Re: [PATCH 0/6] perf script: export sampled callchains to database

From: Adrian Hunter
Date: Fri May 06 2016 - 07:33:08 EST


On 28/04/16 11:19, Chris Phlipot wrote:
> This patch set contains a set of changes to allow the export of sampled
> callchains, and to associate them with samples, via the Python db export
> API and export-to-postgresql.py script.
>
> Call path information is currently only available in the database when
> call/return info is available, but not when doing normal sampling. These
> changes make this information available for normal sampling runs as well.
>
> Patches 2-6 are required to make this information available in the
> database.
>
> Patch 1 is needed to fix an existing issue where callchains are
> processed incorrectly which can cause the other patches to export
> incorrect call paths for a small percentage of samples
> (depending on the workload).
>
> Chris Phlipot (6):
> perf tools: fix incorrect ordering of callchain entries
> perf tools: refractor code to move call path handling out of
> thread-stack
> perf script: enable db export to output sampled callchains
> perf script: add call path id to exported sample in db export
> perf script: expose usage of the callchain db export via the python
> api
> perf script: update export-to-postgresql to support callchain export
>
> tools/perf/scripts/python/export-to-postgresql.py | 47 ++++---
> tools/perf/util/Build | 1 +
> tools/perf/util/call-path.c | 122 ++++++++++++++++++
> tools/perf/util/call-path.h | 77 ++++++++++++
> tools/perf/util/db-export.c | 89 +++++++++++++
> tools/perf/util/db-export.h | 3 +
> tools/perf/util/machine.c | 56 ++++++---
> .../util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c | 36 +++++-
> tools/perf/util/thread-stack.c | 139 +--------------------
> tools/perf/util/thread-stack.h | 31 ++---
> 10 files changed, 408 insertions(+), 193 deletions(-)
> create mode 100644 tools/perf/util/call-path.c
> create mode 100644 tools/perf/util/call-path.h
>

You should have put the version number (V2 in this case) in the email
subject and briefly documented what had changed from version to version.
e.g. like here http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=146172371214423

Nevertheless:

Jiri Acked patch 1 and I have Acked patches 2 - 5 although some minor
changes are needed to patch 3.