linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 0/3] perf report/annotate: Support average IPC and IPC coverage for function

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Message-ID: <20181128101757.GA11280@krava>
Date:   Wed, 28 Nov 2018 11:17:57 +0100
From:   Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
To:     Jin Yao <yao.jin@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     acme@...nel.org, jolsa@...nel.org, peterz@...radead.org,
        mingo@...hat.com, alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com,
        Linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, ak@...ux.intel.com,
        kan.liang@...el.com, yao.jin@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/3] perf report/annotate: Support average IPC and IPC
 coverage for function

On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 11:14:55PM +0800, Jin Yao wrote:
> Add supporting of displaying the average IPC and IPC coverage
> percentage per function.
> 
> For example,
> 
> $ perf record -b ...
> $ perf report -s symbol or
>   perf report -s symbol --stdio
> 
> Overhead  Symbol                           IPC   [IPC Coverage]
>   39.60%  [.] __random                     2.30  [ 54.8%]
>   18.02%  [.] main                         0.43  [ 54.3%]
>   14.21%  [.] compute_flag                 2.29  [100.0%]
>   14.16%  [.] rand                         0.36  [100.0%]
>    7.06%  [.] __random_r                   2.57  [ 70.5%]
>    6.85%  [.] rand@plt                     0.00  [  0.0%]
>   ...
> 
> $ perf annotate --stdio2
> 
> Percent  IPC Cycle (Average IPC: 2.30, IPC Coverage: 54.8%)
> 
>                         Disassembly of section .text:
> 
>                         000000000003aac0 <random@@GLIBC_2.2.5>:
>   8.32  3.28              sub    $0x18,%rsp
>         3.28              mov    $0x1,%esi
>         3.28              xor    %eax,%eax
>         3.28              cmpl   $0x0,argp_program_version_hook@@GLIBC_2.2.5+0x1e0
>  11.57  3.28     1      ↓ je     20
>                           lock   cmpxchg %esi,__abort_msg@@GLIBC_PRIVATE+0x8a0
>                         ↓ jne    29
>                         ↓ jmp    43
>  11.57  1.10        20:   cmpxchg %esi,__abort_msg@@GLIBC_PRIVATE+0x8a0
>  ...
> 
> v3:
> ---
>     Remove the sortkey "ipc" from command-line. The columns "IPC"
>     and "[IPC Coverage]" are automatically enabled when "symbol"
>     is specified.
> 
>     Patch "perf report: Display average IPC and IPC coverage per symbol"
>     is impacted.
> 
> v2:
> ---
>   1. Merge in Jiri's patch to support stdio mode
> 
>   2. Add a new patch "perf annotate: Create a annotate2 flag
>      in struct symbol" which records if the symbol has been
>      annotated yet.
> 
>   3. Minor update such as adding { } for multiline code in 'if'
>      condition.
> 
> Jin Yao (3):
>   perf annotate: Compute average IPC and IPC coverage per symbol
>   perf annotate: Create a annotate2 flag in struct symbol
>   perf report: Display average IPC and IPC coverage per symbol

hi,
I took he liberty and moved the annotation retrieval into
resort phase under progress bar scope. It's currently on top
of my perf/fixes branch, could you please check it?

  git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jolsa/perf.git

I'd post it once your change gets in

thanks,
jirka