[PATCH v5 2/6] perf record: Get the first sample time and last sample time

Jin Yao
2017-10-20T15:33:07Z

In perf record, it's walked on all samples yet. So it's very easy to get
the first/last samples and save the time to perf file header via the
function write_sample_time().

In later, perf report/script will fetch the time from perf file header.

Change log:
-----------
v5: There is an issue that the sample walking can only work when
'--buildid-all' is not enabled. So we need to let the walking
be able to work even if '--buildid-all' is enabled and let the
processing skips the dso hit marking for this case.

At first, I want to provide a new option "--record-time-boundaries".
While after consideration, I think a new option is not very
necessary.

v3: Remove the definitions of first_sample_time and last_sample_time
from struct record and directly save them in perf_evlist.

Signed-off-by: Jin Yao <yao.jin@linux.intel.com>
---
tools/perf/builtin-record.c | 20 ++++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index a6cbf16..bd711e8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -391,8 +391,19 @@ static int process_sample_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
{
struct record *rec = container_of(tool, struct record, tool);

- rec->samples++;
+ if (rec->evlist->first_sample_time == 0)
+ rec->evlist->first_sample_time = sample->time;
+
+ rec->evlist->last_sample_time = sample->time;
+
+ /*
+ * If --buildid-all is given, it marks all DSO regardless of hits,
+ * so no need to process this sample.
+ */
+ if (rec->buildid_all)
+ return 0;

+ rec->samples++;
return build_id__mark_dso_hit(tool, event, sample, evsel, machine);
}

@@ -415,13 +426,6 @@ static int process_buildids(struct record *rec)
*/
symbol_conf.ignore_vmlinux_buildid = true;

- /*
- * If --buildid-all is given, it marks all DSO regardless of hits,
- * so no need to process samples.
- */
- if (rec->buildid_all)
- rec->tool.sample = NULL;
-
return perf_session__process_events(session);
}

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2.7.4