linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHSET 0/9] Sync tools headers with the kernel source

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Message-ID: <ZhTw7e+sy0wfzgR5@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2024 09:40:29 +0200
From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>, Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>,
	Kan Liang <kan.liang@...ux.intel.com>, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>,
	Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHSET 0/9] Sync tools headers with the kernel source


* Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org> wrote:

> On Mon, Apr 08, 2024 at 11:55:11AM -0700, Namhyung Kim wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I'm gonna carry these changes on the perf tools tree.  I'll update the
> > vhost.h once it lands on the mainline.
> 
> Humm, maybe its not a good idea to do that this cycle?

Maybe it's just me, but I've been looking sadly at all the header warnings 
for months. :-) Would be better to keep them in sync with a bit higher 
frequency, IMO - which would reduce the pain and churn rate:

> >  16 files changed, 809 insertions(+), 740 deletions(-)

That's like about a year of changes missed? An update once per cycle and 
this wouldn't be nearly as painful, right?

Thanks,

	Ingo