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SubjectRe: [PATCH 05/41] perf tools: Identify which comms are from exec
On 23/07/2014 5:09 p.m., Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> Em Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 11:07:52AM -0300, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo escreveu:
>> Em Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 02:43:08PM +0300, Adrian Hunter escreveu:
>>>>> @@ -106,6 +107,8 @@ int comm__override(struct comm *comm, const char *str, u64 timestamp)
>>>>> comm_str__put(old);
>>>>> comm->comm_str = new;
>>>>> comm->start = timestamp;
>>>>> + if (exec && !comm->exec)
>>>>> + comm->exec = true;
>>
>>>> Why do you need the !comm->exec test?
>>
>>> Dunno
>>
>> I saw that you kept it in the last patchkit submitted, I'll just drop
>> it, needless obfuscation.

Sorry I forgot.

>
> Also why do you need to "identify which comms are from exec", was it
> good for?

It is for grouping together all the data from a single execution, which
is needed for pairing calls and returns e.g. any outstanding calls when
a process exec's will never return.


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