linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/10] perf, tools: Factor out scale conversion code

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Date:   Fri, 14 Oct 2016 08:45:15 -0700
From:   Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:     Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
Cc:     Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, jolsa@...nel.org,
        sukadev@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, eranian@...gle.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/10] perf, tools: Factor out scale conversion code

> So if we can't convert the scale because of an allocation failure
> related to locale issues we silently trow it away and do no scale at
> all?

That is right. If your machine is thrashing to death in a OOM this
is your smallest problem.

-Andi