Re: [PATCH v1 0/3] Prefer evsel over evsel->core.idx

From: Namhyung Kim
Date: Fri Dec 13 2024 - 19:13:59 EST


On Thu, Nov 14, 2024 at 03:07:10PM -0800, Ian Rogers wrote:
> James Clark's patches fixing evsel->core.idx [1] reminded me that we
> pass the int value around unnecessarily. Passing the evsel avoids
> issues if the evlist is reordered but paired with sanitizers we can
> also know when something is used when it shouldn't be. These patches
> do some initial work reducing the use of evsel->core.idx or reducing
> the API to pass evsels and not their interior index.
>
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20241114160450.295844-2-james.clark@xxxxxxxxxx/
>
> Ian Rogers (3):
> perf stream: Use evsel rather than evsel->idx
> perf values: Use evsel rather than evsel->idx
> perf annotate: Prefer passing evsel to evsel->core.idx

Reviewed-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks,
Namhyung

>
> tools/perf/builtin-diff.c | 4 +-
> tools/perf/builtin-report.c | 4 +-
> tools/perf/builtin-top.c | 4 +-
> tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c | 2 +-
> tools/perf/util/annotate.c | 32 +++++----
> tools/perf/util/annotate.h | 20 +++---
> tools/perf/util/stream.c | 7 +-
> tools/perf/util/stream.h | 10 +--
> tools/perf/util/values.c | 106 +++++++++++++-----------------
> tools/perf/util/values.h | 9 +--
> 10 files changed, 90 insertions(+), 108 deletions(-)
>
> --
> 2.47.0.338.g60cca15819-goog
>