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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/9] perf tools: add test for reading object code
On 31/07/2013 8:43 p.m., Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> Em Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 12:11:13AM +0300, Adrian Hunter escreveu:
>> On 29/07/2013 9:28 a.m., Namhyung Kim wrote:
>>>> +
>>>> +static int do_test_code_reading(void)
>>>> +{
>>>> + struct machines machines;
>>>> + struct machine *machine;
>>>> + struct thread *thread;
>>>> + struct perf_record_opts opts = {
>>>> + .mmap_pages = UINT_MAX,
>>>> + .user_freq = UINT_MAX,
>>>> + .user_interval = ULLONG_MAX,
>>>> + .freq = 40000,
>>>
>>> Is it intended to use the freq of 40000 instead of 4000 (default)?
>>
>> Yes. The "workload" is small so a higher sampling rate is preferable.
>
> But preferably one that is less than:
>
> [root@zoo ~]# cat /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_max_sample_rate
> 25000
> [root@zoo ~]#
>
> That is the reason why this test is failing on this Ivy Bridge notebook:
>
> [root@zoo ~]# dmesg | grep perf_event_max_sample_rate
> [ 4068.969761] perf samples too long (2552> 2500), lowering kernel.perf_event_max_sample_rate to 50000
> [ 4069.842176] perf samples too long (5039> 5000), lowering kernel.perf_event_max_sample_rate to 25000
> [root@zoo ~]#
>
> Look at kernel/events/core.c.
>
> So keeping it at 4k may not be a bad idea, or at least have code that reads
> /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_max_sample_rate if using the highest freq is
> desired.

I dropped it to 4k in V3.



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