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SubjectRe: [PATCHv3 00/19] perf tools: Factor ordered samples queue
On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 12:10:09PM -0300, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:

SNIP

> >
> > should be good to go..
> >
> > Namhyung pointed out performance implications for patch 17:
> > perf tools: Always force PERF_RECORD_FINISHED_ROUND event
>
> I haven't seen this comment, just saw David, IIUC, having problems using
> the whole patchkit, David?
>
> My tests were more to counter what he said, i.e. that:
>
> <quote David Ahern>
> No overload condition, no dropped chunks message - yet can't process
> events
> </>
>
> I see no overload condition, no dropped chunks message, I was pounding
> the machine with a big load and could process the events, so all seems
> well.
>
> And from the discussion I understood that patch 17 is the most important
> one, agreed by you and Adrian, right?

yes, it drives the flush (in report) to happen

Namhyung pointed out, that now we store extra event for
non-tracepoint events sessions.. which might have performance
implications:

http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=140266032913387&w=2


>
> I.e. the other ones are refactorings to make it have better naming and
> to allow it being used elsewhere (builtin-trace.c, whee), but still need
> some more polishing/testing, is that right?

correct.. I plan to polish the debug output patchset,
I dont think I've got comments for the rest

jirka


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