Due to a discussion with Adrian I had a good look at the perf_event_type record layout and found the documentation to be somewhat unclear.
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| @@ -478,6 +478,16 @@ enum perf_event_type { · 477 unmodified lines | |||
| 478 | * file will be supported by older perf tools, with these new optional | 478 | * file will be supported by older perf tools, with these new optional |
| 479 | * fields being ignored. | 479 | * fields being ignored. |
| 480 | * | 480 | * |
| 481 | * struct sample_id { | ||
| 482 | * { u32 pid, tid; } && PERF_SAMPLE_TID | ||
| 483 | * { u64 time; } && PERF_SAMPLE_TIME | ||
| 484 | * { u64 id; } && PERF_SAMPLE_ID | ||
| 485 | * { u64 stream_id;} && PERF_SAMPLE_STREAM_ID | ||
| 486 | * { u32 cpu, res; } && PERF_SAMPLE_CPU | ||
| 487 | * } && perf_event_attr::sample_id_all | ||
| 488 | */ | ||
| 489 | |||
| 490 | /* | ||
| 481 | * The MMAP events record the PROT_EXEC mappings so that we can | 491 | * The MMAP events record the PROT_EXEC mappings so that we can |
| 482 | * correlate userspace IPs to code. They have the following structure: | 492 | * correlate userspace IPs to code. They have the following structure: |
| 483 | * | 493 | * |
| @@ -498,6 +508,7 @@ enum perf_event_type { · 14 unmodified lines | |||
| 498 | * struct perf_event_header header; | 508 | * struct perf_event_header header; |
| 499 | * u64 id; | 509 | * u64 id; |
| 500 | * u64 lost; | 510 | * u64 lost; |
| 511 | * struct sample_id sample_id; | ||
| 501 | * }; | 512 | * }; |
| 502 | */ | 513 | */ |
| 503 | PERF_RECORD_LOST = 2, | 514 | PERF_RECORD_LOST = 2, |
| @@ -508,6 +519,7 @@ enum perf_event_type { · 4 unmodified lines | |||
| 508 | * | 519 | * |
| 509 | * u32 pid, tid; | 520 | * u32 pid, tid; |
| 510 | * char comm[]; | 521 | * char comm[]; |
| 522 | * struct sample_id sample_id; | ||
| 511 | * }; | 523 | * }; |
| 512 | */ | 524 | */ |
| 513 | PERF_RECORD_COMM = 3, | 525 | PERF_RECORD_COMM = 3, |
| @@ -518,6 +530,7 @@ enum perf_event_type { · 4 unmodified lines | |||
| 518 | * u32 pid, ppid; | 530 | * u32 pid, ppid; |
| 519 | * u32 tid, ptid; | 531 | * u32 tid, ptid; |
| 520 | * u64 time; | 532 | * u64 time; |
| 533 | * struct sample_id sample_id; | ||
| 521 | * }; | 534 | * }; |
| 522 | */ | 535 | */ |
| 523 | PERF_RECORD_EXIT = 4, | 536 | PERF_RECORD_EXIT = 4, |
| @@ -528,6 +541,7 @@ enum perf_event_type { · 4 unmodified lines | |||
| 528 | * u64 time; | 541 | * u64 time; |
| 529 | * u64 id; | 542 | * u64 id; |
| 530 | * u64 stream_id; | 543 | * u64 stream_id; |
| 544 | * struct sample_id sample_id; | ||
| 531 | * }; | 545 | * }; |
| 532 | */ | 546 | */ |
| 533 | PERF_RECORD_THROTTLE = 5, | 547 | PERF_RECORD_THROTTLE = 5, |
| @@ -539,6 +553,7 @@ enum perf_event_type { · 5 unmodified lines | |||
| 539 | * u32 pid, ppid; | 553 | * u32 pid, ppid; |
| 540 | * u32 tid, ptid; | 554 | * u32 tid, ptid; |
| 541 | * u64 time; | 555 | * u64 time; |
| 556 | * struct sample_id sample_id; | ||
| 542 | * }; | 557 | * }; |
| 543 | */ | 558 | */ |
| 544 | PERF_RECORD_FORK = 7, | 559 | PERF_RECORD_FORK = 7, |
| @@ -549,6 +564,7 @@ enum perf_event_type { · 4 unmodified lines | |||
| 549 | * u32 pid, tid; | 564 | * u32 pid, tid; |
| 550 | * | 565 | * |
| 551 | * struct read_format values; | 566 | * struct read_format values; |
| 567 | * struct sample_id sample_id; | ||
| 552 | * }; | 568 | * }; |
| 553 | */ | 569 | */ |
| 554 | PERF_RECORD_READ = 8, | 570 | PERF_RECORD_READ = 8, |
| @@ -596,7 +612,7 @@ enum perf_event_type { · 41 unmodified lines | |||
| 596 | * u64 dyn_size; } && PERF_SAMPLE_STACK_USER | 612 | * u64 dyn_size; } && PERF_SAMPLE_STACK_USER |
| 597 | * | 613 | * |
| 598 | * { u64 weight; } && PERF_SAMPLE_WEIGHT | 614 | * { u64 weight; } && PERF_SAMPLE_WEIGHT |
| 599 | * { u64 data_src; } && PERF_SAMPLE_DATA_SRC | 615 | * { u64 data_src; } && PERF_SAMPLE_DATA_SRC |
| 600 | * }; | 616 | * }; |
| 601 | */ | 617 | */ |
| 602 | PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE = 9, | 618 | PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE = 9, |