linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/7] perf: Create a symlink for a PMU

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Date:   Fri, 25 Jun 2021 07:19:52 +0200
From:   Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:     Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     kan.liang@...ux.intel.com, peterz@...radead.org, mingo@...hat.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, eranian@...gle.com,
        namhyung@...nel.org, acme@...nel.org, jolsa@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/7] perf: Create a symlink for a PMU

On Thu, Jun 24, 2021 at 10:28:36AM -0700, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > But a driver does not caer.  And if perf does not care, who cares?
> 
> The users who write scripts that specify the perf events on the perf command
> line.

Great, then as you have deemed the device name part of your documented
api, then keep it stable as that is what you decided to do a long time
ago when it was created.

thanks,

greg k-h