Re: [PATCH 1/2] perf pt: Mark PT return events as "return"

From	Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: [PATCH 1/2] perf pt: Mark PT return events as "return"
Date	2016-05-24 03:00 +0200
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On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 03:05:08PM +0300, Adrian Hunter wrote:
> On 20/05/16 22:52, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > From: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
> > 
> > With perf script --itrace=cr we can synthesize calls and returns out of
> > a PT log. However both calls and returns are marked with the same event,
> > called branches. This makes it difficult to read and post process,
> > because calls and returns are somewhat diffferent.
> 
> Did you consider the sample flags?
> e.g.

True. But reporting it in the event name looks nicer, so I think the patch
is still useful.

-Andi

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[PATCH 1/2] perf pt: Mark PT return events as "return" Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org> - 2016-05-20 22:00 +0200
  Re: [PATCH 1/2] perf pt: Mark PT return events as "return" Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com> - 2016-05-23 14:10 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 1/2] perf pt: Mark PT return events as "return" Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com> - 2016-05-24 03:00 +0200

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