linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/6] perf tools: Introduce struct perf

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Message-ID: <87mwjwe2fp.fsf@sejong.aot.lge.com>
Date:	Fri, 20 Dec 2013 10:28:10 +0900
From:	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
To:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...stprotocols.net>
Cc:	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung.kim@....com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>, David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/6] perf tools: Introduce struct perf_log

Hi Arnaldo,

On Thu, 19 Dec 2013 10:28:06 -0300, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> Em Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 04:00:07PM +0900, Namhyung Kim escreveu:
>> From: Namhyung Kim <namhyung.kim@....com>
>> 
>> Add new functions to save error messages in a temp file.  It'll be
>> used by some UI front-ends to see the messages.
>
> Do we really have to grow a logging facility like this? Can't we somehow
> openlog/syslog/closelog? Just a first gut reaction, continuing to read
> the series...

I'm not sure.  It's not really a logging facility - I just wanted a way to
save log messages somewhere in order to show them in a TUI window.  My
feeling is that it doesn't need to grow since perf is not a service or so..

Thanks,
Namhyung
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