Re: [PATCHSET 00/24] perf tools: Add support to accumulate hist periods (v6)

[Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com>]

On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 02:25:33PM +0900, Namhyung Kim wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> This is a new attempt to implement cumulative hist period report.
> This work begins from Arun's SORT_INCLUSIVE patch [1] but I completely
> rewrote it from scratch.
> 
> This patchset is based on my previous patchset [2] but I think it's
> almost independent so that it can be applied separately.
> 
> Please see the patch 03/24.  I refactored functions that add hist
> entries with struct hist_entry_iter.  While I converted all functions
> carefully, it'd be better anyone can test and confirm that I didn't
> mess up something - especially for branch stack and mem stuff.
> 
> This patchset basically adds period in a sample to every node in the
> callchain.  A hist_entry now has an additional fields to keep the
> cumulative period if --children option is given on perf report.
> 
> I changed the option as a separate --children and added a new
> "Children" column (and renamed the default "Overhead" column into
> "Self").  The output will be sorted by children (cumulative) overhead
> for now.  The reason I changed to the --children is that I still think
> it's much different from other --call-graph options.  The --call-graph
> option will take care of it even with --children option.
> 
> I know that the UI should be changed also to be more flexible as Ingo
> requested, but I'd like to do this first and then move to work on the
> next.  I also added a new config option to enable it by default.
> 
>  * changes in v6:
>   - separate struct hist_iter_ops (Jiri)
>   - check iter->he before calling ->add_entry_cb (Jiri)
>   - fix locking issue on perf top (Jiri)

I have changes on top of this patchset and all looks great, I was
just going throught this again and wanted to send my ack, but it
no longer merges to the acme's perf/core.

Could you please send updated version, and I'll finish the
review.. I promise ;-)

thanks,
jirka