linux-kernel - [tip:perf/core] perf top: Display slow reader warning when droping samples

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Date:   Tue, 18 Dec 2018 06:17:37 -0800
From:   tip-bot for Jiri Olsa <tipbot@...or.com>
To:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com, peterz@...radead.org,
        namhyung@...nel.org, tglx@...utronix.de, hpa@...or.com,
        acme@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...nel.org,
        jolsa@...nel.org, davem@...emloft.net
Subject: [tip:perf/core] perf top: Display slow reader warning when droping
 samples

Commit-ID:  d8590430fb1e70132f1d330d6bbab7b943b35c3c
Gitweb:     https://git.kernel.org/tip/d8590430fb1e70132f1d330d6bbab7b943b35c3c
Author:     Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>
AuthorDate: Mon, 19 Nov 2018 11:12:01 +0100
Committer:  Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
CommitDate: Mon, 17 Dec 2018 14:58:40 -0300

perf top: Display slow reader warning when droping samples

Currently we display the "Too slow to read ring buffer.." helpline only
in the slow reader thread. This patch triggers it also when the
processing thread drops samples, because it has the same reason, which
is too many data on input.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>
Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Acked-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-bnev2mloavyurmgchcr3o24o@git.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
---
 tools/perf/builtin-top.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 9166f6087e3f..f22c531be366 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ static void perf_top__sort_new_samples(void *arg)
 	hists__collapse_resort(hists, NULL);
 	perf_evsel__output_resort(evsel, NULL);
 
-	if (t->lost)
+	if (t->lost || t->drop)
 		pr_warning("Too slow to read ring buffer (change period (-c/-F) or limit CPUs (-C)\n");
 
 	perf_top__reset_sample_counters(t);