Re: [PATCH 06/10] perf, tools, stat: Avoid fractional digits for integer scales
From: Andi Kleen
Date: Sat May 07 2016 - 15:25:51 EST
> > if (csv_output) {
> > - fmt = sc != 1.0 ? "%.2f%s" : "%.0f%s";
> > + fmt = floor(sc) != sc ? "%.2f%s" : "%.0f%s";
> > } else {
> > if (big_num)
> > - fmt = sc != 1.0 ? "%'18.2f%s" : "%'18.0f%s";
> > + fmt = floor(sc) != sc ? "%'18.2f%s" : "%'18.0f%s";
> > else
> > - fmt = sc != 1.0 ? "%18.2f%s" : "%18.0f%s";
> > + fmt = floor(sc) != sc ? "%18.2f%s" : "%18.0f%s";
>
> how about the rest of the code? we display % also in print_running
> and print_noise_pct functions and maybe some place else
For those it doesn't matter. In fact it's probably better there
to always show the fractions.
It is just confusing for metrics.
-Andi