linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -perf/perf/core 5/6] perf probe: Add variable filter support

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Message-ID: <4D2FB7FD.3020004@hitachi.com>
Date:	Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:42:05 +0900
From:	Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>
To:	Franck Bui-Huu <vagabon.xyz@...il.com>
Cc:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 2nddept-manager@....hitachi.co.jp,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...stprotocols.net>,
	Chase Douglas <chase.douglas@...onical.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -perf/perf/core  5/6] perf probe: Add variable filter
 support

(2011/01/14 6:18), Franck Bui-Huu wrote:
> Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com> writes:
> 
>> Add filters support for available variable list.
>> Default filter is "!__k???tab_*&!__crc_*" for
>> filtering out automatically generated symbols.
>>
>> The format of filter rule is "[!]GLOBPATTERN", so
>> you can use wild cards. If the filter rule starts with
>> '!', matched variables are filter out.
>>
>> e.g.)
>>  # perf probe -V schedule --externs --filter=cpu*
> 
> I'm wondering if the different syntax below could be simpler:
> 
>    $ perf probe add <probe>
>    $ perf probe del <probe>
>    $ perf probe show       
> 
>    $ perf probe list <line>
>            ...       --vars[=<pattern>] [--externs] <probe>
>            ...       --funcs[=<pattern>]

Hm, well, if no one complains about changing the syntax
of perf probe, it may make things simple (maybe we'll also
have to drop "perf probe <PROBE>" syntax). Nowadays
we already have perf-kvm, perf-sched, etc. which use sub-sub
commands.

IMHO, for avoiding confusion old options and "perf-list", below
sub-sub commands are more suitable.

   $ perf probe add <probe>
   $ perf probe del <probe>
   $ perf probe list
   $ perf probe lines <line>
   $ perf probe vars [--filter=<pattern>|-F <pattern>] [--extern] <probe>
   $ perf probe funcs [--filter=<pattern>|-F <pattern>]

Thank you,

-- 
Masami HIRAMATSU
2nd Dept. Linux Technology Center
Hitachi, Ltd., Systems Development Laboratory
E-mail: masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com
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