[PATCH v7 2/4] perf tools: Add lexical definition of event name
nakamura.shun at fujitsu.com
nakamura.shun at fujitsu.com
Fri Mar 5 10:09:20 GMT 2021
Hi, John
> > From: Shunsuke Nakamura <nakamura.shun at jp.fujitsu.com>
> >
> > Add the lexical definition of event name so that the numbers are recognizable.
> >
>
> Sorry for the hassle, but it's not clear that we got a definitive
> conclusion on this patch from v6 series:
>
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/YCuo01Wxxe%2FMCrC5@krava/
>
> Would it be so much worse for you to change format of these event names
> to not start with a numberic?
I was trying to match the specifications published by Fujitsu exactly.
We also thought that being able to parse event names starting with a number would be an improvement for perf.
We've discussed it with the team, but we decided to change the event name.
Best Regards
Shunsuke
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