linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/3] perf: Always record tracepoints raw samples from perf record

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Date:	Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:51:33 +0200
From:	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
To:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...stprotocols.net>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] perf: Always record tracepoints raw samples from perf record

Trace events are mostly used for tracing rather than simple
counting. Don't bother anymore with adding -R when using them,
just record raw samples of trace events every time.

Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
---
 tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt |    2 +-
 tools/perf/util/parse-events.c           |   14 ++++----------
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
index b29bd2d..020d871 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -R::
 --raw-samples::
-Collect raw sample records from all opened counters (typically for tracepoint counters).
+Collect raw sample records from all opened counters (default for tracepoint counters).
 
 SEE ALSO
 --------
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 435781e..880070c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -410,7 +410,6 @@ static enum event_result
 parse_single_tracepoint_event(char *sys_name,
 			      const char *evt_name,
 			      unsigned int evt_length,
-			      char *flags,
 			      struct perf_event_attr *attr,
 			      const char **strp)
 {
@@ -419,13 +418,9 @@ parse_single_tracepoint_event(char *sys_name,
 	u64 id;
 	int fd;
 
-	if (flags) {
-		if (!strncmp(flags, "record", strlen(flags))) {
-			attr->sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_RAW;
-			attr->sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_TIME;
-			attr->sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_CPU;
-		}
-	}
+	attr->sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_RAW;
+	attr->sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_TIME;
+	attr->sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_CPU;
 
 	snprintf(evt_path, MAXPATHLEN, "%s/%s/%s/id", debugfs_path,
 		 sys_name, evt_name);
@@ -533,8 +528,7 @@ static enum event_result parse_tracepoint_event(const char **strp,
 						       flags);
 	} else
 		return parse_single_tracepoint_event(sys_name, evt_name,
-						     evt_length, flags,
-						     attr, strp);
+						     evt_length, attr, strp);
 }
 
 static enum event_result
-- 
1.6.2.3

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