linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv3 0/3] perf tool: Add new event group management

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <CAOPLpQfWtyRHYT1ZfcdmshYoapBgF=FO7yFacYe8pyL0MBeebA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 5 Jul 2012 21:32:58 -0400
From:	Ulrich Drepper <drepper@...il.com>
To:	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Cc:	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>, Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...il.com>,
	acme@...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, tglx@...utronix.de,
	andi@...stfloor.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv3 0/3] perf tool: Add new event group management

On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 12:15 PM, Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com> wrote:
> I don't understand why you actually need the :2 suffix. There can
> only be one leader. So assume it is the first one. Users have to
> know the first one is the leader which seems like a natural thing
> to do for me. It would make you syntax less ugly than it already
> is.

In a blue sky world I would have done this.  In fact, this is what I
tried before reading the sources to find out there is no group support
so far.  But given that multiple -e options already have a meaning I
would be hesitant to change this.
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/