Hi! > > >We strive to have it all compatible, older perf should work on newer > > >kernel and newer perf should work on older kernel. > > > > > >How well it's all tested is another. > > > > > >Personally I often use a very old perf. > > > > Yeah, never was a requirement, if you find some problem using a new perf on > > an old kernel or the other way around, please report. > > That's great to know. Thanks for the answers!
Someone should tell debian, AFAICT they believe perf version == kernel version is a requirement...and so says their manpage. Pavel -- (english) http://www.livejournal.com/~pavelmachek (cesky, pictures) http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/picture/horses/blog.html