From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org>
To: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Cc: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>,
"Wangnan (F)" <wangnan0@huawei.com>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>,
Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>,
Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com>, LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com>,
Stephane Eranian <eranian@google.com>,
Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC/PATCH] perf report: Show random usage tip on the help line
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2016 22:49:04 -0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20160106014904.GB6620@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20160105232937.GA18895@sejong>
Em Wed, Jan 06, 2016 at 08:29:37AM +0900, Namhyung Kim escreveu:
> On Tue, Jan 05, 2016 at 09:59:11PM +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > > > Thanks for the info. It's really easy doing that, nice..
> > > > I understand what he suggesting, but not why. :)
> > > Because then adding new tips will not require rebuilding the tool?
> > It would still need rebuilding if it was compiled in at build time.
> Right. Even if we allow to rebuild the tips at runtime, I doubt users
> want to update their documents..
Users don't have to update their documents if they don't, but having the
tips in a separate files allows them to do that if they want, or any
other method to update that tips file.
> > The main advantage of having the source in in Documentation is that it's easy
> > for users to read them all together (which may be useful)
> Agreed.
I agree that having the tips in a separate file, in the Documentation
directory is easy for users to read them all together, that is another
advantage, yes.
- Arnaldo
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-01-06 1:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-01-05 5:36 [RFC/PATCH] perf report: Show random usage tip on the help line Namhyung Kim
2016-01-05 6:32 ` Wangnan (F)
2016-01-05 10:43 ` Namhyung Kim
2016-01-05 16:40 ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2016-01-05 19:19 ` Namhyung Kim
2016-01-05 20:55 ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2016-01-05 20:59 ` Andi Kleen
2016-01-05 23:29 ` Namhyung Kim
2016-01-06 1:49 ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo [this message]
2016-01-05 20:52 ` Andi Kleen
2016-01-05 23:37 ` Namhyung Kim
2016-01-06 1:51 ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2016-01-08 15:41 ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
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