linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 12/14] perf tests: Add test interface for dso data fd limit

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Date:	Tue, 27 May 2014 09:51:30 +0200
From:	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
To:	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...il.com>
Cc:	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
	Corey Ashford <cjashfor@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Jean Pihet <jean.pihet@...aro.org>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 12/14] perf tests: Add test interface for dso data fd
 limit

On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 10:10:40AM +0900, Namhyung Kim wrote:
> On Thu, 15 May 2014 19:23:33 +0200, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> > Adding a way to setup test dso limit by global variable
> > test_dso_data__fd_limit. It'll be used in the dso data
> > cache tests.
> 
> Why is this needed?  Why not justing setting RLIMIT_NOFILE in the test
> cases?

well, I wanted to avoid to customizing the test to the current
open files count state.. the way with artifical limit is easier
and more clean IMO ;-)

I'll see if I can make the setup without this one

thanks,
jirka
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