Re: [PATCH 2/3] perf top: Support call-graph display options also

From: Taeung Song
Date: Thu Oct 22 2015 - 09:58:21 EST


Hi, Namhyung and Ingo

> On Oct 22, 2015, at 9:20 PM, Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 5:23 PM, Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> * Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Currently 'perf top --call-graph' option is same as 'perf record'. But
>>> 'perf top' also need to receive display options in 'perf report'. To do
>>> that, change parse_callchain_report_opt() to allow record options too.
>>>
>>> Now perf top can receive display options like below:
>>>
>>> $ perf top --call-graph
>>> Error: option `call-graph' requires a value
>>>
>>> Usage: perf top [<options>]
>>>
>>> --call-graph
>>> <mode[,dump_size],output_type,min_percent[,print_limit],call_order[,branch]>
>>> setup and enables call-graph (stack chain/backtrace)
>>> recording: fp dwarf lbr, output_type (graph, flat,
>>> fractal, or none), min percent threshold, optional
>>> print limit, callchain order, key (function or
>>> address), add branches
>>
>> Yeah, so this fix is nice, and I think we should also do another patch to fix the
>> help text output to be the following:
>>
>> --call-graph
>> <record_mode[,record_size],print_style,limit[,print_limit],call_order[,sort_key]>
>>
>> Set up and enable call graph (call chain, stack backtrace) recording:
>>
>> record_mode: call graph recording mode (fp|dwarf|lbr)
>> record_size: if rec_mode == dwarf, maximum depth of stack recording (bytes),
>> default: 8192 bytes.
>> print_style: call graph printing style (graph|flat|fractal|none)
>> limit: minimum call graph inclusion threshold (percent)
>> print_limit: printing threshold (percent)
>> call_order: call graph order (caller|callee)
>> sort_key: sorting key (function|address|branch)
>>
>> Default: fp,graph,0.5,0.0,caller,function
>>
>> Note that this text evolved a bit over what I sent in my previous mail.
>
> OK. I'll cook a patch to improve help message like this as well as man page.
>
>
>>
>> Also note that I think we should sync up the perf config options to be the same as
>> the option name shortcuts used in this help text.
>
> Ah, good idea.
>
>>
>> Side note: to improve perf config usability, we should probably also recognize
>> underscores in perf config entries, i.e. the following variants should both work:
>>
>> print_percent = 1
>> print-percent = 1
>>
>> Right now only the second one will match.
>
> Taeung, could you consider fixing this in your config patchiest?
>

Sure, no problem.

I thought as below.
Even if one use a print_percent variable, it will be handled like print-percent.

Also if a user change print_percent variable by perf-config command,
print-percent variable will remain in perfconfig file.
(Because perf-config command will rewrite perfconfig file.)

Is anything wrong ?

Thanks,
Taeung

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