Re: [PATCH] objtool: drop redundant flags generation

From: Josh Poimboeuf
Date: Mon Mar 06 2017 - 16:41:51 EST


On Mon, Mar 06, 2017 at 05:54:01PM +0000, Nicholas Mc Guire wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 06, 2017 at 11:25:37AM -0600, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> > > arch/x86/tools/gen-insn-attr-x86.awk | 12 ++++++++++--
> > > tools/objtool/arch/x86/insn/gen-insn-attr-x86.awk | 12 ++++++++++--
> >
> > There's actually a third copy of the decoder in:
> >
> > tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/
> >
> > Yes, the duplication is a pain, but it's part of an effort to keep
> > 'tools/*' source independent from kernel code.
> >
> > Maybe we can at least combine the objtool and perf versions someday.
> >
> Bad - missed that one - did not build perf - the generator seems to
> be the same though only differing by a single blank line - so pulling
> those together should be a non-issue atleast with respect to the
> generator as the x86-opcode-map.txt are all the same ? ...or what
> fun am I missing ?

In theory, all three copies of the decoder should be identical. That
includes all the files: insn.[ch], inat.[ch], inat_types.h,
gen-insn-attr-x86.awk, x86-opcode-map.txt.

--
Josh