Re: [PATCH] Revert "perf report: Treat an argument as a symbol filter"

[Namhyung Kim]

On Thu, Sep 17, 2020 at 12:15 PM Wei Li  wrote:
>
> Since commit 6db6127c4dad ("perf report: Treat an argument as a symbol
> filter"), the only one unrecognized argument for perf-report is treated
> as a symbol filter. This is not described in man page nor help info,
> and the result is really confusing, especially when it's misspecified by
> the user (e.g. missing -i for perf.data).

How about adding documentation then?

Thanks
Namhyung

>
> As we can use "--symbol-filter=" if we really want to filter a symbol,
> it may be better to revert this misfeature.
>
> Signed-off-by: Wei Li 
> ---
>  tools/perf/builtin-report.c | 8 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
> index 3c74c9c0f3c3..f57ebc1bcd20 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
> @@ -1317,13 +1317,9 @@ int cmd_report(int argc, const char **argv)
> argc = parse_options(argc, argv, options, report_usage, 0);
> if (argc) {
> /*
> -* Special case: if there's an argument left then assume that
> -* it's a symbol filter:
> +* Any (unrecognized) arguments left?
>  */
> -   if (argc > 1)
> -   usage_with_options(report_usage, options);
> -
> -   report.symbol_filter_str = argv[0];
> +   usage_with_options(report_usage, options);
> }
>
> if (annotate_check_args(_opts) < 0)
> --
> 2.17.1
>

[PATCH] Revert "perf report: Treat an argument as a symbol filter"

[Wei Li]

Since commit 6db6127c4dad ("perf report: Treat an argument as a symbol
filter"), the only one unrecognized argument for perf-report is treated
as a symbol filter. This is not described in man page nor help info,
and the result is really confusing, especially when it's misspecified by
the user (e.g. missing -i for perf.data).

As we can use "--symbol-filter=" if we really want to filter a symbol,
it may be better to revert this misfeature.

Signed-off-by: Wei Li 
---
 tools/perf/builtin-report.c | 8 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 3c74c9c0f3c3..f57ebc1bcd20 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -1317,13 +1317,9 @@ int cmd_report(int argc, const char **argv)
argc = parse_options(argc, argv, options, report_usage, 0);
if (argc) {
/*
-* Special case: if there's an argument left then assume that
-* it's a symbol filter:
+* Any (unrecognized) arguments left?
 */
-   if (argc > 1)
-   usage_with_options(report_usage, options);
-
-   report.symbol_filter_str = argv[0];
+   usage_with_options(report_usage, options);
}
 
if (annotate_check_args(_opts) < 0)
-- 
2.17.1