linux-perf-data 0.1.0

A parser for the perf.data format. This format is emitted by the Linux perf tool.
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use std::io::Read;

use byteorder::{ByteOrder, ReadBytesExt};

/// `perf_header`
///
/// The magic number identifies the perf file and the version. Current perf versions
/// use PERFILE2. Old perf versions generated a version 1 format (PERFFILE). Version 1
/// is not described here. The magic number also identifies the endian. When the
/// magic value is 64bit byte swapped compared the file is in non-native
/// endian.
#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
pub struct PerfHeader {
    pub magic: [u8; 8],
    /// size of the header
    pub header_size: u64,
    /// size of an attribute in attrs
    pub attr_size: u64,
    pub attr_section: PerfFileSection,
    pub data_section: PerfFileSection,
    /// Room for 4 * 64 = 256 header flag bits
    pub flags: [u64; 4],
}

impl PerfHeader {
    pub fn parse<R: Read>(reader: &mut R) -> Result<Self, std::io::Error> {
        let mut magic = [0; 8];
        reader.read_exact(&mut magic)?;

        if magic[0] == b'P' {
            Self::parse_impl::<R, byteorder::LittleEndian>(reader, magic)
        } else {
            Self::parse_impl::<R, byteorder::BigEndian>(reader, magic)
        }
    }

    fn parse_impl<R: Read, T: ByteOrder>(
        reader: &mut R,
        magic: [u8; 8],
    ) -> Result<Self, std::io::Error> {
        let header_size = reader.read_u64::<T>()?;
        let attr_size = reader.read_u64::<T>()?;
        let attr_section = PerfFileSection::parse::<R, T>(reader)?;
        let data_section = PerfFileSection::parse::<R, T>(reader)?;
        let _event_types_section = PerfFileSection::parse::<R, T>(reader)?;
        let flags = [
            reader.read_u64::<T>()?,
            reader.read_u64::<T>()?,
            reader.read_u64::<T>()?,
            reader.read_u64::<T>()?,
        ];
        Ok(Self {
            magic,
            header_size,
            attr_size,
            attr_section,
            data_section,
            flags,
        })
    }
}

/// `perf_file_section`
///
/// A PerfFileSection contains a pointer to another section of the perf file.
/// The header contains three such pointers: for attributes, data and event types.
#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
pub struct PerfFileSection {
    /// offset from start of file
    pub offset: u64,
    /// size of the section
    pub size: u64,
}

impl PerfFileSection {
    pub fn parse<R: Read, T: ByteOrder>(reader: &mut R) -> Result<Self, std::io::Error> {
        let offset = reader.read_u64::<T>()?;
        let size = reader.read_u64::<T>()?;
        Ok(Self { offset, size })
    }
}