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Re: [RFC/PATCH] perf report: Show random usage tip on the help line

From Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [RFC/PATCH] perf report: Show random usage tip on the help line
Date 2016-01-05 22:00 +0100
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Em Wed, Jan 06, 2016 at 04:19:25AM +0900, Namhyung Kim escreveu:
> Hi Arnaldo,
> 
> On Tue, Jan 05, 2016 at 01:40:10PM -0300, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> > Em Tue, Jan 05, 2016 at 07:43:07PM +0900, Namhyung Kim escreveu:
> > > On Tue, Jan 05, 2016 at 02:32:47PM +0800, Wangnan (F) wrote:
> > > >  3. What about creating a tools/perf/Documentation/tips.txt and generate
> > > > tips table dynamically?

> > > I don't see much difference doing that.  I guess most of users don't
> > > want to go to see the documentation anyway.  Do I miss something?

> > Yes, I think what he suggests is to use:
> >   	tips = strlist__new("file://tools/perf/Documentation/tips.txt", NULL);
> > 	tip = strlist__entry(tips, random() % strlist__nr_entries(tips));

> > Or even do as 'perf trace' does, and have a directory with one file per
> > tip, see 005438a8eef0 ("perf trace: Support 'strace' syscall event
> > groups")
 
> Thanks for the info.  It's really easy doing that, nice..
 
> I understand what he suggesting, but not why. :)

Because then adding new tips will not require rebuilding the tool?

I thought you didn't understood his point, judging by your "I guess most
of users don't want to go to see the documentation anyway" statement,
which I thought meant you thought that users would have to look at some
man-page or documentation directory to go find some particular file with
the tips...

- Arnaldo
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[RFC/PATCH] perf report: Show random usage tip on the help line Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2016-01-05 06:40 +0100
  Re: [RFC/PATCH] perf report: Show random usage tip on the help line "Wangnan (F)" <wangnan0@huawei.com> - 2016-01-05 07:40 +0100
    Re: [RFC/PATCH] perf report: Show random usage tip on the help line Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2016-01-05 11:50 +0100
      Re: [RFC/PATCH] perf report: Show random usage tip on the help line Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org> - 2016-01-05 17:50 +0100
        Re: [RFC/PATCH] perf report: Show random usage tip on the help line Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2016-01-05 20:30 +0100
          Re: [RFC/PATCH] perf report: Show random usage tip on the help line Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org> - 2016-01-05 22:00 +0100
            Re: [RFC/PATCH] perf report: Show random usage tip on the help line Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org> - 2016-01-05 22:00 +0100
              Re: [RFC/PATCH] perf report: Show random usage tip on the help line Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2016-01-06 00:30 +0100
                Re: [RFC/PATCH] perf report: Show random usage tip on the help line Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org> - 2016-01-06 02:50 +0100
      Re: [RFC/PATCH] perf report: Show random usage tip on the help line Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org> - 2016-01-05 22:00 +0100
        Re: [RFC/PATCH] perf report: Show random usage tip on the help line Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2016-01-06 00:40 +0100
          Re: [RFC/PATCH] perf report: Show random usage tip on the help line Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org> - 2016-01-06 03:00 +0100
          Re: [RFC/PATCH] perf report: Show random usage tip on the help line Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org> - 2016-01-08 16:50 +0100

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