linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] perf/jevents: Add new structure to pass json fields.

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Date:   Wed, 26 Aug 2020 16:55:30 +0530
From:   kajoljain <kjain@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     acme@...nel.org, jolsa@...hat.com, yao.jin@...ux.intel.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org,
        irogers@...gle.com, maddy@...ux.ibm.com,
        ravi.bangoria@...ux.ibm.com
Subject: Re: [RFC] perf/jevents: Add new structure to pass json fields.



On 8/25/20 9:17 PM, Andi Kleen wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 25, 2020 at 01:10:41PM +0530, Kajol Jain wrote:
>> This patch adds new structure called 'json_event' inside jevents.h
>> file to improve the callback prototype inside jevent files.
>> Initially, whenever user want to add new field, they need to update
>> in all function callback which make it more and more complex with
>> increased number of parmeters.
>> With this change, we just need to add it in new structure 'json_event'.
> 
> Looks good to me. Thanks.
> 
> I wouldn't consolidate with event_struct, these are logically
> different layers.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
> 
Hi Andi,
   Thanks for reviewing the patch.

Thanks,
Kajol Jain