linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/5] perf evlist: Export perf_evlist__propagate

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Message-ID: <180925f8-57f3-c97a-15c4-db2c73abe4a2@intel.com>
Date:   Tue, 11 Jul 2023 16:12:52 +0300
From:   Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
To:     Yang Jihong <yangjihong1@...wei.com>, peterz@...radead.org,
        mingo@...hat.com, acme@...nel.org, mark.rutland@....com,
        alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com, jolsa@...nel.org,
        namhyung@...nel.org, irogers@...gle.com, kan.liang@...ux.intel.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] perf evlist: Export perf_evlist__propagate_maps()

On 4/07/23 10:42, Yang Jihong wrote:
> For dummy events that keep tracking, we may need to modify its cpu_maps.
> For example, change the cpu_maps to track side-band events for all CPUS.
> Export perf_evlist__propagate_maps () to support this scenario.

__perf_evlist__propagate_maps() is quite low-level so it would be better
to avoid exporting it.