linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 05/34] perf, x86: Report PEBS event in a raw format

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Date:	Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:50:10 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, acme@...hat.com, eranian@...gle.com,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/34] perf, x86: Report PEBS event in a raw format


* Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl> wrote:

> I never can seem to figure out how to use the scripts mess :/ 
> acme, is there anything we could do to make that stuff usable? 
> There's a ton of crap under scripts/ but I don't even know how 
> to get that stuff to run.
> 
> What's more, all that nonsense is in weird languages I don't 
> do either, making it less useful than usual.
> 
> In short, I don't consider script/ to be proper userspace 
> since its bloody useless.

We should not queue new kernel bits up until there's meaningful, 
well working user-space support for it in the primary tools.

Thanks,

	Ingo
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