Re: [PATCH v4 0/6] Add support for Firefox's gecko profile format

[Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo]

Em Thu, Jul 20, 2023 at 12:14:10PM -0300, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo escreveu:
> Em Wed, Jul 19, 2023 at 04:34:28PM +0530, Anup Sharma escreveu:
> > On Wed, Jul 19, 2023 at 04:15:52AM +0530, Anup Sharma wrote:
> > > This patch series adds support for Firefox's gecko profile format.
> > > The format is documented here [1].
> > > 
> > > I have incorporated several changes based on feedback from the
> > > previous version of the patch.
> > > 
> > > Changes in v3:
> > a small typo here. It should be v4 instead of v3 (changes in v4).
> > > - Implemented object-oriented programming (OOP) approach for Thread and Sample
> > >   to improve code organization and maintainability.
> > > - Enhanced user experience by introducing argparse for changing color settings
> > >   of user and kernel symbols during execution.
> > > - Ensured proper module encapsulation by adding imports wherever necessary.
> > > - Improved code readability by adding descriptive comments and type annotations.
> > > 
> > > These changes focus on adopting OOP principles, enhancing user interaction with argparse,
> > > and making the code more readable with comments and type information.
> > > 
> > > TODO:
> > > - use cpu_mode to determine the category instead of finding it from symbol name.
> > > - Write a test.
> > > - add direct execution command for this script under script/python/bin directory.
> > > 
> > > Committer Testing:
> > > - Tested with a perf.data file generated for single and multiple cpu
> > >   cores enabled.
> > > - Uploaded the stdout into profiler.firefox.com and verified the
> > >   output.
> > > - Verified the output with the output generated by the existing
> > >   script as mentioned here [2].
> > > Method:
> > > - perf record -F 99 -a -g -- sleep 5
> > > - perf script firefox-gecko-converter.py > output.json
> > > - upload output.json to profiler.firefox.com
> 
> I see it in the cover letter, will try now.

I followed the instructions, uploaded a output.json produced and it
seems to work, good job!

- Arnaldo