Re: [tip:perfcounters/core] perf_counter tools: Handle lost events

[Corey Ashford]

tip-bot for Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> Commit-ID:  9d91a6f7a489eb914c16b82d927f9d81d629c259
> Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/9d91a6f7a489eb914c16b82d927f9d81d629c259
> Author:     Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@xxxxxxxxx>
> AuthorDate: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:40:28 +0200
> Committer:  Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
> CommitDate: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:46:11 +0200
>
> perf_counter tools: Handle lost events
>
> Make use of the new ->data_tail mechanism to tell kernel-space
> about user-space draining the data stream. Emit lost events
> (and display them) if they happen.
[snip]
> @@ -109,7 +120,7 @@ static void mmap_read(struct mmap_data *md)
>  	 * In either case, truncate and restart at head.
>  	 */
>  	diff = head - old;
> -	if (diff > md->mask / 2 || diff < 0) {
> +	if (diff < 0) {
>  		struct timeval iv;
>  		unsigned long msecs;
[snip]

Hi Peter,

Very nice change.  One thing missing though on the above is an update to the 
comment which precedes snippet, which currently reads:

	/*
	 * If we're further behind than half the buffer, there's a chance
	 * the writer will bite our tail and mess up the samples under us.
	 *
	 * If we somehow ended up ahead of the head, we got messed up.
	 *
	 * In either case, truncate and restart at head.
	 */

The "further behind than half the buffer" no longer pertains.  Maybe:


	/*
	 * If we've gotten behind, truncate and restart at head.
	 */

Regards,

- Corey

Corey Ashford
Software Engineer
IBM Linux Technology Center, Linux Toolchain
cjashfor@xxxxxxxxxx

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