Re: [PATCH 1/1] ftrace - add support for tracing_thresh tofunction_graph tracer

From: Frederic Weisbecker
Date: Sat Feb 20 2010 - 09:43:20 EST


On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 02:52:47PM -0800, Tim Bird wrote:
> int trace_graph_entry(struct ftrace_graph_ent *trace)
> {
> struct trace_array *tr = graph_array;
> @@ -221,6 +226,10 @@ int trace_graph_entry(struct ftrace_graph_ent *trace)
> if (!ftrace_graph_addr(trace->func))
> return 0;
>
> + /* if tracing duration, only save function exits (omit function entries in log) */
> + if (tracing_thresh)
> + return 1;
> +


Instead of having yet another check here, may be should we
have a dedicated stub trace_graph_entry?



> @@ -254,6 +263,10 @@ static void __trace_graph_return(struct trace_array *tr,
> if (unlikely(__this_cpu_read(per_cpu_var(ftrace_cpu_disabled))))
> return;
>
> + if (tracing_thresh &&
> + (trace->rettime - trace->calltime < tracing_thresh))
> + return;
> +



And perhaps we can do the same for the return handler?
We could have a trace_graph_return_threshold that
performs the above check and then relies on trace_graph_return.

Thanks.

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