Re: [PATCH v5 0/2] perf list: Remove duplicate PMUs

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
Date: Fri Aug 25 2023 - 10:47:06 EST


Em Fri, Aug 25, 2023 at 10:05:46AM -0400, Liang, Kan escreveu:
> On 2023-08-25 9:52 a.m., Ian Rogers wrote:
> > When there are multiple PMUs, differing by ordered suffixes, by
> > default only display one. This avoids repeated listing of events, in
> > particular when there are 10s of uncore PMUs. If "-v" is passed to
> > "perf list" then still list all PMUs.
> >
> > Listing fewer PMU/event combinations helps speed the all PMU event
> > tests.
> >
> > Before:
> > ```
> > $ perf list
> > ...
> > uncore_imc_free_running_0/data_read/ [Kernel PMU event]
> > uncore_imc_free_running_0/data_total/ [Kernel PMU event]
> > uncore_imc_free_running_0/data_write/ [Kernel PMU event]
> > uncore_imc_free_running_1/data_read/ [Kernel PMU event]
> > uncore_imc_free_running_1/data_total/ [Kernel PMU event]
> > uncore_imc_free_running_1/data_write/ [Kernel PMU event]
> > ```
> >
> > After:
> > ```
> > $ perf list
> > ...
> > uncore_imc_free_running/data_read/ [Kernel PMU event]
> > uncore_imc_free_running/data_total/ [Kernel PMU event]
> > uncore_imc_free_running/data_write/ [Kernel PMU event]
> > ...
> > $ perf list -v
> > ...
> > uncore_imc_free_running_0/data_read/ [Kernel PMU event]
> > uncore_imc_free_running_0/data_total/ [Kernel PMU event]
> > uncore_imc_free_running_0/data_write/ [Kernel PMU event]
> > uncore_imc_free_running_1/data_read/ [Kernel PMU event]
> > uncore_imc_free_running_1/data_total/ [Kernel PMU event]
> > uncore_imc_free_running_1/data_write/ [Kernel PMU event]
> > ...
> > ```
> >
> > The PMUs are sorted by name then suffix as a part of this change.
> >
> > v5: Improved the 2nd patch's commit message and removed an unused
> > variable as suggested by Kan Liang <kan.liang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.
> > v4: Rebase on top of lazy PMU changes. Ignore numeric ordering due to
> > gaps, suggested by Kan Liang <kan.liang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>. Fold
> > patches 2 & 3 as suggested by John Garry <john.g.garry@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > (done by accident as part of rebasing).
> > v3: Add detail to patch 1 sorting commit message about the suffix and
> > why sorting is necessary.
> > v2: List all PMUs when "-v" is passed as suggested by John Garry
> > <john.g.garry@xxxxxxxxxx>.
> >
> > Ian Rogers (2):
> > perf pmus: Sort pmus by name then suffix
> > perf pmus: Skip duplicate PMUs and don't print list suffix by default
>
>
> Reviewed-by: Kan Liang <kan.liang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks, applied.

- Arnaldo