linux-kernel - [PATCH 5/5] perf record: Force ignore_missing

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Date:   Mon, 12 Dec 2016 11:35:43 +0100
From:   Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>
To:     Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
Cc:     David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>,
        Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
        lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 5/5] perf record: Force ignore_missing_thread for uid option

Enable perf_evsel::ignore_missing_thread for -u option
to ignore complete failure if any of the user's processes
die between its enumeration and time we open the event.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-vjykwntox3u5tlqctjk280ko@git.kernel.org
---
 tools/perf/builtin-record.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index fa26865364b6..74d6a035133a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -1687,6 +1687,9 @@ int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	/* Enable ignoring missing threads when -u option is defined. */
+	rec->opts.ignore_missing_thread = rec->opts.target.uid != UINT_MAX;
+
 	err = -ENOMEM;
 	if (perf_evlist__create_maps(rec->evlist, &rec->opts.target) < 0)
 		usage_with_options(record_usage, record_options);
-- 
2.7.4