linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/4] perf tools: Add call-graph option support into .perfconfig

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Date:	Fri, 1 Nov 2013 16:20:00 +0100
From:	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
To:	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Corey Ashford <cjashfor@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] perf tools: Add call-graph option support into
 .perfconfig

On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 11:18:21AM +0100, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 05:10:54PM +0900, Namhyung Kim wrote:
> > On Sat, 26 Oct 2013 16:25:35 +0200, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> > > Adding call-graph option support into .perfconfig file,
> > > so it's now possible use call-graph option like:
> > >
> > >   [top]
> > >         call-graph = fp
> > >
> > >   [record]
> > >         call-graph = dwarf,8192
> > >
> > > Above options ONLY setup the unwind method. To enable
> > > perf record/top to actually use it the command line
> > > option -g/-G must be specified.
> > >
> > > The --call-graph option overloads .perfconfig setup.
> > >
> > > Assuming above configuration:
> > >
> > >   $ perf record -g ls
> > >   - enables dwarf unwind with user stack size dump 8192 bytes
> > >
> > >   $ perf top -G
> > >   - enables frame pointer unwind
> > >
> > >   $ perf record --call-graph=fp ls
> > >   - enables frame pointer unwind
> > >
> > >   $ perf top --call-graph=dwarf,4096 ls
> > >   - enables dwarf unwind with user stack size dump 4096 bytes
> > >
> > [SNIP]
> > > --- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
> > > +++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
> > > @@ -750,6 +750,8 @@ int record_parse_callchain_opt(const struct option *opt,
> > >  	struct perf_record_opts *opts = opt->value;
> > >  	int ret;
> > >  
> > > +	opts->call_graph_enabled = !unset;
> > > +
> > 
> > Why not just using symbol_conf.use_callchain?
> > 
> 
> right, this way we'd be in sync with top

hum, on the other hand using symbol_conf.use_callchain within
utils/evsel.c adds symbol object dependency to python code
which I'm not sure is something we want ;-)

I'll keep it as it is in v2

jirka
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