linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] perf callchain: Stop resolving callchains after invalid address

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Date:	Fri, 27 Nov 2015 00:00:18 +0900
From:	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
To:	David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Cc:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Kan Liang <kan.liang@...el.com>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Wang Nan <wangnan0@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] perf callchain: Stop resolving callchains after
 invalid address

Hi David,

On Thu, Nov 26, 2015 at 06:14:57AM -0700, David Ahern wrote:
> On 11/26/15 12:08 AM, Namhyung Kim wrote:
> >@@ -528,11 +529,16 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
> >  {
> >  	const char *cmd;
> >  	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
> >+	int min_addr;
> >
> >  	/* The page_size is placed in util object. */
> >  	page_size = sysconf(_SC_PAGE_SIZE);
> >  	cacheline_size = sysconf(_SC_LEVEL1_DCACHE_LINESIZE);
> >
> >+	if (sysctl__read_int("vm/mmap_min_addr", &min_addr) < 0)
> 
> This assumes the record and analysis are done on the same system.

Right.  Maybe we can just use minimal size (or page size?) or save and
pass it through somewhere in the feature bit?

Thanks,
Namhyung
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