Android profiling with ARM Streamline

Configs :

• Ubuntu 12.04 (64bit)
• Android SDK 
• Android NDK
• Nexus S
• Java JDK 32bit
• uboot-mkimage

1. Getting kernel source for Nexus S.
$mkdir ~/android
$cd android
$ git clone https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/samsung.git

2. Checkout the source.

$ git branch -r
  origin/HEAD -> origin/master
  origin/android-samsung-2.6.35-gingerbread
  origin/android-samsung-3.0-ics-mr1
  origin/android-samsung-3.0-jb
  origin/master

$git checkout android-samsung-2.6.35-gingerbread origin/android-samsung-2.6.35-gingerbread

3. Export prebuild toolchanin & build vars...
$export PATH=<SDK_PATH>/prebuilt/linux-x86/toolchain/arm-eabi-4.4.3/bin:$PATH

$export ARCH=arm
$export SUBARCH=arm
$export CROSS_COMPILE=arm-eabi-




4. Compile kernel and gator module.

$ make herring_defconfig

arch/arm/configs/herring_defconfig:323:warning: override: reassigning to symbol LOCALVERSION_AUTO
arch/arm/configs/herring_defconfig:333:warning: override: reassigning to symbol NET_ACTIVITY_STATS
#
# configuration written to .config
#
#herring_defconfig is config for NEXUS S, use 'make help' to find out your device config

$nano .config

Ensure the parameters below is set.

• CONFIG_PROFILING=y
• CONFIG_FTRACE=y 
• CONFIG_ENABLE_DEFAULT_TRACERS=y

$ make -j4 CROSS_COMPILT=arm-eabi- uImage
  CHK     include/linux/version.h
  CHK     include/generated/utsrelease.h
make[1]: `include/generated/mach-types.h' is up to date.
  CALL    scripts/checksyscalls.sh
  CHK     include/generated/compile.h
  Kernel: arch/arm/boot/Image is ready
  SHIPPED arch/arm/boot/compressed/lib1funcs.S
  AS      arch/arm/boot/compressed/lib1funcs.o
  LD      arch/arm/boot/compressed/vmlinux
  OBJCOPY arch/arm/boot/zImage
  Kernel: arch/arm/boot/zImage is ready
  UIMAGE  arch/arm/boot/uImage
Image Name:   Linux-2.6.35.7-gf5f63ef
Created:      Thu Sep 27 13:36:20 2012
Image Type:   ARM Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
Data Size:    3017840 Bytes = 2947.11 kB = 2.88 MB
Load Address: 30008000
Entry Point:  30008000
  Image arch/arm/boot/uImage is ready

5. Build Gator module

Install DS-5 module for Eclipse, detail please refer to HERE.

or

Download DS-5 from http://www.arm.com/products/tools/software-tools/ds-5/index.php

6. After install.....go Eclipse Help-> ARM Extras, explore pop out.....

navigate to 'driver-src', extract 'gator-driver.tar.gz'.. to kernel dir.

$ cd gator-driver/

$ make -C path/to/kernel  M=`pwd`  modules

$ cd ..

$ adb pull /sdcard/init.rc /path/to/sdk/tools/

7. go Eclipse Help-> ARM Extras, explore pop out.....

navigate to 'daemon-src'.

$ mkdir /path/to/arm/gator/android

$ cp /path/to/arm/gator/daemon-src/gator-daemon/gator-daemon.tar.gz /path/to/arm/gator/android/

$ tar -zxvf gator-daemon.tar.gz

$ mv gator-daemon jni

$ ndk-build
Compile++ thumb  : gatord <= CapturedXML.cpp
Compile++ thumb  : gatord <= Child.cpp
Compile++ thumb  : gatord <= Collector.cpp
Compile++ thumb  : gatord <= ConfigurationXML.cpp
Compile++ thumb  : gatord <= Fifo.cpp
Compile++ thumb  : gatord <= LocalCapture.cpp
Compile++ thumb  : gatord <= Logging.cpp
Compile++ thumb  : gatord <= main.cpp
Compile++ thumb  : gatord <= OlySocket.cpp
Compile++ thumb  : gatord <= OlyUtility.cpp
Compile++ thumb  : gatord <= Sender.cpp
Compile++ thumb  : gatord <= SessionData.cpp
Compile++ thumb  : gatord <= SessionXML.cpp
Compile++ thumb  : gatord <= StreamlineSetup.cpp
Compile thumb  : gatord <= mxml-attr.c
Compile thumb  : gatord <= mxml-entity.c
Compile thumb  : gatord <= mxml-file.c
Compile thumb  : gatord <= mxml-get.c
Compile thumb  : gatord <= mxml-index.c
Compile thumb  : gatord <= mxml-node.c
Compile thumb  : gatord <= mxml-private.c
Compile thumb  : gatord <= mxml-search.c
Compile thumb  : gatord <= mxml-set.c
Compile thumb  : gatord <= mxml-string.c
StaticLibrary  : libstdc++.a
Executable     : gatord
Install        : gatord => libs/armeabi/gatord

8.  Copy gatord to device.
# adb push gatord /sdcard/
# adb push gator.ko /sdcard/
# adb shell

# su
# mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
# mv /sdcard/gatord /system/xbin/
# mv /sdcard/gator.ko /system/xbin/

# mount -o ro,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system

# sync

# reboot

9. After device boot up.

# adb shell 

# su

# gatord &

10.  Profiling Android phone with Streamline

Streamline supports connection to your target using Ethernet. Using the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) utility, it is possible to forward a TCP port from the target to your PC localhost over a USB connection. ADB can also be configured to work over Ethernet or Wi-Fi. For more information about the Android SDK and ADB setup, see the Android website. Once ADB is set up, forward the Streamline port to your localhost using the following command:

# adb forward tcp:8080 tcp:8080

Now run DS-5 on your PC and open the Streamline Data View. If it is not visible from the Window->Show View menu, select Window->Show View->Other; find “ARM Streamline” in the dialog box and open “ARM Streamline Data”. Enter the device’s Ethernet address in the Capture Options dialog box of the ARM Streamline Data view in Eclipse or DS-5. If you use the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) over USB to forward the port, enter localhost in the Address field.


[src] :
1. http://blogs.arm.com/software-enablement/682-setting-up-android-mobile-phone-to-use-arm-streamline-for-profiling/
2. http://infocenter.arm.com/help/index.jsp?topic=/com.arm.doc.dui0482d/BABECIDJ.html
3. http://source.android.com/source/building-kernels.html