linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] perf list: Separate the deprecated events

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <20191017152100.GC21168@krava>
Date:   Thu, 17 Oct 2019 17:21:00 +0200
From:   Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
To:     Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Jin Yao <yao.jin@...ux.intel.com>, acme@...nel.org,
        jolsa@...nel.org, peterz@...radead.org, mingo@...hat.com,
        alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com, Linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kan.liang@...el.com, yao.jin@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] perf list: Separate the deprecated events

On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 07:46:44AM -0700, Andi Kleen wrote:
> >  v2:
> >  ---
> >  In v1, the deprecated events are hidden by default but they can be
> >  displayed when option "--deprecated" is enabled. In v2, we don't use
> >  the new option "--deprecated". Instead, we just display the deprecated
> >  events under the title "--- Following are deprecated events ---".
> 
> It's redundant with what the event description already says.
> If we always want to show it we don't need to do anything.
> 
> I really would much prefer to hide it. What's the point of showing
> something that people are not supposed to use?
> 
> The only reason for keeping the deprecated events is to not
> break old scripts, but those don't care about perf list output.

I thought this might be a problem for users,
but don't have anything to back this up ;-)

if that's the case we can go with the original patch

jirka

> 
> So I think the only sane option is to hide it by default.
> 
> -Andi