Re: çåï[PATCH 2/4] perf tools: relate 'start' & 'end' to perf_session

[David Ahern]

On 11/6/13, 4:23 AM, çæå wrote:
> Hi David:
> The goal is to simplify transfering the times to function
> perf_session__process_events() and other functions in the sample
> processing path. Session is a parameter throughout the total sample
> processing path.

Right. By putting the time check in session code you are going to be 
dropping samples related to task events too. e.g., a task is created 
after the session is started and before the time window. Samples for the 
task (FORK, MMAP, COMM) will get dropped as will events for other tasks 
(e.g., EXIT). Then samples during the time window will not correlate 
nicely/correctly to a task with a name and maps.

I have patches locally with this same idea -- collect data for a broad 
time window but only show/analyze samples for a specific time window. 
Instead of having the time check in the session code I have it in the 
commands (report, script, etc). e.g., in sample event processing:

    if (perf_time__skip_sample(sample))
        goto out;

where that function has the logic to compare sample timestamps to a user 
given window.

I seem to recall Namhyung send out a patch on time intervals as well.

David
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