Re: [PATCH v1] rtla: Save trace when option `--trace` is specified

[Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>]

On Tue, 4 Mar 2025 12:10:53 -0500
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> wrote:

> On Tue, 4 Mar 2025 09:16:11 +0100
> Tomas Glozar <tglozar@redhat.com> wrote:
> 
> > út 4. 3. 2025 v 9:00 odesílatel Tomas Glozar <tglozar@redhat.com> napsal:  
> > >
> > > So we need to stop tracing here, before we save the trace, if we want
> > > to do that. Perhaps combining this with the cleanup patch [1] and
> > > doing the stopping in save_trace_to_file would make sense?
> > >    
> > 
> > Also, the patch will also save the trace if running with -a and the
> > threshold was not violated, which is not what one usually wants, e.g.:
> > 
> > $ rtla osnoise top -c 0 -q -a 10000000 -d 5s
> >                                          Operating System Noise
> > 
> > duration:   0 00:00:05 | time is in us
> > CPU Period       Runtime        Noise  % CPU Aval   Max Noise   Max
> > Single          HW          NMI          IRQ      Softirq       Threa
> > d
> >  0 #4           4000000        37712    99.05720       10998
> > 555        7624            0         4011           34           2
> > 4
> >  Saving trace to osnoise_trace.txt
> > 
> > I believe it would be better to add a new option, something like
> > --force-trace, that would be used to save the trace even if there is
> > no threshold violation. -t/--trace and -a could then be used with the
> > same semantics as before.  
> 
> As long is this is what you expect to happen. I just wanted to point out
> that recording the trace while it is active means it may never stop
> recording. If that is OK, then I'm fine with the change.
>

I just noticed that this patch was never applied. Is it still something to add?

-- Steve