Re: [PATCH v3 7/9] perf header: Add check_perf_magic() func

From: Namhyung Kim
Date: Mon Sep 24 2012 - 22:15:35 EST


On Mon, 24 Sep 2012 23:24:09 +0800, Feng Tang wrote:
[snip]
> +/* Return 0 if matched */
> +int check_perf_magic(u64 magic)
> +{
> + if (!memcmp(&magic, __perf_magic1, sizeof(magic))
> + || magic == __perf_magic2
> + || magic == __perf_magic2_sw)
> + return 0;
> +
> + return -1;
> +}

Just an idea. How about returning version number instead of 0 so that
it can be used elsewhere those check is needed and possibly wants to
know the version number also?

Thanks,
Namhyung
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