linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V3 06/11] perf record: Add an option to force per-cpu mmaps

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Message-ID: <5278AC36.1020702@intel.com>
Date:	Tue, 05 Nov 2013 10:28:38 +0200
From:	Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
To:	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
CC:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...stprotocols.net>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...il.com>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3 06/11] perf record: Add an option to force per-cpu
 mmaps

On 04/11/13 17:29, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 01, 2013 at 03:51:34PM +0200, Adrian Hunter wrote:
>> By default, when tasks are specified (i.e. -p, -t
>> or -u options) per-thread mmaps are created.  Add
>> an option to override that and force per-cpu mmaps.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
>> ---
>>  tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt | 6 ++++++
>>  tools/perf/builtin-record.c              | 2 ++
>>  tools/perf/util/evlist.c                 | 4 +++-
>>  tools/perf/util/evsel.c                  | 4 ++--
>>  tools/perf/util/target.h                 | 1 +
>>  5 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
>> index f10ab63..2ea6685 100644
>> --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
>> +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
>> @@ -189,6 +189,12 @@ abort events and some memory events in precise mode on modern Intel CPUs.
>>  --transaction::
>>  Record transaction flags for transaction related events.
>>  
>> +--force-per-cpu::
>> +Force the use of per-cpu mmaps.  By default, when tasks are specified (i.e. -p,
>> +-t or -u options) per-thread mmaps are created.  This option overrides that and
>> +forces per-cpu mmaps.  A side-effect of that is that inheritance is
>> +automatically enabled.  Add the -i option also to disable inheritance.
> 
> I recently sent out patch that actually force perf cpu mmaps for -p,-t,-u
> http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=138332119912433&w=2
> 
> Is there a reason why would you want to keep single
> mmap (in record command) and cut yourself from inherited
> events?

Not sure I understand the question.

perf supports having a single context for a thread.  That is a
feature.  You seem to be removing perf tools support for it.

I image a case where the user has hundreds of CPUs but just
wants to record one thread.  Currently -t does that. i.e.
one file descriptor and one mmap saving megabytes of memory.

Another advantage of per-thread mmaps is that you do not
need to sample time (nor cpu), because the events are recorded
in order.

I was adding a feature.  Users can choose per-cpu mmaps if
they want.

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