_stage_cyc;
u32 nr_events;
};
@@ -109,6 +106,9 @@ struct hist_entry {
s32 socket;
s32 cpu;
u64 code_page_size;
+ u64 weight;
+ u64 ins_lat;
+ u64 p_stage_cyc;
u8 cpumode;
u8 depth;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.c b/tools/perf/util/util.c
index 37a9492edb3e..df3c4671be72 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.c
@@ -379,32 +379,32 @@ fetch_kernel_version(unsigned int *puint, char *str,
return 0;
}
-const char *perf_tip(const char *dirpath)
+int perf_tip(char **strp, const char *dirpath)
{
struct strlist *tips;
struct str_node *node;
- char *tip = NULL;
struct strlist_config conf = {
.dirname = dirpath,
.file_only = true,
};
+ int ret = 0;
+ *strp = NULL;
tips = strlist__new("tips.txt", &conf);
if (tips == NULL)
- return errno == ENOENT ? NULL :
- "Tip: check path of tips.txt or get more memory! ;-p";
+ return -errno;
if (strlist__nr_entries(tips) == 0)
goto out;
node = strlist__entry(tips, random() % strlist__nr_entries(tips));
- if (asprintf(&tip, "Tip: %s", node->s) < 0)
- tip = (char *)"Tip: get more memory! ;-)";
+ if (asprintf(strp, "Tip: %s", node->s) < 0)
+ ret = -ENOMEM;
out:
strlist__delete(tips);
- return tip;
+ return ret;
}
char *perf_exe(char *buf, int len)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.h b/tools/perf/util/util.h
index ad737052e597..9f0d36ba77f2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ int fetch_kernel_version(unsigned int *puint,
#define KVER_FMT "%d.%d.%d"
#define KVER_PARAM(x) KVER_VERSION(x), KVER_PATCHLEVEL(x), KVER_SUBLEVEL(x)
-const char *perf_tip(const char *dirpath);
+int perf_tip(char **strp, const char *dirpath);
#ifndef HAVE_SCHED_GETCPU_SUPPORT
int sched_getcpu(void);
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