linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4] perf tools: some 'perf script' fixes

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Message-ID: <51018118.10800@gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:44:40 -0700
From:	David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
To:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...stprotocols.net>
CC:	Tom Zanussi <tom.zanussi@...ux.intel.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] perf tools: some 'perf script' fixes

On 1/24/13 11:27 AM, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> Em Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 01:51:24PM -0600, Tom Zanussi escreveu:
>> This patchset fixes various problems I hit while doing a run-through
>> of the existing 'perf script' scripts.
>>
>> Also, sometimes when running rwtop I get a 'failed to read event
>> header' error, which this patch fixes:
>>
>> https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/9/14/401
>>
>> Not sure if that was meant to get picked up, but it fixed that
>> particular problem here for me.
>
> David, can you please resubmit it with an explanation in the commit
> message?

As part of other perf related activities I have noticed that readn is 
used in some places that we will want it to return immediately -- e.g., 
evsel.c. So, this might not be the proper fix for all use cases.

David


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