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1 files changed, 47 insertions, 29 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 0bde31bc8e2..a1b99eeac3c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -26,13 +26,20 @@
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sched.h>
+enum write_mode_t {
+ WRITE_FORCE,
+ WRITE_APPEND
+};
+
static int *fd[MAX_NR_CPUS][MAX_COUNTERS];
+static unsigned int user_interval = UINT_MAX;
static long default_interval = 0;
static int nr_cpus = 0;
static unsigned int page_size;
static unsigned int mmap_pages = 128;
+static unsigned int user_freq = UINT_MAX;
static int freq = 1000;
static int output;
static int pipe_output = 0;
@@ -48,8 +55,7 @@ static pid_t *all_tids = NULL;
static int thread_num = 0;
static pid_t child_pid = -1;
static bool inherit = true;
-static bool force = false;
-static bool append_file = false;
+static enum write_mode_t write_mode = WRITE_FORCE;
static bool call_graph = false;
static bool inherit_stat = false;
static bool no_samples = false;
@@ -257,10 +263,19 @@ static void create_counter(int counter, int cpu)
if (nr_counters > 1)
attr->sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_ID;
- if (freq) {
- attr->sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD;
- attr->freq = 1;
- attr->sample_freq = freq;
+ /*
+ * We default some events to a 1 default interval. But keep
+ * it a weak assumption overridable by the user.
+ */
+ if (!attr->sample_period || (user_freq != UINT_MAX &&
+ user_interval != UINT_MAX)) {
+ if (freq) {
+ attr->sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD;
+ attr->freq = 1;
+ attr->sample_freq = freq;
+ } else {
+ attr->sample_period = default_interval;
+ }
}
if (no_samples)
@@ -467,26 +482,19 @@ static int __cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv)
if (!strcmp(output_name, "-"))
pipe_output = 1;
else if (!stat(output_name, &st) && st.st_size) {
- if (!force) {
- if (!append_file) {
- pr_err("Error, output file %s exists, use -A "
- "to append or -f to overwrite.\n",
- output_name);
- exit(-1);
- }
- } else {
+ if (write_mode == WRITE_FORCE) {
char oldname[PATH_MAX];
snprintf(oldname, sizeof(oldname), "%s.old",
output_name);
unlink(oldname);
rename(output_name, oldname);
}
- } else {
- append_file = false;
+ } else if (write_mode == WRITE_APPEND) {
+ write_mode = WRITE_FORCE;
}
flags = O_CREAT|O_RDWR;
- if (append_file)
+ if (write_mode == WRITE_APPEND)
file_new = 0;
else
flags |= O_TRUNC;
@@ -500,7 +508,8 @@ static int __cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv)
exit(-1);
}
- session = perf_session__new(output_name, O_WRONLY, force);
+ session = perf_session__new(output_name, O_WRONLY,
+ write_mode == WRITE_FORCE);
if (session == NULL) {
pr_err("Not enough memory for reading perf file header\n");
return -1;
@@ -721,6 +730,8 @@ static const char * const record_usage[] = {
NULL
};
+static bool force, append_file;
+
static const struct option options[] = {
OPT_CALLBACK('e', "event", NULL, "event",
"event selector. use 'perf list' to list available events",
@@ -742,14 +753,14 @@ static const struct option options[] = {
OPT_INTEGER('C', "profile_cpu", &profile_cpu,
"CPU to profile on"),
OPT_BOOLEAN('f', "force", &force,
- "overwrite existing data file"),
- OPT_LONG('c', "count", &default_interval,
+ "overwrite existing data file (deprecated)"),
+ OPT_LONG('c', "count", &user_interval,
"event period to sample"),
OPT_STRING('o', "output", &output_name, "file",
"output file name"),
OPT_BOOLEAN('i', "inherit", &inherit,
"child tasks inherit counters"),
- OPT_INTEGER('F', "freq", &freq,
+ OPT_INTEGER('F', "freq", &user_freq,
"profile at this frequency"),
OPT_INTEGER('m', "mmap-pages", &mmap_pages,
"number of mmap data pages"),
@@ -770,7 +781,6 @@ static const struct option options[] = {
int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
{
- int counter;
int i,j;
argc = parse_options(argc, argv, options, record_usage,
@@ -779,6 +789,16 @@ int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
!system_wide && profile_cpu == -1)
usage_with_options(record_usage, options);
+ if (force && append_file) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "Can't overwrite and append at the same time."
+ " You need to choose between -f and -A");
+ usage_with_options(record_usage, options);
+ } else if (append_file) {
+ write_mode = WRITE_APPEND;
+ } else {
+ write_mode = WRITE_FORCE;
+ }
+
symbol__init();
if (!nr_counters) {
@@ -818,6 +838,11 @@ int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
if (!event_array)
return -ENOMEM;
+ if (user_interval != UINT_MAX)
+ default_interval = user_interval;
+ if (user_freq != UINT_MAX)
+ freq = user_freq;
+
/*
* User specified count overrides default frequency.
*/
@@ -830,12 +855,5 @@ int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
- for (counter = 0; counter < nr_counters; counter++) {
- if (attrs[counter].sample_period)
- continue;
-
- attrs[counter].sample_period = default_interval;
- }
-
return __cmd_record(argc, argv);
}