linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v0 54/71] perf script: Always allow fields 'addr' and 'cpu' for itrace

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Date:	Wed, 11 Dec 2013 12:41:16 -0700
From:	David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
To:	Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...stprotocols.net>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>, Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...il.com>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
	Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v0 54/71] perf script: Always allow fields 'addr' and
 'cpu' for itrace

On 12/11/13, 5:37 AM, Alexander Shishkin wrote:
> From: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
>
> If a file contains Instruction Tracing data then always allow
> fields 'addr' and 'cpu' to be selected as options for perf
> script.  This is necessary because Instruction Trace decoding
> may synthesize events with that information.

Why hardcode it? If it is present and the user opts for it then it will 
be printed. Why is the itrace check needed?

David
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