$ git cherry-pick cb66befccba18fac
[perf/core 8ff6a6c06a90a362] perf tools: Fix version kernel tag
Author: John Garry<john.garry@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon Feb 21 21:16:49 2022 +0800
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
$ make -C tools/perf O=/tmp/build/perf install-bin
$ perf -v
perf version 5.17.rc8.g4e666cdb06ee
Now it doesn´t notice it and there is no automatic rebuild triggered, we
stay with the cset from before the cherry-pick:-\
$ git log --oneline -2
8ff6a6c06a90a362 (HEAD -> perf/core) perf tools: Fix version kernel tag
4e666cdb06eede20 perf tools: Fix dependency for version file creation
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Anyway, your patch works for some cases, so its an improvement and I'll
apply it, we can continue from there.