Re: [PATCH v1 1/2] perf auxtrace: Add 'T' itrace option for timestamp trace

From: Adrian Hunter
Date: Tue Nov 07 2023 - 02:25:39 EST


On 6/11/23 23:52, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> Em Thu, Oct 19, 2023 at 01:47:15PM +0300, Adrian Hunter escreveu:
>> On 14/10/23 10:45, Leo Yan wrote:
>>> An AUX trace can contain timestamp, but in some situations, the hardware
>>> trace module (e.g. Arm CoreSight) cannot decide the traced timestamp is
>>> the same source with CPU's time, thus the decoder can not use the
>>> timestamp trace for samples.
>>>
>>> This patch introduces 'T' itrace option. If users know the platforms
>>
>> "If users know" <- how would users know? Could the kernel
>> or tools also figure it out?
>
> Adrian, I'm trying to go all the outstanding patches, do you still have
> any issues with this series?

No, although the question wasn't actually answered. I presume users
just have to try the 'T' option and see if it helps.