[PATCH v14 15/19] perf, tools: Support long descriptions with perf list

[Sukadev Bhattiprolu]

Previously we were dropping the useful longer descriptions that some
events have in the event list completely. This patch makes them appear with
perf list.

Old perf list:

baclears:
  baclears.all
       [Counts the number of baclears]

vs new:

perf list -v:
...
baclears:
  baclears.all
       [The BACLEARS event counts the number of times the front end is
        resteered, mainly when the Branch Prediction Unit cannot provide
	a correct prediction and this is corrected by the Branch Address
	Calculator at the front end. The BACLEARS.ANY event counts the
        number of baclears for any type of branch]

Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak at linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Sukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev at linux.vnet.ibm.com>

Changelog[v14]
	- [Jiri Olsa] Break up independent parts of the patch into
	  separate patches.
---
 tools/perf/builtin-list.c |   11 ++++++++---
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-list.c b/tools/perf/builtin-list.c
index 3f058f7..d0f7a18 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-list.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-list.c
@@ -22,10 +22,13 @@ int cmd_list(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 {
 	int i;
 	bool raw_dump = false;
+	bool long_desc_flag = false;
 	struct option list_options[] = {
 		OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "raw-dump", &raw_dump, "Dump raw events"),
 		OPT_BOOLEAN('d', "desc", &desc_flag,
 			    "Print extra event descriptions. --no-desc to not print."),
+		OPT_BOOLEAN('d', "long-desc", &long_desc_flag,
+			    "Print longer event descriptions."),
 		OPT_END()
 	};
 	const char * const list_usage[] = {
@@ -44,7 +47,7 @@ int cmd_list(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 		printf("\nList of pre-defined events (to be used in -e):\n\n");
 
 	if (argc == 0) {
-		print_events(NULL, raw_dump, !desc_flag);
+		print_events(NULL, raw_dump, !desc_flag, long_desc_flag);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -63,13 +66,15 @@ int cmd_list(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 			 strcmp(argv[i], "hwcache") == 0)
 			print_hwcache_events(NULL, raw_dump);
 		else if (strcmp(argv[i], "pmu") == 0)
-			print_pmu_events(NULL, raw_dump, !desc_flag);
+			print_pmu_events(NULL, raw_dump, !desc_flag,
+						long_desc_flag);
 		else {
 			char *sep = strchr(argv[i], ':'), *s;
 			int sep_idx;
 
 			if (sep == NULL) {
-				print_events(argv[i], raw_dump, !desc_flag);
+				print_events(argv[i], raw_dump, !desc_flag,
+							long_desc_flag);
 				continue;
 			}
 			sep_idx = sep - argv[i];
-- 
1.7.9.5