[patch] perf_counter tools: remove expensive old debug code fromperf top

From: Mike Galbraith
Date: Tue Oct 13 2009 - 08:59:08 EST



perf_counter tools: remove expensive old debug code from perf top

Calling gettimeofday() at high frequency is painful for handicapped boxen.
The spot calling gettimeofday() is old unneeded debug code, so remove it.

Signed-off-by: Mike Galbraith <efault@xxxxxx>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@xxxxxxxxx>
Reported-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
LKML-Reference: <new-submission>

---
tools/perf/builtin-top.c | 15 +--------------
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 14 deletions(-)

Index: linux-2.6/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ linux-2.6/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -870,8 +870,6 @@ static unsigned int mmap_read_head(struc
return head;
}

-struct timeval last_read, this_read;
-
static void mmap_read_counter(struct mmap_data *md)
{
unsigned int head = mmap_read_head(md);
@@ -879,8 +877,6 @@ static void mmap_read_counter(struct mma
unsigned char *data = md->base + page_size;
int diff;

- gettimeofday(&this_read, NULL);
-
/*
* If we're further behind than half the buffer, there's a chance
* the writer will bite our tail and mess up the samples under us.
@@ -891,14 +887,7 @@ static void mmap_read_counter(struct mma
*/
diff = head - old;
if (diff > md->mask / 2 || diff < 0) {
- struct timeval iv;
- unsigned long msecs;
-
- timersub(&this_read, &last_read, &iv);
- msecs = iv.tv_sec*1000 + iv.tv_usec/1000;
-
- fprintf(stderr, "WARNING: failed to keep up with mmap data."
- " Last read %lu msecs ago.\n", msecs);
+ fprintf(stderr, "WARNING: failed to keep up with mmap data.\n");

/*
* head points to a known good entry, start there.
@@ -906,8 +895,6 @@ static void mmap_read_counter(struct mma
old = head;
}

- last_read = this_read;
-
for (; old != head;) {
event_t *event = (event_t *)&data[old & md->mask];



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