Re: [PATCHv3 bpf-next 0/9] mm/bpf/perf: Store build id in file object

[Matthew Wilcox]

On Sat, Mar 18, 2023 at 09:33:49AM +0100, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 16, 2023 at 05:34:41PM +0000, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> > On Thu, Mar 16, 2023 at 06:01:40PM +0100, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> > > hi,
> > > this patchset adds build id object pointer to struct file object.
> > > 
> > > We have several use cases for build id to be used in BPF programs
> > > [2][3].
> > 
> > Yes, you have use cases, but you never answered the question I asked:
> > 
> > Is this going to be enabled by every distro kernel, or is it for special
> > use-cases where only people doing a very specialised thing who are
> > willing to build their own kernels will use it?
> 
> I hope so, but I guess only time tell.. given the response by Ian and Andrii
> there are 3 big users already

So the whole "There's a config option to turn it off" shtick is just a
fig-leaf.  I won't ever see it turned off.  You're imposing the cost of
this on EVERYONE who runs a distro kernel.  And almost nobody will see
any benefits from it.  Thanks for admitting that.