linux-kernel - [PATCH v10 13/15] perf record: extend -D,--delay option with -1 value

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Message-ID: <7f4b1098-d2d2-dc95-8ee9-29aade32ba6a@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Wed, 8 Jul 2020 10:54:39 +0300
From:   Alexey Budankov <alexey.budankov@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
        Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
Cc:     Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
        Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v10 13/15] perf record: extend -D,--delay option with -1 value


Extend -D,--delay option with -1 to start collection with events
disabled to be enabled later by 'enable' command provided via
control file descriptor.

Signed-off-by: Alexey Budankov <alexey.budankov@...ux.intel.com>
---
 tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt |  5 +++--
 tools/perf/builtin-record.c              | 12 ++++++++----
 tools/perf/builtin-trace.c               |  2 +-
 tools/perf/util/record.h                 |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
index fa8a5fcd27ab..a84376605805 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
@@ -407,8 +407,9 @@ if combined with -a or -C options.
 
 -D::
 --delay=::
-After starting the program, wait msecs before measuring. This is useful to
-filter out the startup phase of the program, which is often very different.
+After starting the program, wait msecs before measuring (-1: start with events
+disabled). This is useful to filter out the startup phase of the program, which
+is often very different.
 
 -I::
 --intr-regs::
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 19b1d5effb7a..cd1892c4844b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -1749,8 +1749,12 @@ static int __cmd_record(struct record *rec, int argc, const char **argv)
 	}
 
 	if (opts->initial_delay) {
-		usleep(opts->initial_delay * USEC_PER_MSEC);
-		evlist__enable(rec->evlist);
+		pr_info(EVLIST_DISABLED_MSG);
+		if (opts->initial_delay > 0) {
+			usleep(opts->initial_delay * USEC_PER_MSEC);
+			evlist__enable(rec->evlist);
+			pr_info(EVLIST_ENABLED_MSG);
+		}
 	}
 
 	trigger_ready(&auxtrace_snapshot_trigger);
@@ -2462,8 +2466,8 @@ static struct option __record_options[] = {
 	OPT_CALLBACK('G', "cgroup", &record.evlist, "name",
 		     "monitor event in cgroup name only",
 		     parse_cgroups),
-	OPT_UINTEGER('D', "delay", &record.opts.initial_delay,
-		  "ms to wait before starting measurement after program start"),
+	OPT_INTEGER('D', "delay", &record.opts.initial_delay,
+		  "ms to wait before starting measurement after program start (-1: start with events disabled)"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "kcore", &record.opts.kcore, "copy /proc/kcore"),
 	OPT_STRING('u', "uid", &record.opts.target.uid_str, "user",
 		   "user to profile"),
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index a333a9a64f27..bea461b6f937 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -4812,7 +4812,7 @@ int cmd_trace(int argc, const char **argv)
 			"per thread proc mmap processing timeout in ms"),
 	OPT_CALLBACK('G', "cgroup", &trace, "name", "monitor event in cgroup name only",
 		     trace__parse_cgroups),
-	OPT_UINTEGER('D', "delay", &trace.opts.initial_delay,
+	OPT_INTEGER('D', "delay", &trace.opts.initial_delay,
 		     "ms to wait before starting measurement after program "
 		     "start"),
 	OPTS_EVSWITCH(&trace.evswitch),
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/record.h b/tools/perf/util/record.h
index 39d1de4b2a36..da138dcb4d34 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/record.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/record.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ struct record_opts {
 	const char    *auxtrace_snapshot_opts;
 	const char    *auxtrace_sample_opts;
 	bool	      sample_transaction;
-	unsigned      initial_delay;
+	int	      initial_delay;
 	bool	      use_clockid;
 	clockid_t     clockid;
 	u64	      clockid_res_ns;
-- 
2.24.1