linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] perf, tools: Add probing for xed

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Date:   Tue, 3 Jan 2017 07:11:06 -0800
From:   Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
Cc:     Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, acme@...nel.org,
        jolsa@...nel.org, mingo@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] perf, tools: Add probing for xed

> please don't put it in FEATURE_DISPLAY.. AFAICS there's not any xed
> package yet, just the sources, so the "xed: OFF" build message would
> bother almost everyone probably for long time..

It should be eventually packaged. How would people know they are missing
it without displaying it? I think it has to, otherwise most people will
miss out on the feature. Silent failure is bad.

-Andi