Re: [PATCH 08/13] perf gtk/browser: Add support for event group view

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
Date: Wed Jan 23 2013 - 12:59:44 EST


Em Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 02:58:36PM +0900, Namhyung Kim escreveu:
> Hi Arnaldo,
>
> On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:28:59 -0300, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> > Em Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 07:25:02PM +0900, Namhyung Kim escreveu:
> >> Adding current header name to event name will fix the problem but it
> >> probably occupies too much screen width especially for long named
> >> tracepoint or PMU-specific events like
> >> "compaction:mm_compaction_isolate_migratepages".
> >>
> >> Overhead/branches Overhead/branch-misses sys/branches sys/branch-misses usr/branches usr/branch-misses Command Shared Object Symbol
> >> ................. ...................... ............ ................. ............ ................. ....... ............. .......
> >> 98.32% 31.16% 0.00% 0.00% 98.32% 31.16% a.out a.out [.] foo
> >>
> >>
> >> If you have a better idea or other way to place the cursor without
> >> printing bogus 0.00% on GTK, please let me know.
> >
> > Compacting it using an extra line:
> >
> > Overhead............... sys.................... usr....................
> > branches branch-misses branches branch-misses branches branch-misses Command Shared Object Symbol
> > ........ ............. ........ ............. ........ ............. ....... ............. .......
> > 98.32% 31.16% 0.00% 0.00% 98.32% 31.16% a.out a.out [.] foo
> >
> > It could even use some reference:
> >
> > Overhead..................... sys......... usr...........
> > branches(1) branch-misses(2) (1) (2) (1) (2) Command Shared Object Symbol
> > ........... ................ ..... ..... ...... ...... ....... ............. .......
> > 98.32% 31.16% 0.00% 0.00% 98.32% 31.16% a.out a.out [.] foo
> >
> > The (1) could be done with a superscript number or even just using a
> > different fore/background color, to use fewer columns.
> >
> > One other way, that would scale for really long event names, would be to
> > have the event list in the first few lines and then:
> >
> > Events:
> > 1. branches
> > 2. branch-misses
> >
> > Overhead...... sys......... usr...........
> > (1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2) Command Shared Object Symbol
> > ...... ...... ..... ..... ...... ...... ....... ............. .......
> > 98.32% 31.16% 0.00% 0.00% 98.32% 31.16% a.out a.out [.] foo
> >
> > I think you could switch to/from each of these forms using a hotkey,
> > that would influence how the hist_entry__snprintf() routine would work,
> > either using perf_evsel__name() or evsel->idx :-)
> >
> > This way if at some point the user wants to expand/compress the lines,
> > it will be possible to do so quickly, just pressing the hotkey.
>
> By saying hotkey, I guess you meant to use it for TUI. However TUI
> doesn't provide those header lines. ;-)

See? I was trying to hit two rabbits with one stone, but you realised
that...

> As this extra line (and hotkey) thing might add complexity to the
> patchset, I'd like to separate it to a different work and to focus on
> the basic feature with current behavior. Is it acceptable for you?

Sure thing.

- Arnaldo
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