Re: [perf/core PATCH v4 2/2] perf buildid-cache: Add --purge FILE to remove all caches of FILE

From: Namhyung Kim
Date: Sat Feb 21 2015 - 08:58:17 EST


Hi Masami,

On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 06:41:50PM +0900, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
> Add --purge FILE to remove all caches of FILE.
> Since the current --remove FILE removes a cache which has
> same build-id of given FILE. Since the command takes a
> FILE path, it can confuse user who tries to remove cache
> about FILE path.
>
> -----
> # ./perf buildid-cache -v --add ./perf
> Adding 133b7b5486d987a5ab5c3ebf4ea14941f45d4d4f ./perf: Ok
> # (update the ./perf binary)
> # ./perf buildid-cache -v --remove ./perf
> Removing 305bbd1be68f66eca7e2d78db294653031edfa79 ./perf: FAIL
> ./perf wasn't in the cache
> -----
> Actually, the --remove's FAIL is not shown, it just silently fails.
>
> So, this patch adds --purge FILE action for such usecase.
> perf buildid-cache --purge FILE removes all caches which
> has same FILE path.
> In other words, it removes all caches including old binaries.
>
> -----
> # ./perf buildid-cache -v --add ./perf
> Adding 133b7b5486d987a5ab5c3ebf4ea14941f45d4d4f ./perf: Ok
> # (update the ./perf binary)
> # ./perf buildid-cache -v --purge ./perf
> Removing 133b7b5486d987a5ab5c3ebf4ea14941f45d4d4f ./perf: Ok
> -----
>
> BTW, if you want to purge all the caches, remove ~/.debug/* .
>
> Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@xxxxxxxxxxx>

I have a nitpick below - other than that both patches look good.

Acked-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks,
Namhyung


> ---
> tools/perf/Documentation/perf-buildid-cache.txt | 13 ++-
> tools/perf/builtin-buildid-cache.c | 44 ++++++++++++
> tools/perf/util/build-id.c | 86 ++++++++++++++++++-----
> tools/perf/util/build-id.h | 1
> 4 files changed, 123 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-buildid-cache.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-buildid-cache.txt
> index cec6b57..dd07b55 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-buildid-cache.txt
> +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-buildid-cache.txt
> @@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ SYNOPSIS
>
> DESCRIPTION
> -----------
> -This command manages the build-id cache. It can add and remove files to/from
> -the cache. In the future it should as well purge older entries, set upper
> -limits for the space used by the cache, etc.
> +This command manages the build-id cache. It can add, remove, update and purge
> +files to/from the cache. In the future it should as well set upper limits for
> +the space used by the cache, etc.
>
> OPTIONS
> -------
> @@ -36,7 +36,12 @@ OPTIONS
> actually made.
> -r::
> --remove=::
> - Remove specified file from the cache.
> + Remove a cached binary which has same build-id of specified file
> + from the cache.
> +-p::
> +--purge=::
> + Purge all cached binaries including older caches which have specified
> + path from the cache.
> -M::
> --missing=::
> List missing build ids in the cache for the specified file.
> diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-cache.c b/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-cache.c
> index e7568f5..37182bb 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-cache.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-cache.c
> @@ -223,6 +223,29 @@ static int build_id_cache__remove_file(const char *filename)
> return err;
> }
>
> +static int build_id_cache__purge_path(const char *pathname)
> +{
> + struct strlist *list;
> + struct str_node *pos;
> + int err;
> +
> + list = build_id_cache__list_build_ids(pathname);
> + if (!list)
> + return 0;
> +
> + strlist__for_each(pos, list) {
> + err = build_id_cache__remove_s(pos->s);
> + if (verbose)
> + pr_info("Removing %s %s: %s\n", pos->s, pathname,
> + err ? "FAIL" : "Ok");

You can simply use pr_debug() here. :)

Thanks,
Namhyung


> + if (err)
> + break;
> + }
> + strlist__delete(list);
> +
> + return err;
> +}
> +
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