linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv2 0/4] perf, tool: Fix endian issues

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Date:	Fri, 4 May 2012 14:59:40 -0300
From:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
To:	David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Cc:	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>, a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl,
	mingo@...e.hu, paulus@...ba.org, cjashfor@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	fweisbec@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv2 0/4] perf, tool: Fix endian issues

Em Fri, May 04, 2012 at 11:40:17AM -0600, David Ahern escreveu:
> On 5/4/12 11:11 AM, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> >hi,
> >sending fixies to properly handle perf.data endians.
> >
> >v2 changes:
> >   - added patches 3 and 4 to handle sample_id_all header endianity
> >
> >Attached patches:
> >   1/4 perf, tool: Handle different endians properly during symbol load
> >   2/4 perf, tool: Carry perf_event_attr bitfield throught different endians
> >   3/4 perf, tool: Handle endianity swap on sample_id_all header data
> >   4/4 perf, tool: Fix 32 bit values endianity swap for sample_id_all header
> 
> Have you tested these patches by collecting data on PPC (or other
> big endian) and analyzing on Intel x86 and vice versa?

I think so, but indeed it is good practice to show the sequence made to
test the changes, with sample, short command output before and after.

- Arnaldo
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