linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 24/24] perf record: Add --buildid-mmap option to enable mmap's build id

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Date:   Wed, 11 Nov 2020 09:00:46 -0800
From:   Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>
Cc:     Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
        lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
        Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
        Michael Petlan <mpetlan@...hat.com>,
        Song Liu <songliubraving@...com>,
        Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>,
        Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>,
        Alexey Budankov <alexey.budankov@...ux.intel.com>,
        Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 24/24] perf record: Add --buildid-mmap option to enable
 mmap's build id

On Mon, Nov 09, 2020 at 10:54:15PM +0100, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> Adding --buildid-mmap option to enable build id in mmap2 events.
> It will only work if there's kernel support for that and it disables
> build id cache (implies --no-buildid).

What's the point of the option? Why not enable it by default
if the kernel supports it?

With the option most user won't get the benefit.

The only reason I can think of for an option would be to disable
so that old tools can still process.

-Andi