Re: [tip:perf/core] tools lib api fs: Remove debugfs, tracefs and findfs objects

From: Jiri Olsa
Date: Wed Sep 23 2015 - 09:50:27 EST


On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 10:44:56AM -0300, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:

SNIP

> New stuff normally comes with new 'perf test' entries, Intel PT borrowed
> the kernel x86 instruction decoder: added a 'perf test' entry, AFAIK
> there was no similar test for it in the kernel proper, IIRC Masami plans
> to do it.
>
> The attr one you can look at:
>
> [acme@zoo linux]$ ls -la tools/perf/tests/attr/test-* | wc -l
> 33
>
> > AFAIK we have:
> > - 'perf test' for perf specific functionality
> > - 'make -f tests/make' for building
> > - build framework tests
> >
> > I 'try' to run those before sending anything out, but we dont have
> > automated thing that would run it any time Arnaldo push new perf/core.
>
> Well, I do run it in multiple distros, like RHEL5, RHEL6 and RHEL7
> besides Fedora 21.
>
> We're getting used to tools/{lib,include}/ so this happened, but
> otherwise I don't feel like there are that many problems cropping up as
> you seem to think :-\
>
> Of course, in these days of CI, I'd love if someone would hook 'make -C
> tools/perf build-test' and 'perf test' somewhere to be run for every
> changeset.

yep, thats what I meant.. having this hooked up to your perf/core
would be big help

jirka
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