On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 20:18:55 +0200 peter enderborg <peter.enderborg@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > The "%p" gets obfuscated when printed from the trace file by default > > now. But they are consistent (where the same pointer shows up as the > > same hash). > > > > It's used mainly to map together events. For example, if you print the > > address of a skb in the networking events, it's good to know what > > events reference the same skb, and the pointer is used for that. > > So what is your opinion on ssid? I dont mind removing them > now since people dont like it and the strong use-case is not > strong (yet). Is there any problem to put getting them back > later if useful? And then before the strings so the evaluation > of filter first come on number before stings Or is there already > some mechanism that optimize for that? It's up to the owner of the trace event. I only replied to why pointers in general are useful, but they are mostly just "ids" to map to other trace events. We have the libtraceevent that should be used for parsing raw trace events in binary form. The library (which currently lives in the kernel's tools/lib/traceeevnt directory) I'm trying to get to have its own home that distros can package. It should never be an issue adding another field to an event, as the library gives the tools the ability to find a field of an event regardless of where it is positioned, and also let the tools know if the field exists or not. If that's what you are asking. -- Steve
