linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] perf build: Use libtraceevent from the system

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Message-ID: <CAP-5=fUD+0sPu1u+MMJQ=P5haufV7ifZtt3E7PFpufY6DyX5bw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 13 Dec 2022 14:47:45 -0800
From:   Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>
To:     Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <arnaldo.melo@...il.com>
Cc:     Athira Rajeev <atrajeev@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
        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>,
        Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org, bpf@...r.kernel.org,
        Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] perf build: Use libtraceevent from the system

On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 2:34 PM Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
<arnaldo.melo@...il.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> On December 13, 2022 7:09:07 PM GMT-03:00, Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com> wrote:
> >Thanks Athira and Arnaldo. It is a little strange to me to be using
> >the shell to do a version number test. The intent was to be doing
> >these in the code:
> >#if LIBRTRACEEVENT_VERSION >= MAKE_LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION(1, 5, 0)
> >vs
> >...
> >LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION_WITH_TEP_FIELD_IS_RELATIVE := $(shell expr 1 \*
> >255 \* 255 + 5 \* 255 + 0) # 1.5.0
> >ifeq ($(shell test $(LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION_CPP) -gt
> >$(LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION_WITH_TEP_FIELD_IS_RELATIVE); echo $$?),0)
> >CFLAGS += -DHAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT_TEP_FIELD_IS_RELATIVE
> >endif
> >...
> >#ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT_TEP_FIELD_IS_RELATIVE
> >I'm a little selfish as I'm maintaining a bazel build and a single
> >version number to maintain is easier than lots of HAVE_... tests. I'm
> >happy to follow Arnaldo's lead. I think the test should also be
> >greater-equal rather than greater-than:
> >https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/libs/libtrace/libtraceevent.git/tree/include/traceevent/event-parse.h?h=libtraceevent-v1.5#n128
>
> I'll fix that, and in a case like this please consider to send a patch with your preference, I'd happily
> graft it.
>
> - Arnaldo

I can fix it. I can fold it in with:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-perf-users/20210923001024.550263-4-irogers@google.com/
which I mentioned in this thread.

Thanks,
Ian

> >