Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1758569AbXEOAIR (ORCPT ); Mon, 14 May 2007 20:08:17 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1756132AbXEOAII (ORCPT ); Mon, 14 May 2007 20:08:08 -0400 Received: from pentafluge.infradead.org ([213.146.154.40]:47334 "EHLO pentafluge.infradead.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755877AbXEOAIH (ORCPT ); Mon, 14 May 2007 20:08:07 -0400 Subject: Re: + timer_stats-slimmed-down-using-statistics-infrastucture.patch added to -mm tree From: Arjan van de Ven To: Martin Peschke Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, akpm@linux-foundation.org, mingo@elte.hu, tglx@linutronix.de In-Reply-To: <46481D18.7080302@de.ibm.com> References: <200704210018.l3L0IJBN027188@shell0.pdx.osdl.net> <1179082720.19106.4.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> <46481D18.7080302@de.ibm.com> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Intel International BV Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 17:06:18 -0700 Message-Id: <1179187579.3654.0.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.8.3 (2.8.3-2.fc6) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-SRS-Rewrite: SMTP reverse-path rewritten from by pentafluge.infradead.org See http://www.infradead.org/rpr.html Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1045 Lines: 24 On Mon, 2007-05-14 at 10:26 +0200, Martin Peschke wrote: > > > >> [root@t2930041 timer_stats]# cat data > > > > this patch changes the userspace API though, and breaks PowerTOP :( > > Though I think it was unfortunate to add the "old" proc API in 2.6.21. > timer_stats is clearly labeled as debug stuff in config help, which is why > debugfs would have been a proper place. but it's not there, it's in it's current place. And userspace apps depend on it... so what's the reason to change this after it became ABI ? If there's a good one I can fix powertop.. but.... oh well I hope you kept the rest of the file format the same ;) -- if you want to mail me at work (you don't), use arjan (at) linux.intel.com Test the interaction between Linux and your BIOS via http://www.linuxfirmwarekit.org - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/