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Re: [PATCH 9/9] trace2: add global counters

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JHJeff Hostetler <git@jeffhostetler.com>
Date
Dec 22, 2021, 22:18 UTC
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On 12/20/21 12:14 PM, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote:
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> On Mon, Dec 20 2021, Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget wrote:
> 
>> From: Jeff Hostetler <jeffhost@microsoft.com>
>> [...]
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>> +	int nr_threads = 0;
>> +	int k;
>> +	pthread_t *pids = NULL;
>> +
>> +	if (argc != 3)
>> +		die("%s", usage_error);
>> +	if (get_i(&data.v1, argv[0]))
>> +		die("%s", usage_error);
>> +	if (get_i(&data.v2, argv[1]))
>> +		die("%s", usage_error);
>> +	if (get_i(&nr_threads, argv[2]))
>> +		die("%s", usage_error);
> 
> A partial nit on existing code, as this just extends the pattern, but
> couldn't much of this get_i() etc. just be made redundant by simply
> using the parse-options.c API here?  I.e. OPTION_INTEGER and using named
> arguments would do the validation or you.

I suppose. It just seemed like a little overkill setting things up for such a simple and isolated test. And the cut-n-paste was quick enough for my purposes.

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>> +# Exercise the global counter in a loop and confirm that we get the
>> +# expected sum in an event record.
>> +#
>> +
>> +have_counter_event () {
>> +	thread=$1
>> +	name=$2
>> +	value=$3
>> +	file=$4
>> +
>> +	grep "\"event\":\"counter\".*\"thread\":\"${thread}\".*\"name\":\"${name}\".*\"value\":${value}" $file
>> +
>> +	return $?
>> +}
> 
> It looks like there's no helper, but this is the Nth thing I see where
> wish our "test_region" helper were just a bit more generalized. I.e.:
> 
>      test_trace2 --match=counter --match=thread=$thread --match=name=$name --match=value=$value <trace>
> 
> With test_region just being a wrapper for something like:
> 
>      test_trace2 --match=region_enter --match=category=$category --match=label=$label <trace> &&
>      test_trace2 --match=region_leave --match=category=$category --match=label=$label <trace>

Yes, that would be nice. But I don't think we should start that in the middle of this patch series. Perhaps you could start a top-level message with a fleshed out proposal and let everyone discuss it.

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>> +static void tr2main_emit_summary_counters(uint64_t us_elapsed_absolute)
>> +{
>> +	struct tr2_tgt *tgt_j;
>> +	int j;
>> +	struct tr2ctr_block merged;
>> +
>> +	memset(&merged, 0, sizeof(merged));
> 
> nit: more memset v.s. "{ 0 }".
Yeah, but lldb wouldn't stop complaining until it was "= { { { 0 } } }"
Jeff
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Message 36 of 55 in “Trace2 stopwatch timers and global counters”
  1. 0/9 Trace2 stopwatch timers and global countersJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Dec 20, 2021
  2. 1/9 trace2: use size_t alloc,nr_open_regions in tr2tls_thread_ctxJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Dec 20, 2021
  3. 2/9 trace2: convert tr2tls_thread_ctx.thread_name from strbuf to char*Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Dec 20, 2021
  4. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonDec 20, 2021
  5. Jeff HostetlerDec 20, 2021
  6. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonDec 20, 2021
  7. Jeff HostetlerDec 22, 2021
  8. Junio C HamanoDec 21, 2021
  9. Junio C HamanoDec 21, 2021
  10. Jeff HostetlerDec 22, 2021
  11. Junio C HamanoDec 22, 2021
  12. 3/9 trace2: defer free of TLS CTX until program exit.Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Dec 20, 2021
  13. Junio C HamanoDec 21, 2021
  14. Jeff HostetlerDec 22, 2021
  15. Junio C HamanoDec 22, 2021
  16. Jeff HostetlerDec 22, 2021
  17. Johannes SixtDec 23, 2021
  18. Junio C HamanoDec 23, 2021
  19. Jeff HostetlerDec 27, 2021
  20. 4/9 trace2: add thread-name override to event targetJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Dec 20, 2021
  21. 5/9 trace2: add thread-name override to perf targetJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Dec 20, 2021
  22. 6/9 trace2: add timer events to perf and event target formatsJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Dec 20, 2021
  23. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonDec 20, 2021
  24. Jeff HostetlerDec 20, 2021
  25. Derrick StoleeDec 21, 2021
  26. 8/9 trace2: add counter events to perf and event target formatsJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Dec 20, 2021
  27. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonDec 20, 2021
  28. Jeff HostetlerDec 22, 2021
  29. 7/9 trace2: add stopwatch timersJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Dec 20, 2021
  30. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonDec 20, 2021
  31. Jeff HostetlerDec 22, 2021
  32. Derrick StoleeDec 21, 2021
  33. Jeff HostetlerDec 22, 2021
  34. 9/9 trace2: add global countersJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Dec 20, 2021
  35. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonDec 20, 2021
  36. Jeff HostetlerDec 22, 2021
  37. Derrick StoleeDec 21, 2021
  38. Matheus TavaresDec 21, 2021
  39. 0/9 Trace2 stopwatch timers and global countersJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Dec 28, 2021
  40. 1/9 trace2: use size_t alloc,nr_open_regions in tr2tls_thread_ctxJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Dec 28, 2021
  41. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonDec 29, 2021
  42. 2/9 trace2: convert tr2tls_thread_ctx.thread_name from strbuf to flex arrayJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Dec 28, 2021
  43. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonDec 29, 2021
  44. Jeff HostetlerDec 29, 2021
  45. 3/9 trace2: defer free of thread local storage until program exit.Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Dec 28, 2021
  46. 4/9 trace2: add thread-name override to event targetJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Dec 28, 2021
  47. 7/9 trace2: add stopwatch timersJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Dec 28, 2021
  48. 5/9 trace2: add thread-name override to perf targetJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Dec 28, 2021
  49. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonDec 29, 2021
  50. Jeff HostetlerDec 29, 2021
  51. 6/9 trace2: add timer events to perf and event target formatsJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Dec 28, 2021
  52. 8/9 trace2: add counter events to perf and event target formatsJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Dec 28, 2021
  53. 9/9 trace2: add global countersJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Dec 28, 2021
  54. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonDec 29, 2021
  55. Jeff HostetlerDec 30, 2021

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