linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 12/53] perf bpf: Don't synthesize BPF events when disabled

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Date:   Thu, 9 Nov 2023 13:10:58 -0300
From:   Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
To:     Song Liu <song@...nel.org>
Cc:     Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>, Song Liu <songliubraving@...com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 12/53] perf bpf: Don't synthesize BPF events when
 disabled

Em Wed, Nov 08, 2023 at 03:03:15PM -0800, Song Liu escreveu:
> On Wed, Nov 8, 2023 at 8:15 AM Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org> wrote:
> >
> > Em Thu, Nov 02, 2023 at 10:56:54AM -0700, Ian Rogers escreveu:
> > > If BPF sideband events are disabled on the command line, don't
> > > synthesize BPF events too.
> >
> >
> > Interesting, in 71184c6ab7e60fd5 ("perf record: Replace option
> > --bpf-event with --no-bpf-event") we checked that, but only down at
> > perf_event__synthesize_one_bpf_prog(), where we have:
> >
> >         if (!opts->no_bpf_event) {
> >                 /* Synthesize PERF_RECORD_BPF_EVENT */
> >                 *bpf_event = (struct perf_record_bpf_event)
> >
> >
> > So we better remove that, now redundant check? I'll apply your patch as
> > is and then we can remove that other check.
> >
> > Song, can I have your Acked-by or Reviewed-by, please?
> >
> > - Arnaldo
> >
> > > Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>
> 
> Good catch!
> 
> Acked-by: Song Liu <song@...nel.org>

Thanks, applied the patch with your Acked-by, will revisit this after
this gets published.

- Arnaldo