Re: [PATCH v5 07/10] perf record: implement -z,--compression_level=n option and compression

[Jiri Olsa]

On Thu, Mar 07, 2019 at 11:39:46AM +0300, Alexey Budankov wrote:
> 
> On 05.03.2019 15:25, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> > On Fri, Mar 01, 2019 at 06:58:32PM +0300, Alexey Budankov wrote:
> > 
> > SNIP
> > 
> >>  
> >>  	/*
> >>  	 * Increment md->refcount to guard md->data[idx] buffer
> >> @@ -350,7 +357,7 @@ int perf_mmap__aio_push(struct perf_mmap *md, void *to, int idx,
> >>  	md->prev = head;
> >>  	perf_mmap__consume(md);
> >>  
> >> -	rc = push(to, &md->aio.cblocks[idx], md->aio.data[idx], size0 + size, *off);
> >> +	rc = push(to, md->aio.data[idx], size0 + size, *off, &md->aio.cblocks[idx]);
> >>  	if (!rc) {
> >>  		*off += size0 + size;
> >>  	} else {
> >> @@ -556,13 +563,15 @@ int perf_mmap__read_init(struct perf_mmap *map)
> >>  }
> >>  
> >>  int perf_mmap__push(struct perf_mmap *md, void *to,
> >> -		    int push(struct perf_mmap *map, void *to, void *buf, size_t size))
> >> +		    int push(struct perf_mmap *map, void *to, void *buf, size_t size),
> >> +		    perf_mmap__compress_fn_t compress, void *comp_data)
> >>  {
> >>  	u64 head = perf_mmap__read_head(md);
> >>  	unsigned char *data = md->base + page_size;
> >>  	unsigned long size;
> >>  	void *buf;
> >>  	int rc = 0;
> >> +	size_t mmap_len = perf_mmap__mmap_len(md);
> >>  
> >>  	rc = perf_mmap__read_init(md);
> >>  	if (rc < 0)
> >> @@ -574,7 +583,10 @@ int perf_mmap__push(struct perf_mmap *md, void *to,
> >>  		buf = &data[md->start & md->mask];
> >>  		size = md->mask + 1 - (md->start & md->mask);
> >>  		md->start += size;
> >> -
> >> +		if (compress) {
> >> +			size = compress(comp_data, md->data, mmap_len, buf, size);
> >> +			buf = md->data;
> >> +		}
> >>  		if (push(md, to, buf, size) < 0) {
> >>  			rc = -1;
> >>  			goto out;
> > 
> > when we discussed the compress callback should be another layer
> > in perf_mmap__push I was thinking more of the layered/fifo design,
> > like:
> > 
> > normaly we call:
> > 
> > 	perf_mmap__push(... push = record__pushfn ...)
> > 		-> reads mmap data and calls push(data), which translates as:
> > 
> > 		record__pushfn(data);
> > 			- which stores the data
> > 
> > 
> > for compressed it'd be:
> > 
> > 	perf_mmap__push(... push = compressed_push ...)
> > 
> > 		-> reads mmap data and calls push(data), which translates as:
> > 
> > 		compressed_push(data)
> > 			-> reads data, compresses them and calls, next push callback in line:
> > 
> > 			record__pushfn(data)
> > 				- which stores the data
> > 
> > 
> > there'd need to be the logic for compressed_push to
> > remember the 'next push' function
> 
> That is suboptimal for AIO. Also compression is an independent operation that 
> could be applied on any of push stages you mean.

not sure what you mean by suboptimal, but I think
that it can still happen in subsequent push callback

> 
> > 
> > but I think this was the original idea behind the
> > perf_mmap__push -> it gets the data and pushes them for
> > the next processing.. it should stay as simple as that
> 
> Agree on keeping simplicity and, at the moment, there is no any push to the next 
> processing in the code so provided implementation fits as for serial as for AIO
> at the same time sticking to simplicity as much as possibly. If you see something 
> that would fit better please speak up and share.

I have to insist that perf_mmap__push stays untouched
and we do other processing in the push callbacks

jirka