linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [PERF] do not manually count string lengths

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Message-ID: <20091013122720.GA5561@elte.hu>
Date:	Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:27:20 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Vincent Legoll <vincent.legoll@...il.com>
Cc:	Linux Kernel ML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>, paulus@...ba.org,
	a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [PERF] do not manually count string lengths


* Vincent Legoll <vincent.legoll@...il.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 12:01 PM, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu> wrote:
> > We should add 'F:' file patterns to that entry i guess ...
> >
> > Something like:
> >
> > F:      kernel/perf_event.c
> > F:      include/linux/perf_event.h
> > F:      arch/*/*/kernel/perf_event.c
> > F:      arch/*/include/asm/perf_event.h
> > F:      tools/perf/
> >
> > Would do the trick. Mind sending a patch for that too?
> 
> Yep, I'll do, but a quick find in the tree may reveal other
> suspects that could be in the same league:
> 
> $ find . -name .git -prune -false -o -name drivers -prune \
> -false -o -name '*perf*' | grep -v perfmon | grep -v gperf
> 
> arch/*/kernel/perf_event.c
> 
> arch/frv/lib/perf_event.c
> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
> 
> or maybe not:
> 
> arch/powerpc/kernel/perf_callchain.c
> arch/parisc/kernel/perf_asm.S
> arch/parisc/kernel/perf_images.h
> arch/parisc/kernel/perf.c
> arch/parisc/include/asm/perf.h
> 
> Was your list really comprehensive ?

ah, yes - perf_callchain.c too indeed. The pattern does not have to be 
100% full coverage.

	Ingo
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