Re: [PATCH v7 2/4] perf tools: Add lexical definition of event name

[nakamura.shun@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Hi, John

> > From: Shunsuke Nakamura <nakamura.shun@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > Add the lexical definition of event name so that the numbers are recognizable.
> > 
> 
> Sorry for the hassle, but it's not clear that we got a definitive 
> conclusion on this patch from v6 series:
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/YCuo01Wxxe%2FMCrC5@krava/
> 
> Would it be so much worse for you to change format of these event names 
> to not start with a numberic?
I was trying to match the specifications published by Fujitsu exactly.
We also thought that being able to parse event names starting with a number would be an improvement for perf.
We've discussed it with the team, but we decided to change the event name.

Best Regards
Shunsuke