[PATCH v1] perf stat: Don't display zero tool counts

From: Ian Rogers
Date: Tue Aug 01 2023 - 16:55:03 EST


Skip zero counts for tool events.

Reported-by: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/util/stat-display.c | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/stat-display.c b/tools/perf/util/stat-display.c
index 7329b3340f88..d45d5dcb0e2b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/stat-display.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/stat-display.c
@@ -931,6 +931,11 @@ static bool should_skip_zero_counter(struct perf_stat_config *config,
*/
if (config->aggr_mode == AGGR_THREAD && config->system_wide)
return true;
+
+ /* Tool events have the software PMU but are only gathered on 1. */
+ if (evsel__is_tool(counter))
+ return true;
+
/*
* Skip value 0 when it's an uncore event and the given aggr id
* does not belong to the PMU cpumask.
--
2.41.0.585.gd2178a4bd4-goog