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perf tools: Add +field argument support for --sort option

Adding support to add field(s) to default sort order via using the '+'
prefix, like for report:

$ perf report
Samples: 2K of event 'cycles', Event count (approx.): 882172583
Overhead Command Shared Object Symbol
7.39% swapper [kernel.kallsyms] [k] intel_idle
1.97% firefox libpthread-2.17.so [.] pthread_mutex_lock
1.39% firefox [snd_hda_intel] [k] azx_get_position
1.11% firefox libpthread-2.17.so [.] pthread_mutex_unlock

$ perf report -s +cpu
Samples: 2K of event 'cycles', Event count (approx.): 882172583
Overhead Command Shared Object Symbol CPU
2.89% swapper [kernel.kallsyms] [k] intel_idle 000
2.61% swapper [kernel.kallsyms] [k] intel_idle 002
1.20% swapper [kernel.kallsyms] [k] intel_idle 001
0.82% firefox libpthread-2.17.so [.] pthread_mutex_lock 002

Works in general for commands using --sort option.

v2 with changes suggested:
- Use dynamic memory instead static buffer
- Fix error message typo

Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Cc: Corey Ashford <cjashfor@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com>
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Cc: Jean Pihet <jean.pihet@linaro.org>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20140823125948.GA1193@krava.brq.redhat.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>

authored by

Jiri Olsa and committed by
Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
1a1c0ffb c88f2096

+36 -1
+36 -1
tools/perf/util/sort.c
··· 1446 1446 return default_sort_orders[sort__mode]; 1447 1447 } 1448 1448 1449 + static int setup_sort_order(void) 1450 + { 1451 + char *new_sort_order; 1452 + 1453 + /* 1454 + * Append '+'-prefixed sort order to the default sort 1455 + * order string. 1456 + */ 1457 + if (!sort_order || is_strict_order(sort_order)) 1458 + return 0; 1459 + 1460 + if (sort_order[1] == '\0') { 1461 + error("Invalid --sort key: `+'"); 1462 + return -EINVAL; 1463 + } 1464 + 1465 + /* 1466 + * We allocate new sort_order string, but we never free it, 1467 + * because it's checked over the rest of the code. 1468 + */ 1469 + if (asprintf(&new_sort_order, "%s,%s", 1470 + get_default_sort_order(), sort_order + 1) < 0) { 1471 + error("Not enough memory to set up --sort"); 1472 + return -ENOMEM; 1473 + } 1474 + 1475 + sort_order = new_sort_order; 1476 + return 0; 1477 + } 1478 + 1449 1479 static int __setup_sorting(void) 1450 1480 { 1451 1481 char *tmp, *tok, *str; 1452 - const char *sort_keys = sort_order; 1482 + const char *sort_keys; 1453 1483 int ret = 0; 1454 1484 1485 + ret = setup_sort_order(); 1486 + if (ret) 1487 + return ret; 1488 + 1489 + sort_keys = sort_order; 1455 1490 if (sort_keys == NULL) { 1456 1491 if (is_strict_order(field_order)) { 1457 1492 /*