Re: [GIT PULL] perf fixes

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Wed Dec 18 2019 - 01:58:45 EST



* Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 3:34 AM Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Note that the large CPU count related fixes go beyond regression fixes -
> > but the IPI-flood symptoms are severe enough that I think justifies their
> > inclusion. If it's too much we'll redo the branch.
>
> I'm much less sensitive to the perf _tooling_ changes than I am to
> actual kernel code changes.
>
> Of course, if you start having a history of breaking things during the
> rc kernels, that may change, but at least for now, I tend to look at
> diffstats and go "oh, this is perf tooling", and not worry too much
> about it...

Thanks for pulling these in any case!

Ingo