Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] ring_buffer: enlarge RB_MAX_SMALL_DATA | From | Steven Rostedt <> | Date | Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:23:40 -0400 |
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On Wed, 2009-04-15 at 16:12 +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote: > * Steven Rostedt <srostedt@redhat.com> wrote:
> Yeah - format specifications are always good. They weaken ABI > bindings and allow more flexibility both on the tool and the kernel > side. > > > We could ask Linus to pull this into 30 because it is a API > > change. > > Apps could assume if the format file is not there it's the .30 > format.
My fear is that they are written before the change, and will not know about a format file existing. Then those apps will break on 31.
But this is still new, and the only user I know of at the moment is the University student doing the ftrace GUI. I'll keep him informed.
Thanks,
-- Steve
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