linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] perf: fix perf

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Date:	Tue, 4 Jan 2011 17:47:37 +0100
From:	Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com>
To:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
CC:	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"peterz@...radead.org" <peterz@...radead.org>,
	"mingo@...e.hu" <mingo@...e.hu>,
	"paulus@...ba.org" <paulus@...ba.org>,
	"davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"fweisbec@...il.com" <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	"perfmon2-devel@...ts.sf.net" <perfmon2-devel@...ts.sf.net>,
	"eranian@...il.com" <eranian@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] perf: fix perf_event.h header usage

On 04.01.11 10:44:39, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> Em Tue, Jan 04, 2011 at 04:30:01PM +0200, Stephane Eranian escreveu:
> > This patch fixes the usage of the perf_event.h header file
> > between command modules and the supporting code in util.
> > 
> > It is necessary to ensure that ALL files use the SAME
> > perf_event.h header from the kernel source tree.
> > 
> > There were a couple of #include <linux/perf_event.h> mixed
> > with #include "../../perf_event.h".
> > 
> > This caused issues on some distros because of mismatch
> > in the layout of struct perf_event_attr. That eventually
> > led perf stat to segfault.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
> 
> Thanks, applying.

Isn't this valid for all <linux/*.h> header files?

-Robert

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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Operating System Research Center

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