| Date | Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:41:48 +1000 | From | Paul Mackerras <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 4/4][RFC] perf_counter: Allow sharing of output channels |
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Ingo Molnar writes:
> Time to add a new sys_perf_counter_chattr() syscall and deprecate > the ioctls?
Hmmm... if 2.6.31 goes out with the ioctls, I think we should leave them in for a long time. I've never seen what the problem with ioctl is anyway. At least, I don't see how a new multi-function syscall would be any better.
Paul.
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