Merge branch 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

Pull perf events update from Ingo Molnar:
 "On the kernel side there's few changes, the one that stands out is
  PEBS machine state sampling support on x86, by Stephane Eranian.

  On the tooling side:

  User visible tooling changes:

   - Don't open the DWARF info multiple times, keeping instead a dwfl
     handle in struct dso, greatly speeding up 'perf report' on powerpc.
     (Sukadev Bhattiprolu)

   - Introduce PARSE_OPT_DISABLED option flag and use it to avoid
     showing undersired options in tools that provides frontends to
     'perf record', like sched, kvm, etc (Namhyung Kim)

   - Fallback to kallsyms when using the minimal 'ELF' loader (Arnaldo
     Carvalho de Melo)

   - Fix annotation with kcore (Adrian Hunter)

   - Support source line numbers in annotate using a hotkey (Andi Kleen)

   - Callchain improvements including:
     * Enable printing the srcline in the history
     * Make get_srcline fall back to sym+offset (Andi Kleen)

   - TUI hist_entry browser fixes, including showing missing overhead
     value for first level callchain.  Detected comparing the output of
     --stdio/--gui (that matched) with --tui, that had this problem.
     (Namhyung Kim)

   - Support handling complete branch stacks as histograms (Andi Kleen)

  Tooling infrastructure changes:

   - Prep work for supporting per-pkg and snapshot counters in 'perf
     stat' (Jiri Olsa)

   - 'perf stat' refactorings, moving stuff from it to evsel.c to use in
     per-pkg/snapshot format changes (Jiri Olsa)

   - Add per-pkg format file parsing (Matt Fleming)

   - Clean up libelf feature support code (Namhyung Kim)

   - Add gzip decompression support for kernel modules (Namhyung Kim)

   - More prep patches for Intel PT, including a a thread stack and more
     stuff made available via the database export mechanism (Adrian
     Hunter)

   - More Intel PT work, including a facility to export sample data
     (comms, threads, symbol names, etc) in a database friendly way,
     with an script to use this to create a postgresql database.
     (Adrian Hunter)

   - Make sure that thread->mg->machine points to the machine where the
     thread exists (it was being set only for the kmaps kernel modules
     case, do it as well for the mmaps) and use it to shorten function
     signatures (Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo)

  ... and lots of other fixes and smaller improvements"

* 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (91 commits)
  perf report: In branch stack mode use address history sorting
  perf report: Add --branch-history option
  perf callchain: Support handling complete branch stacks as histograms
  perf stat: Add support for snapshot counters
  perf stat: Add support for per-pkg counters
  perf tools: Remove perf_evsel__read interface
  perf stat: Use read_counter in read_counter_aggr
  perf stat: Make read_counter work over the thread dimension
  perf stat: Use perf_evsel__read_cb in read_counter
  perf tools: Add snapshot format file parsing
  perf tools: Add per-pkg format file parsing
  perf evsel: Introduce perf_evsel__read_cb function
  perf evsel: Introduce perf_counts_values__scale function
  perf evsel: Introduce perf_evsel__compute_deltas function
  perf tools: Allow to force redirect pr_debug to stderr.
  perf tools: Fix segfault due to invalid kernel dso access
  perf callchain: Make get_srcline fall back to sym+offset
  perf symbols: Move bfd_demangle stubbing to its only user
  perf callchain: Enable printing the srcline in the history
  perf tools: Collapse first level callchain entry if it has sibling
  ...

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diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/export-to-postgresql-record b/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/export-to-postgresql-record
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..221d66e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/export-to-postgresql-record
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+#
+# export perf data to a postgresql database. Can cover
+# perf ip samples (excluding the tracepoints). No special
+# record requirements, just record what you want to export.
+#
+perf record $@
diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/export-to-postgresql-report b/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/export-to-postgresql-report
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd335b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/export-to-postgresql-report
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# description: export perf data to a postgresql database
+# args: [database name] [columns] [calls]
+n_args=0
+for i in "$@"
+do
+    if expr match "$i" "-" > /dev/null ; then
+	break
+    fi
+    n_args=$(( $n_args + 1 ))
+done
+if [ "$n_args" -gt 3 ] ; then
+    echo "usage: export-to-postgresql-report [database name] [columns] [calls]"
+    exit
+fi
+if [ "$n_args" -gt 2 ] ; then
+    dbname=$1
+    columns=$2
+    calls=$3
+    shift 3
+elif [ "$n_args" -gt 1 ] ; then
+    dbname=$1
+    columns=$2
+    shift 2
+elif [ "$n_args" -gt 0 ] ; then
+    dbname=$1
+    shift
+fi
+perf script $@ -s "$PERF_EXEC_PATH"/scripts/python/export-to-postgresql.py $dbname $columns $calls
diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/python/export-to-postgresql.py b/tools/perf/scripts/python/export-to-postgresql.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cdafd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/python/export-to-postgresql.py
@@ -0,0 +1,444 @@
+# export-to-postgresql.py: export perf data to a postgresql database
+# Copyright (c) 2014, Intel Corporation.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
+# version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+# more details.
+
+import os
+import sys
+import struct
+import datetime
+
+from PySide.QtSql import *
+
+# Need to access PostgreSQL C library directly to use COPY FROM STDIN
+from ctypes import *
+libpq = CDLL("libpq.so.5")
+PQconnectdb = libpq.PQconnectdb
+PQconnectdb.restype = c_void_p
+PQfinish = libpq.PQfinish
+PQstatus = libpq.PQstatus
+PQexec = libpq.PQexec
+PQexec.restype = c_void_p
+PQresultStatus = libpq.PQresultStatus
+PQputCopyData = libpq.PQputCopyData
+PQputCopyData.argtypes = [ c_void_p, c_void_p, c_int ]
+PQputCopyEnd = libpq.PQputCopyEnd
+PQputCopyEnd.argtypes = [ c_void_p, c_void_p ]
+
+sys.path.append(os.environ['PERF_EXEC_PATH'] + \
+	'/scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/lib/Perf/Trace')
+
+# These perf imports are not used at present
+#from perf_trace_context import *
+#from Core import *
+
+perf_db_export_mode = True
+perf_db_export_calls = False
+
+def usage():
+	print >> sys.stderr, "Usage is: export-to-postgresql.py <database name> [<columns>] [<calls>]"
+	print >> sys.stderr, "where:	columns		'all' or 'branches'"
+	print >> sys.stderr, "		calls		'calls' => create calls table"
+	raise Exception("Too few arguments")
+
+if (len(sys.argv) < 2):
+	usage()
+
+dbname = sys.argv[1]
+
+if (len(sys.argv) >= 3):
+	columns = sys.argv[2]
+else:
+	columns = "all"
+
+if columns not in ("all", "branches"):
+	usage()
+
+branches = (columns == "branches")
+
+if (len(sys.argv) >= 4):
+	if (sys.argv[3] == "calls"):
+		perf_db_export_calls = True
+	else:
+		usage()
+
+output_dir_name = os.getcwd() + "/" + dbname + "-perf-data"
+os.mkdir(output_dir_name)
+
+def do_query(q, s):
+	if (q.exec_(s)):
+		return
+	raise Exception("Query failed: " + q.lastError().text())
+
+print datetime.datetime.today(), "Creating database..."
+
+db = QSqlDatabase.addDatabase('QPSQL')
+query = QSqlQuery(db)
+db.setDatabaseName('postgres')
+db.open()
+try:
+	do_query(query, 'CREATE DATABASE ' + dbname)
+except:
+	os.rmdir(output_dir_name)
+	raise
+query.finish()
+query.clear()
+db.close()
+
+db.setDatabaseName(dbname)
+db.open()
+
+query = QSqlQuery(db)
+do_query(query, 'SET client_min_messages TO WARNING')
+
+do_query(query, 'CREATE TABLE selected_events ('
+		'id		bigint		NOT NULL,'
+		'name		varchar(80))')
+do_query(query, 'CREATE TABLE machines ('
+		'id		bigint		NOT NULL,'
+		'pid		integer,'
+		'root_dir 	varchar(4096))')
+do_query(query, 'CREATE TABLE threads ('
+		'id		bigint		NOT NULL,'
+		'machine_id	bigint,'
+		'process_id	bigint,'
+		'pid		integer,'
+		'tid		integer)')
+do_query(query, 'CREATE TABLE comms ('
+		'id		bigint		NOT NULL,'
+		'comm		varchar(16))')
+do_query(query, 'CREATE TABLE comm_threads ('
+		'id		bigint		NOT NULL,'
+		'comm_id	bigint,'
+		'thread_id	bigint)')
+do_query(query, 'CREATE TABLE dsos ('
+		'id		bigint		NOT NULL,'
+		'machine_id	bigint,'
+		'short_name	varchar(256),'
+		'long_name	varchar(4096),'
+		'build_id	varchar(64))')
+do_query(query, 'CREATE TABLE symbols ('
+		'id		bigint		NOT NULL,'
+		'dso_id		bigint,'
+		'sym_start	bigint,'
+		'sym_end	bigint,'
+		'binding	integer,'
+		'name		varchar(2048))')
+do_query(query, 'CREATE TABLE branch_types ('
+		'id		integer		NOT NULL,'
+		'name		varchar(80))')
+
+if branches:
+	do_query(query, 'CREATE TABLE samples ('
+		'id		bigint		NOT NULL,'
+		'evsel_id	bigint,'
+		'machine_id	bigint,'
+		'thread_id	bigint,'
+		'comm_id	bigint,'
+		'dso_id		bigint,'
+		'symbol_id	bigint,'
+		'sym_offset	bigint,'
+		'ip		bigint,'
+		'time		bigint,'
+		'cpu		integer,'
+		'to_dso_id	bigint,'
+		'to_symbol_id	bigint,'
+		'to_sym_offset	bigint,'
+		'to_ip		bigint,'
+		'branch_type	integer,'
+		'in_tx		boolean)')
+else:
+	do_query(query, 'CREATE TABLE samples ('
+		'id		bigint		NOT NULL,'
+		'evsel_id	bigint,'
+		'machine_id	bigint,'
+		'thread_id	bigint,'
+		'comm_id	bigint,'
+		'dso_id		bigint,'
+		'symbol_id	bigint,'
+		'sym_offset	bigint,'
+		'ip		bigint,'
+		'time		bigint,'
+		'cpu		integer,'
+		'to_dso_id	bigint,'
+		'to_symbol_id	bigint,'
+		'to_sym_offset	bigint,'
+		'to_ip		bigint,'
+		'period		bigint,'
+		'weight		bigint,'
+		'transaction	bigint,'
+		'data_src	bigint,'
+		'branch_type	integer,'
+		'in_tx		boolean)')
+
+if perf_db_export_calls:
+	do_query(query, 'CREATE TABLE call_paths ('
+		'id		bigint		NOT NULL,'
+		'parent_id	bigint,'
+		'symbol_id	bigint,'
+		'ip		bigint)')
+	do_query(query, 'CREATE TABLE calls ('
+		'id		bigint		NOT NULL,'
+		'thread_id	bigint,'
+		'comm_id	bigint,'
+		'call_path_id	bigint,'
+		'call_time	bigint,'
+		'return_time	bigint,'
+		'branch_count	bigint,'
+		'call_id	bigint,'
+		'return_id	bigint,'
+		'parent_call_path_id	bigint,'
+		'flags		integer)')
+
+do_query(query, 'CREATE VIEW samples_view AS '
+	'SELECT '
+		'id,'
+		'time,'
+		'cpu,'
+		'(SELECT pid FROM threads WHERE id = thread_id) AS pid,'
+		'(SELECT tid FROM threads WHERE id = thread_id) AS tid,'
+		'(SELECT comm FROM comms WHERE id = comm_id) AS command,'
+		'(SELECT name FROM selected_events WHERE id = evsel_id) AS event,'
+		'to_hex(ip) AS ip_hex,'
+		'(SELECT name FROM symbols WHERE id = symbol_id) AS symbol,'
+		'sym_offset,'
+		'(SELECT short_name FROM dsos WHERE id = dso_id) AS dso_short_name,'
+		'to_hex(to_ip) AS to_ip_hex,'
+		'(SELECT name FROM symbols WHERE id = to_symbol_id) AS to_symbol,'
+		'to_sym_offset,'
+		'(SELECT short_name FROM dsos WHERE id = to_dso_id) AS to_dso_short_name,'
+		'(SELECT name FROM branch_types WHERE id = branch_type) AS branch_type_name,'
+		'in_tx'
+	' FROM samples')
+
+
+file_header = struct.pack("!11sii", "PGCOPY\n\377\r\n\0", 0, 0)
+file_trailer = "\377\377"
+
+def open_output_file(file_name):
+	path_name = output_dir_name + "/" + file_name
+	file = open(path_name, "w+")
+	file.write(file_header)
+	return file
+
+def close_output_file(file):
+	file.write(file_trailer)
+	file.close()
+
+def copy_output_file_direct(file, table_name):
+	close_output_file(file)
+	sql = "COPY " + table_name + " FROM '" + file.name + "' (FORMAT 'binary')"
+	do_query(query, sql)
+
+# Use COPY FROM STDIN because security may prevent postgres from accessing the files directly
+def copy_output_file(file, table_name):
+	conn = PQconnectdb("dbname = " + dbname)
+	if (PQstatus(conn)):
+		raise Exception("COPY FROM STDIN PQconnectdb failed")
+	file.write(file_trailer)
+	file.seek(0)
+	sql = "COPY " + table_name + " FROM STDIN (FORMAT 'binary')"
+	res = PQexec(conn, sql)
+	if (PQresultStatus(res) != 4):
+		raise Exception("COPY FROM STDIN PQexec failed")
+	data = file.read(65536)
+	while (len(data)):
+		ret = PQputCopyData(conn, data, len(data))
+		if (ret != 1):
+			raise Exception("COPY FROM STDIN PQputCopyData failed, error " + str(ret))
+		data = file.read(65536)
+	ret = PQputCopyEnd(conn, None)
+	if (ret != 1):
+		raise Exception("COPY FROM STDIN PQputCopyEnd failed, error " + str(ret))
+	PQfinish(conn)
+
+def remove_output_file(file):
+	name = file.name
+	file.close()
+	os.unlink(name)
+
+evsel_file		= open_output_file("evsel_table.bin")
+machine_file		= open_output_file("machine_table.bin")
+thread_file		= open_output_file("thread_table.bin")
+comm_file		= open_output_file("comm_table.bin")
+comm_thread_file	= open_output_file("comm_thread_table.bin")
+dso_file		= open_output_file("dso_table.bin")
+symbol_file		= open_output_file("symbol_table.bin")
+branch_type_file	= open_output_file("branch_type_table.bin")
+sample_file		= open_output_file("sample_table.bin")
+if perf_db_export_calls:
+	call_path_file		= open_output_file("call_path_table.bin")
+	call_file		= open_output_file("call_table.bin")
+
+def trace_begin():
+	print datetime.datetime.today(), "Writing to intermediate files..."
+	# id == 0 means unknown.  It is easier to create records for them than replace the zeroes with NULLs
+	evsel_table(0, "unknown")
+	machine_table(0, 0, "unknown")
+	thread_table(0, 0, 0, -1, -1)
+	comm_table(0, "unknown")
+	dso_table(0, 0, "unknown", "unknown", "")
+	symbol_table(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "unknown")
+	sample_table(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)
+	if perf_db_export_calls:
+		call_path_table(0, 0, 0, 0)
+
+unhandled_count = 0
+
+def trace_end():
+	print datetime.datetime.today(), "Copying to database..."
+	copy_output_file(evsel_file,		"selected_events")
+	copy_output_file(machine_file,		"machines")
+	copy_output_file(thread_file,		"threads")
+	copy_output_file(comm_file,		"comms")
+	copy_output_file(comm_thread_file,	"comm_threads")
+	copy_output_file(dso_file,		"dsos")
+	copy_output_file(symbol_file,		"symbols")
+	copy_output_file(branch_type_file,	"branch_types")
+	copy_output_file(sample_file,		"samples")
+	if perf_db_export_calls:
+		copy_output_file(call_path_file,	"call_paths")
+		copy_output_file(call_file,		"calls")
+
+	print datetime.datetime.today(), "Removing intermediate files..."
+	remove_output_file(evsel_file)
+	remove_output_file(machine_file)
+	remove_output_file(thread_file)
+	remove_output_file(comm_file)
+	remove_output_file(comm_thread_file)
+	remove_output_file(dso_file)
+	remove_output_file(symbol_file)
+	remove_output_file(branch_type_file)
+	remove_output_file(sample_file)
+	if perf_db_export_calls:
+		remove_output_file(call_path_file)
+		remove_output_file(call_file)
+	os.rmdir(output_dir_name)
+	print datetime.datetime.today(), "Adding primary keys"
+	do_query(query, 'ALTER TABLE selected_events ADD PRIMARY KEY (id)')
+	do_query(query, 'ALTER TABLE machines        ADD PRIMARY KEY (id)')
+	do_query(query, 'ALTER TABLE threads         ADD PRIMARY KEY (id)')
+	do_query(query, 'ALTER TABLE comms           ADD PRIMARY KEY (id)')
+	do_query(query, 'ALTER TABLE comm_threads    ADD PRIMARY KEY (id)')
+	do_query(query, 'ALTER TABLE dsos            ADD PRIMARY KEY (id)')
+	do_query(query, 'ALTER TABLE symbols         ADD PRIMARY KEY (id)')
+	do_query(query, 'ALTER TABLE branch_types    ADD PRIMARY KEY (id)')
+	do_query(query, 'ALTER TABLE samples         ADD PRIMARY KEY (id)')
+	if perf_db_export_calls:
+		do_query(query, 'ALTER TABLE call_paths      ADD PRIMARY KEY (id)')
+		do_query(query, 'ALTER TABLE calls           ADD PRIMARY KEY (id)')
+
+	print datetime.datetime.today(), "Adding foreign keys"
+	do_query(query, 'ALTER TABLE threads '
+					'ADD CONSTRAINT machinefk  FOREIGN KEY (machine_id)   REFERENCES machines   (id),'
+					'ADD CONSTRAINT processfk  FOREIGN KEY (process_id)   REFERENCES threads    (id)')
+	do_query(query, 'ALTER TABLE comm_threads '
+					'ADD CONSTRAINT commfk     FOREIGN KEY (comm_id)      REFERENCES comms      (id),'
+					'ADD CONSTRAINT threadfk   FOREIGN KEY (thread_id)    REFERENCES threads    (id)')
+	do_query(query, 'ALTER TABLE dsos '
+					'ADD CONSTRAINT machinefk  FOREIGN KEY (machine_id)   REFERENCES machines   (id)')
+	do_query(query, 'ALTER TABLE symbols '
+					'ADD CONSTRAINT dsofk      FOREIGN KEY (dso_id)       REFERENCES dsos       (id)')
+	do_query(query, 'ALTER TABLE samples '
+					'ADD CONSTRAINT evselfk    FOREIGN KEY (evsel_id)     REFERENCES selected_events (id),'
+					'ADD CONSTRAINT machinefk  FOREIGN KEY (machine_id)   REFERENCES machines   (id),'
+					'ADD CONSTRAINT threadfk   FOREIGN KEY (thread_id)    REFERENCES threads    (id),'
+					'ADD CONSTRAINT commfk     FOREIGN KEY (comm_id)      REFERENCES comms      (id),'
+					'ADD CONSTRAINT dsofk      FOREIGN KEY (dso_id)       REFERENCES dsos       (id),'
+					'ADD CONSTRAINT symbolfk   FOREIGN KEY (symbol_id)    REFERENCES symbols    (id),'
+					'ADD CONSTRAINT todsofk    FOREIGN KEY (to_dso_id)    REFERENCES dsos       (id),'
+					'ADD CONSTRAINT tosymbolfk FOREIGN KEY (to_symbol_id) REFERENCES symbols    (id)')
+	if perf_db_export_calls:
+		do_query(query, 'ALTER TABLE call_paths '
+					'ADD CONSTRAINT parentfk    FOREIGN KEY (parent_id)    REFERENCES call_paths (id),'
+					'ADD CONSTRAINT symbolfk    FOREIGN KEY (symbol_id)    REFERENCES symbols    (id)')
+		do_query(query, 'ALTER TABLE calls '
+					'ADD CONSTRAINT threadfk    FOREIGN KEY (thread_id)    REFERENCES threads    (id),'
+					'ADD CONSTRAINT commfk      FOREIGN KEY (comm_id)      REFERENCES comms      (id),'
+					'ADD CONSTRAINT call_pathfk FOREIGN KEY (call_path_id) REFERENCES call_paths (id),'
+					'ADD CONSTRAINT callfk      FOREIGN KEY (call_id)      REFERENCES samples    (id),'
+					'ADD CONSTRAINT returnfk    FOREIGN KEY (return_id)    REFERENCES samples    (id),'
+					'ADD CONSTRAINT parent_call_pathfk FOREIGN KEY (parent_call_path_id) REFERENCES call_paths (id)')
+		do_query(query, 'CREATE INDEX pcpid_idx ON calls (parent_call_path_id)')
+
+	if (unhandled_count):
+		print datetime.datetime.today(), "Warning: ", unhandled_count, " unhandled events"
+	print datetime.datetime.today(), "Done"
+
+def trace_unhandled(event_name, context, event_fields_dict):
+	global unhandled_count
+	unhandled_count += 1
+
+def sched__sched_switch(*x):
+	pass
+
+def evsel_table(evsel_id, evsel_name, *x):
+	n = len(evsel_name)
+	fmt = "!hiqi" + str(n) + "s"
+	value = struct.pack(fmt, 2, 8, evsel_id, n, evsel_name)
+	evsel_file.write(value)
+
+def machine_table(machine_id, pid, root_dir, *x):
+	n = len(root_dir)
+	fmt = "!hiqiii" + str(n) + "s"
+	value = struct.pack(fmt, 3, 8, machine_id, 4, pid, n, root_dir)
+	machine_file.write(value)
+
+def thread_table(thread_id, machine_id, process_id, pid, tid, *x):
+	value = struct.pack("!hiqiqiqiiii", 5, 8, thread_id, 8, machine_id, 8, process_id, 4, pid, 4, tid)
+	thread_file.write(value)
+
+def comm_table(comm_id, comm_str, *x):
+	n = len(comm_str)
+	fmt = "!hiqi" + str(n) + "s"
+	value = struct.pack(fmt, 2, 8, comm_id, n, comm_str)
+	comm_file.write(value)
+
+def comm_thread_table(comm_thread_id, comm_id, thread_id, *x):
+	fmt = "!hiqiqiq"
+	value = struct.pack(fmt, 3, 8, comm_thread_id, 8, comm_id, 8, thread_id)
+	comm_thread_file.write(value)
+
+def dso_table(dso_id, machine_id, short_name, long_name, build_id, *x):
+	n1 = len(short_name)
+	n2 = len(long_name)
+	n3 = len(build_id)
+	fmt = "!hiqiqi" + str(n1) + "si"  + str(n2) + "si" + str(n3) + "s"
+	value = struct.pack(fmt, 5, 8, dso_id, 8, machine_id, n1, short_name, n2, long_name, n3, build_id)
+	dso_file.write(value)
+
+def symbol_table(symbol_id, dso_id, sym_start, sym_end, binding, symbol_name, *x):
+	n = len(symbol_name)
+	fmt = "!hiqiqiqiqiii" + str(n) + "s"
+	value = struct.pack(fmt, 6, 8, symbol_id, 8, dso_id, 8, sym_start, 8, sym_end, 4, binding, n, symbol_name)
+	symbol_file.write(value)
+
+def branch_type_table(branch_type, name, *x):
+	n = len(name)
+	fmt = "!hiii" + str(n) + "s"
+	value = struct.pack(fmt, 2, 4, branch_type, n, name)
+	branch_type_file.write(value)
+
+def sample_table(sample_id, evsel_id, machine_id, thread_id, comm_id, dso_id, symbol_id, sym_offset, ip, time, cpu, to_dso_id, to_symbol_id, to_sym_offset, to_ip, period, weight, transaction, data_src, branch_type, in_tx, *x):
+	if branches:
+		value = struct.pack("!hiqiqiqiqiqiqiqiqiqiqiiiqiqiqiqiiiB", 17, 8, sample_id, 8, evsel_id, 8, machine_id, 8, thread_id, 8, comm_id, 8, dso_id, 8, symbol_id, 8, sym_offset, 8, ip, 8, time, 4, cpu, 8, to_dso_id, 8, to_symbol_id, 8, to_sym_offset, 8, to_ip, 4, branch_type, 1, in_tx)
+	else:
+		value = struct.pack("!hiqiqiqiqiqiqiqiqiqiqiiiqiqiqiqiqiqiqiqiiiB", 21, 8, sample_id, 8, evsel_id, 8, machine_id, 8, thread_id, 8, comm_id, 8, dso_id, 8, symbol_id, 8, sym_offset, 8, ip, 8, time, 4, cpu, 8, to_dso_id, 8, to_symbol_id, 8, to_sym_offset, 8, to_ip, 8, period, 8, weight, 8, transaction, 8, data_src, 4, branch_type, 1, in_tx)
+	sample_file.write(value)
+
+def call_path_table(cp_id, parent_id, symbol_id, ip, *x):
+	fmt = "!hiqiqiqiq"
+	value = struct.pack(fmt, 4, 8, cp_id, 8, parent_id, 8, symbol_id, 8, ip)
+	call_path_file.write(value)
+
+def call_return_table(cr_id, thread_id, comm_id, call_path_id, call_time, return_time, branch_count, call_id, return_id, parent_call_path_id, flags, *x):
+	fmt = "!hiqiqiqiqiqiqiqiqiqiqii"
+	value = struct.pack(fmt, 11, 8, cr_id, 8, thread_id, 8, comm_id, 8, call_path_id, 8, call_time, 8, return_time, 8, branch_count, 8, call_id, 8, return_id, 8, parent_call_path_id, 4, flags)
+	call_file.write(value)