linux-kernel - Re: PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_FILTER has different values based on bitness

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Date:	Wed, 08 Oct 2014 09:25:18 -0600
From:	David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
To:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...stprotocols.net>
CC:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_FILTER has different values based on bitness

On 10/8/14, 9:22 AM, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> I wonder how that works best, being on the receiving side of such requests
> from time to time.
>
> I guess that to scale, that would be better done by:
>
> 1. Reporter tests if the patch applies (and works) on the desired
> targets.
>
> 2. Reporter sends the request, with the above test results, to
> stable@...nel.org, following whatever conventions are to get the
> attention of the stable release maintainers.

My understanding is that subsystem maintainers do the stable requests.

A patch adjustment is needed for v3.4 and v3.10. I am willing to do the 
necessary patch mods for 3.4, 3.10, and 3.14.

David

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