[PATCH v3 7/9] perf record: extend -D,--delay option with -1 value

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

Extend -D,--delay option with -1 to start collection
with events disabled to be enbled later by enable
command provided via control file descriptor.

Signed-off-by: Alexey Budankov <alexey.budankov@linux.intel.com>
---
 tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt |  5 +++--
 tools/perf/builtin-record.c              | 12 ++++++++----
 tools/perf/builtin-trace.c               |  2 +-
 tools/perf/util/record.h                 |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
index 561ef55743e2..c2c4ce7ccee2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
@@ -407,8 +407,9 @@ if combined with -a or -C options.
 
 -D::
 --delay=::
-After starting the program, wait msecs before measuring. This is useful to
-filter out the startup phase of the program, which is often very different.
+After starting the program, wait msecs before measuring (-1: start with events
+disabled). This is useful to filter out the startup phase of the program, which
+is often very different.
 
 -I::
 --intr-regs::
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index e4efdbf1a81e..44fba34bc5aa 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -1704,8 +1704,12 @@ static int __cmd_record(struct record *rec, int argc, const char **argv)
 	}
 
 	if (opts->initial_delay) {
-		usleep(opts->initial_delay * USEC_PER_MSEC);
-		evlist__enable(rec->evlist);
+		pr_info(EVLIST_DISABLED_MSG);
+		if (opts->initial_delay > 0) {
+			usleep(opts->initial_delay * USEC_PER_MSEC);
+			evlist__enable(rec->evlist);
+			pr_info(EVLIST_ENABLED_MSG);
+		}
 	}
 
 	trigger_ready(&auxtrace_snapshot_trigger);
@@ -2413,8 +2417,8 @@ static struct option __record_options[] = {
 	OPT_CALLBACK('G', "cgroup", &record.evlist, "name",
 		     "monitor event in cgroup name only",
 		     parse_cgroups),
-	OPT_UINTEGER('D', "delay", &record.opts.initial_delay,
-		  "ms to wait before starting measurement after program start"),
+	OPT_INTEGER('D', "delay", &record.opts.initial_delay,
+		  "ms to wait before starting measurement after program start (-1: start with events disabled )"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "kcore", &record.opts.kcore, "copy /proc/kcore"),
 	OPT_STRING('u', "uid", &record.opts.target.uid_str, "user",
 		   "user to profile"),
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index a46efb907bd4..63f69a927f3c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -4773,7 +4773,7 @@ int cmd_trace(int argc, const char **argv)
 			"per thread proc mmap processing timeout in ms"),
 	OPT_CALLBACK('G', "cgroup", &trace, "name", "monitor event in cgroup name only",
 		     trace__parse_cgroups),
-	OPT_UINTEGER('D', "delay", &trace.opts.initial_delay,
+	OPT_INTEGER('D', "delay", &trace.opts.initial_delay,
 		     "ms to wait before starting measurement after program "
 		     "start"),
 	OPTS_EVSWITCH(&trace.evswitch),
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/record.h b/tools/perf/util/record.h
index 923565c3b155..96a73bbd8cd4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/record.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/record.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ struct record_opts {
 	const char    *auxtrace_snapshot_opts;
 	const char    *auxtrace_sample_opts;
 	bool	      sample_transaction;
-	unsigned      initial_delay;
+	int	      initial_delay;
 	bool	      use_clockid;
 	clockid_t     clockid;
 	u64	      clockid_res_ns;
-- 
2.24.1