Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] perf record: implement -z=<level> and --mmap-flush=<thres> options

[Alexey Budankov <alexey.budankov@linux.intel.com>]

On 21.02.2019 12:47, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 20, 2019 at 05:15:13PM +0300, Alexey Budankov wrote:
>>
>> On 12.02.2019 16:08, Jiri Olsa wrote:
>>> On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 11:22:38PM +0300, Alexey Budankov wrote:
>>>
>>> SNIP
>>>
>>>> -	if (rec->opts.nr_cblocks > nr_cblocks_max)
>>>> -		rec->opts.nr_cblocks = nr_cblocks_max;
>>>> -	if (verbose > 0)
>>>> -		pr_info("nr_cblocks: %d\n", rec->opts.nr_cblocks);
>>>> +	if (rec->opts.comp_level > 22)
>>>> +		rec->opts.comp_level = 0;
>>>> +	if (record__comp_enabled(rec) && !rec->opts.nr_cblocks) {
>>>> +		 /*
>>>> +		  * Allocate aio.data[0] buffer for compression.
>>>> +		  */
>>>> +		rec->opts.nr_cblocks = -1;
>>>> +	}
>>>
>>> I assume you're using aio.data[0] as a buffer for non-aio case
>>> as compression buffer.. if that's the case, please dont do that
>>> and use separate buffer for that
>>
>> Do you want it to be one more field in the mmap struct or 
>> aio related fields still could be reworked?
> 
> I dont like it to use aio buffers if it's generic feature,
> so please add new pointer for the needed buffer

Ok.

Thanks,
Alexey

> 
> jirka
>