Re: [GIT PULL 0/4] perf/annotate loop detection V2, fixes

From: Peter Zijlstra
Date: Fri Apr 27 2012 - 12:20:42 EST


On Fri, 2012-04-27 at 13:07 -0300, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> > > 0.00 ââââ c0: cmp %rax,%rbx
> > > 0.00 ââ mov %rax,%rcx
> > > 0.00 ââ â âje 5dd
> > > 0.00 ââ cc: test %rcx,%rcx
> > > 0.00 ââ â âje da
> > > 0.00 ââ mov 0x8(%rcx),%esi
> > > 0.00 ââ shr $0x4,%esi
> > > 0.00 ââ sub $0x2,%esi
> > > 0.00 ââ da: mov %rcx,0x10(%rbx)
> > > 0.00 ââ mov %rcx,%rax
> > > 0.00 ââ cmpl $0x0,%fs:0x18
> > > 0.00 ââ â âje ed
> > > 0.00 ââ lock cmpxchg %rbx,(%rdx)
> > > 0.00 ââ cmp %rax,%rcx
> > > ââ
> > > 0.00 âââââââââ } jne c0
> > >
> > > Does it still stands out? I think so, we expect a letter there,
> > > something very different is there, matching the other down arrowsome
> > > columns to the left.
> >
> > That just looks daft.. what's wrong with the single up/down arrow?
>
> Yeah, that too, or perhaps we can bring the instruction column closer to
> the jump column and then that makes it stand out better?

Well, there should be at least one space between the arrows and the
instruction, otherwise it reads funny. And looking at the above that's
already the case, except for that indenting you did.


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