Re: [PATCH v1 1/5] perf/core: Define the common branch type classification

[Jin, Yao]

> Argh, fix your mailer. That is unreadable.
>
> /me reflows...

Sorry about that. Now I reconfigure the mail editor by applying "Preformat" and "Fixed Width" settings in thunderbird client. Wish it to be better.

> See, that's so much better..
>
> Oh, so you _ARE_ adding a kernel feature? I understood you only wanted
> to change perf-report.

Honestly it's a perf-report feature. But it needs kernel to record the branch type to perf_event_entry so there is a kernel patch for that in patch series.

> WTH didn't you Cc the maintainers?

Very sorry not to cc to all maintainers in v1. I will be careful of sending v2 patch series.

> Also, if you do this, you need to Cc the PowerPC people, since they too
> implement PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_ bits.


I will cc linuxppc-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx when sending v2.

Thanks
Jin Yao