Re: [tip:perf/core] perf probe: Don't compile CFI related code ifelfutils is old

From: Robert Richter
Date: Tue May 18 2010 - 05:36:36 EST


On 17.05.10 21:57:38, tip-bot for Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
> Commit-ID: 7752f1b096e13991f20b59fd11ba73da3809d93c
> Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/7752f1b096e13991f20b59fd11ba73da3809d93c
> Author: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
> AuthorDate: Mon, 10 May 2010 13:12:07 -0400
> Committer: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
> CommitDate: Mon, 17 May 2010 22:13:51 -0300
>
> perf probe: Don't compile CFI related code if elfutils is old
>
> Check elfutils version, and if it is old don't compile CFI analysis code. This
> allows to compile perf with old elfutils.
>
> Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Tested-by: Stephane Eranian <eranian@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reported-by: Robert Richter <robert.richter@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
> LKML-Reference: <20100510171207.26029.97604.stgit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---

I think this patch is not needed as we came up with an alternative
solution with commit:

6b3c4ef perf probe: Check older elfutils and set NO_DWARF

-Robert

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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Operating System Research Center
email: robert.richter@xxxxxxx

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