Re: [PATCH v5 2/8] perf: Use perf_pmu__open_file() and perf_pmu__scan_file()

[James Clark <james.clark@arm.com>]

On 20/01/2023 17:43, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> Em Fri, Jan 20, 2023 at 02:32:30PM -0300, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo escreveu:
>> Em Fri, Jan 20, 2023 at 02:21:56PM -0300, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo escreveu:
>>> Em Fri, Jan 20, 2023 at 02:36:55PM +0000, James Clark escreveu:
>>>> Remove some code that duplicates existing methods. Copy strings where
>>>> const strings are required.
>>>>
>>>> No functional changes.
>>>
>>>
>>> Have you used 'perf test'?
>>>
>>> [acme@quaco perf]$ perf test -v python
>>> Couldn't bump rlimit(MEMLOCK), failures may take place when creating BPF maps, etc
>>>  19: 'import perf' in python                                         :
>>> --- start ---
>>> test child forked, pid 232379
>>> python usage test: "echo "import sys ; sys.path.append('/tmp/build/perf/python'); import perf" | '/usr/bin/python3' "
>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>   File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
>>> ImportError: /tmp/build/perf/python/perf.cpython-310-x86_64-linux-gnu.so: undefined symbol: perf_pmu__scan_file
>>> test child finished with -1
>>> ---- end ----
>>> 'import perf' in python: FAILED!
>>> [acme@quaco perf]$
>>
>> I added this to this cset, now it passes.
> 
> So, what I have is now at my tmp.perf/core branch, pending container
> testing, later today probably will move to perf/core, so that it gets
> exposure on linux-next for v6.3.
> 

Gah! Sorry, I must have only run the Coresight tests. I will make sure
all the tests are passing on my setup so it's easier to spot next time.

Thanks for the fix.