linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] perf record: Remove -A option

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Message-ID: <51ACDFBF.3030909@gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:26:07 -0600
From:	David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
To:	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
CC:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...stprotocols.net>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung.kim@....com>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC] perf record: Remove -A option

On 6/3/13 12:06 PM, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> hi,
> the -A option (append data to the output file) for record
> command is broken, probably for some time now.
>
> Anyone interested in this functionality? As we discussed
> this with Arnaldo he and I would vote for removal.
>
> thoughts?

Acked-by: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>

I ran a bisect on this problem a year ago:
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1206.3/00990.html

"Append has been broken for a long time (v2.6.36 last working version)."

David
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