linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] perf tools: Fix dwarf-aux.c compilation on i386

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Date:	Sun, 17 May 2015 22:20:29 -0300
From:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
To:	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
Cc:	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>, He Kuang <hekuang@...wei.com>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] perf tools: Fix dwarf-aux.c compilation on i386

Em Sat, May 16, 2015 at 08:21:49AM +0200, Jiri Olsa escreveu:
> On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 04:59:31PM -0300, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> > Em Fri, May 15, 2015 at 06:23:11PM +0200, Jiri Olsa escreveu:
> > > Replacing %lu format strings for Dwarf_Addr type with PRIu64 as it
> > > fits for Dwarf_Addr (defined as uint64_t) type and works also on
> > > both 32/64 bits.

> > 	Please try to always indicate against which branch your patches
> > should be applied, be it as [PATCH perf/core], [PATCH perf/urgent] for
> > isolated patches, or on the cover letter [GIT PULL 0/N perf/core], or as
> > I do with Ingo, "[GIT PULL] perf/core fixes".

> > 	I thought, for this one, hey, its a fix, should go soon to Ingo!
> > Tried to apply to perf/urgent, and it didn't apply :-\

> > 	Applying to perf/core instead now.
 
> hum, I've never rebased against perf/urgent, I'll try
> to squeeze it in next time ;-)

In general, if it is a fix, try to check if it should be applied to
perf/urgent first, if that is not the case, then it is fixing a bug
introduced in perf/core, where it should go.

If you don't make it clear where to apply, then the burden is on me to
check, if I have to do it for everybody... it doesn't scale :-)

- Arnaldo
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