xref: /linux/tools/perf/util/config.c (revision 0be3ff0c)
1 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
2 /*
3  * config.c
4  *
5  * Helper functions for parsing config items.
6  * Originally copied from GIT source.
7  *
8  * Copyright (C) Linus Torvalds, 2005
9  * Copyright (C) Johannes Schindelin, 2005
10  *
11  */
12 #include <errno.h>
13 #include <sys/param.h>
14 #include "cache.h"
15 #include "callchain.h"
16 #include <subcmd/exec-cmd.h>
17 #include "util/event.h"  /* proc_map_timeout */
18 #include "util/hist.h"  /* perf_hist_config */
19 #include "util/llvm-utils.h"   /* perf_llvm_config */
20 #include "util/stat.h"  /* perf_stat__set_big_num */
21 #include "util/evsel.h"  /* evsel__hw_names, evsel__use_bpf_counters */
22 #include "build-id.h"
23 #include "debug.h"
24 #include "config.h"
25 #include <sys/types.h>
26 #include <sys/stat.h>
27 #include <stdlib.h>
28 #include <unistd.h>
29 #include <linux/string.h>
30 #include <linux/zalloc.h>
31 #include <linux/ctype.h>
32 
33 #define MAXNAME (256)
34 
35 #define DEBUG_CACHE_DIR ".debug"
36 
37 
38 char buildid_dir[MAXPATHLEN]; /* root dir for buildid, binary cache */
39 
40 static FILE *config_file;
41 static const char *config_file_name;
42 static int config_linenr;
43 static int config_file_eof;
44 static struct perf_config_set *config_set;
45 
46 const char *config_exclusive_filename;
47 
48 static int get_next_char(void)
49 {
50 	int c;
51 	FILE *f;
52 
53 	c = '\n';
54 	if ((f = config_file) != NULL) {
55 		c = fgetc(f);
56 		if (c == '\r') {
57 			/* DOS like systems */
58 			c = fgetc(f);
59 			if (c != '\n') {
60 				ungetc(c, f);
61 				c = '\r';
62 			}
63 		}
64 		if (c == '\n')
65 			config_linenr++;
66 		if (c == EOF) {
67 			config_file_eof = 1;
68 			c = '\n';
69 		}
70 	}
71 	return c;
72 }
73 
74 static char *parse_value(void)
75 {
76 	static char value[1024];
77 	int quote = 0, comment = 0, space = 0;
78 	size_t len = 0;
79 
80 	for (;;) {
81 		int c = get_next_char();
82 
83 		if (len >= sizeof(value) - 1)
84 			return NULL;
85 		if (c == '\n') {
86 			if (quote)
87 				return NULL;
88 			value[len] = 0;
89 			return value;
90 		}
91 		if (comment)
92 			continue;
93 		if (isspace(c) && !quote) {
94 			space = 1;
95 			continue;
96 		}
97 		if (!quote) {
98 			if (c == ';' || c == '#') {
99 				comment = 1;
100 				continue;
101 			}
102 		}
103 		if (space) {
104 			if (len)
105 				value[len++] = ' ';
106 			space = 0;
107 		}
108 		if (c == '\\') {
109 			c = get_next_char();
110 			switch (c) {
111 			case '\n':
112 				continue;
113 			case 't':
114 				c = '\t';
115 				break;
116 			case 'b':
117 				c = '\b';
118 				break;
119 			case 'n':
120 				c = '\n';
121 				break;
122 			/* Some characters escape as themselves */
123 			case '\\': case '"':
124 				break;
125 			/* Reject unknown escape sequences */
126 			default:
127 				return NULL;
128 			}
129 			value[len++] = c;
130 			continue;
131 		}
132 		if (c == '"') {
133 			quote = 1-quote;
134 			continue;
135 		}
136 		value[len++] = c;
137 	}
138 }
139 
140 static inline int iskeychar(int c)
141 {
142 	return isalnum(c) || c == '-' || c == '_';
143 }
144 
145 static int get_value(config_fn_t fn, void *data, char *name, unsigned int len)
146 {
147 	int c;
148 	char *value;
149 
150 	/* Get the full name */
151 	for (;;) {
152 		c = get_next_char();
153 		if (config_file_eof)
154 			break;
155 		if (!iskeychar(c))
156 			break;
157 		name[len++] = c;
158 		if (len >= MAXNAME)
159 			return -1;
160 	}
161 	name[len] = 0;
162 	while (c == ' ' || c == '\t')
163 		c = get_next_char();
164 
165 	value = NULL;
166 	if (c != '\n') {
167 		if (c != '=')
168 			return -1;
169 		value = parse_value();
170 		if (!value)
171 			return -1;
172 	}
173 	return fn(name, value, data);
174 }
175 
176 static int get_extended_base_var(char *name, int baselen, int c)
177 {
178 	do {
179 		if (c == '\n')
180 			return -1;
181 		c = get_next_char();
182 	} while (isspace(c));
183 
184 	/* We require the format to be '[base "extension"]' */
185 	if (c != '"')
186 		return -1;
187 	name[baselen++] = '.';
188 
189 	for (;;) {
190 		int ch = get_next_char();
191 
192 		if (ch == '\n')
193 			return -1;
194 		if (ch == '"')
195 			break;
196 		if (ch == '\\') {
197 			ch = get_next_char();
198 			if (ch == '\n')
199 				return -1;
200 		}
201 		name[baselen++] = ch;
202 		if (baselen > MAXNAME / 2)
203 			return -1;
204 	}
205 
206 	/* Final ']' */
207 	if (get_next_char() != ']')
208 		return -1;
209 	return baselen;
210 }
211 
212 static int get_base_var(char *name)
213 {
214 	int baselen = 0;
215 
216 	for (;;) {
217 		int c = get_next_char();
218 		if (config_file_eof)
219 			return -1;
220 		if (c == ']')
221 			return baselen;
222 		if (isspace(c))
223 			return get_extended_base_var(name, baselen, c);
224 		if (!iskeychar(c) && c != '.')
225 			return -1;
226 		if (baselen > MAXNAME / 2)
227 			return -1;
228 		name[baselen++] = tolower(c);
229 	}
230 }
231 
232 static int perf_parse_file(config_fn_t fn, void *data)
233 {
234 	int comment = 0;
235 	int baselen = 0;
236 	static char var[MAXNAME];
237 
238 	/* U+FEFF Byte Order Mark in UTF8 */
239 	static const unsigned char *utf8_bom = (unsigned char *) "\xef\xbb\xbf";
240 	const unsigned char *bomptr = utf8_bom;
241 
242 	for (;;) {
243 		int line, c = get_next_char();
244 
245 		if (bomptr && *bomptr) {
246 			/* We are at the file beginning; skip UTF8-encoded BOM
247 			 * if present. Sane editors won't put this in on their
248 			 * own, but e.g. Windows Notepad will do it happily. */
249 			if ((unsigned char) c == *bomptr) {
250 				bomptr++;
251 				continue;
252 			} else {
253 				/* Do not tolerate partial BOM. */
254 				if (bomptr != utf8_bom)
255 					break;
256 				/* No BOM at file beginning. Cool. */
257 				bomptr = NULL;
258 			}
259 		}
260 		if (c == '\n') {
261 			if (config_file_eof)
262 				return 0;
263 			comment = 0;
264 			continue;
265 		}
266 		if (comment || isspace(c))
267 			continue;
268 		if (c == '#' || c == ';') {
269 			comment = 1;
270 			continue;
271 		}
272 		if (c == '[') {
273 			baselen = get_base_var(var);
274 			if (baselen <= 0)
275 				break;
276 			var[baselen++] = '.';
277 			var[baselen] = 0;
278 			continue;
279 		}
280 		if (!isalpha(c))
281 			break;
282 		var[baselen] = tolower(c);
283 
284 		/*
285 		 * The get_value function might or might not reach the '\n',
286 		 * so saving the current line number for error reporting.
287 		 */
288 		line = config_linenr;
289 		if (get_value(fn, data, var, baselen+1) < 0) {
290 			config_linenr = line;
291 			break;
292 		}
293 	}
294 	pr_err("bad config file line %d in %s\n", config_linenr, config_file_name);
295 	return -1;
296 }
297 
298 static int parse_unit_factor(const char *end, unsigned long *val)
299 {
300 	if (!*end)
301 		return 1;
302 	else if (!strcasecmp(end, "k")) {
303 		*val *= 1024;
304 		return 1;
305 	}
306 	else if (!strcasecmp(end, "m")) {
307 		*val *= 1024 * 1024;
308 		return 1;
309 	}
310 	else if (!strcasecmp(end, "g")) {
311 		*val *= 1024 * 1024 * 1024;
312 		return 1;
313 	}
314 	return 0;
315 }
316 
317 static int perf_parse_llong(const char *value, long long *ret)
318 {
319 	if (value && *value) {
320 		char *end;
321 		long long val = strtoll(value, &end, 0);
322 		unsigned long factor = 1;
323 
324 		if (!parse_unit_factor(end, &factor))
325 			return 0;
326 		*ret = val * factor;
327 		return 1;
328 	}
329 	return 0;
330 }
331 
332 static int perf_parse_long(const char *value, long *ret)
333 {
334 	if (value && *value) {
335 		char *end;
336 		long val = strtol(value, &end, 0);
337 		unsigned long factor = 1;
338 		if (!parse_unit_factor(end, &factor))
339 			return 0;
340 		*ret = val * factor;
341 		return 1;
342 	}
343 	return 0;
344 }
345 
346 static void bad_config(const char *name)
347 {
348 	if (config_file_name)
349 		pr_warning("bad config value for '%s' in %s, ignoring...\n", name, config_file_name);
350 	else
351 		pr_warning("bad config value for '%s', ignoring...\n", name);
352 }
353 
354 int perf_config_u64(u64 *dest, const char *name, const char *value)
355 {
356 	long long ret = 0;
357 
358 	if (!perf_parse_llong(value, &ret)) {
359 		bad_config(name);
360 		return -1;
361 	}
362 
363 	*dest = ret;
364 	return 0;
365 }
366 
367 int perf_config_int(int *dest, const char *name, const char *value)
368 {
369 	long ret = 0;
370 	if (!perf_parse_long(value, &ret)) {
371 		bad_config(name);
372 		return -1;
373 	}
374 	*dest = ret;
375 	return 0;
376 }
377 
378 int perf_config_u8(u8 *dest, const char *name, const char *value)
379 {
380 	long ret = 0;
381 
382 	if (!perf_parse_long(value, &ret)) {
383 		bad_config(name);
384 		return -1;
385 	}
386 	*dest = ret;
387 	return 0;
388 }
389 
390 static int perf_config_bool_or_int(const char *name, const char *value, int *is_bool)
391 {
392 	int ret;
393 
394 	*is_bool = 1;
395 	if (!value)
396 		return 1;
397 	if (!*value)
398 		return 0;
399 	if (!strcasecmp(value, "true") || !strcasecmp(value, "yes") || !strcasecmp(value, "on"))
400 		return 1;
401 	if (!strcasecmp(value, "false") || !strcasecmp(value, "no") || !strcasecmp(value, "off"))
402 		return 0;
403 	*is_bool = 0;
404 	return perf_config_int(&ret, name, value) < 0 ? -1 : ret;
405 }
406 
407 int perf_config_bool(const char *name, const char *value)
408 {
409 	int discard;
410 	return !!perf_config_bool_or_int(name, value, &discard);
411 }
412 
413 static const char *perf_config_dirname(const char *name, const char *value)
414 {
415 	if (!name)
416 		return NULL;
417 	return value;
418 }
419 
420 static int perf_buildid_config(const char *var, const char *value)
421 {
422 	/* same dir for all commands */
423 	if (!strcmp(var, "buildid.dir")) {
424 		const char *dir = perf_config_dirname(var, value);
425 
426 		if (!dir) {
427 			pr_err("Invalid buildid directory!\n");
428 			return -1;
429 		}
430 		strncpy(buildid_dir, dir, MAXPATHLEN-1);
431 		buildid_dir[MAXPATHLEN-1] = '\0';
432 	}
433 
434 	return 0;
435 }
436 
437 static int perf_default_core_config(const char *var __maybe_unused,
438 				    const char *value __maybe_unused)
439 {
440 	if (!strcmp(var, "core.proc-map-timeout"))
441 		proc_map_timeout = strtoul(value, NULL, 10);
442 
443 	/* Add other config variables here. */
444 	return 0;
445 }
446 
447 static int perf_ui_config(const char *var, const char *value)
448 {
449 	/* Add other config variables here. */
450 	if (!strcmp(var, "ui.show-headers"))
451 		symbol_conf.show_hist_headers = perf_config_bool(var, value);
452 
453 	return 0;
454 }
455 
456 static int perf_stat_config(const char *var, const char *value)
457 {
458 	if (!strcmp(var, "stat.big-num"))
459 		perf_stat__set_big_num(perf_config_bool(var, value));
460 
461 	if (!strcmp(var, "stat.no-csv-summary"))
462 		perf_stat__set_no_csv_summary(perf_config_bool(var, value));
463 
464 	if (!strcmp(var, "stat.bpf-counter-events"))
465 		evsel__bpf_counter_events = strdup(value);
466 
467 	/* Add other config variables here. */
468 	return 0;
469 }
470 
471 int perf_default_config(const char *var, const char *value,
472 			void *dummy __maybe_unused)
473 {
474 	if (strstarts(var, "core."))
475 		return perf_default_core_config(var, value);
476 
477 	if (strstarts(var, "hist."))
478 		return perf_hist_config(var, value);
479 
480 	if (strstarts(var, "ui."))
481 		return perf_ui_config(var, value);
482 
483 	if (strstarts(var, "call-graph."))
484 		return perf_callchain_config(var, value);
485 
486 	if (strstarts(var, "llvm."))
487 		return perf_llvm_config(var, value);
488 
489 	if (strstarts(var, "buildid."))
490 		return perf_buildid_config(var, value);
491 
492 	if (strstarts(var, "stat."))
493 		return perf_stat_config(var, value);
494 
495 	/* Add other config variables here. */
496 	return 0;
497 }
498 
499 static int perf_config_from_file(config_fn_t fn, const char *filename, void *data)
500 {
501 	int ret;
502 	FILE *f = fopen(filename, "r");
503 
504 	ret = -1;
505 	if (f) {
506 		config_file = f;
507 		config_file_name = filename;
508 		config_linenr = 1;
509 		config_file_eof = 0;
510 		ret = perf_parse_file(fn, data);
511 		fclose(f);
512 		config_file_name = NULL;
513 	}
514 	return ret;
515 }
516 
517 const char *perf_etc_perfconfig(void)
518 {
519 	static const char *system_wide;
520 	if (!system_wide)
521 		system_wide = system_path(ETC_PERFCONFIG);
522 	return system_wide;
523 }
524 
525 static int perf_env_bool(const char *k, int def)
526 {
527 	const char *v = getenv(k);
528 	return v ? perf_config_bool(k, v) : def;
529 }
530 
531 int perf_config_system(void)
532 {
533 	return !perf_env_bool("PERF_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM", 0);
534 }
535 
536 int perf_config_global(void)
537 {
538 	return !perf_env_bool("PERF_CONFIG_NOGLOBAL", 0);
539 }
540 
541 static char *home_perfconfig(void)
542 {
543 	const char *home = NULL;
544 	char *config;
545 	struct stat st;
546 
547 	home = getenv("HOME");
548 
549 	/*
550 	 * Skip reading user config if:
551 	 *   - there is no place to read it from (HOME)
552 	 *   - we are asked not to (PERF_CONFIG_NOGLOBAL=1)
553 	 */
554 	if (!home || !*home || !perf_config_global())
555 		return NULL;
556 
557 	config = strdup(mkpath("%s/.perfconfig", home));
558 	if (config == NULL) {
559 		pr_warning("Not enough memory to process %s/.perfconfig, ignoring it.", home);
560 		return NULL;
561 	}
562 
563 	if (stat(config, &st) < 0)
564 		goto out_free;
565 
566 	if (st.st_uid && (st.st_uid != geteuid())) {
567 		pr_warning("File %s not owned by current user or root, ignoring it.", config);
568 		goto out_free;
569 	}
570 
571 	if (st.st_size)
572 		return config;
573 
574 out_free:
575 	free(config);
576 	return NULL;
577 }
578 
579 const char *perf_home_perfconfig(void)
580 {
581 	static const char *config;
582 	static bool failed;
583 
584 	if (failed || config)
585 		return config;
586 
587 	config = home_perfconfig();
588 	if (!config)
589 		failed = true;
590 
591 	return config;
592 }
593 
594 static struct perf_config_section *find_section(struct list_head *sections,
595 						const char *section_name)
596 {
597 	struct perf_config_section *section;
598 
599 	list_for_each_entry(section, sections, node)
600 		if (!strcmp(section->name, section_name))
601 			return section;
602 
603 	return NULL;
604 }
605 
606 static struct perf_config_item *find_config_item(const char *name,
607 						 struct perf_config_section *section)
608 {
609 	struct perf_config_item *item;
610 
611 	list_for_each_entry(item, &section->items, node)
612 		if (!strcmp(item->name, name))
613 			return item;
614 
615 	return NULL;
616 }
617 
618 static struct perf_config_section *add_section(struct list_head *sections,
619 					       const char *section_name)
620 {
621 	struct perf_config_section *section = zalloc(sizeof(*section));
622 
623 	if (!section)
624 		return NULL;
625 
626 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&section->items);
627 	section->name = strdup(section_name);
628 	if (!section->name) {
629 		pr_debug("%s: strdup failed\n", __func__);
630 		free(section);
631 		return NULL;
632 	}
633 
634 	list_add_tail(&section->node, sections);
635 	return section;
636 }
637 
638 static struct perf_config_item *add_config_item(struct perf_config_section *section,
639 						const char *name)
640 {
641 	struct perf_config_item *item = zalloc(sizeof(*item));
642 
643 	if (!item)
644 		return NULL;
645 
646 	item->name = strdup(name);
647 	if (!item->name) {
648 		pr_debug("%s: strdup failed\n", __func__);
649 		free(item);
650 		return NULL;
651 	}
652 
653 	list_add_tail(&item->node, &section->items);
654 	return item;
655 }
656 
657 static int set_value(struct perf_config_item *item, const char *value)
658 {
659 	char *val = strdup(value);
660 
661 	if (!val)
662 		return -1;
663 
664 	zfree(&item->value);
665 	item->value = val;
666 	return 0;
667 }
668 
669 static int collect_config(const char *var, const char *value,
670 			  void *perf_config_set)
671 {
672 	int ret = -1;
673 	char *ptr, *key;
674 	char *section_name, *name;
675 	struct perf_config_section *section = NULL;
676 	struct perf_config_item *item = NULL;
677 	struct perf_config_set *set = perf_config_set;
678 	struct list_head *sections;
679 
680 	if (set == NULL)
681 		return -1;
682 
683 	sections = &set->sections;
684 	key = ptr = strdup(var);
685 	if (!key) {
686 		pr_debug("%s: strdup failed\n", __func__);
687 		return -1;
688 	}
689 
690 	section_name = strsep(&ptr, ".");
691 	name = ptr;
692 	if (name == NULL || value == NULL)
693 		goto out_free;
694 
695 	section = find_section(sections, section_name);
696 	if (!section) {
697 		section = add_section(sections, section_name);
698 		if (!section)
699 			goto out_free;
700 	}
701 
702 	item = find_config_item(name, section);
703 	if (!item) {
704 		item = add_config_item(section, name);
705 		if (!item)
706 			goto out_free;
707 	}
708 
709 	/* perf_config_set can contain both user and system config items.
710 	 * So we should know where each value is from.
711 	 * The classification would be needed when a particular config file
712 	 * is overwritten by setting feature i.e. set_config().
713 	 */
714 	if (strcmp(config_file_name, perf_etc_perfconfig()) == 0) {
715 		section->from_system_config = true;
716 		item->from_system_config = true;
717 	} else {
718 		section->from_system_config = false;
719 		item->from_system_config = false;
720 	}
721 
722 	ret = set_value(item, value);
723 
724 out_free:
725 	free(key);
726 	return ret;
727 }
728 
729 int perf_config_set__collect(struct perf_config_set *set, const char *file_name,
730 			     const char *var, const char *value)
731 {
732 	config_file_name = file_name;
733 	return collect_config(var, value, set);
734 }
735 
736 static int perf_config_set__init(struct perf_config_set *set)
737 {
738 	int ret = -1;
739 
740 	/* Setting $PERF_CONFIG makes perf read _only_ the given config file. */
741 	if (config_exclusive_filename)
742 		return perf_config_from_file(collect_config, config_exclusive_filename, set);
743 	if (perf_config_system() && !access(perf_etc_perfconfig(), R_OK)) {
744 		if (perf_config_from_file(collect_config, perf_etc_perfconfig(), set) < 0)
745 			goto out;
746 	}
747 	if (perf_config_global() && perf_home_perfconfig()) {
748 		if (perf_config_from_file(collect_config, perf_home_perfconfig(), set) < 0)
749 			goto out;
750 	}
751 
752 out:
753 	return ret;
754 }
755 
756 struct perf_config_set *perf_config_set__new(void)
757 {
758 	struct perf_config_set *set = zalloc(sizeof(*set));
759 
760 	if (set) {
761 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&set->sections);
762 		perf_config_set__init(set);
763 	}
764 
765 	return set;
766 }
767 
768 struct perf_config_set *perf_config_set__load_file(const char *file)
769 {
770 	struct perf_config_set *set = zalloc(sizeof(*set));
771 
772 	if (set) {
773 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&set->sections);
774 		perf_config_from_file(collect_config, file, set);
775 	}
776 
777 	return set;
778 }
779 
780 static int perf_config__init(void)
781 {
782 	if (config_set == NULL)
783 		config_set = perf_config_set__new();
784 
785 	return config_set == NULL;
786 }
787 
788 int perf_config_set(struct perf_config_set *set,
789 		    config_fn_t fn, void *data)
790 {
791 	int ret = 0;
792 	char key[BUFSIZ];
793 	struct perf_config_section *section;
794 	struct perf_config_item *item;
795 
796 	perf_config_set__for_each_entry(set, section, item) {
797 		char *value = item->value;
798 
799 		if (value) {
800 			scnprintf(key, sizeof(key), "%s.%s",
801 				  section->name, item->name);
802 			ret = fn(key, value, data);
803 			if (ret < 0) {
804 				pr_err("Error in the given config file: wrong config key-value pair %s=%s\n",
805 				       key, value);
806 				/*
807 				 * Can't be just a 'break', as perf_config_set__for_each_entry()
808 				 * expands to two nested for() loops.
809 				 */
810 				goto out;
811 			}
812 		}
813 	}
814 out:
815 	return ret;
816 }
817 
818 int perf_config(config_fn_t fn, void *data)
819 {
820 	if (config_set == NULL && perf_config__init())
821 		return -1;
822 
823 	return perf_config_set(config_set, fn, data);
824 }
825 
826 void perf_config__exit(void)
827 {
828 	perf_config_set__delete(config_set);
829 	config_set = NULL;
830 }
831 
832 void perf_config__refresh(void)
833 {
834 	perf_config__exit();
835 	perf_config__init();
836 }
837 
838 static void perf_config_item__delete(struct perf_config_item *item)
839 {
840 	zfree(&item->name);
841 	zfree(&item->value);
842 	free(item);
843 }
844 
845 static void perf_config_section__purge(struct perf_config_section *section)
846 {
847 	struct perf_config_item *item, *tmp;
848 
849 	list_for_each_entry_safe(item, tmp, &section->items, node) {
850 		list_del_init(&item->node);
851 		perf_config_item__delete(item);
852 	}
853 }
854 
855 static void perf_config_section__delete(struct perf_config_section *section)
856 {
857 	perf_config_section__purge(section);
858 	zfree(&section->name);
859 	free(section);
860 }
861 
862 static void perf_config_set__purge(struct perf_config_set *set)
863 {
864 	struct perf_config_section *section, *tmp;
865 
866 	list_for_each_entry_safe(section, tmp, &set->sections, node) {
867 		list_del_init(&section->node);
868 		perf_config_section__delete(section);
869 	}
870 }
871 
872 void perf_config_set__delete(struct perf_config_set *set)
873 {
874 	if (set == NULL)
875 		return;
876 
877 	perf_config_set__purge(set);
878 	free(set);
879 }
880 
881 /*
882  * Call this to report error for your variable that should not
883  * get a boolean value (i.e. "[my] var" means "true").
884  */
885 int config_error_nonbool(const char *var)
886 {
887 	pr_err("Missing value for '%s'", var);
888 	return -1;
889 }
890 
891 void set_buildid_dir(const char *dir)
892 {
893 	if (dir)
894 		scnprintf(buildid_dir, MAXPATHLEN, "%s", dir);
895 
896 	/* default to $HOME/.debug */
897 	if (buildid_dir[0] == '\0') {
898 		char *home = getenv("HOME");
899 
900 		if (home) {
901 			snprintf(buildid_dir, MAXPATHLEN, "%s/%s",
902 				 home, DEBUG_CACHE_DIR);
903 		} else {
904 			strncpy(buildid_dir, DEBUG_CACHE_DIR, MAXPATHLEN-1);
905 		}
906 		buildid_dir[MAXPATHLEN-1] = '\0';
907 	}
908 	/* for communicating with external commands */
909 	setenv("PERF_BUILDID_DIR", buildid_dir, 1);
910 }
911