linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] perf record: Fixing record option data type in parse_branch

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Date:	Fri, 25 May 2012 16:02:15 +0530
From:	Anshuman Khandual <khandual@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
CC:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <arnaldo.melo@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] perf record: Fixing record option data type in parse_branch_stack

On Friday 25 May 2012 02:14 PM, Stephane Eranian wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> It should be something like that instead:
> 
> diff --git a/tools/perf/perf.h b/tools/perf/perf.h
> index 8a9687e..c9ca7c4 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/perf.h
> +++ b/tools/perf/perf.h
> @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ struct perf_record_opts {
>         unsigned int freq;
>         unsigned int mmap_pages;
>         unsigned int user_freq;
> -       int          branch_stack;
> +       u64          branch_stack;
>         u64          default_interval;
>         u64          user_interval;
>  };
> 



Agreed. I just tried to fix the problem where it was more evident because
of the data type mismatch.

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