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SubjectRe: [PATCH v1 0/3] Support perf -vv
On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 12:07:01AM +0800, Jin Yao wrote:
> We keep having bug reports that when users build perf on their own,
> but they don't install some needed libraries such as libelf,
> libbfd/libibery.
>
> The perf can build, but it is missing important functionality. And
> users may complain that perf has issue or bug.
>
> This patch-set support 'perf -vv' which will print the compiled-in
> status of libraries. Once users think perf missing some functionality,
> it should be very easy for them to check the libraries status.

I don't think this solves the problem. How should the user know
that they need to run perf -vv. Also normal users don't know
that libelf is needed for symbols for example.

We need a warning that is visible together with the symbols
and that clearly describes the problem.

-Andi

>
> For example:
>
> $ ./perf -vv
> perf version 4.13.rc5.g9b7a81b
> dwarf: [ on ]
> dwarf_getlocations: [ on ]
> glibc: [ on ]
> gtk2: [ on ]
> libaudit: [ off ]
> libbfd: [ on ]
> libelf: [ on ]
> libnuma: [ on ]
> numa_num_possible_cpus: [ on ]
> libperl: [ on ]
> libpython: [ on ]
> libslang: [ on ]
> libcrypto: [ on ]
> libunwind: [ on ]
> libdw-dwarf-unwind: [ on ]
> zlib: [ on ]
> lzma: [ on ]
> get_cpuid: [ on ]
> bpf: [ on ]
>
> Jin Yao (3):
> perf config: Add -DNO_GLIBC to CFLAGS
> perf version: Print the status of compiled-in libraries
> perf: Support perf -vv
>
> tools/perf/Makefile.config | 2 +
> tools/perf/builtin-version.c | 125 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> tools/perf/builtin.h | 1 +
> tools/perf/perf.c | 6 +++
> 4 files changed, 134 insertions(+)
>
> --
> 2.7.4
>

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