Re: [PATCH 09/10] perf tools: Make 'trace' sort key default for tracepoint events

[Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com>]

On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 11:26:52PM +0900, Namhyung Kim wrote:
> When an evlist contains tracepoint events only, use 'trace' sort key as
> default.  This will make users more convenient to see trace result.
> 
> Suggested-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com>
> Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
> Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
> ---
>  tools/perf/util/sort.c | 22 +++++++++++++++++-----
>  1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
> index f38a0577967a..43cb9b638718 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
> @@ -2067,7 +2067,7 @@ static int sort_dimension__add(const char *tok,
>  	return -ESRCH;
>  }
>  
> -static const char *get_default_sort_order(void)
> +static const char *get_default_sort_order(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
>  {
>  	const char *default_sort_orders[] = {
>  		default_sort_order,
> @@ -2076,13 +2076,25 @@ static const char *get_default_sort_order(void)
>  		default_top_sort_order,
>  		default_diff_sort_order,
>  	};
> +	bool use_trace = true;
> +	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
>  
>  	BUG_ON(sort__mode >= ARRAY_SIZE(default_sort_orders));
>  
> +	evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel) {
> +		if (evsel->attr.type != PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT) {
> +			use_trace = false;
> +			break;
> +		}
> +	}
> +
> +	if (use_trace)
> +		return "trace";

I wonder it'd be little 'nicer' to keep the current style
for sort orders for tracepoint even thought it has just single
column.. like adding:
  - default_tracepoint_sort_order = "trace"
  - SORT_MODE__TRACEPOINT

jirka

> +
>  	return default_sort_orders[sort__mode];
>  }

SNIP