linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] perf test: Skip wp modify test on old kernels

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Date:   Mon, 19 Sep 2022 11:24:05 +0530
From:   Ravi Bangoria <ravi.bangoria@....com>
To:     Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>,
        Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>,
        linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
        Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>, ravi.bangoria@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] perf test: Skip wp modify test on old kernels

On 15-Sep-22 12:03 AM, Namhyung Kim wrote:
> It uses PERF_EVENT_IOC_MODIFY_ATTRIBUTES ioctl. The kernel would return
> ENOTTY if it's not supported.  Update the skip reason in that case.

Reviewed-by: Ravi Bangoria <ravi.bangoria@....com>

> I'd like to add Fixes: 2e85d5979e8d tag here but it'd conlict with the
> later change in e47c6ecaae1d.

Is it worth to backport?

Thanks,
Ravi