RE: [PATCH 02/10] perf tool: fix: Don't discard prev in backward mode

[Liang, Kan]

> Em Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 12:55:34PM +0000, Liang, Kan escreveu:
> > > Em Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 10:20:15AM -0700, kan.liang@xxxxxxxxx escreveu:
> > > > From: Kan Liang <kan.liang@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > >
> > > > Perf record can switch output. The new output should only store
> > > > the data after switching. However, in overwrite backward mode, the
> > > > new output still have the data from old output.
> > > >
> > > > At the end of mmap_read, the position of processed ring buffer is
> > > > saved in md->prev. Next mmap_read should be end in md->prev.
> > > > However, the md->prev is discarded. So next mmap_read has to
> > > > process whole valid ring buffer, which definitely include the old
> > > > processed data.
> > > >
> > > > Set the prev as the end of the range in backward mode.
> > >
> > > Do you think this should go together with the rest of this patchkit?
> > > Probably it should be processed ASAP, i.e. perf/urgent, no?
> > >
> >
> > Hi Arnaldo,
> >
> > After some discussion, Wang Nan proposed a new patch to fix this issue.
> > https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/10/12/441
> > I did some tests. It fixed the issue.
> 
> Ok, I'll look at it and stick a "Tested-by: Kan", ok?

Sure.

Thanks,
Kan

> 
> - Arnaldo
> 
> > Could you please take a look?
> > If it's OK for you, I think it could be merged separately.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Kan
> >
> > > - Arnaldo
> > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Kan Liang <kan.liang@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > ---
> > > >  tools/perf/util/evlist.c | 14 +++++++++++++-
> > > >  1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
> > > > index
> > > > 33b8837..7d23cf5 100644
> > > > --- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
> > > > +++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
> > > > @@ -742,13 +742,25 @@ static int
> > > >  rb_find_range(void *data, int mask, u64 head, u64 old,
> > > >  	      u64 *start, u64 *end, bool backward)  {
> > > > +	int ret;
> > > > +
> > > >  	if (!backward) {
> > > >  		*start = old;
> > > >  		*end = head;
> > > >  		return 0;
> > > >  	}
> > > >
> > > > -	return backward_rb_find_range(data, mask, head, start, end);
> > > > +	ret = backward_rb_find_range(data, mask, head, start, end);
> > > > +
> > > > +	/*
> > > > +	 * The start and end from backward_rb_find_range is the range
> > > > +for
> > > all
> > > > +	 * valid data in ring buffer.
> > > > +	 * However, part of the data is processed previously.
> > > > +	 * Reset the end to drop the processed data
> > > > +	 */
> > > > +	*end = old;
> > > > +
> > > > +	return ret;
> > > >  }
> > > >
> > > >  /*
> > > > --
> > > > 2.5.5