2020-07-03 13:45:11

by Namhyung Kim

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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] perf report TUI: Remove needless 'dummy' event from menu

Hi Arnaldo,

On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 9:34 PM Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Please Ack,
>
> - Arnaldo
>
> ----
>
> Fixing the common case of:
>
> perf record
> perf report
>
> And getting just the cycles events.
>
> We now have a 'dummy' event to get perf metadata events that take place
> while we synthesize metadata records for pre-existing processes by
> traversing procfs, so we always have this extra 'dummy' evsel, but we
> don't have to offer it as there will be no samples on it, remove this
> distraction.
>
> Cc: Adrian Hunter <[email protected]>
> Cc: Ian Rogers <[email protected]>
> Cc: Jiri Olsa <[email protected]>
> Cc: Namhyung Kim <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <[email protected]>
> ---
> tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c | 19 ++++++++++++++++++-
> 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
> index 4cd556c1276f..be9c4c0549bc 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
> @@ -3603,6 +3603,23 @@ static int __perf_evlist__tui_browse_hists(struct evlist *evlist,
> hbt, warn_lost_event);
> }
>
> +static bool perf_evlist__single_entry(struct evlist *evlist)
> +{
> + int nr_entries = evlist->core.nr_entries;
> +
> + if (nr_entries == 1)
> + return true;
> +
> + if (nr_entries == 2) {
> + struct evsel *last = evlist__last(evlist);
> +
> + if (evsel__is_dummy_event(last))
> + return true;
> + }
> +
> + return false;
> +}
> +
> int perf_evlist__tui_browse_hists(struct evlist *evlist, const char *help,
> struct hist_browser_timer *hbt,
> float min_pcnt,
> @@ -3613,7 +3630,7 @@ int perf_evlist__tui_browse_hists(struct evlist *evlist, const char *help,
> int nr_entries = evlist->core.nr_entries;
>
> single_entry:
> - if (nr_entries == 1) {
> + if (perf_evlist__single_entry(evlist)) {

But I think it cannot cover the event group case below..

Thanks
Namhyung


> struct evsel *first = evlist__first(evlist);
>
> return perf_evsel__hists_browse(first, nr_entries, help,
> --
> 2.21.3
>


2020-07-06 11:56:41

by Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] perf report TUI: Remove needless 'dummy' event from menu

Em Fri, Jul 03, 2020 at 10:44:28PM +0900, Namhyung Kim escreveu:
> Hi Arnaldo,
>
> On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 9:34 PM Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Please Ack,
> >
> > - Arnaldo
> >
> > ----
> >
> > Fixing the common case of:
> >
> > perf record
> > perf report
> >
> > And getting just the cycles events.
> >
> > We now have a 'dummy' event to get perf metadata events that take place
> > while we synthesize metadata records for pre-existing processes by
> > traversing procfs, so we always have this extra 'dummy' evsel, but we
> > don't have to offer it as there will be no samples on it, remove this
> > distraction.
> >
> > Cc: Adrian Hunter <[email protected]>
> > Cc: Ian Rogers <[email protected]>
> > Cc: Jiri Olsa <[email protected]>
> > Cc: Namhyung Kim <[email protected]>
> > Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <[email protected]>
> > ---
> > tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c | 19 ++++++++++++++++++-
> > 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
> > index 4cd556c1276f..be9c4c0549bc 100644
> > --- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
> > +++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
> > @@ -3603,6 +3603,23 @@ static int __perf_evlist__tui_browse_hists(struct evlist *evlist,
> > hbt, warn_lost_event);
> > }
> >
> > +static bool perf_evlist__single_entry(struct evlist *evlist)
> > +{
> > + int nr_entries = evlist->core.nr_entries;
> > +
> > + if (nr_entries == 1)
> > + return true;
> > +
> > + if (nr_entries == 2) {
> > + struct evsel *last = evlist__last(evlist);
> > +
> > + if (evsel__is_dummy_event(last))
> > + return true;
> > + }
> > +
> > + return false;
> > +}
> > +
> > int perf_evlist__tui_browse_hists(struct evlist *evlist, const char *help,
> > struct hist_browser_timer *hbt,
> > float min_pcnt,
> > @@ -3613,7 +3630,7 @@ int perf_evlist__tui_browse_hists(struct evlist *evlist, const char *help,
> > int nr_entries = evlist->core.nr_entries;
> >
> > single_entry:
> > - if (nr_entries == 1) {
> > + if (perf_evlist__single_entry(evlist)) {
>
> But I think it cannot cover the event group case below..

Right, we can fix that later, I think, my worry at this point was that
the simplest case, which is:

# perf record
^C
# perf report

Would get that annoyance :-)

- Arnaldo

> Thanks
> Namhyung
>
>
> > struct evsel *first = evlist__first(evlist);
> >
> > return perf_evsel__hists_browse(first, nr_entries, help,
> > --
> > 2.21.3
> >

2020-07-06 15:13:11

by Namhyung Kim

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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] perf report TUI: Remove needless 'dummy' event from menu

On Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 8:55 PM Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Em Fri, Jul 03, 2020 at 10:44:28PM +0900, Namhyung Kim escreveu:
> > > @@ -3613,7 +3630,7 @@ int perf_evlist__tui_browse_hists(struct evlist *evlist, const char *help,
> > > int nr_entries = evlist->core.nr_entries;
> > >
> > > single_entry:
> > > - if (nr_entries == 1) {
> > > + if (perf_evlist__single_entry(evlist)) {
> >
> > But I think it cannot cover the event group case below..
>
> Right, we can fix that later, I think, my worry at this point was that
> the simplest case, which is:
>
> # perf record
> ^C
> # perf report
>
> Would get that annoyance :-)

Right, then I suggest moving the 'single_entry' label to inside of the
if statement.
With that applied,

Acked-by: Namhyung Kim <[email protected]>

Thanks
Namhyung