linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH/RFC 02/16] perf top: Fix and cleanup perf_top__record_precise

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Date:	Fri, 11 Dec 2015 11:27:03 +0900
From:	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
To:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>,
	Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH/RFC 02/16] perf top: Fix and cleanup
 perf_top__record_precise_ip()

Hi Arnaldo,

On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 04:04:17PM -0300, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> Em Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 04:53:21PM +0900, Namhyung Kim escreveu:
> > At first, it has duplicate ui__has_annotation() and 'sort__has_sym'
> > and 'use_browser' check.  In fact, the ui__has_annotation() should be
> > removed as it needs to annotate on --stdio as well.  And the
> > top->sym_filter_entry is used only for stdio mode, so make it clear on
> > the condition too.
> 
> So this is doing more than one thing and changes decisions about
> non-trivial operations, can you please break it down into smaller
> patches?

Sure.

>  
> > Also the check will be simplifed if it sets sym before the check.  And
> > omit check for 'he' since its caller (hist_iter__top_callback) only
> > gets called when iter->he is not NULL.
> > 
> > Secondly, it converts the 'ip' argument using map__unmap_ip() before
> > the call and then reverts it using map__map_ip().  This seems
> > meaningless and strange since only one of them checks the 'map'.
> 
> For isntance: the following change has value and should be on a separate
> patch.

Will do!

Thanks,
Namhyung


>  
> > Finally, access the he->hists->lock only if there's an error.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
> > ---
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