linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/6] perf script: add call path id to exported sample in db export

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Date:	Fri, 6 May 2016 09:23:39 -0300
From:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
To:	Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
Cc:	Chris Phlipot <cphlipot0@...il.com>, jolsa@...nel.org,
	peterz@...radead.org, mingo@...hat.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/6] perf script: add call path id to exported sample in
 db export

Em Fri, May 06, 2016 at 02:28:05PM +0300, Adrian Hunter escreveu:
> On 28/04/16 11:19, Chris Phlipot wrote:
> > The exported sample now contains a reference to the call_path_id that
> > represents its callchain.
> > 
> > While callchains themselves are nice to have, being able to associate
> > them with samples makes them much more useful, and can allow for such
> > things as determining how much cumulative time is spent in a particular
> > function. This information is normally possible to get from the
> > call return processor. However, when doing normal sampling, call/return
> > information is not available, thus necessitating the need for associating
> > samples directly with call paths.
> > 
> > This commit include changes to db-export layer to make this information
> > available for subsequent patches in this change set, but by itself, does
> > not make any changes visible to the user.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Chris Phlipot <cphlipot0@...il.com>
> 
> Acked-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>

Thanks, applied.

- Arnaldo