[PATCH v16 RESEND 8/8] perf config: Add a option 'remove' to perf-config

From: Taeung Song
Date: Thu Feb 25 2016 - 10:07:52 EST


A option 'remove' is to remove specific config variables.
For the syntax examples,

# perf config [<file-option>] -r | --remove [section.name ...]

Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Taeung Song <treeze.taeung@xxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt | 6 ++++++
tools/perf/builtin-config.c | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
2 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt
index 52fdb4b..89c1ceb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ or
'perf config' [<file-option>] -a | --list-all
or
'perf config' [<file-option>] -k | --skel
+or
+'perf config' [<file-option>] -r | --remove [section.name ...]

DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -47,6 +49,10 @@ OPTIONS
--verbose::
Be more verbose. (show config description)

+-r::
+--remove::
+ Remove specific config variables.
+
CONFIGURATION FILE
------------------

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-config.c b/tools/perf/builtin-config.c
index bad8182..7ba842c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-config.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-config.c
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ static const char * const config_usage[] = {
enum actions {
ACTION_LIST = 1,
ACTION_LIST_ALL,
- ACTION_SKEL
+ ACTION_SKEL,
+ ACTION_REMOVE
} actions;

static struct option config_options[] = {
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ static struct option config_options[] = {
OPT_SET_UINT('k', "skel", &actions,
"produce an skeleton with the possible"
" config variables", ACTION_SKEL),
+ OPT_SET_UINT('r', "remove", &actions,
+ "remove specific variables: [section.name ...]", ACTION_REMOVE),
OPT_INCR('v', "verbose", &verbose, "Be more verbose"
" (show config description)"),
OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "system", &use_system_config, "use system config file"),
@@ -499,7 +502,13 @@ static int set_config(struct list_head *sections, const char *config_file_name,
struct config_element *element = NULL;

find_config(sections, &section, &element, section_name, name);
- if (value != NULL) {
+ if (!value) {
+ /* value == NULL means remove the variable */
+ if (section && element) {
+ free(element->value);
+ element->value = NULL;
+ }
+ } else {
value = normalize_value(section_name, name, value);

/* if there isn't existent section, add a new section */
@@ -663,6 +672,7 @@ int cmd_config(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)

set_option_flag(config_options, 'l', "list", PARSE_OPT_EXCLUSIVE);
set_option_flag(config_options, 'a', "list-all", PARSE_OPT_EXCLUSIVE);
+ set_option_flag(config_options, 'r', "remove", PARSE_OPT_EXCLUSIVE);

argc = parse_options(argc, argv, config_options, config_usage,
PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION);
@@ -692,6 +702,29 @@ int cmd_config(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
}

switch (actions) {
+ case ACTION_REMOVE:
+ if (argc) {
+ for (i = 0; argv[i]; i++) {
+ if (!use_system_config && !use_user_config) {
+ ret = perf_configset_with_option(set_config,
+ &system_sections,
+ system_config,
+ argv[i], NULL);
+ ret = perf_configset_with_option(set_config,
+ &user_sections,
+ user_config,
+ argv[i], NULL);
+ } else
+ ret = perf_configset_with_option(set_config, sections,
+ config_exclusive_filename,
+ argv[i], NULL);
+ }
+ } else {
+ pr_err("Error: Missing arguments\n");
+ parse_options_usage(config_usage, config_options, "r", 1);
+ return -1;
+ }
+ break;
case ACTION_SKEL:
if (argc)
parse_options_usage(config_usage, config_options, "k", 1);
--
2.5.0