Re: [RFC] hotkey for disabling/enabling events in 'perf top' TUI was Re: [GIT PULL 0/8] perf/core improvements and fixes

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Thu Jun 18 2015 - 16:58:35 EST



* Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Em Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 09:40:10AM +0200, Ingo Molnar escreveu:
> > * Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > User visible:
>
> > > - Allow disabling/enabling events dynamicly in 'perf top':
> > > a 'perf top' session can instantly become a 'perf report'
> > > one, i.e. going from dynamic analysis to a static one,
> > > returning to a dynamic one is possible, to toogle the
> > > modes, just press CTRL+z. (Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo)
>
> > Nice!! :-)
>
> > Btw., it would be nice if the status line carried information about whether
> > collection is 'frozen' or running, at a glance. A hint might also suggest how to
> > unfreeze the session - in case someone pressed Ctrl-Z to suspend the perf top
> > session ...
>
> Right, and I think we better find other hotkey and make Ctrl+Z work like
> with other tools, i.e. suspend:
>
> [acme@zoo linux]$ mutt
>
> [1]+ Stopped mutt
> [acme@zoo linux]$ vim
>
> [2]+ Stopped vim
> [acme@zoo linux]$
>
> The perf TUI should work like that as well...
>
> Ideas?
>
> We already have:
>
> h/?/F1 Show this window
> UP/DOWN/PGUP
> PGDN/SPACE Navigate
> q/ESC/CTRL+C Exit browser
>
> For multiple event sessions:
>
> TAB/UNTAB Switch events
>
> For symbolic views (--sort has sym):
>
> -> Zoom into DSO/Threads & Annotate current symbol
> <- Zoom out
> a Annotate current symbol
> C Collapse all callchains
> d Zoom into current DSO
> D Show some developer debug info
> E Expand all callchains
> F Toggle percentage of filtered entries
> H Display column headers
> i Show header information
> P Print histograms to perf.hist.N
> r Run available scripts
> s Switch to another data file in PWD
> t Zoom into current Thread
> V Verbose (DSO names in callchains, etc)
> z Toggle zeroing of samples
> / Filter symbol by name

Is 'f' (for 'freeze') still available?

Thanks,

Ingo
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