Re: [PATCH RFC 01/10] perf,tools: open event on evsel cpus and threads

From: Jiri Olsa
Date: Fri Aug 21 2015 - 03:43:26 EST


On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 05:24:32PM +0000, Liang, Kan wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 05:25:37AM -0400, kan.liang@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > From: Kan Liang <kan.liang@xxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > evsel may have different cpus and threads as evlist's.
> > > Use it's own cpus and threads, when open evsel in perf record.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Kan Liang <kan.liang@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > tools/perf/builtin-record.c | 2 +-
> > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
> > > index 25cf6b4..a0178bf 100644
> > > --- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
> > > +++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
> > > @@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ static int record__open(struct record *rec)
> > >
> > > evlist__for_each(evlist, pos) {
> > > try_again:
> > > - if (perf_evsel__open(pos, evlist->cpus, evlist->threads) <
> > 0) {
> > > + if (perf_evsel__open(pos, pos->cpus, pos->threads) < 0) {
> > > if (perf_evsel__fallback(pos, errno, msg,
> > sizeof(msg))) {
> > > if (verbose)
> > > ui__warning("%s\n", msg);
> > > --
> > > 1.8.3.1
> > >
> >
> > dont we need then handle filters the same way?
> > like in attached change? totally untested..
>
> Filters look only work for tracepoint event, which doesn't have cpu limit.
> So evlist and evsel should always be same.
> I think we don't need to change it.

right.. at least please make a comment about that

>
> >
> > jirka
> >
> >
> > ---
> > diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
> > index 7aa039bd379a..f5cdf678d504 100644
> > --- a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
> > +++ b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
> > @@ -244,12 +244,9 @@ static void handle_initial_delay(void)
> > struct perf_evsel *counter;
> >
> > if (initial_delay) {
> > - const int ncpus = cpu_map__nr(evsel_list->cpus),
> > - nthreads = thread_map__nr(evsel_list->threads);
> > -
> > usleep(initial_delay * 1000);
> > evlist__for_each(evsel_list, counter)
> > - perf_evsel__enable(counter, ncpus, nthreads);
> > + perf_evsel__enable(counter);
> > }
> > }
> >
>
> Agree, we need to use evsel's cpu and threads here.
> What about the code as below? It should be simpler.
> + perf_evsel__enable(counter, cpu_map__nr(counter->cpus), thread_map__nr(counter->threads));
>

ok, maybe I'll submit that patch as a cleanup,
it seems more sane to use evsel cpus and threads
now that we always have it there

jirka
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