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SubjectRe: [PATCH v6 16/18] perf: enable reading of perf.data files from different ABI rev


On 02/09/2012 03:21 PM, Stephane Eranian wrote:
> This patch allows perf to process perf.data files generated
> using an ABI that has a different perf_event_attr struct size, i.e.,
> a different ABI version.
>
> The perf_event_attr can be extended, yet perf needs to cope with
> older perf.data files. Similarly, perf must be able to cope with
> a perf.data file which is using a newer version of the ABI than
> what it knows about.
>
> This patch adds read_attr(), a routine that reads a perf_event_attr
> struct from a file incrementally based on its advertised size. If
> the on-file struct is smaller than what perf knows, then the extra
> fields are zeroed. If the on-file struct is bigger, then perf only
> uses what it knows about, the rest is skipped.
>
> Signed-off-by: Stephane Eranian <eranian@google.com>

Acked-by: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com>



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