[PATCH v7 3/3] perf report: support hotkey to let user select any event for sorting

From: Jin Yao
Date: Wed Feb 19 2020 - 20:37:06 EST


When performing "perf report --group", it shows the event group information
together. In previous patch, we have supported a new option "--group-sort-idx"
to sort the output by the event at the index n in event group.

It would be nice if we can use a hotkey in browser to select a event
to sort.

For example,

# perf report --group

Samples: 12K of events 'cpu/instructions,period=2000003/, cpu/cpu-cycles,period=200003/, ...
Overhead Command Shared Object Symbol
92.19% 98.68% 0.00% 93.30% mgen mgen [.] LOOP1
3.12% 0.29% 0.00% 0.16% gsd-color libglib-2.0.so.0.5600.4 [.] 0x0000000000049515
1.56% 0.03% 0.00% 0.04% gsd-color libglib-2.0.so.0.5600.4 [.] 0x00000000000494b7
1.56% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% gsd-color libglib-2.0.so.0.5600.4 [.] 0x00000000000494ce
1.56% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% mgen [kernel.kallsyms] [k] task_tick_fair
0.00% 0.15% 0.00% 0.04% perf [kernel.kallsyms] [k] smp_call_function_single
0.00% 0.13% 0.00% 6.08% swapper [kernel.kallsyms] [k] intel_idle
0.00% 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% gsd-color libglib-2.0.so.0.5600.4 [.] g_main_context_check
0.00% 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% swapper [kernel.kallsyms] [k] apic_timer_interrupt
0.00% 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% swapper [kernel.kallsyms] [k] check_preempt_curr

When user press hotkey '3' (event index, starting from 0), it indicates
to sort output by the forth event in group.

Samples: 12K of events 'cpu/instructions,period=2000003/, cpu/cpu-cycles,period=200003/, ...
Overhead Command Shared Object Symbol
92.19% 98.68% 0.00% 93.30% mgen mgen [.] LOOP1
0.00% 0.13% 0.00% 6.08% swapper [kernel.kallsyms] [k] intel_idle
3.12% 0.29% 0.00% 0.16% gsd-color libglib-2.0.so.0.5600.4 [.] 0x0000000000049515
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% swapper [kernel.kallsyms] [k] hrtimer_start_range_ns
1.56% 0.03% 0.00% 0.04% gsd-color libglib-2.0.so.0.5600.4 [.] 0x00000000000494b7
0.00% 0.15% 0.00% 0.04% perf [kernel.kallsyms] [k] smp_call_function_single
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% mgen [kernel.kallsyms] [k] update_curr
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% mgen [kernel.kallsyms] [k] apic_timer_interrupt
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% mgen [kernel.kallsyms] [k] native_apic_msr_eoi_write
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% mgen [kernel.kallsyms] [k] __update_load_avg_se

v7:
---
Rebase to perf/core, no other change.

v6:
---
Jiri provided a good improvement to eliminate unneeded refresh.
This improvement is added to v6.

v5:
---
No change

v4:
---
No change

v3:
---
No change

v2:
---
1. Report warning at helpline when index is invalid.
2. Report warning at helpline when it's not group event.
3. Use "case '0' ... '9'" to refine the code
4. Split K_RELOAD implementation to another patch.

Signed-off-by: Jin Yao <yao.jin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
index 7c091fa51a5c..fa4548459c46 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -2964,7 +2964,8 @@ static int perf_evsel__hists_browse(struct evsel *evsel, int nr_events,
"s Switch to another data file in PWD\n"
"t Zoom into current Thread\n"
"V Verbose (DSO names in callchains, etc)\n"
- "/ Filter symbol by name";
+ "/ Filter symbol by name\n"
+ "0-9 Sort by event n in group";
static const char top_help[] = HIST_BROWSER_HELP_COMMON
"P Print histograms to perf.hist.N\n"
"t Zoom into current Thread\n"
@@ -3025,6 +3026,31 @@ static int perf_evsel__hists_browse(struct evsel *evsel, int nr_events,
* go to the next or previous
*/
goto out_free_stack;
+ case '0' ... '9':
+ if (!symbol_conf.event_group ||
+ evsel->core.nr_members < 2) {
+ snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf),
+ "Sort by index only available with group events!");
+ helpline = buf;
+ continue;
+ }
+
+ if (key - '0' == symbol_conf.group_sort_idx)
+ continue;
+
+ symbol_conf.group_sort_idx = key - '0';
+
+ if (symbol_conf.group_sort_idx >= evsel->core.nr_members) {
+ snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf),
+ "Max event group index to sort is %d (index from 0 to %d)",
+ evsel->core.nr_members - 1,
+ evsel->core.nr_members - 1);
+ helpline = buf;
+ continue;
+ }
+
+ key = K_RELOAD;
+ goto out_free_stack;
case 'a':
if (!hists__has(hists, sym)) {
ui_browser__warning(&browser->b, delay_secs * 2,
--
2.17.1