Re: [F.A.Q.] perf ABI backwards and forwards compatibility
From: Pekka Enberg
Date: Tue Nov 08 2011 - 06:39:18 EST
On Tue, 8 Nov 2011, Frank Ch. Eigler wrote:
Almost: they demonstrate that those parts of the ABI that these
particular perf commands rely on have been impressively compatible.
Do you have any sort of ABI coverage measurement, to see what
parts of the ABI these perf commands do not use?
It's pretty obvious that perf ABI is lacking on that department based on
Vince's comments, isn't it? There's an easy fix for this too: improve
"perf test" to cover the cases you're intested in. While ABI spec would
be a nice addition, it's not going to make compatibility problems
magically go away.
Pekka
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