linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 17/28] tools include uapi: Update asound.h copy

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Date:   Thu, 1 Nov 2018 22:57:52 +0900
From:   Takashi Sakamoto <o-takashi@...amocchi.jp>
To:     Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
Cc:     Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>,
        Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>, Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Clark Williams <williams@...hat.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org,
        Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>,
        Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 17/28] tools include uapi: Update asound.h copy

Hi,

On 2018/11/01 22:04, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> Em Thu, Nov 01, 2018 at 08:54:45PM +0900, Takashi Sakamoto escreveu:
>> Hi Arnaldo,
>>
>> On Nov 1 2018 4:29, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
>>>> Wouldn't a symlink be simpler?
>>>
>>> That would be equivalent to using it directly, see my response to
>>> Takashi for a few of the reasons this is done this way.
>>
>> I have a plan to add changes to 'include/uapi/sound/asound.h' in a
>> development period for Linux kernel v4.21[1]. Would I need to add you to
>> C.C list of the future patch to notify the change, or things go well
>> without such special care for your side?
> 
> Don't worry, the system was designed not to create any extra work for
> kernel developers.
> 
> The CC messages is just informative. :-)
> 
> - Arnaldo
>   
>> [1]
>> https://github.com/takaswie/presentations/blob/master/20181021/contents.md

Thanks, and I note that my work will neither change value of each ioctl
command for PCM/Control interfaces nor add new commands, thus no worries
in your side at this point.

I'll enjoy the beauty output from perf tools after rebasing my runtime
environment to v4.19 kernel, Thank you.


Takashi Sakamoto