Re: [PATCH] perf record: mmap output file - v2

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Tue Oct 15 2013 - 09:20:15 EST



* Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 09:25:40AM +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> >
> > * Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > > 3)
> > > >
> > > > The rec->bytes_at_mmap_start field feels a bit weird. If I read the code
> > > > correctly, in every 'perf record' invocation, rec->bytes_written starts at
> > > > 0 - i.e. we don't have repeat invocations of cmd_record().
> > >
> > > rec->bytes_written is updated when it writes to the output file for
> > > synthesizing COMM/MMAP events (this mmap output is not used at that
> > > time).
> >
> > Btw., while looking into it, I think advance_output() needlessly
> > obfuscates as well:
> >
> > static void advance_output(struct perf_record *rec, size_t size)
> > {
> > rec->bytes_written += size;
> > }
> >
> > that code should just be written open coded.
> >
> > So I think all this needs a few good rounds of cleanups, before we can
> > complicate it with a new feature. (the cleanups can be on top of the
> > feature, if they go in at the same time.)
>
> I sent some file code cleanup week ago, I'll rebase and resend it soon:
>
> http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=138113836428425&w=2

Nice!

> it's mostly about centralizing the code into file object.. got no
> comments so far

Too much development going on I suspect :-)

Thanks,

Ingo
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