Re: [PATCH bpf-next v8 1/3] perf: Add rctx in perf_callchain_entry

From: Peter Zijlstra

Date: Wed Jan 28 2026 - 04:00:34 EST


On Mon, Jan 26, 2026 at 03:43:29PM +0800, Tao Chen wrote:
> Record rctx inside the perf_callchain_entry itself, when callers of
> get_callchain_entry no longer care about the assignment of rctx, and
> will be used in the next patch.

Sorry, what?

The recursion context is very much about the caller, and very much not
about the data. This just doesn't make sense.