linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/9] perf: Remove redundant parent context check from context

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Message-ID: <20140908094855.GR3588@twins.programming.kicks-ass.net>
Date:	Mon, 8 Sep 2014 11:48:55 +0200
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
Cc:	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
	Corey Ashford <cjashfor@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	"Jen-Cheng(Tommy) Huang" <tommy24@...ech.edu>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/9] perf: Remove redundant parent context check from
 context_equiv

On Mon, Sep 08, 2014 at 11:45:48AM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 08, 2014 at 11:43:48AM +0200, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> > On Tue, Sep 02, 2014 at 12:50:36PM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > > On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 04:45:35PM +0200, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> > > > As described in commit:
> > > >   1f9a7268c67f perf: Do not allow optimized switch for non-cloned events
> > > > we dont allow optimized switch for non cloned contexts.
> > > > 
> > > > There's no need now to check if one of the context is parent
> > > > of the other in context_equiv function.
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > OK, so talk to me about that patch; it looks like you're slowly
> > > reverting: 5a3126d4fe7c ("perf: Fix the perf context switch
> > > optimization").
> > > 
> > > So what exactly is the problem? I'm still jet-lagged and not seeing it.
> > 
> > the problem is, that we cannot allow non-cloned context
> > to be part of the optimized switch for reasons explained
> > in commit 1f9a7268c67f
> 
> The thing is; I don't understand those reasons. That commit log doesn't
> explain.

Ah wait, I finally see. I think we want to fix that exit path, not
disallow the cloning.

The thing is, by not allowing this optimization simple things like eg.
pipe-test say very expensive.

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