perf/core improvements and fixes:

. Honor user freq/interval properly in record command (Namhyung Kim)
 
 . Speedup DWARF unwind (Jiri Olsa)
 
 Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
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Merge tag 'perf-core-for-mingo' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jolsa/perf into perf/core

Pull perf/core improvements and fixes from Jiri Olsa:

  * Honor user freq/interval properly in record command (Namhyung Kim)

  * Speedup DWARF unwind (Jiri Olsa)

Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>

tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
  *
  * Builtin regression testing command: ever growing number of sanity tests
  */
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include "builtin.h"
 #include "intlist.h"
 #include "tests.h"
@@ -50,9 +52,17 @@ static struct test {
 		.func = test__pmu,
 	},
 	{
-		.desc = "Test dso data interface",
+		.desc = "Test dso data read",
 		.func = test__dso_data,
 	},
+	{
+		.desc = "Test dso data cache",
+		.func = test__dso_data_cache,
+	},
+	{
+		.desc = "Test dso data reopen",
+		.func = test__dso_data_reopen,
+	},
 	{
 		.desc = "roundtrip evsel->name check",
 		.func = test__perf_evsel__roundtrip_name_test,
@@ -172,6 +182,34 @@ static bool perf_test__matches(int curr, int argc, const char *argv[])
 	return false;
 }
 
+static int run_test(struct test *test)
+{
+	int status, err = -1, child = fork();
+
+	if (child < 0) {
+		pr_err("failed to fork test: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (!child) {
+		pr_debug("test child forked, pid %d\n", getpid());
+		err = test->func();
+		exit(err);
+	}
+
+	wait(&status);
+
+	if (WIFEXITED(status)) {
+		err = WEXITSTATUS(status);
+		pr_debug("test child finished with %d\n", err);
+	} else if (WIFSIGNALED(status)) {
+		err = -1;
+		pr_debug("test child interrupted\n");
+	}
+
+	return err;
+}
+
 static int __cmd_test(int argc, const char *argv[], struct intlist *skiplist)
 {
 	int i = 0;
@@ -200,7 +238,7 @@ static int __cmd_test(int argc, const char *argv[], struct intlist *skiplist)
 		}
 
 		pr_debug("\n--- start ---\n");
-		err = tests[curr].func();
+		err = run_test(&tests[curr]);
 		pr_debug("---- end ----\n%s:", tests[curr].desc);
 
 		switch (err) {

tools/perf/tests/dso-data.c

@@ -1,22 +1,27 @@
-#include "util.h"
-
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <string.h>
-
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <sys/resource.h>
+#include <api/fs/fs.h>
+#include "util.h"
 #include "machine.h"
 #include "symbol.h"
 #include "tests.h"
 
 static char *test_file(int size)
 {
-	static char buf_templ[] = "/tmp/test-XXXXXX";
+#define TEMPL "/tmp/perf-test-XXXXXX"
+	static char buf_templ[sizeof(TEMPL)];
 	char *templ = buf_templ;
 	int fd, i;
 	unsigned char *buf;
 
+	strcpy(buf_templ, TEMPL);
+#undef TEMPL
+
 	fd = mkstemp(templ);
 	if (fd < 0) {
 		perror("mkstemp failed");
@@ -150,3 +155,204 @@ int test__dso_data(void)
 	unlink(file);
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static long open_files_cnt(void)
+{
+	char path[PATH_MAX];
+	struct dirent *dent;
+	DIR *dir;
+	long nr = 0;
+
+	scnprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/self/fd", procfs__mountpoint());
+	pr_debug("fd path: %s\n", path);
+
+	dir = opendir(path);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed to open fd directory", dir);
+
+	while ((dent = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
+		if (!strcmp(dent->d_name, ".") ||
+		    !strcmp(dent->d_name, ".."))
+			continue;
+
+		nr++;
+	}
+
+	closedir(dir);
+	return nr - 1;
+}
+
+static struct dso **dsos;
+
+static int dsos__create(int cnt, int size)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	dsos = malloc(sizeof(dsos) * cnt);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed to alloc dsos array", dsos);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < cnt; i++) {
+		char *file;
+
+		file = test_file(size);
+		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed to get dso file", file);
+
+		dsos[i] = dso__new(file);
+		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed to get dso", dsos[i]);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void dsos__delete(int cnt)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < cnt; i++) {
+		struct dso *dso = dsos[i];
+
+		unlink(dso->name);
+		dso__delete(dso);
+	}
+
+	free(dsos);
+}
+
+static int set_fd_limit(int n)
+{
+	struct rlimit rlim;
+
+	if (getrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE, &rlim))
+		return -1;
+
+	pr_debug("file limit %ld, new %d\n", (long) rlim.rlim_cur, n);
+
+	rlim.rlim_cur = n;
+	return setrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE, &rlim);
+}
+
+int test__dso_data_cache(void)
+{
+	struct machine machine;
+	long nr_end, nr = open_files_cnt();
+	int dso_cnt, limit, i, fd;
+
+	memset(&machine, 0, sizeof(machine));
+
+	/* set as system limit */
+	limit = nr * 4;
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed to set file limit", !set_fd_limit(limit));
+
+	/* and this is now our dso open FDs limit + 1 extra */
+	dso_cnt = limit / 2 + 1;
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed to create dsos\n",
+		!dsos__create(dso_cnt, TEST_FILE_SIZE));
+
+	for (i = 0; i < (dso_cnt - 1); i++) {
+		struct dso *dso = dsos[i];
+
+		/*
+		 * Open dsos via dso__data_fd or dso__data_read_offset.
+		 * Both opens the data file and keep it open.
+		 */
+		if (i % 2) {
+			fd = dso__data_fd(dso, &machine);
+			TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed to get fd", fd > 0);
+		} else {
+			#define BUFSIZE 10
+			u8 buf[BUFSIZE];
+			ssize_t n;
+
+			n = dso__data_read_offset(dso, &machine, 0, buf, BUFSIZE);
+			TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed to read dso", n == BUFSIZE);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* open +1 dso over the allowed limit */
+	fd = dso__data_fd(dsos[i], &machine);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed to get fd", fd > 0);
+
+	/* should force the first one to be closed */
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed to close dsos[0]", dsos[0]->data.fd == -1);
+
+	/* cleanup everything */
+	dsos__delete(dso_cnt);
+
+	/* Make sure we did not leak any file descriptor. */
+	nr_end = open_files_cnt();
+	pr_debug("nr start %ld, nr stop %ld\n", nr, nr_end);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed leadking files", nr == nr_end);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int test__dso_data_reopen(void)
+{
+	struct machine machine;
+	long nr_end, nr = open_files_cnt();
+	int fd, fd_extra;
+
+#define dso_0 (dsos[0])
+#define dso_1 (dsos[1])
+#define dso_2 (dsos[2])
+
+	memset(&machine, 0, sizeof(machine));
+
+	/*
+	 * Test scenario:
+	 * - create 3 dso objects
+	 * - set process file descriptor limit to current
+	 *   files count + 3
+	 * - test that the first dso gets closed when we
+	 *   reach the files count limit
+	 */
+
+	/* Make sure we are able to open 3 fds anyway */
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed to set file limit",
+			!set_fd_limit((nr + 3)));
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed to create dsos\n", !dsos__create(3, TEST_FILE_SIZE));
+
+	/* open dso_0 */
+	fd = dso__data_fd(dso_0, &machine);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed to get fd", fd > 0);
+
+	/* open dso_1 */
+	fd = dso__data_fd(dso_1, &machine);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed to get fd", fd > 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * open extra file descriptor and we just
+	 * reached the files count limit
+	 */
+	fd_extra = open("/dev/null", O_RDONLY);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed to open extra fd", fd_extra > 0);
+
+	/* open dso_2 */
+	fd = dso__data_fd(dso_2, &machine);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed to get fd", fd > 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * dso_0 should get closed, because we reached
+	 * the file descriptor limit
+	 */
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed to close dso_0", dso_0->data.fd == -1);
+
+	/* open dso_0 */
+	fd = dso__data_fd(dso_0, &machine);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed to get fd", fd > 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * dso_1 should get closed, because we reached
+	 * the file descriptor limit
+	 */
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed to close dso_1", dso_1->data.fd == -1);
+
+	/* cleanup everything */
+	close(fd_extra);
+	dsos__delete(3);
+
+	/* Make sure we did not leak any file descriptor. */
+	nr_end = open_files_cnt();
+	pr_debug("nr start %ld, nr stop %ld\n", nr, nr_end);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed leadking files", nr == nr_end);
+	return 0;
+}

tools/perf/tests/tests.h

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ int test__syscall_open_tp_fields(void);
 int test__pmu(void);
 int test__attr(void);
 int test__dso_data(void);
+int test__dso_data_cache(void);
+int test__dso_data_reopen(void);
 int test__parse_events(void);
 int test__hists_link(void);
 int test__python_use(void);

tools/perf/util/dso.c

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+#include <asm/bug.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <sys/resource.h>
 #include "symbol.h"
 #include "dso.h"
 #include "machine.h"
@@ -136,7 +139,48 @@ int dso__read_binary_type_filename(const struct dso *dso,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int open_dso(struct dso *dso, struct machine *machine)
+/*
+ * Global list of open DSOs and the counter.
+ */
+static LIST_HEAD(dso__data_open);
+static long dso__data_open_cnt;
+
+static void dso__list_add(struct dso *dso)
+{
+	list_add_tail(&dso->data.open_entry, &dso__data_open);
+	dso__data_open_cnt++;
+}
+
+static void dso__list_del(struct dso *dso)
+{
+	list_del(&dso->data.open_entry);
+	WARN_ONCE(dso__data_open_cnt <= 0,
+		  "DSO data fd counter out of bounds.");
+	dso__data_open_cnt--;
+}
+
+static void close_first_dso(void);
+
+static int do_open(char *name)
+{
+	int fd;
+
+	do {
+		fd = open(name, O_RDONLY);
+		if (fd >= 0)
+			return fd;
+
+		pr_debug("dso open failed, mmap: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+		if (!dso__data_open_cnt || errno != EMFILE)
+			break;
+
+		close_first_dso();
+	} while (1);
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static int __open_dso(struct dso *dso, struct machine *machine)
 {
 	int fd;
 	char *root_dir = (char *)"";
@@ -154,11 +198,130 @@ static int open_dso(struct dso *dso, struct machine *machine)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	fd = open(name, O_RDONLY);
+	fd = do_open(name);
 	free(name);
 	return fd;
 }
 
+static void check_data_close(void);
+
+/**
+ * dso_close - Open DSO data file
+ * @dso: dso object
+ *
+ * Open @dso's data file descriptor and updates
+ * list/count of open DSO objects.
+ */
+static int open_dso(struct dso *dso, struct machine *machine)
+{
+	int fd = __open_dso(dso, machine);
+
+	if (fd > 0) {
+		dso__list_add(dso);
+		/*
+		 * Check if we crossed the allowed number
+		 * of opened DSOs and close one if needed.
+		 */
+		check_data_close();
+	}
+
+	return fd;
+}
+
+static void close_data_fd(struct dso *dso)
+{
+	if (dso->data.fd >= 0) {
+		close(dso->data.fd);
+		dso->data.fd = -1;
+		dso->data.file_size = 0;
+		dso__list_del(dso);
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * dso_close - Close DSO data file
+ * @dso: dso object
+ *
+ * Close @dso's data file descriptor and updates
+ * list/count of open DSO objects.
+ */
+static void close_dso(struct dso *dso)
+{
+	close_data_fd(dso);
+}
+
+static void close_first_dso(void)
+{
+	struct dso *dso;
+
+	dso = list_first_entry(&dso__data_open, struct dso, data.open_entry);
+	close_dso(dso);
+}
+
+static rlim_t get_fd_limit(void)
+{
+	struct rlimit l;
+	rlim_t limit = 0;
+
+	/* Allow half of the current open fd limit. */
+	if (getrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE, &l) == 0) {
+		if (l.rlim_cur == RLIM_INFINITY)
+			limit = l.rlim_cur;
+		else
+			limit = l.rlim_cur / 2;
+	} else {
+		pr_err("failed to get fd limit\n");
+		limit = 1;
+	}
+
+	return limit;
+}
+
+static bool may_cache_fd(void)
+{
+	static rlim_t limit;
+
+	if (!limit)
+		limit = get_fd_limit();
+
+	if (limit == RLIM_INFINITY)
+		return true;
+
+	return limit > (rlim_t) dso__data_open_cnt;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Check and close LRU dso if we crossed allowed limit
+ * for opened dso file descriptors. The limit is half
+ * of the RLIMIT_NOFILE files opened.
+*/
+static void check_data_close(void)
+{
+	bool cache_fd = may_cache_fd();
+
+	if (!cache_fd)
+		close_first_dso();
+}
+
+/**
+ * dso__data_close - Close DSO data file
+ * @dso: dso object
+ *
+ * External interface to close @dso's data file descriptor.
+ */
+void dso__data_close(struct dso *dso)
+{
+	close_dso(dso);
+}
+
+/**
+ * dso__data_fd - Get dso's data file descriptor
+ * @dso: dso object
+ * @machine: machine object
+ *
+ * External interface to find dso's file, open it and
+ * returns file descriptor.
+ */
 int dso__data_fd(struct dso *dso, struct machine *machine)
 {
 	enum dso_binary_type binary_type_data[] = {
@@ -168,8 +331,13 @@ int dso__data_fd(struct dso *dso, struct machine *machine)
 	};
 	int i = 0;
 
-	if (dso->binary_type != DSO_BINARY_TYPE__NOT_FOUND)
+	if (dso->data.fd >= 0)
-		return open_dso(dso, machine);
+		return dso->data.fd;
+
+	if (dso->binary_type != DSO_BINARY_TYPE__NOT_FOUND) {
+		dso->data.fd = open_dso(dso, machine);
+		return dso->data.fd;
+	}
 
 	do {
 		int fd;
@@ -178,7 +346,7 @@ int dso__data_fd(struct dso *dso, struct machine *machine)
 
 		fd = open_dso(dso, machine);
 		if (fd >= 0)
-			return fd;
+			return dso->data.fd = fd;
 
 	} while (dso->binary_type != DSO_BINARY_TYPE__NOT_FOUND);
 
@@ -260,16 +428,10 @@ dso_cache__memcpy(struct dso_cache *cache, u64 offset,
 }
 
 static ssize_t
-dso_cache__read(struct dso *dso, struct machine *machine,
+dso_cache__read(struct dso *dso, u64 offset, u8 *data, ssize_t size)
-		 u64 offset, u8 *data, ssize_t size)
 {
 	struct dso_cache *cache;
 	ssize_t ret;
-	int fd;
-
-	fd = dso__data_fd(dso, machine);
-	if (fd < 0)
-		return -1;
 
 	do {
 		u64 cache_offset;
@@ -283,16 +445,16 @@ dso_cache__read(struct dso *dso, struct machine *machine,
 		cache_offset = offset & DSO__DATA_CACHE_MASK;
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 
-		if (-1 == lseek(fd, cache_offset, SEEK_SET))
+		if (-1 == lseek(dso->data.fd, cache_offset, SEEK_SET))
 			break;
 
-		ret = read(fd, cache->data, DSO__DATA_CACHE_SIZE);
+		ret = read(dso->data.fd, cache->data, DSO__DATA_CACHE_SIZE);
 		if (ret <= 0)
 			break;
 
 		cache->offset = cache_offset;
 		cache->size   = ret;
-		dso_cache__insert(&dso->cache, cache);
+		dso_cache__insert(&dso->data.cache, cache);
 
 		ret = dso_cache__memcpy(cache, offset, data, size);
 
@@ -301,24 +463,27 @@ dso_cache__read(struct dso *dso, struct machine *machine,
 	if (ret <= 0)
 		free(cache);
 
-	close(fd);
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static ssize_t dso_cache_read(struct dso *dso, struct machine *machine,
+static ssize_t dso_cache_read(struct dso *dso, u64 offset,
-			      u64 offset, u8 *data, ssize_t size)
+			      u8 *data, ssize_t size)
 {
 	struct dso_cache *cache;
 
-	cache = dso_cache__find(&dso->cache, offset);
+	cache = dso_cache__find(&dso->data.cache, offset);
 	if (cache)
 		return dso_cache__memcpy(cache, offset, data, size);
 	else
-		return dso_cache__read(dso, machine, offset, data, size);
+		return dso_cache__read(dso, offset, data, size);
 }
 
-ssize_t dso__data_read_offset(struct dso *dso, struct machine *machine,
+/*
-			      u64 offset, u8 *data, ssize_t size)
+ * Reads and caches dso data DSO__DATA_CACHE_SIZE size chunks
+ * in the rb_tree. Any read to already cached data is served
+ * by cached data.
+ */
+static ssize_t cached_read(struct dso *dso, u64 offset, u8 *data, ssize_t size)
 {
 	ssize_t r = 0;
 	u8 *p = data;
@@ -326,7 +491,7 @@ ssize_t dso__data_read_offset(struct dso *dso, struct machine *machine,
 	do {
 		ssize_t ret;
 
-		ret = dso_cache_read(dso, machine, offset, p, size);
+		ret = dso_cache_read(dso, offset, p, size);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 
@@ -346,6 +511,67 @@ ssize_t dso__data_read_offset(struct dso *dso, struct machine *machine,
 	return r;
 }
 
+static int data_file_size(struct dso *dso)
+{
+	struct stat st;
+
+	if (!dso->data.file_size) {
+		if (fstat(dso->data.fd, &st)) {
+			pr_err("dso mmap failed, fstat: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+			return -1;
+		}
+		dso->data.file_size = st.st_size;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static ssize_t data_read_offset(struct dso *dso, u64 offset,
+				u8 *data, ssize_t size)
+{
+	if (data_file_size(dso))
+		return -1;
+
+	/* Check the offset sanity. */
+	if (offset > dso->data.file_size)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (offset + size < offset)
+		return -1;
+
+	return cached_read(dso, offset, data, size);
+}
+
+/**
+ * dso__data_read_offset - Read data from dso file offset
+ * @dso: dso object
+ * @machine: machine object
+ * @offset: file offset
+ * @data: buffer to store data
+ * @size: size of the @data buffer
+ *
+ * External interface to read data from dso file offset. Open
+ * dso data file and use cached_read to get the data.
+ */
+ssize_t dso__data_read_offset(struct dso *dso, struct machine *machine,
+			      u64 offset, u8 *data, ssize_t size)
+{
+	if (dso__data_fd(dso, machine) < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	return data_read_offset(dso, offset, data, size);
+}
+
+/**
+ * dso__data_read_addr - Read data from dso address
+ * @dso: dso object
+ * @machine: machine object
+ * @add: virtual memory address
+ * @data: buffer to store data
+ * @size: size of the @data buffer
+ *
+ * External interface to read data from dso address.
+ */
 ssize_t dso__data_read_addr(struct dso *dso, struct map *map,
 			    struct machine *machine, u64 addr,
 			    u8 *data, ssize_t size)
@@ -473,7 +699,8 @@ struct dso *dso__new(const char *name)
 		dso__set_short_name(dso, dso->name, false);
 		for (i = 0; i < MAP__NR_TYPES; ++i)
 			dso->symbols[i] = dso->symbol_names[i] = RB_ROOT;
-		dso->cache = RB_ROOT;
+		dso->data.cache = RB_ROOT;
+		dso->data.fd = -1;
 		dso->symtab_type = DSO_BINARY_TYPE__NOT_FOUND;
 		dso->binary_type = DSO_BINARY_TYPE__NOT_FOUND;
 		dso->loaded = 0;
@@ -485,6 +712,7 @@ struct dso *dso__new(const char *name)
 		dso->kernel = DSO_TYPE_USER;
 		dso->needs_swap = DSO_SWAP__UNSET;
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dso->node);
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dso->data.open_entry);
 	}
 
 	return dso;
@@ -506,7 +734,8 @@ void dso__delete(struct dso *dso)
 		dso->long_name_allocated = false;
 	}
 
-	dso_cache__free(&dso->cache);
+	dso__data_close(dso);
+	dso_cache__free(&dso->data.cache);
 	dso__free_a2l(dso);
 	zfree(&dso->symsrc_filename);
 	free(dso);

tools/perf/util/dso.h

@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ struct dso {
 	struct list_head node;
 	struct rb_root	 symbols[MAP__NR_TYPES];
 	struct rb_root	 symbol_names[MAP__NR_TYPES];
-	struct rb_root	 cache;
 	void		 *a2l;
 	char		 *symsrc_filename;
 	unsigned int	 a2l_fails;
@@ -99,6 +98,15 @@ struct dso {
 	const char	 *long_name;
 	u16		 long_name_len;
 	u16		 short_name_len;
+
+	/* dso data file */
+	struct {
+		struct rb_root	 cache;
+		int		 fd;
+		size_t		 file_size;
+		struct list_head open_entry;
+	} data;
+
 	char		 name[0];
 };
 
@@ -141,7 +149,47 @@ char dso__symtab_origin(const struct dso *dso);
 int dso__read_binary_type_filename(const struct dso *dso, enum dso_binary_type type,
 				   char *root_dir, char *filename, size_t size);
 
+/*
+ * The dso__data_* external interface provides following functions:
+ *   dso__data_fd
+ *   dso__data_close
+ *   dso__data_read_offset
+ *   dso__data_read_addr
+ *
+ * Please refer to the dso.c object code for each function and
+ * arguments documentation. Following text tries to explain the
+ * dso file descriptor caching.
+ *
+ * The dso__data* interface allows caching of opened file descriptors
+ * to speed up the dso data accesses. The idea is to leave the file
+ * descriptor opened ideally for the whole life of the dso object.
+ *
+ * The current usage of the dso__data_* interface is as follows:
+ *
+ * Get DSO's fd:
+ *   int fd = dso__data_fd(dso, machine);
+ *   USE 'fd' SOMEHOW
+ *
+ * Read DSO's data:
+ *   n = dso__data_read_offset(dso_0, &machine, 0, buf, BUFSIZE);
+ *   n = dso__data_read_addr(dso_0, &machine, 0, buf, BUFSIZE);
+ *
+ * Eventually close DSO's fd:
+ *   dso__data_close(dso);
+ *
+ * It is not necessary to close the DSO object data file. Each time new
+ * DSO data file is opened, the limit (RLIMIT_NOFILE/2) is checked. Once
+ * it is crossed, the oldest opened DSO object is closed.
+ *
+ * The dso__delete function calls close_dso function to ensure the
+ * data file descriptor gets closed/unmapped before the dso object
+ * is freed.
+ *
+ * TODO
+*/
 int dso__data_fd(struct dso *dso, struct machine *machine);
+void dso__data_close(struct dso *dso);
+
 ssize_t dso__data_read_offset(struct dso *dso, struct machine *machine,
 			      u64 offset, u8 *data, ssize_t size);
 ssize_t dso__data_read_addr(struct dso *dso, struct map *map,

tools/perf/util/event.h

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "../perf.h"
 #include "map.h"
 #include "build-id.h"
+#include "perf_regs.h"
 
 struct mmap_event {
 	struct perf_event_header header;
@@ -89,6 +90,10 @@ struct regs_dump {
 	u64 abi;
 	u64 mask;
 	u64 *regs;
+
+	/* Cached values/mask filled by first register access. */
+	u64 cache_regs[PERF_REGS_MAX];
+	u64 cache_mask;
 };
 
 struct stack_dump {

tools/perf/util/evsel.c

@@ -589,10 +589,10 @@ void perf_evsel__config(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct record_opts *opts)
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * We default some events to a 1 default interval. But keep
+	 * We default some events to have a default interval. But keep
 	 * it a weak assumption overridable by the user.
 	 */
-	if (!attr->sample_period || (opts->user_freq != UINT_MAX &&
+	if (!attr->sample_period || (opts->user_freq != UINT_MAX ||
 				     opts->user_interval != ULLONG_MAX)) {
 		if (opts->freq) {
 			perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, PERIOD);

tools/perf/util/perf_regs.c

@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include "perf_regs.h"
+#include "event.h"
 
 int perf_reg_value(u64 *valp, struct regs_dump *regs, int id)
 {
 	int i, idx = 0;
 	u64 mask = regs->mask;
 
+	if (regs->cache_mask & (1 << id))
+		goto out;
+
 	if (!(mask & (1 << id)))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -14,6 +18,10 @@ int perf_reg_value(u64 *valp, struct regs_dump *regs, int id)
 			idx++;
 	}
 
-	*valp = regs->regs[idx];
+	regs->cache_mask |= (1 << id);
+	regs->cache_regs[id] = regs->regs[idx];
+
+out:
+	*valp = regs->cache_regs[id];
 	return 0;
 }

tools/perf/util/perf_regs.h

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 #define __PERF_REGS_H
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
-#include "event.h"
+
+struct regs_dump;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_PERF_REGS_SUPPORT
 #include <perf_regs.h>
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ int perf_reg_value(u64 *valp, struct regs_dump *regs, int id);
 
 #else
 #define PERF_REGS_MASK	0
+#define PERF_REGS_MAX	0
 
 static inline const char *perf_reg_name(int id __maybe_unused)
 {

tools/perf/util/unwind-libunwind.c

@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@ static int read_unwind_spec_eh_frame(struct dso *dso, struct machine *machine,
 
 	/* Check the .eh_frame section for unwinding info */
 	offset = elf_section_offset(fd, ".eh_frame_hdr");
-	close(fd);
 
 	if (offset)
 		ret = unwind_spec_ehframe(dso, machine, offset,
@@ -271,7 +270,6 @@ static int read_unwind_spec_debug_frame(struct dso *dso,
 
 	/* Check the .debug_frame section for unwinding info */
 	*offset = elf_section_offset(fd, ".debug_frame");
-	close(fd);
 
 	if (*offset)
 		return 0;