Re: [PATCH] perf callchain: Remove unused callchain_branch_counts

From: Dr. David Alan Gilbert
Date: Wed Oct 09 2024 - 12:51:20 EST


* Liang, Kan (kan.liang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
>
>
> On 2024-10-09 1:30 a.m., Namhyung Kim wrote:
> > On Sun, Oct 06, 2024 at 02:22:04AM +0100, linux@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >> From: "Dr. David Alan Gilbert" <linux@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>
> >> callchain_branch_counts() was added in 2016 by commit
> >> 3dd029ef9401 ("perf report: Calculate and return the branch flag counting")
> >> but unused.
>
> It seems the original patchset was not well organized. This function is
> actually used by the last patch of the series.
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1477876794-30749-7-git-send-email-yao.jin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
>
> But for some reason, the last patch was not merged. I think Andi gave
> the Acked-by for the whole series. It might be just accidentally missed.

OK, that'll be the 4th time this deadcode series has found missing calls
to functions!

> I think the missed feature is still useful.
> We will redo the test and re-post it.

OK, great.

Dave

> Thanks,
> Kan
>
> >>
> >> Remove it and it's helpers.
> >
> > Kan, are you ok with this?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Namhyung
> >
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Dr. David Alan Gilbert <linux@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> ---
> >> tools/perf/util/callchain.c | 71 -------------------------------------
> >> tools/perf/util/callchain.h | 4 ---
> >> 2 files changed, 75 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/callchain.c b/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
> >> index 0c7564747a14..11435b72afbe 100644
> >> --- a/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
> >> +++ b/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
> >> @@ -1266,77 +1266,6 @@ int callchain_node__fprintf_value(struct callchain_node *node,
> >> return 0;
> >> }
> >>
> >> -static void callchain_counts_value(struct callchain_node *node,
> >> - u64 *branch_count, u64 *predicted_count,
> >> - u64 *abort_count, u64 *cycles_count)
> >> -{
> >> - struct callchain_list *clist;
> >> -
> >> - list_for_each_entry(clist, &node->val, list) {
> >> - if (branch_count)
> >> - *branch_count += clist->branch_count;
> >> -
> >> - if (predicted_count)
> >> - *predicted_count += clist->predicted_count;
> >> -
> >> - if (abort_count)
> >> - *abort_count += clist->abort_count;
> >> -
> >> - if (cycles_count)
> >> - *cycles_count += clist->cycles_count;
> >> - }
> >> -}
> >> -
> >> -static int callchain_node_branch_counts_cumul(struct callchain_node *node,
> >> - u64 *branch_count,
> >> - u64 *predicted_count,
> >> - u64 *abort_count,
> >> - u64 *cycles_count)
> >> -{
> >> - struct callchain_node *child;
> >> - struct rb_node *n;
> >> -
> >> - n = rb_first(&node->rb_root_in);
> >> - while (n) {
> >> - child = rb_entry(n, struct callchain_node, rb_node_in);
> >> - n = rb_next(n);
> >> -
> >> - callchain_node_branch_counts_cumul(child, branch_count,
> >> - predicted_count,
> >> - abort_count,
> >> - cycles_count);
> >> -
> >> - callchain_counts_value(child, branch_count,
> >> - predicted_count, abort_count,
> >> - cycles_count);
> >> - }
> >> -
> >> - return 0;
> >> -}
> >> -
> >> -int callchain_branch_counts(struct callchain_root *root,
> >> - u64 *branch_count, u64 *predicted_count,
> >> - u64 *abort_count, u64 *cycles_count)
> >> -{
> >> - if (branch_count)
> >> - *branch_count = 0;
> >> -
> >> - if (predicted_count)
> >> - *predicted_count = 0;
> >> -
> >> - if (abort_count)
> >> - *abort_count = 0;
> >> -
> >> - if (cycles_count)
> >> - *cycles_count = 0;
> >> -
> >> - return callchain_node_branch_counts_cumul(&root->node,
> >> - branch_count,
> >> - predicted_count,
> >> - abort_count,
> >> - cycles_count);
> >> -}
> >> -
> >> static int count_pri64_printf(int idx, const char *str, u64 value, char *bf, int bfsize)
> >> {
> >> return scnprintf(bf, bfsize, "%s%s:%" PRId64 "", (idx) ? " " : " (", str, value);
> >> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
> >> index 86ed9e4d04f9..d7741fa9e9de 100644
> >> --- a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
> >> +++ b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
> >> @@ -298,10 +298,6 @@ void free_callchain(struct callchain_root *root);
> >> void decay_callchain(struct callchain_root *root);
> >> int callchain_node__make_parent_list(struct callchain_node *node);
> >>
> >> -int callchain_branch_counts(struct callchain_root *root,
> >> - u64 *branch_count, u64 *predicted_count,
> >> - u64 *abort_count, u64 *cycles_count);
> >> -
> >> void callchain_param_setup(u64 sample_type, const char *arch);
> >>
> >> bool callchain_cnode_matched(struct callchain_node *base_cnode,
> >> --
> >> 2.46.2
> >>
> >
>
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