Re: [PATCH 08/17] perf hists browser: Fix context menu item

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
Date: Thu Jan 21 2016 - 18:51:43 EST


Em Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 01:07:10PM +0900, Namhyung Kim escreveu:
> On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 09:52:45PM -0300, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> > Em Sun, Jan 17, 2016 at 01:03:08AM +0900, Namhyung Kim escreveu:
> > > When symbol sort key is not given, it doesn't show any item other than
> > > exit. Check sort key to select possible items. Also check items more
> > > strictly using sort key information.

> > So, without this patch when I press enter on 'perf top' I can zoom into
> > threads, with it I lose that option.

> Yes, but it was incorrect information. The default sort key of 'perf
> top' doesn't contain 'comm' (or 'pid') so hist entries it shows can
> have samples from different threads. The result is that it only shows
> thread of the first sample of the entry. Filtering based on this
> incorrect info should be avoided IMHO.

Ok, agreed, but this patch is doing way too many things at once, please
take a look at my current perf/core branch, it has the first few patches
I carved out from this one, see if you are ok with it, will continue.

And this is not hierarchy related, so will go first, as fixes in
perf/core.

- Arnaldo