linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 03/10] perf, tools: Add support for parsing uncore json files

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Date:   Fri, 14 Oct 2016 14:23:34 +0200
From:   Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
To:     Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:     acme@...nel.org, jolsa@...nel.org, sukadev@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
        eranian@...gle.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/10] perf, tools: Add support for parsing uncore json
 files

On Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 02:15:25PM -0700, Andi Kleen wrote:

SNIP

> @@ -376,6 +412,16 @@ int json_events(const char *fn,
>  			nz = !json_streq(map, val, "0");
>  			if (match_field(map, field, nz, &event, val)) {
>  				/* ok */
> +			} else if (json_streq(map, field, "EventCode")) {
> +				char *code = NULL;
> +				addfield(map, &code, "", "", val);
> +				eventcode |= strtoul(code, NULL, 0);
> +				free(code);
> +			} else if (json_streq(map, field, "ExtSel")) {
> +				char *code = NULL;
> +				addfield(map, &code, "", "", val);
> +				eventcode |= strtoul(code, NULL, 0) << 21;
> +				free(code);
>  			} else if (json_streq(map, field, "EventName")) {
>  				addfield(map, &name, "", "", val);
>  			} else if (json_streq(map, field, "BriefDescription")) {
> @@ -399,6 +445,26 @@ int json_events(const char *fn,
>  				addfield(map, &extra_desc, ". ",
>  					" Supports address when precise",
>  					NULL);
> +			} else if (json_streq(map, field, "Unit")) {

so I remember you said you're preparing JSON events files for perf,
so why not call this field "Pmu" directly? Would be less confusing
wrt the ScaleUnit field

thanks,
jirka