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SubjectRe: [PATCHv2 00/25] perf tool: Add support for multiple data file storage
On Mon, Sep 09, 2013 at 01:55:18PM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 09, 2013 at 01:36:41PM +0200, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> > On Mon, Sep 09, 2013 at 01:17:49PM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > > On Sun, Sep 01, 2013 at 12:36:11PM +0200, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> > This patchset is actually doing 3 essential things:
> > 1) adds new perf data format version (v3)
> > 2) adds class/object to handle perf data file
> > 3) adds record '-M size' option
>
> So the -M thing is where the multiple files stuff comes from, right?
> What's the purpose of this? Why would I care how big these files get,
> surely filesystems handle 4g+ files these days.

my usage currently is to having this running during the day:
(well whenever I remember to run it.. ;-) )

[jolsa@krava perf]$ sudo ./perf record -g -M 1m -a

and checking report when the system or app get stuck

with multiple files I can just easily (or automaticaly)
remove old ones without restarting session

>
> > > The only reason I wanted this is so that each thread can write its own
> > > data. The current one file thing is an immense bottle-neck for big
> > > machines.
> > >
> >
> > I haven't considered the thread based storage yet, but I
> > think having the simplified format and centralized file
> > handling will only help.
>
> Please do consider it now, it'd suck to have to change the file format
> thing yet again.

ook

>
> With both per-thread and size limited your filename generation needs
> some extra bits I suppose.

yep, and probably some merging at the end

jirka


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