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SubjectRe: [PATCH 2/3] perf tools: Allow to enable/disable events via control file
On Tue, Dec 15, 2020 at 01:03:32PM -0300, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> Em Tue, Dec 15, 2020 at 04:24:20PM +0100, Jiri Olsa escreveu:
> > On Tue, Dec 15, 2020 at 12:14:13PM -0300, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> > > Em Thu, Dec 10, 2020 at 09:43:29PM +0100, Jiri Olsa escreveu:
> > > > Adding new control events to enable/disable specific event.
> > > > The interface string for control file are:
> > > >
> > > > 'enable-<EVENT NAME>'
> > > > 'disable-<EVENT NAME>'
> > >
> > > Wwy do we have "enable-" as the "tag" for this?
> >
> > the whole 'enable-' is prefix for command that enables specific event
> > following '-' starts the event name
> >
> > >
> > > Also is it possible to use "enable sched:*" and have that match what is
> > > in the evlist and enable (or disable, if using "disable sched:*") what
> > > matches?
> >
> > yep, that should be possible to add
> >
> > >
> > > This second suggestion can be done on top of this, i.e. as an
> > > enhancement, but mixing up the command (enable, disable) with its
> > > arguments looks strange.
> >
> > the '-' determines that there's event name following,
> > pure 'enable' switches on everything
>
> I see it, but why not use the more natural ' ' space to separate the
> command from its arguments? Just like in a bash command line, say?
>
> I.e. why not:
>
> enable
>
> to enable everything, and:
>
> enable sched:sched_switch
>
> To enable just the "sched:sched_switch" event?

right, that's we discussed in the other patch thread,
I'll make the change

thanks,
jirka

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