linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 06/10] perf tools: Use machine__set_kernel_mmap instead of map_groups__fixup

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Date:   Thu, 8 Feb 2018 09:56:57 +0100
From:   Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
To:     Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc:     Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
        lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>,
        Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>, kernel-team@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 06/10] perf tools: Use machine__set_kernel_mmap instead
 of map_groups__fixup_end

On Thu, Feb 08, 2018 at 09:34:18AM +0900, Namhyung Kim wrote:
> Hi Jiri,
> 
> On Wed, Feb 07, 2018 at 03:48:34PM +0100, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> > The machine__set_kernel_mmap does the same job as map_groups__fixup_end
> > when used on kernel maps within machine__create_kernel_maps call.
> 
> I'm not sure.  Modules have end address after machine__create_module()
> but vmlinux_maps is not.  So map_groups__fixup() will set the end of
> vmlinux_maps but with this change it will have ~0ULL.

ugh, I missed the machine__create_modules call in there,
I'll rework and repost the patchset

thanks,
jirka