linux-kernel - Re: [tip:perf/core] perf sort: Separate out memory-specific sort keys

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Date:	Tue, 25 Jun 2013 10:00:37 +0900
From:	Namhyung Kim <namhyung.kim@....com>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
CC:	mingo@...nel.org, hpa@...or.com, paulus@...ba.org,
	eranian@...gle.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, acme@...hat.com,
	a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl, namhyung@...nel.org, jolsa@...hat.com,
	dsahern@...il.com, tglx@...utronix.de,
	linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [tip:perf/core] perf sort: Separate out memory-specific sort
 keys

Hi Andi,

2013-06-25 AM 9:30, Andi Kleen wrote:
> On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 04:20:20AM -0700, tip-bot for Namhyung Kim wrote:
>> perf sort: Separate out memory-specific sort keys
>>
>> Since they're used only for perf mem, separate out them to a different
>> dimension so that normal user cannot access them by any chance.
>>
>> For global/local weights, I'm not entirely sure to place them into the
>> memory dimension.  But it's the only user at this time.
>
> So I was finally able to test with this patch, but
> I found it completely breaks TSX weight abort profiling.
>
> It uses weight (global/local), but it's not
> running in memory mode.
>
> I'll send a patch to move weight back into
> the common keys.

I'm not sure it should move to the common keys as normal perf session 
won't have those.  I guess you need to set up a couple of TSX-specific 
sort keys like perf mem, if so what about moving the two weights to your 
table?

Thanks,
Namhyung
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