Re: [PATCH 0/4] x86/insn: perf tools: Add a few new x86 instructions

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Wed Sep 02 2015 - 03:39:51 EST



* åæéå / HIRAMATUïMASAMI <masami.hiramatsu.pt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > sure, np you can use my ack
>
> I'm also OK for this patch. I just concern that is OK for Adrian too?
> Since this ensures all the copied code should be dead copy (not modified anymore),
> if we want a different instruction decoding routine, we have to break the test
> anyway.

So the idea would be to not break anything, only warn in a non-fatal question.
This protects against unbisectable universes being created via simple git merges
where updates meet but testing of tooling isn't done.

Thanks,

Ingo
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