linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] RFC: perf, tools: Move gtk browser into separate perfgtk executable

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Message-ID: <87ob9c3qdx.fsf@tassilo.jf.intel.com>
Date:	Mon, 05 Aug 2013 12:10:34 -0700
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	acme@...radead.org, Namhyung Kim <namhyung.kim@....com>,
	peterz@...radead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] RFC: perf, tools: Move gtk browser into separate perfgtk executable

Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org> writes:
>
> I wrote a patch series [1] separating gtk code to a dso and use it with
> libdl last year.  But I didn't get much feedback probably due to the
> mistake of not installing the dso to a proper place.  It'd be great if
> you guys take a look at it and give some comments.

It looks good as a replacement of this patch

Except for the requirement to build libperf as -fPIC
In some setups the PIC penalty can be high, and libperf
has some very hot code (e.g. callstack merging)

-Andi
-- 
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