perf tools: Optimize sample parsing for ordered events

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Currently when using ordered events we parse the sample twice (the
perf_evlist__parse_sample function). Once before we queue the sample for
sorting:

  perf_session__process_event
    perf_evlist__parse_sample(sample)
    perf_session__queue_event(sample.time)

And then when we deliver the sorted sample:

  ordered_events__deliver_event
    perf_evlist__parse_sample
    perf_session__deliver_event

We can skip the initial full sample parsing by using
perf_evlist__parse_sample_timestamp function, which got introduced
earlier. The new path looks like:

  perf_session__process_event
    perf_evlist__parse_sample_timestamp
    perf_session__queue_event

  ordered_events__deliver_event
    perf_session__deliver_event
      perf_evlist__parse_sample

It saves some instructions and is slightly faster:

Before:
 Performance counter stats for './perf.old report --stdio' (5 runs):

    64,396,007,225      cycles:u                                                      ( +-  0.97% )
   105,882,112,735      instructions:u            #    1.64  insn per cycle           ( +-  0.00% )

      21.618103465 seconds time elapsed                                          ( +-  1.12% )

After:
 Performance counter stats for './perf report --stdio' (5 runs):

    60,567,807,182      cycles:u                                                      ( +-  0.40% )
   104,853,333,514      instructions:u            #    1.73  insn per cycle           ( +-  0.00% )

      20.168895243 seconds time elapsed                                          ( +-  0.32% )

Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Cc: Wang Nan <wangnan0@huawei.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-cjp2tuk0qkjs9dxzlpmm34ua@git.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>

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Jiri Olsa 2017-08-03 13:21:14 +02:00 • committed by Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

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