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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 6/7] perf record: Add switch-output size option argument
    On Tue, Jan 03, 2017 at 09:23:18AM -0700, David Ahern wrote:
    > On 1/3/17 9:12 AM, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
    > > Em Tue, Jan 03, 2017 at 08:33:35AM -0700, David Ahern escreveu:
    > >> On 1/3/17 1:19 AM, Jiri Olsa wrote:
    > >>> It's now possible to specify the threshold size for
    > >>> perf.data like:
    > >>>
    > >>> $ perf record --switch-output=2G ...
    > >>>
    > >>> Once it's reached, the current data are dumped in to the
    > >>> perf.data.<timestamp> file and session does on.
    > >>
    > >> How about something like max-file-size instead of switch-output?
    > >
    > > Well, I think he wants to use the "switch-output" semantic, which will
    > > go on "slicing" the output into multiple files according to the
    > > specified criteria, be it the existing signal one or a file size.

    yea, I wanted to keep current option.. which I think
    we will have to keep in any case

    > >
    > > "max-file-size" looks like a hard limit, no hint about producing
    > > multiple files.
    >
    > Sure, my point is that switch-output is an odd name for the option.
    >
    > file-slice?

    I actually don't mind the current switch-output=signal/size/time,
    because we change/switch the output file on various conditions:
    signal/size/time ;-)

    jirka

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