Re: [PATCH v2] tools headers: Skip arm64 cputype.h check
From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
Date: Tue Mar 17 2026 - 15:26:23 EST
On Mon, Mar 16, 2026 at 11:11:57AM +0000, Leo Yan wrote:
> Some definitions in the arm64 kernel's cputype.h are kernel specific and
> cause perf build failures when the header is synced into tools.
>
> Stop checking arm64's cputype.h. In the future, the header in tools
> will be updated manually when teaching tools about new CPUs.
>
> Signed-off-by: Leo Yan <leo.yan@xxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@xxxxxxx>
Thanks, applied yesterday to perf-tools, for v7.0.
- Arnaldo
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Explicitly states that update cputype.h for new CPUs (Mark).
> - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260316-tools_remove_sync_cputype-h-v1-1-9f0dc5931f09@xxxxxxx