On 2020-03-31 23:45, Paolo Bonzini wrote: > On 31/03/20 22:00, Stefan Raspl wrote: >> @@ -1523,14 +1535,20 @@ def log(stats, opts, frmt, keys): >> """Prints statistics as reiterating key block, multiple value blocks.""" >> line = 0 >> banner_repeat = 20 >> + banner_printed = False >> + >> while True: >> try: >> time.sleep(opts.set_delay) >> - if line % banner_repeat == 0: >> + if line % banner_repeat == 0 and not banner_printed: >> print(frmt.get_banner()) >> - print(datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") + >> - frmt.get_statline(keys, stats.get())) >> + banner_printed = True > > Can't skip_zero_records be handled here instead? > > values = stats.get() > if not opts.skip_zero_records or \ > any((values[k].delta != 0 for k in keys): > statline = frmt.get_statline(keys, values) > print(datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") + statline) I wanted to avoid such an extra check for performance reasons. Granted, I have to do something likewise (i.e. checking for non-zero values) in my patch for csv records, but at least for the standard format things are a bit less costly (avoiding an extra pass over the data). Ciao, Stefan