linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/14] [GIT PULL][v2.6.39] tracing/filter: More robust filtering

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Message-ID: <20110216145204.GB7357@ghostprotocols.net>
Date:	Wed, 16 Feb 2011 12:52:04 -0200
From:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
To:	Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>
Cc:	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>,
	Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>,
	Li Zefan <lizf@...fujitsu.com>,
	Tom Zanussi <tzanussi@...il.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	2nddept-manager@....hitachi.co.jp
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/14] [GIT PULL][v2.6.39] tracing/filter: More robust
	filtering

Em Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 10:34:07PM +0900, Masami Hiramatsu escreveu:
> (2011/02/16 3:35), Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:

> > Yeah, usability of the --filter parameter in perf is a bit
> > (understatement) lacking, one has to look at the /format thing in
> > /sys/kernel/debug/tracing... and not commit any mistake, else a generic
> > invalid 22 message is spit out.

> And also, there seems very less comment in perf-record.txt.

> --filter=<filter>::
>         Event filter.

> Hmm, I think, at least, there should be a comment where user should
> refer to and if possible, how he can use it...

> > I tried it and after some back and forth changing hats and scratching my
> > head while doing so, it got to work.

> > I talked with Steven and the same operation using trace-cmd would
> > produce a better error report, stating that the field used in the filter
> > expression was not valid.

> If possible, please show us what parameters we can use on that event too.
> perf list gives us a list of events, but not show us what parameters
> we can use on those events. I think we can update perf list for that
> purpose.

> e.g.)
> perf list --field kvm:kvm_entry
>  unsigned short common_type;
>  unsigned char common_flags;
>  unsigned char common_preempt_count;
>  int common_pid;
>  int common_lock_depth;
>  unsigned int vcpu_id;

That is a cool idea, I would accept a patch implementing this :-)

- Arnaldo
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