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Date:	Sun, 1 May 2016 00:40:41 -0700
From:	tip-bot for Wang Nan <tipbot@...or.com>
To:	linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	adrian.hunter@...el.com, tglx@...utronix.de, wangnan0@...wei.com,
	acme@...hat.com, lizefan@...wei.com, mingo@...nel.org,
	mhiramat@...nel.org, namhyung@...nel.org, hpa@...or.com,
	jolsa@...hat.com, hekuang@...wei.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [tip:perf/core] perf record: Disable buildid cache options by
 default in switch output mode

Commit-ID:  0c1d46a8796e8309f1ca693e5cad6f318e4b8159
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/0c1d46a8796e8309f1ca693e5cad6f318e4b8159
Author:     Wang Nan <wangnan0@...wei.com>
AuthorDate: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 18:59:52 +0000
Committer:  Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
CommitDate: Thu, 28 Apr 2016 09:58:59 -0300

perf record: Disable buildid cache options by default in switch output mode

The cost of buildid cache processing is high: reading all events in
output perf.data, opening each elf file to read buildids then copying
them into ~/.debug directory. In switch output mode, these heavy works
block perf from receiving perf events for too long.

Enable no-buildid and no-buildid-cache by default if --switch-output is
provided. Still allow user use --no-no-buildid to explicitly enable
buildid in this case.

Signed-off-by: Wang Nan <wangnan0@...wei.com>
Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc: Zefan Li <lizefan@...wei.com>
Cc: pi3orama@....com
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1461178794-40467-6-git-send-email-wangnan0@huawei.com
Signed-off-by: He Kuang <hekuang@...wei.com>
[ Updated man page ]
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
---
 tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt |  2 +-
 tools/perf/builtin-record.c              | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
index 79a8a14..8dbee83 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ A possible use case is to, given an external event, slice the perf.data file
 that gets then processed, possibly via a perf script, to decide if that
 particular perf.data snapshot should be kept or not.
 
-Implies --timestamp-filename.
+Implies --timestamp-filename, --no-buildid and --no-buildid-cache.
 
 SEE ALSO
 --------
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 80b805b..178b49e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -1387,8 +1387,36 @@ int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 "If some relocation was applied (e.g. kexec) symbols may be misresolved\n"
 "even with a suitable vmlinux or kallsyms file.\n\n");
 
-	if (rec->no_buildid_cache || rec->no_buildid)
+	if (rec->no_buildid_cache || rec->no_buildid) {
 		disable_buildid_cache();
+	} else if (rec->switch_output) {
+		/*
+		 * In 'perf record --switch-output', disable buildid
+		 * generation by default to reduce data file switching
+		 * overhead. Still generate buildid if they are required
+		 * explicitly using
+		 *
+		 *  perf record --signal-trigger --no-no-buildid \
+		 *              --no-no-buildid-cache
+		 *
+		 * Following code equals to:
+		 *
+		 * if ((rec->no_buildid || !rec->no_buildid_set) &&
+		 *     (rec->no_buildid_cache || !rec->no_buildid_cache_set))
+		 *         disable_buildid_cache();
+		 */
+		bool disable = true;
+
+		if (rec->no_buildid_set && !rec->no_buildid)
+			disable = false;
+		if (rec->no_buildid_cache_set && !rec->no_buildid_cache)
+			disable = false;
+		if (disable) {
+			rec->no_buildid = true;
+			rec->no_buildid_cache = true;
+			disable_buildid_cache();
+		}
+	}
 
 	if (rec->evlist->nr_entries == 0 &&
 	    perf_evlist__add_default(rec->evlist) < 0) {