linux/tools/perf/python/gecko.py
Ian Rogers e1e4bd6f8b perf python: Port gecko to perf module
Port gecko.py to a standalone script in tools/perf/python/ that uses
the perf module directly to convert perf.data profiles into Firefox
Gecko profile format.

Improvements compared to the legacy script:
- Encapsulate profiler state in GeckoCLI and CategoryData classes with
  full type annotations, removing global variables.
- Harden the local HTTP server in _write_and_launch(): write the
  temporary profile to an isolated tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() with a
  randomized UUID filename instead of the current working directory,
  bind HTTPServer exclusively to 127.0.0.1 on an OS-assigned ephemeral
  port (0), restrict CORS Access-Control-Allow-Origin to
  'https://profiler.firefox.com' instead of '*', and restrict HTTP GET
  requests exclusively to the randomized profile filename (returning
  HTTP 403 for directory listings and any other path).
- Add -i/--input and -e/--event CLI options via argparse.

Add a shell test (test_gecko_python.sh) to verify the standalone script.

Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.1-pro
Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
2026-09-26 20:49:28 +02:00

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
"""
gecko.py - Convert perf record output to Firefox's gecko profile format
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import argparse
import functools
import json
import os
import sys
import tempfile
import threading
import urllib.parse
import uuid
import webbrowser
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from http.server import HTTPServer, SimpleHTTPRequestHandler
from typing import Dict, List, NamedTuple, Optional, Tuple
import perf
# https://github.com/firefox-devtools/profiler/blob/53970305b51b9b472e26d7457fee1d66cd4e2737/src/types/gecko-profile.js#L156
class Frame(NamedTuple):
"""A single stack frame in the gecko profile format."""
string_id: int
relevantForJS: bool
innerWindowID: int
implementation: None
optimizations: None
line: None
column: None
category: int
subcategory: Optional[int]
# https://github.com/firefox-devtools/profiler/blob/53970305b51b9b472e26d7457fee1d66cd4e2737/src/types/gecko-profile.js#L216
class Stack(NamedTuple):
"""A single stack in the gecko profile format."""
prefix_id: Optional[int]
frame_id: int
# https://github.com/firefox-devtools/profiler/blob/53970305b51b9b472e26d7457fee1d66cd4e2737/src/types/gecko-profile.js#L90
class Sample(NamedTuple):
"""A single sample in the gecko profile format."""
stack_id: Optional[int]
time_ms: float
responsiveness: int
@dataclass
class Tables:
"""Interned tables for the gecko profile format."""
frame_table: List[Frame] = field(default_factory=list)
string_table: List[str] = field(default_factory=list)
string_map: Dict[str, int] = field(default_factory=dict)
stack_table: List[Stack] = field(default_factory=list)
stack_map: Dict[Tuple[Optional[int], int], int] = field(default_factory=dict)
frame_map: Dict[str, int] = field(default_factory=dict)
@dataclass
class Thread:
"""A builder for a profile of the thread."""
comm: str
pid: int
tid: int
user_category: int
kernel_category: int
samples: List[Sample] = field(default_factory=list)
tables: Tables = field(default_factory=Tables)
def _intern_stack(self, frame_id: int, prefix_id: Optional[int]) -> int:
"""Gets a matching stack, or saves the new stack. Returns a Stack ID."""
key = (prefix_id, frame_id)
stack_id = self.tables.stack_map.get(key)
if stack_id is None:
stack_id = len(self.tables.stack_table)
self.tables.stack_table.append(Stack(prefix_id=prefix_id, frame_id=frame_id))
self.tables.stack_map[key] = stack_id
return stack_id
def _intern_string(self, string: str) -> int:
"""Gets a matching string, or saves the new string. Returns a String ID."""
string_id = self.tables.string_map.get(string)
if string_id is not None:
return string_id
string_id = len(self.tables.string_table)
self.tables.string_table.append(string)
self.tables.string_map[string] = string_id
return string_id
def _intern_frame(self, frame_str: str) -> int:
"""Gets a matching stack frame, or saves the new frame. Returns a Frame ID."""
frame_id = self.tables.frame_map.get(frame_str)
if frame_id is not None:
return frame_id
frame_id = len(self.tables.frame_table)
self.tables.frame_map[frame_str] = frame_id
string_id = self._intern_string(frame_str)
category = self.user_category
if (frame_str.find('kallsyms') != -1 or
frame_str.find('/vmlinux') != -1 or
frame_str.endswith('.ko)')):
category = self.kernel_category
self.tables.frame_table.append(Frame(
string_id=string_id,
relevantForJS=False,
innerWindowID=0,
implementation=None,
optimizations=None,
line=None,
column=None,
category=category,
subcategory=None,
))
return frame_id
def add_sample(self, comm: str, stack: List[str], time_ms: float) -> None:
"""Add a timestamped stack trace sample to the thread builder."""
if self.comm != comm:
self.comm = comm
prefix_stack_id: Optional[int] = None
for frame in stack:
frame_id = self._intern_frame(frame)
prefix_stack_id = self._intern_stack(frame_id, prefix_stack_id)
if prefix_stack_id is not None:
self.samples.append(Sample(stack_id=prefix_stack_id,
time_ms=time_ms,
responsiveness=0))
def to_json_dict(self) -> Dict:
"""Converts current Thread to GeckoThread JSON format."""
return {
"tid": self.tid,
"pid": self.pid,
"name": self.comm,
"markers": {
"schema": {
"name": 0,
"startTime": 1,
"endTime": 2,
"phase": 3,
"category": 4,
"data": 5,
},
"data": [],
},
"samples": {
"schema": {
"stack": 0,
"time": 1,
"responsiveness": 2,
},
"data": self.samples
},
"frameTable": {
"schema": {
"location": 0,
"relevantForJS": 1,
"innerWindowID": 2,
"implementation": 3,
"optimizations": 4,
"line": 5,
"column": 6,
"category": 7,
"subcategory": 8,
},
"data": self.tables.frame_table,
},
"stackTable": {
"schema": {
"prefix": 0,
"frame": 1,
},
"data": self.tables.stack_table,
},
"stringTable": self.tables.string_table,
"registerTime": 0,
"unregisterTime": None,
"processType": "default",
}
class CORSRequestHandler(SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
"""Enable CORS for requests from profiler.firefox.com."""
def __init__(self, *args, allowed_file: Optional[str] = None, **kwargs):
self.allowed_file = allowed_file
super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
def end_headers(self):
self.send_header('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', 'https://profiler.firefox.com')
super().end_headers()
def do_GET(self):
if self.allowed_file and self.path.split('?')[0] != f'/{self.allowed_file}':
self.send_error(403, "Access denied")
return
super().do_GET()
def list_directory(self, path):
self.send_error(403, "Directory listing forbidden")
return None
@dataclass
class CategoryData:
"""Category configuration for the gecko profile."""
user_index: int = 0
kernel_index: int = 1
categories: List[Dict] = field(default_factory=list)
class GeckoCLI:
"""Command-line interface for converting perf data to Gecko format."""
def __init__(self, args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
self.args = args
self.tid_to_thread: Dict[int, Thread] = {}
self.start_time_ms: Optional[float] = None
self.session: Optional[perf.session] = None
self.product = args.product
self.cat_data = CategoryData(
categories=[
{
"name": 'User',
"color": args.user_color,
"subcategories": ['Other']
},
{
"name": 'Kernel',
"color": args.kernel_color,
"subcategories": ['Other']
},
]
)
def process_event(self, sample) -> None:
"""Process a single perf sample event."""
if self.args.event_name and self.args.event_name not in str(sample.evsel):
return
# sample_time is in nanoseconds. Gecko wants milliseconds.
time_ms = sample.sample_time / 1000000.0
pid = sample.sample_pid
tid = sample.sample_tid
if self.start_time_ms is None:
self.start_time_ms = time_ms
try:
thread_info = self.session.find_thread(sample.sample_pid, sample.sample_tid) if self.session else None
comm = (thread_info.comm() if thread_info is not None else None) or "[unknown]"
except AttributeError:
comm = "[unknown]"
stack = []
callchain = sample.callchain
if callchain:
for entry in callchain:
symbol = entry.symbol or "[unknown]"
dso = entry.dso or "[unknown]"
stack.append(f"{symbol} (in {dso})")
# Reverse because Gecko wants root first.
stack.reverse()
else:
symbol = sample.symbol or "[unknown]"
dso = sample.dso or "[unknown]"
stack.append(f"{symbol} (in {dso})")
thread = self.tid_to_thread.get(tid)
if thread is None:
thread = Thread(comm=comm, pid=pid, tid=tid,
user_category=self.cat_data.user_index,
kernel_category=self.cat_data.kernel_index)
self.tid_to_thread[tid] = thread
thread.add_sample(comm=comm, stack=stack, time_ms=time_ms)
def run(self) -> None:
"""Run the conversion process."""
input_file = self.args.input or "perf.data"
if input_file != "-" and not os.path.exists(input_file):
print(f"Error: {input_file} not found.", file=sys.stderr)
sys.exit(1)
try:
self.session = perf.session(perf.data(input_file), sample=self.process_event)
except (OSError, RuntimeError, ValueError) as e:
print(f"Error opening session: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
sys.exit(1)
if self.session:
try:
self.session.process_events()
finally:
# Break the reference cycle between perf.session and self.process_event
# because perf.session lacks cyclic GC support (tp_traverse).
self.session = None
threads = [t.to_json_dict() for t in self.tid_to_thread.values()]
gecko_profile = {
"meta": {
"interval": 1,
"processType": 0,
"product": self.product,
"stackwalk": 1,
"debug": 0,
"gcpoison": 0,
"asyncstack": 1,
"startTime": self.start_time_ms or 0,
"shutdownTime": None,
"version": 24,
"presymbolicated": True,
"categories": self.cat_data.categories,
"markerSchema": [],
},
"libs": [],
"threads": threads,
"processes": [],
"pausedRanges": [],
}
output_file = self.args.save_only
if output_file is None:
self._write_and_launch(gecko_profile)
else:
print(f'[ perf gecko: Captured and wrote into {output_file} ]')
with open(output_file, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
json.dump(gecko_profile, f, indent=2)
def _write_and_launch(self, profile: Dict) -> None:
"""Write the profile to a file and launch the Firefox profiler."""
print("Starting Firefox Profiler on your default browser...")
with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp_dir_name:
profile_name = f'gecko_profile_{uuid.uuid4().hex}.json'
filename = os.path.join(tmp_dir_name, profile_name)
with open(filename, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
json.dump(profile, f, indent=2)
handler = functools.partial(
CORSRequestHandler, directory=tmp_dir_name, allowed_file=profile_name
)
try:
httpd = HTTPServer(('127.0.0.1', 0), handler)
except OSError as e:
print(f"Error starting HTTP server: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
sys.exit(1)
port = httpd.server_port
def start_server():
httpd.serve_forever()
thread = threading.Thread(target=start_server, daemon=True)
thread.start()
safe_string = urllib.parse.quote_plus(f'http://127.0.0.1:{port}/{profile_name}')
url = f'https://profiler.firefox.com/from-url/{safe_string}'
print(f"Please open the following URL in your browser to view the profile:\n\n{url}\n")
launch_html = os.path.join(tmp_dir_name, 'launch.html')
with open(launch_html, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
f.write(f'<!DOCTYPE html><html><head>'
f'<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;url={url}">'
f'<script>window.location.replace({json.dumps(url)});</script>'
f'</head><body>Redirecting to Firefox Profiler...</body></html>')
if not webbrowser.open(f'file://{launch_html}'):
print("Failed to open browser, please open the URL manually.")
print(f'[ perf gecko: Captured and wrote into {filename} ]')
print("Press Ctrl+C to stop the local server.")
try:
# Keep the main thread alive so the daemon thread can serve requests
stop_event = threading.Event()
while True:
stop_event.wait(1)
except KeyboardInterrupt:
print("\nStopping server...")
httpd.shutdown()
if __name__ == "__main__":
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
description="Convert perf.data to Firefox's Gecko Profile format"
)
parser.add_argument('--product', default='perf', help='Product name (e.g. perf)')
parser.add_argument('--user-color', default='yellow',
help='Color for the User category',
choices=['yellow', 'blue', 'purple', 'green', 'orange', 'red',
'grey', 'magenta'])
parser.add_argument('--kernel-color', default='orange',
help='Color for the Kernel category',
choices=['yellow', 'blue', 'purple', 'green', 'orange', 'red',
'grey', 'magenta'])
parser.add_argument('--save-only',
help='Save the output to a file instead of opening Firefox\'s profiler')
parser.add_argument("-i", "--input", help="input perf.data file")
parser.add_argument("-e", "--event", default="", dest="event_name", type=str,
help="specify the event to generate gecko profile for")
cli_args = parser.parse_args()
cli = GeckoCLI(cli_args)
cli.run()