[Intel-gfx] [igt-dev] [PATCH i-g-t] intel_gpu_top: Document how to use JSON output

Matthew Auld matthew.william.auld at gmail.com
Thu Apr 1 15:12:29 UTC 2021


On Thu, 1 Apr 2021 at 15:58, Tvrtko Ursulin
<tvrtko.ursulin at linux.intel.com> wrote:
>
>
> On 01/04/2021 15:49, Matthew Auld wrote:
> > On Wed, 31 Mar 2021 at 10:12, Tvrtko Ursulin
> > <tvrtko.ursulin at linux.intel.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> From: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin at intel.com>
> >>
> >> Put a note on how to use JSON output into the man page.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin at intel.com>
> >> References: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/igt-gpu-tools/-/issues/100
> >> ---
> >>   man/intel_gpu_top.rst | 5 +++++
> >>   1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/man/intel_gpu_top.rst b/man/intel_gpu_top.rst
> >> index f6d74852558b..94fdc6520fd3 100644
> >> --- a/man/intel_gpu_top.rst
> >> +++ b/man/intel_gpu_top.rst
> >> @@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ Filter types: ::
> >>       pci      pci:[vendor=%04x/name][,device=%04x][,card=%d]
> >>                vendor is hex number or vendor name
> >>
> >> +JSON OUTPUT
> >> +===========
> >> +
> >> +To parse the JSON as output by the tool the consumer should wrap its entirety into square brackets ([ ]). This will make each sample point an JSON array element and will avoid "Multiple root elements" JSON validation error.
> >> +
> >
> > a JSON array element
> >
> > It could be argued that this should go into LIMITATIONS?
>
> Hm yes, 50-50 or you lean more towards limitations? Otherwise inertia
> says it can also stay as is.

Just keep it as-is.

>
> Regards,
>
> Tvrtko
>
> > Acked-by: Matthew Auld <matthew.auld at intel.com>
> >
> >>   LIMITATIONS
> >>   ===========
> >>
> >> --
> >> 2.27.0
> >>
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