Re: [PATCH v3] perf list: Fix the --no-desc option

[Breno Leitao]

On Thu, May 16, 2024 at 01:15:23PM -0700, Ian Rogers wrote:
> On Thu, May 16, 2024 at 6:18 AM Breno Leitao <leitao@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Currently, the --no-desc option in perf list isn't functioning as
> > intended.
> >
> > This issue arises from the overwriting of struct option->desc with the
> > opposite value of struct option->long_desc. Consequently, whatever
> > parse_options() returns at struct option->desc gets overridden later,
> > rendering the --desc or --no-desc arguments ineffective.
> >
> > To resolve this, set ->desc as true by default and allow parse_options()
> > to adjust it accordingly. This adjustment will fix the --no-desc
> > option while preserving the functionality of the other parameters.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > Changelog:
> >
> > v3:
> >         * Applied the same logic to default_print_metric() and
> >           json_print_event() functions, as identified by Ian Rogers.
> 
> I don't think we should change the json behavior. We're generating a
> dictionary and the consumer of the dictionary isn't obligated to read
> all of it. I tested the non-json output and it all looks good.

Thanks. Let me remove the json part then, and send a new version.