Re: [PATCH] perf: do not flush maps on COMM for perf report

[Luigi Semenzato]

There is also this (incomplete, untested) patch, which shows what it
takes to add the new record type.

https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/3/2/345

On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 11:16 AM, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
<acme@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Em Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 10:56:13AM -0600, David Ahern escreveu:
>> On 8/22/12 10:29 AM, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
>> >Adding the EXEC event, ditto. And I agree that while adding it we want
>> >to do 1/2 as pre-requisite.
>>
>> maps should not be flushed on a COMM event, so that was a mistake.
>> Given that what new information does an EXEC event provide? Same
>> process id. A COMM event is generated on an exec, so the name change
>> happens. Mappings are dropped prior to that - and there is no unmap
>> event. That seems to be a missing piece. Maps are added which is
>> handled by MMAP events. After that why is an exec event relevant?
>
> Please read the original discussion about it:
>
> https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/2/13/545
>
> - Arnaldo
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