Python: CG trace: Improve performance by only logging when needed

Seems like a 2x performance overall

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  - DEBUG=True 5.78 seconds
  - DEBUG=False 2.70 seconds

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  - DEBUG=True 238.90 seconds
  - DEBUG=False 120.70 seconds

Author: RasmusWL

python/tools/recorded-call-graph-metrics/src/cg_trace/bytecode_reconstructor.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from types import FrameType
 from typing import Any, List
 
+from cg_trace.settings import DEBUG, FAIL_ON_UNKNOWN_BYTECODE
 from cg_trace.utils import better_compare_for_dataclass
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -155,23 +156,26 @@ def expr_that_added_elem_to_stack(
     immediately. (since correctly process the bytecode when faced with jumps is not as
     straight forward).
     """
-    LOGGER.debug(
-        f"find_inst_that_added_elem_to_stack start_index={start_index} stack_pos={stack_pos}"
-    )
+    if DEBUG:
+        LOGGER.debug(
+            f"find_inst_that_added_elem_to_stack start_index={start_index} stack_pos={stack_pos}"
+        )
     assert stack_pos >= 0
     for inst in reversed(instructions[: start_index + 1]):
         # Return immediately if faced with a jump
         if inst.opcode in dis.hasjabs or inst.opcode in dis.hasjrel:
             return SomethingInvolvingScaryBytecodeJump(inst.opname)
 
         if stack_pos == 0:
-            LOGGER.debug(f"Found it: {inst}")
+            if DEBUG:
+                LOGGER.debug(f"Found it: {inst}")
             found_index = instructions.index(inst)
             break
         old = stack_pos
         stack_pos -= dis.stack_effect(inst.opcode, inst.arg)
         new = stack_pos
-        LOGGER.debug(f"Skipping ({old} -> {new}) {inst}")
+        if DEBUG:
+            LOGGER.debug(f"Skipping ({old} -> {new}) {inst}")
     else:
         raise Exception("inst_index_for_stack_diff failed")
 
@@ -181,7 +185,8 @@ def expr_that_added_elem_to_stack(
 def expr_from_instruction(instructions: List[Instruction], index: int) -> BytecodeExpr:
     inst = instructions[index]
 
-    LOGGER.debug(f"expr_from_instruction: {inst} index={index}")
+    if DEBUG:
+        LOGGER.debug(f"expr_from_instruction: {inst} index={index}")
 
     if inst.opname in ["LOAD_GLOBAL", "LOAD_FAST", "LOAD_NAME", "LOAD_DEREF"]:
         return BytecodeVariableName(inst.argval)
@@ -247,24 +252,23 @@ def expr_from_instruction(instructions: List[Instruction], index: int) -> Byteco
     # - LOAD_BUILD_CLASS: Called when constructing a class.
     # - IMPORT_NAME: Observed to result in a call to filename='<frozen
     #   importlib._bootstrap>', linenum=389, funcname='parent'
-    if inst.opname not in ["LOAD_BUILD_CLASS", "IMPORT_NAME"] + WITH_OPNAMES:
-        LOGGER.warning(
-            f"Don't know how to handle this type of instruction: {inst.opname}"
-        )
-        # Uncomment to stop execution when encountering non-ignored unknown instruction
-        # class MyBytecodeException(BaseException):
-        #     pass
-        #
-        # raise MyBytecodeException()
+    if FAIL_ON_UNKNOWN_BYTECODE:
+        if inst.opname not in ["LOAD_BUILD_CLASS", "IMPORT_NAME"] + WITH_OPNAMES:
+            LOGGER.warning(
+                f"Don't know how to handle this type of instruction: {inst.opname}"
+            )
+            raise BaseException()
+
     return BytecodeUnknown(inst.opname)
 
 
 def expr_from_frame(frame: FrameType) -> BytecodeExpr:
     bytecode = dis.Bytecode(frame.f_code, current_offset=frame.f_lasti)
 
-    LOGGER.debug(
-        f"{frame.f_code.co_filename}:{frame.f_lineno}: bytecode: \n{bytecode.dis()}"
-    )
+    if DEBUG:
+        LOGGER.debug(
+            f"{frame.f_code.co_filename}:{frame.f_lineno}: bytecode: \n{bytecode.dis()}"
+        )
 
     instructions = list(iter(bytecode))
     last_instruction_index = [inst.offset for inst in instructions].index(frame.f_lasti)

python/tools/recorded-call-graph-metrics/src/cg_trace/cmdline.py

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 def parse(args):
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
 
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--debug", action="store_true", default=False, help="Enable debug logging"
+    )
+
     parser.add_argument("--xml")
 
     parser.add_argument(

python/tools/recorded-call-graph-metrics/src/cg_trace/main.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 from io import StringIO
 
-from cg_trace import __version__, cmdline, tracer
+from cg_trace import __version__, cmdline, settings, tracer
 from cg_trace.exporter import XMLExporter
 
 
@@ -31,18 +31,17 @@ def record_calls(code, globals):
     return all_calls_sorted, captured_stdout, captured_stderr, exit_status
 
 
-def setup_logging():
+def setup_logging(debug):
     # code we run can also set up logging, so we need to set the level directly on our
     # own pacakge
     sh = logging.StreamHandler(stream=sys.stderr)
 
     pkg_logger = logging.getLogger("cg_trace")
     pkg_logger.addHandler(sh)
-    pkg_logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+    pkg_logger.setLevel(logging.CRITICAL if debug else logging.INFO)
 
 
 def main(args=None) -> int:
-    setup_logging()
 
     # from . import bytecode_reconstructor
     # logging.getLogger(bytecode_reconstructor.__name__).setLevel(logging.INFO)
@@ -53,6 +52,9 @@ def main(args=None) -> int:
 
     opts = cmdline.parse(args)
 
+    settings.DEBUG = opts.debug
+    setup_logging(opts.debug)
+
     # These details of setting up the program to be run is very much inspired by `trace`
     # from the standard library
     if opts.module:

python/tools/recorded-call-graph-metrics/src/cg_trace/settings.py

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Whether to run the call graph tracer with debugging enabled. Turning off
+# `if DEBUG: LOGGER.debug()` code completely yielded massive performance improvements.
+DEBUG = False
+
+
+FAIL_ON_UNKNOWN_BYTECODE = False

python/tools/recorded-call-graph-metrics/src/cg_trace/tracer.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from typing import Any, Optional, Tuple
 
 from cg_trace.bytecode_reconstructor import BytecodeExpr, expr_from_frame
+from cg_trace.settings import DEBUG
 from cg_trace.utils import better_compare_for_dataclass
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -233,7 +234,8 @@ def profilefunc(self, frame: FrameType, event: str, arg):
         if event not in ["call", "c_call"]:
             return
 
-        LOGGER.debug(f"profilefunc event={event}")
+        if DEBUG:
+            LOGGER.debug(f"profilefunc event={event}")
         if event == "call":
             # in call, the `frame` argument is new the frame for entering the callee
             assert frame.f_back is not None
@@ -242,10 +244,12 @@ def profilefunc(self, frame: FrameType, event: str, arg):
 
             key = (Call.hash_key(frame.f_back), callee)
             if key in self.python_calls:
-                LOGGER.debug(f"ignoring already seen call {key[0]} --> {callee}")
+                if DEBUG:
+                    LOGGER.debug(f"ignoring already seen call {key[0]} --> {callee}")
                 return
 
-            LOGGER.debug(f"callee={callee}")
+            if DEBUG:
+                LOGGER.debug(f"callee={callee}")
             call = Call.from_frame(frame.f_back)
 
             self.python_calls[key] = (call, callee)
@@ -258,12 +262,15 @@ def profilefunc(self, frame: FrameType, event: str, arg):
 
             key = (Call.hash_key(frame), callee)
             if key in self.external_calls:
-                LOGGER.debug(f"ignoring already seen call {key[0]} --> {callee}")
+                if DEBUG:
+                    LOGGER.debug(f"ignoring already seen call {key[0]} --> {callee}")
                 return
 
-            LOGGER.debug(f"callee={callee}")
+            if DEBUG:
+                LOGGER.debug(f"callee={callee}")
             call = Call.from_frame(frame)
 
             self.external_calls[key] = (call, callee)
 
-        LOGGER.debug(f"{call} --> {callee}")
+        if DEBUG:
+            LOGGER.debug(f"{call} --> {callee}")