linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] perf arm-spe: Inject SPE samples in perf-inject

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Date:   Wed, 17 Nov 2021 16:27:27 +0000
From:   German Gomez <german.gomez@....com>
To:     Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
Cc:     James Clark <james.clark@....com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org,
        John Garry <john.garry@...wei.com>,
        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@...aro.org>,
        Leo Yan <leo.yan@...aro.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
        Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>,
        Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] perf arm-spe: Inject SPE samples in perf-inject

Hi Arnaldo,

On 17/11/2021 15:29, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> [...]
> Next time please expand this explanations a bit more: why should we
> inject such samples? Is this enabling some new mode of operation, fixing
> something, what is an example of output before this patch and after it?
I will keep this in mind, thanks. In this case the support was missing
and I included the context in the cover letter but not the commit msg.

Thanks,
German
>
> - Arnaldo
>
> [...]