Re: [PATCH] perf tools: Do not ignore the default vmlinux.h

From: Ian Rogers
Date: Tue Oct 10 2023 - 21:36:17 EST


On Tue, Oct 10, 2023 at 4:42 PM Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> The recent change made it possible to generate vmlinux.h from BTF and
> to ignore the file. But we also have a minimal vmlinux.h that will be
> used by default. It should not be ignored by GIT.
>
> Fixes: b7a2d774c9c5 ("perf build: Add ability to build with a generated vmlinux.h")
> Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202310110451.rvdUZJEY-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/
> Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks!
Ian

> ---
> tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/vmlinux/.gitignore | 1 +
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> create mode 100644 tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/vmlinux/.gitignore
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/vmlinux/.gitignore b/tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/vmlinux/.gitignore
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..49502c04183a
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/vmlinux/.gitignore
> @@ -0,0 +1 @@
> +!vmlinux.h
> --
> 2.42.0.609.gbb76f46606-goog
>