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1 /*
2  * builtin-record.c
3  *
4  * Builtin record command: Record the profile of a workload
5  * (or a CPU, or a PID) into the perf.data output file - for
6  * later analysis via perf report.
7  */
8 #define _FILE_OFFSET_BITS 64
9
10 #include "builtin.h"
11
12 #include "perf.h"
13
14 #include "util/build-id.h"
15 #include "util/util.h"
16 #include "util/parse-options.h"
17 #include "util/parse-events.h"
18 #include "util/string.h"
19
20 #include "util/header.h"
21 #include "util/event.h"
22 #include "util/debug.h"
23 #include "util/session.h"
24 #include "util/symbol.h"
25 #include "util/cpumap.h"
26
27 #include <unistd.h>
28 #include <sched.h>
29
30 static int                      *fd[MAX_NR_CPUS][MAX_COUNTERS];
31
32 static long                     default_interval                =      0;
33
34 static int                      nr_cpus                         =      0;
35 static unsigned int             page_size;
36 static unsigned int             mmap_pages                      =    128;
37 static int                      freq                            =   1000;
38 static int                      output;
39 static const char               *output_name                    = "perf.data";
40 static int                      group                           =      0;
41 static unsigned int             realtime_prio                   =      0;
42 static int                      raw_samples                     =      0;
43 static int                      system_wide                     =      0;
44 static int                      profile_cpu                     =     -1;
45 static pid_t                    target_pid                      =     -1;
46 static pid_t                    target_tid                      =     -1;
47 static pid_t                    *all_tids                       =      NULL;
48 static int                      thread_num                      =      0;
49 static pid_t                    child_pid                       =     -1;
50 static int                      inherit                         =      1;
51 static int                      force                           =      0;
52 static int                      append_file                     =      0;
53 static int                      call_graph                      =      0;
54 static int                      inherit_stat                    =      0;
55 static int                      no_samples                      =      0;
56 static int                      sample_address                  =      0;
57 static int                      multiplex                       =      0;
58 static int                      multiplex_fd                    =     -1;
59
60 static long                     samples                         =      0;
61 static struct timeval           last_read;
62 static struct timeval           this_read;
63
64 static u64                      bytes_written                   =      0;
65
66 static struct pollfd            *event_array;
67
68 static int                      nr_poll                         =      0;
69 static int                      nr_cpu                          =      0;
70
71 static int                      file_new                        =      1;
72 static off_t                    post_processing_offset;
73
74 static struct perf_session      *session;
75
76 struct mmap_data {
77         int                     counter;
78         void                    *base;
79         unsigned int            mask;
80         unsigned int            prev;
81 };
82
83 static struct mmap_data         *mmap_array[MAX_NR_CPUS][MAX_COUNTERS];
84
85 static unsigned long mmap_read_head(struct mmap_data *md)
86 {
87         struct perf_event_mmap_page *pc = md->base;
88         long head;
89
90         head = pc->data_head;
91         rmb();
92
93         return head;
94 }
95
96 static void mmap_write_tail(struct mmap_data *md, unsigned long tail)
97 {
98         struct perf_event_mmap_page *pc = md->base;
99
100         /*
101          * ensure all reads are done before we write the tail out.
102          */
103         /* mb(); */
104         pc->data_tail = tail;
105 }
106
107 static void write_output(void *buf, size_t size)
108 {
109         while (size) {
110                 int ret = write(output, buf, size);
111
112                 if (ret < 0)
113                         die("failed to write");
114
115                 size -= ret;
116                 buf += ret;
117
118                 bytes_written += ret;
119         }
120 }
121
122 static int process_synthesized_event(event_t *event,
123                                      struct perf_session *self __used)
124 {
125         write_output(event, event->header.size);
126         return 0;
127 }
128
129 static void mmap_read(struct mmap_data *md)
130 {
131         unsigned int head = mmap_read_head(md);
132         unsigned int old = md->prev;
133         unsigned char *data = md->base + page_size;
134         unsigned long size;
135         void *buf;
136         int diff;
137
138         gettimeofday(&this_read, NULL);
139
140         /*
141          * If we're further behind than half the buffer, there's a chance
142          * the writer will bite our tail and mess up the samples under us.
143          *
144          * If we somehow ended up ahead of the head, we got messed up.
145          *
146          * In either case, truncate and restart at head.
147          */
148         diff = head - old;
149         if (diff < 0) {
150                 struct timeval iv;
151                 unsigned long msecs;
152
153                 timersub(&this_read, &last_read, &iv);
154                 msecs = iv.tv_sec*1000 + iv.tv_usec/1000;
155
156                 fprintf(stderr, "WARNING: failed to keep up with mmap data."
157                                 "  Last read %lu msecs ago.\n", msecs);
158
159                 /*
160                  * head points to a known good entry, start there.
161                  */
162                 old = head;
163         }
164
165         last_read = this_read;
166
167         if (old != head)
168                 samples++;
169
170         size = head - old;
171
172         if ((old & md->mask) + size != (head & md->mask)) {
173                 buf = &data[old & md->mask];
174                 size = md->mask + 1 - (old & md->mask);
175                 old += size;
176
177                 write_output(buf, size);
178         }
179
180         buf = &data[old & md->mask];
181         size = head - old;
182         old += size;
183
184         write_output(buf, size);
185
186         md->prev = old;
187         mmap_write_tail(md, old);
188 }
189
190 static volatile int done = 0;
191 static volatile int signr = -1;
192
193 static void sig_handler(int sig)
194 {
195         done = 1;
196         signr = sig;
197 }
198
199 static void sig_atexit(void)
200 {
201         if (child_pid != -1)
202                 kill(child_pid, SIGTERM);
203
204         if (signr == -1)
205                 return;
206
207         signal(signr, SIG_DFL);
208         kill(getpid(), signr);
209 }
210
211 static int group_fd;
212
213 static struct perf_header_attr *get_header_attr(struct perf_event_attr *a, int nr)
214 {
215         struct perf_header_attr *h_attr;
216
217         if (nr < session->header.attrs) {
218                 h_attr = session->header.attr[nr];
219         } else {
220                 h_attr = perf_header_attr__new(a);
221                 if (h_attr != NULL)
222                         if (perf_header__add_attr(&session->header, h_attr) < 0) {
223                                 perf_header_attr__delete(h_attr);
224                                 h_attr = NULL;
225                         }
226         }
227
228         return h_attr;
229 }
230
231 static void create_counter(int counter, int cpu)
232 {
233         char *filter = filters[counter];
234         struct perf_event_attr *attr = attrs + counter;
235         struct perf_header_attr *h_attr;
236         int track = !counter; /* only the first counter needs these */
237         int thread_index;
238         int ret;
239         struct {
240                 u64 count;
241                 u64 time_enabled;
242                 u64 time_running;
243                 u64 id;
244         } read_data;
245
246         attr->read_format       = PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_ENABLED |
247                                   PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_RUNNING |
248                                   PERF_FORMAT_ID;
249
250         attr->sample_type       |= PERF_SAMPLE_IP | PERF_SAMPLE_TID;
251
252         if (nr_counters > 1)
253                 attr->sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_ID;
254
255         if (freq) {
256                 attr->sample_type       |= PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD;
257                 attr->freq              = 1;
258                 attr->sample_freq       = freq;
259         }
260
261         if (no_samples)
262                 attr->sample_freq = 0;
263
264         if (inherit_stat)
265                 attr->inherit_stat = 1;
266
267         if (sample_address)
268                 attr->sample_type       |= PERF_SAMPLE_ADDR;
269
270         if (call_graph)
271                 attr->sample_type       |= PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN;
272
273         if (raw_samples) {
274                 attr->sample_type       |= PERF_SAMPLE_TIME;
275                 attr->sample_type       |= PERF_SAMPLE_RAW;
276                 attr->sample_type       |= PERF_SAMPLE_CPU;
277         }
278
279         attr->mmap              = track;
280         attr->comm              = track;
281         attr->inherit           = inherit;
282         if (target_pid == -1 && !system_wide) {
283                 attr->disabled = 1;
284                 attr->enable_on_exec = 1;
285         }
286
287         for (thread_index = 0; thread_index < thread_num; thread_index++) {
288 try_again:
289                 fd[nr_cpu][counter][thread_index] = sys_perf_event_open(attr,
290                                 all_tids[thread_index], cpu, group_fd, 0);
291
292                 if (fd[nr_cpu][counter][thread_index] < 0) {
293                         int err = errno;
294
295                         if (err == EPERM || err == EACCES)
296                                 die("Permission error - are you root?\n"
297                                         "\t Consider tweaking"
298                                         " /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid.\n");
299                         else if (err ==  ENODEV && profile_cpu != -1) {
300                                 die("No such device - did you specify"
301                                         " an out-of-range profile CPU?\n");
302                         }
303
304                         /*
305                          * If it's cycles then fall back to hrtimer
306                          * based cpu-clock-tick sw counter, which
307                          * is always available even if no PMU support:
308                          */
309                         if (attr->type == PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE
310                                         && attr->config == PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES) {
311
312                                 if (verbose)
313                                         warning(" ... trying to fall back to cpu-clock-ticks\n");
314                                 attr->type = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE;
315                                 attr->config = PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_CLOCK;
316                                 goto try_again;
317                         }
318                         printf("\n");
319                         error("perfcounter syscall returned with %d (%s)\n",
320                                         fd[nr_cpu][counter][thread_index], strerror(err));
321
322 #if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)
323                         if (attr->type == PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE && err == EOPNOTSUPP)
324                                 die("No hardware sampling interrupt available."
325                                     " No APIC? If so then you can boot the kernel"
326                                     " with the \"lapic\" boot parameter to"
327                                     " force-enable it.\n");
328 #endif
329
330                         die("No CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS=y kernel support configured?\n");
331                         exit(-1);
332                 }
333
334                 h_attr = get_header_attr(attr, counter);
335                 if (h_attr == NULL)
336                         die("nomem\n");
337
338                 if (!file_new) {
339                         if (memcmp(&h_attr->attr, attr, sizeof(*attr))) {
340                                 fprintf(stderr, "incompatible append\n");
341                                 exit(-1);
342                         }
343                 }
344
345                 if (read(fd[nr_cpu][counter][thread_index], &read_data, sizeof(read_data)) == -1) {
346                         perror("Unable to read perf file descriptor\n");
347                         exit(-1);
348                 }
349
350                 if (perf_header_attr__add_id(h_attr, read_data.id) < 0) {
351                         pr_warning("Not enough memory to add id\n");
352                         exit(-1);
353                 }
354
355                 assert(fd[nr_cpu][counter][thread_index] >= 0);
356                 fcntl(fd[nr_cpu][counter][thread_index], F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
357
358                 /*
359                  * First counter acts as the group leader:
360                  */
361                 if (group && group_fd == -1)
362                         group_fd = fd[nr_cpu][counter][thread_index];
363                 if (multiplex && multiplex_fd == -1)
364                         multiplex_fd = fd[nr_cpu][counter][thread_index];
365
366                 if (multiplex && fd[nr_cpu][counter][thread_index] != multiplex_fd) {
367
368                         ret = ioctl(fd[nr_cpu][counter][thread_index], PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_OUTPUT, multiplex_fd);
369                         assert(ret != -1);
370                 } else {
371                         event_array[nr_poll].fd = fd[nr_cpu][counter][thread_index];
372                         event_array[nr_poll].events = POLLIN;
373                         nr_poll++;
374
375                         mmap_array[nr_cpu][counter][thread_index].counter = counter;
376                         mmap_array[nr_cpu][counter][thread_index].prev = 0;
377                         mmap_array[nr_cpu][counter][thread_index].mask = mmap_pages*page_size - 1;
378                         mmap_array[nr_cpu][counter][thread_index].base = mmap(NULL, (mmap_pages+1)*page_size,
379                                 PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, fd[nr_cpu][counter][thread_index], 0);
380                         if (mmap_array[nr_cpu][counter][thread_index].base == MAP_FAILED) {
381                                 error("failed to mmap with %d (%s)\n", errno, strerror(errno));
382                                 exit(-1);
383                         }
384                 }
385
386                 if (filter != NULL) {
387                         ret = ioctl(fd[nr_cpu][counter][thread_index],
388                                         PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_FILTER, filter);
389                         if (ret) {
390                                 error("failed to set filter with %d (%s)\n", errno,
391                                                 strerror(errno));
392                                 exit(-1);
393                         }
394                 }
395         }
396 }
397
398 static void open_counters(int cpu)
399 {
400         int counter;
401
402         group_fd = -1;
403         for (counter = 0; counter < nr_counters; counter++)
404                 create_counter(counter, cpu);
405
406         nr_cpu++;
407 }
408
409 static int process_buildids(void)
410 {
411         u64 size = lseek(output, 0, SEEK_CUR);
412
413         if (size == 0)
414                 return 0;
415
416         session->fd = output;
417         return __perf_session__process_events(session, post_processing_offset,
418                                               size - post_processing_offset,
419                                               size, &build_id__mark_dso_hit_ops);
420 }
421
422 static void atexit_header(void)
423 {
424         session->header.data_size += bytes_written;
425
426         process_buildids();
427         perf_header__write(&session->header, output, true);
428 }
429
430 static int __cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv)
431 {
432         int i, counter;
433         struct stat st;
434         pid_t pid = 0;
435         int flags;
436         int err;
437         unsigned long waking = 0;
438         int child_ready_pipe[2], go_pipe[2];
439         const bool forks = argc > 0;
440         char buf;
441
442         page_size = sysconf(_SC_PAGE_SIZE);
443
444         atexit(sig_atexit);
445         signal(SIGCHLD, sig_handler);
446         signal(SIGINT, sig_handler);
447
448         if (forks && (pipe(child_ready_pipe) < 0 || pipe(go_pipe) < 0)) {
449                 perror("failed to create pipes");
450                 exit(-1);
451         }
452
453         if (!stat(output_name, &st) && st.st_size) {
454                 if (!force) {
455                         if (!append_file) {
456                                 pr_err("Error, output file %s exists, use -A "
457                                        "to append or -f to overwrite.\n",
458                                        output_name);
459                                 exit(-1);
460                         }
461                 } else {
462                         char oldname[PATH_MAX];
463                         snprintf(oldname, sizeof(oldname), "%s.old",
464                                  output_name);
465                         unlink(oldname);
466                         rename(output_name, oldname);
467                 }
468         } else {
469                 append_file = 0;
470         }
471
472         flags = O_CREAT|O_RDWR;
473         if (append_file)
474                 file_new = 0;
475         else
476                 flags |= O_TRUNC;
477
478         output = open(output_name, flags, S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR);
479         if (output < 0) {
480                 perror("failed to create output file");
481                 exit(-1);
482         }
483
484         session = perf_session__new(output_name, O_WRONLY, force);
485         if (session == NULL) {
486                 pr_err("Not enough memory for reading perf file header\n");
487                 return -1;
488         }
489
490         if (!file_new) {
491                 err = perf_header__read(&session->header, output);
492                 if (err < 0)
493                         return err;
494         }
495
496         if (raw_samples) {
497                 perf_header__set_feat(&session->header, HEADER_TRACE_INFO);
498         } else {
499                 for (i = 0; i < nr_counters; i++) {
500                         if (attrs[i].sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_RAW) {
501                                 perf_header__set_feat(&session->header, HEADER_TRACE_INFO);
502                                 break;
503                         }
504                 }
505         }
506
507         atexit(atexit_header);
508
509         if (forks) {
510                 child_pid = fork();
511                 if (pid < 0) {
512                         perror("failed to fork");
513                         exit(-1);
514                 }
515
516                 if (!child_pid) {
517                         close(child_ready_pipe[0]);
518                         close(go_pipe[1]);
519                         fcntl(go_pipe[0], F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC);
520
521                         /*
522                          * Do a dummy execvp to get the PLT entry resolved,
523                          * so we avoid the resolver overhead on the real
524                          * execvp call.
525                          */
526                         execvp("", (char **)argv);
527
528                         /*
529                          * Tell the parent we're ready to go
530                          */
531                         close(child_ready_pipe[1]);
532
533                         /*
534                          * Wait until the parent tells us to go.
535                          */
536                         if (read(go_pipe[0], &buf, 1) == -1)
537                                 perror("unable to read pipe");
538
539                         execvp(argv[0], (char **)argv);
540
541                         perror(argv[0]);
542                         exit(-1);
543                 }
544
545                 if (!system_wide && target_tid == -1 && target_pid == -1)
546                         all_tids[0] = child_pid;
547
548                 close(child_ready_pipe[1]);
549                 close(go_pipe[0]);
550                 /*
551                  * wait for child to settle
552                  */
553                 if (read(child_ready_pipe[0], &buf, 1) == -1) {
554                         perror("unable to read pipe");
555                         exit(-1);
556                 }
557                 close(child_ready_pipe[0]);
558         }
559
560         if ((!system_wide && !inherit) || profile_cpu != -1) {
561                 open_counters(profile_cpu);
562         } else {
563                 nr_cpus = read_cpu_map();
564                 for (i = 0; i < nr_cpus; i++)
565                         open_counters(cpumap[i]);
566         }
567
568         if (file_new) {
569                 err = perf_header__write(&session->header, output, false);
570                 if (err < 0)
571                         return err;
572         }
573
574         post_processing_offset = lseek(output, 0, SEEK_CUR);
575
576         err = event__synthesize_kernel_mmap(process_synthesized_event,
577                                             session, "_text");
578         if (err < 0) {
579                 pr_err("Couldn't record kernel reference relocation symbol.\n");
580                 return err;
581         }
582
583         err = event__synthesize_modules(process_synthesized_event, session);
584         if (err < 0) {
585                 pr_err("Couldn't record kernel reference relocation symbol.\n");
586                 return err;
587         }
588
589         if (!system_wide && profile_cpu == -1)
590                 event__synthesize_thread(target_tid, process_synthesized_event,
591                                          session);
592         else
593                 event__synthesize_threads(process_synthesized_event, session);
594
595         if (realtime_prio) {
596                 struct sched_param param;
597
598                 param.sched_priority = realtime_prio;
599                 if (sched_setscheduler(0, SCHED_FIFO, &param)) {
600                         pr_err("Could not set realtime priority.\n");
601                         exit(-1);
602                 }
603         }
604
605         /*
606          * Let the child rip
607          */
608         if (forks)
609                 close(go_pipe[1]);
610
611         for (;;) {
612                 int hits = samples;
613                 int thread;
614
615                 for (i = 0; i < nr_cpu; i++) {
616                         for (counter = 0; counter < nr_counters; counter++) {
617                                 for (thread = 0;
618                                         thread < thread_num; thread++) {
619                                         if (mmap_array[i][counter][thread].base)
620                                                 mmap_read(&mmap_array[i][counter][thread]);
621                                 }
622
623                         }
624                 }
625
626                 if (hits == samples) {
627                         if (done)
628                                 break;
629                         err = poll(event_array, nr_poll, -1);
630                         waking++;
631                 }
632
633                 if (done) {
634                         for (i = 0; i < nr_cpu; i++) {
635                                 for (counter = 0;
636                                         counter < nr_counters;
637                                         counter++) {
638                                         for (thread = 0;
639                                                 thread < thread_num;
640                                                 thread++)
641                                                 ioctl(fd[i][counter][thread],
642                                                         PERF_EVENT_IOC_DISABLE);
643                                 }
644                         }
645                 }
646         }
647
648         fprintf(stderr, "[ perf record: Woken up %ld times to write data ]\n", waking);
649
650         /*
651          * Approximate RIP event size: 24 bytes.
652          */
653         fprintf(stderr,
654                 "[ perf record: Captured and wrote %.3f MB %s (~%lld samples) ]\n",
655                 (double)bytes_written / 1024.0 / 1024.0,
656                 output_name,
657                 bytes_written / 24);
658
659         return 0;
660 }
661
662 static const char * const record_usage[] = {
663         "perf record [<options>] [<command>]",
664         "perf record [<options>] -- <command> [<options>]",
665         NULL
666 };
667
668 static const struct option options[] = {
669         OPT_CALLBACK('e', "event", NULL, "event",
670                      "event selector. use 'perf list' to list available events",
671                      parse_events),
672         OPT_CALLBACK(0, "filter", NULL, "filter",
673                      "event filter", parse_filter),
674         OPT_INTEGER('p', "pid", &target_pid,
675                     "record events on existing process id"),
676         OPT_INTEGER('t', "tid", &target_tid,
677                     "record events on existing thread id"),
678         OPT_INTEGER('r', "realtime", &realtime_prio,
679                     "collect data with this RT SCHED_FIFO priority"),
680         OPT_BOOLEAN('R', "raw-samples", &raw_samples,
681                     "collect raw sample records from all opened counters"),
682         OPT_BOOLEAN('a', "all-cpus", &system_wide,
683                             "system-wide collection from all CPUs"),
684         OPT_BOOLEAN('A', "append", &append_file,
685                             "append to the output file to do incremental profiling"),
686         OPT_INTEGER('C', "profile_cpu", &profile_cpu,
687                             "CPU to profile on"),
688         OPT_BOOLEAN('f', "force", &force,
689                         "overwrite existing data file"),
690         OPT_LONG('c', "count", &default_interval,
691                     "event period to sample"),
692         OPT_STRING('o', "output", &output_name, "file",
693                     "output file name"),
694         OPT_BOOLEAN('i', "inherit", &inherit,
695                     "child tasks inherit counters"),
696         OPT_INTEGER('F', "freq", &freq,
697                     "profile at this frequency"),
698         OPT_INTEGER('m', "mmap-pages", &mmap_pages,
699                     "number of mmap data pages"),
700         OPT_BOOLEAN('g', "call-graph", &call_graph,
701                     "do call-graph (stack chain/backtrace) recording"),
702         OPT_BOOLEAN('v', "verbose", &verbose,
703                     "be more verbose (show counter open errors, etc)"),
704         OPT_BOOLEAN('s', "stat", &inherit_stat,
705                     "per thread counts"),
706         OPT_BOOLEAN('d', "data", &sample_address,
707                     "Sample addresses"),
708         OPT_BOOLEAN('n', "no-samples", &no_samples,
709                     "don't sample"),
710         OPT_BOOLEAN('M', "multiplex", &multiplex,
711                     "multiplex counter output in a single channel"),
712         OPT_END()
713 };
714
715 int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
716 {
717         int counter;
718         int i,j;
719
720         argc = parse_options(argc, argv, options, record_usage,
721                             PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION);
722         if (!argc && target_pid == -1 && target_tid == -1 &&
723                 !system_wide && profile_cpu == -1)
724                 usage_with_options(record_usage, options);
725
726         symbol__init();
727
728         if (!nr_counters) {
729                 nr_counters     = 1;
730                 attrs[0].type   = PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE;
731                 attrs[0].config = PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES;
732         }
733
734         if (target_pid != -1) {
735                 target_tid = target_pid;
736                 thread_num = find_all_tid(target_pid, &all_tids);
737                 if (thread_num <= 0) {
738                         fprintf(stderr, "Can't find all threads of pid %d\n",
739                                         target_pid);
740                         usage_with_options(record_usage, options);
741                 }
742         } else {
743                 all_tids=malloc(sizeof(pid_t));
744                 if (!all_tids)
745                         return -ENOMEM;
746
747                 all_tids[0] = target_tid;
748                 thread_num = 1;
749         }
750
751         for (i = 0; i < MAX_NR_CPUS; i++) {
752                 for (j = 0; j < MAX_COUNTERS; j++) {
753                         fd[i][j] = malloc(sizeof(int)*thread_num);
754                         mmap_array[i][j] = malloc(
755                                 sizeof(struct mmap_data)*thread_num);
756                         if (!fd[i][j] || !mmap_array[i][j])
757                                 return -ENOMEM;
758                 }
759         }
760         event_array = malloc(
761                 sizeof(struct pollfd)*MAX_NR_CPUS*MAX_COUNTERS*thread_num);
762         if (!event_array)
763                 return -ENOMEM;
764
765         /*
766          * User specified count overrides default frequency.
767          */
768         if (default_interval)
769                 freq = 0;
770         else if (freq) {
771                 default_interval = freq;
772         } else {
773                 fprintf(stderr, "frequency and count are zero, aborting\n");
774                 exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
775         }
776
777         for (counter = 0; counter < nr_counters; counter++) {
778                 if (attrs[counter].sample_period)
779                         continue;
780
781                 attrs[counter].sample_period = default_interval;
782         }
783
784         return __cmd_record(argc, argv);
785 }