linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] perf: perf_event_attr anon unions and static initializer issue

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Date:	Fri, 5 Oct 2012 14:43:50 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Cc:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"mingo@...e.hu" <mingo@...e.hu>, David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung.kim@....com>
Subject: Re: [RFC] perf: perf_event_attr anon unions and static initializer
 issue

On Fri, Oct 05, 2012 at 01:49:44PM +0200, Stephane Eranian wrote:
> Yeah, unfortunately. I ended up creating a separate table for config1
> and initializing attr.config1 at runtime. That way it works regardless
> of the compiler....

Did the same thing in the persistent events patches recently:

http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=134513917126309

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
Boris.
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