When osnoise hist does not observe any samples above the threshold,
no entries are recorded and the final report shows empty entries
for the usual statistics (count, min, max, avg):

    [~]# osnoise hist -d 5s -T 500
    # RTLA osnoise histogram
    # Time unit is microseconds (us)
    # Duration:   0 00:00:05
    Index
    over: 
    count:
    min:  
    avg:  
    max:  

That could lead users to confusing interpretations of the results.

A simple solution is to report 0 for count and the statistics, making it
clear that no noise (above the defined threshold) was observed:

    [~]# osnoise hist -d 5s -T 500
    # RTLA osnoise histogram
    # Time unit is microseconds (us)
    # Duration:   0 00:00:05
    Index
    over: 0
    count: 0
    min: 0
    avg: 0
    max: 0


Signed-off-by: Luis Claudio R. Goncalves <lgoncalv@redhat.com>
---
 tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_hist.c | 15 +++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_hist.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_hist.c
index 7be17d09f7e85..214e2c93fde01 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_hist.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_hist.c
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ osnoise_print_stats(struct osnoise_hist_params *params, struct osnoise_tool *too
 {
 	struct osnoise_hist_data *data = tool->data;
 	struct trace_instance *trace = &tool->trace;
+	int has_samples = 0;
 	int bucket, cpu;
 	int total;
 
@@ -402,11 +403,25 @@ osnoise_print_stats(struct osnoise_hist_params *params, struct osnoise_tool *too
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		/* There are samples above the threshold */
+		has_samples = 1;
 		trace_seq_printf(trace->seq, "\n");
 		trace_seq_do_printf(trace->seq);
 		trace_seq_reset(trace->seq);
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * If no samples were recorded, skip calculations, print zeroed statistics
+	 * and return.
+	 */
+	if (!has_samples) {
+		trace_seq_reset(trace->seq);
+		trace_seq_printf(trace->seq, "over: 0\ncount: 0\nmin: 0\navg: 0\nmax: 0\n");
+		trace_seq_do_printf(trace->seq);
+		trace_seq_reset(trace->seq);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (!params->no_index)
 		trace_seq_printf(trace->seq, "over: ");

On Wed, 12 Jun 2024, Luis Claudio R. Goncalves wrote:

> When osnoise hist does not observe any samples above the threshold,
> no entries are recorded and the final report shows empty entries
> for the usual statistics (count, min, max, avg):
> 
>     [~]# osnoise hist -d 5s -T 500
>     # RTLA osnoise histogram
>     # Time unit is microseconds (us)
>     # Duration:   0 00:00:05
>     Index
>     over: 
>     count:
>     min:  
>     avg:  
>     max:  
> 
> That could lead users to confusing interpretations of the results.
> 
> A simple solution is to report 0 for count and the statistics, making it
> clear that no noise (above the defined threshold) was observed:
> 
>     [~]# osnoise hist -d 5s -T 500
>     # RTLA osnoise histogram
>     # Time unit is microseconds (us)
>     # Duration:   0 00:00:05
>     Index
>     over: 0
>     count: 0
>     min: 0
>     avg: 0
>     max: 0
> 
> 
> Signed-off-by: Luis Claudio R. Goncalves <lgoncalv@redhat.com>
> ---
>  tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_hist.c | 15 +++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_hist.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_hist.c
> index 7be17d09f7e85..214e2c93fde01 100644
> --- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_hist.c
> +++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_hist.c
> @@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ osnoise_print_stats(struct osnoise_hist_params *params, struct osnoise_tool *too
>  {
>  	struct osnoise_hist_data *data = tool->data;
>  	struct trace_instance *trace = &tool->trace;
> +	int has_samples = 0;
>  	int bucket, cpu;
>  	int total;
>  
> @@ -402,11 +403,25 @@ osnoise_print_stats(struct osnoise_hist_params *params, struct osnoise_tool *too
>  			continue;
>  		}
>  
> +		/* There are samples above the threshold */
IMHO The comment isn't needed because the variable had_samples is 
descriptive, but it's not a big deal either


> +		has_samples = 1;
>  		trace_seq_printf(trace->seq, "\n");
>  		trace_seq_do_printf(trace->seq);
>  		trace_seq_reset(trace->seq);
>  	}
>  
> +	/*
> +	 * If no samples were recorded, skip calculations, print zeroed statistics
> +	 * and return.
> +	 */
> +	if (!has_samples) {
> +		trace_seq_reset(trace->seq);
> +		trace_seq_printf(trace->seq, "over: 0\ncount: 0\nmin: 0\navg: 0\nmax: 0\n");
> +		trace_seq_do_printf(trace->seq);
> +		trace_seq_reset(trace->seq);
> +		return;
> +	}
> +
>  	if (!params->no_index)
>  		trace_seq_printf(trace->seq, "over: ");
>  
> 
> 
> 


Reviewed-by: John Kacur <jkacur@redhat.com>

On 6/12/24 16:12, John Kacur wrote:
>> +		/* There are samples above the threshold */
> IMHO The comment isn't needed because the variable had_samples is 
> descriptive, but it's not a big deal either

Yeah, I would not do it too, but it is fine.

I am adding it to my queue.

Thanks Luis and John!
-- Daniel