linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tools headers: Move powerpc and s390 syscall table check to check-headers.sh

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Date:   Mon, 13 Apr 2020 17:01:45 +0530
From:   "Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
        Hendrik Brueckner <brueckner@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Thomas Richter <tmricht@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Ravi Bangoria <ravi.bangoria@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tools headers: Move powerpc and s390 syscall table check
 to check-headers.sh

Naveen N. Rao wrote:
> It is good to know changes in headers and syscall tables across all
> architectures so that the changes can be sync'ed at once. Move check for
> arch-specific syscall table changes from tools/perf/arch for powerpc and
> s390, to the generic check-headers.sh script, similar to how we do the
> check for x86.
> 
> Suggested-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Naveen N. Rao <naveen.n.rao@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> ---

Arnaldo,
Is this patch good? Do you want to see any changes in this?

- Naveen