linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 08/14] tools lib perf: Add missing install headers

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Date:   Thu, 10 Nov 2022 10:08:26 -0800
From:   Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
To:     Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
Cc:     Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
        Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>,
        Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Nicolas Schier <nicolas@...sle.eu>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org,
        bpf@...r.kernel.org, Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Andrii Nakryiko <andrii.nakryiko@...il.com>,
        Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 08/14] tools lib perf: Add missing install headers

Hi Arnaldo,

On Thu, Nov 10, 2022 at 9:35 AM Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
<acme@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> Em Wed, Nov 09, 2022 at 12:12:16PM -0800, Namhyung Kim escreveu:
> > On Wed, Nov 9, 2022 at 10:50 AM Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com> wrote:
> > > Headers necessary for the perf build. Note, internal headers are also
> > > installed as these are necessary for the build.
>
> > Yeah, it's sad we are using those internal headers in perf.
>
> The plan is for perf to eventually be a libperf tool, but what was done
> so far was make available classes and methods that were asked for by
> libperf users.
>
> Completely untangling tools/perf/ from those internal bits will needs
> lots more work, so doing it the way Ian is doing now seems ok.

Agreed.  I'm happy to see this work going on. :)

Thanks,
Namhyung