Re: [PATCHv2 1/1] perf: Port to Android

[Matthew Garrett]

On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 03:32:50PM -0600, David Ahern wrote:

> Why not add support for the missing functions (on_exit, getsid,
> psignal and getline) to Bionic instead of perf?

Many vendors need to target existing Android platforms and don't have 
the luxury of waiting for code to get through Google review and then 
land on devices between 6 months in the future and never. The embedded 
world is dysfunctional in a whole bunch of ways.

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