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SubjectRe: Nested events with zero deltas, can use absolute timestamps instead?
On Fri, 24 May 2019 08:11:12 -0700
Jason Behmer <jbehmer@google.com> wrote:

> > > What do you think of that?
> >
> > I don't think that's confusing if its well documented. Have the user
> > flag called "force_absolute_timestamps", that way it's not something
> > that the user will think that we wont have absolute timestamps if it is
> > zero. Have the documentation say:
> >
> > Various utilities within the tracing system require that the ring
> > buffer uses absolute timestamps. But you may force the ring buffer to
> > always use it, which will give you unique timings with nested tracing
> > at the cost of more usage in the ring buffer.
> >
> > -- Steve
>
> Ah, I was thinking of doing this within the existing timestamp_mode
> config file. Having a separate file does make it much less confusing.

Not a separate file, but a new tracing option.

-- Steve

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