Re: [Powertop] hrtimer events are not properly added -- is this bug or feature?

> Hello!
>
> In the function start_process_measurement() in the file
> src/process/do_process.cpp
> events are added to perf_bundle:
> 		perf_events->add_event("irq:softirq_entry");
> 		perf_events->add_event("irq:softirq_exit");
> 		perf_events->add_event("timer:timer_expire_entry");
> 		perf_events->add_event("timer:timer_expire_exit");
> 		perf_events->add_event("hrtimer_expire_entry");		/* !!! */
> 		perf_events->add_event("hrtimer_expire_exit");		/* !!! */
> 		if (!perf_events->add_event("power:cpu_idle")){
> 			perf_events->add_event("power:power_start");
> 			perf_events->add_event("power:power_end");
> 		}
>
> As you may see all events are prefixed with the subsystem name.
> All but hrtimer_expire_entry and hrtimer_expire_exit. And without "timer:"
> prefix
> these events are never catched.
>
> So I have added this prefix and see that events are intercepted as needed.
> But event parser complains about wrong event format:
>    unknown op '{'
>    failed to read event print fmt for hrtimer_expire_entry
>
> It seems that event parser can't handle square bracket in print format for
> the event:
> print fmt: "hrtimer=%p function=%pf now=%llu", REC->hrtimer,
> REC->function, (unsigned long long)(((ktime_t) { .tv64 = REC->now }).tv64)
>
> So is the absence of "timer:" prefix a bug or a commenting of non-working
> case?
I sent a note to Steve for a consult, seems its a bug. Steve sent a fix it
in the traceevent lib. Thanks for the report, please let me know if you
find something else.
>
> Thank you.
>
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> Best regards,
> Igor Zhbanov,
> Expert Software Engineer,
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>
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