[MODERATED] Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] v2: more sampling fun 1

Andi Kleen <[email protected]> Wed, 26 Feb 2020 13:13:10 -0800
Newsgroups org.kernel.lore.historical-speck
Message-ID <[email protected]>
> > > I implemented this in the way I did to avoid modifying x86_cpu_id as
> > > that structure is an exported ABI and any change would impact user mode
> > > code using the structure.
> > 
> > Exported ABI? Which usermode code uses this? The module loading tools?
> 
> Yeah, Andi pointed it out to me on an internal review.  I don't know what tool
> is using it.

Yes it's modprobe to find which module to load.

All of mod_devicetable.h is ABI

-Andi