linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 06/15] perf script python: add Python3 support to intel-pt-events.py

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Date:   Mon, 25 Feb 2019 09:18:20 -0800
From:   Tony Jones <tonyj@...e.de>
To:     Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <arnaldo.melo@...il.com>,
        Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org,
        Seeteena Thoufeek <s1seetee@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 06/15] perf script python: add Python3 support to
 intel-pt-events.py

On 2/25/19 6:03 AM, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> Em Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 09:07:03AM +0200, Adrian Hunter escreveu:
>> On 23/02/19 1:06 AM, Tony Jones wrote:
>>> Support both Python2 and Python3 in the intel-pt-events.py script
>>>
>>> There may be differences in the ordering of output lines due to
>>> differences in dictionary ordering etc.  However the format within lines
>>> should be unchanged.
>>>
>>> Fix space/tab inconsistency as python3 enforces consistency.
>>
>> It would be better for the white space changes to be a separate patch.
>>
>> But I am not in favour of using spaces instead of tabs because it is the
>> opposite of what we tend to do with C.
>>
>> Arnaldo, can you provide a guideline on this?
> 
> Yeah, please separate things, this would help me now to pick the
> uncontroversial part while we discuss the other.
> 
> And I'm in favour of being consistent with what we do for C code, i.e.
> use TABs.
> 
> I'm now processing the other patches.

I'll split and resubmit.

Also, FYI, PEP8 states "Spaces are the preferred indentation method".