[elrepo] bpftool, perf, and python3-perf

[Akemi Yagi]

On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 10:01 AM Akemi Yagi <toracat at elrepo.org> wrote:
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> On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 1:51 PM Akemi Yagi <toracat at elrepo.org> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 1:06 PM Joseph Christopher Sible
> > <jcsible at cert.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > It seems like the update of kernel-ml to 6.5.4 didn't include the bpftool, perf, or python3-perf packages. Was this intentional, and will they be missing from new versions going forward? If so, should we revert systems that currently have them back to Red Hat's versions, so that they'll continue to receive updates from them?
> > >
> > > Joseph C. Sible
> >
> > As noted in the announcement mail,
> >
> > "Please note that as of this kernel-ml version we are unable to
> > continue providing the perf, python3-perf, and bpftool packages."
> >
> > With those packages enabled, building kernel-ml version 6.5.4 ended
> > with errors. Until / unless this is resolved, we have to publish
> > kernel-ml without them.
> >
> > Akemi
>
> This issue is being tracked in:
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> https://elrepo.org/bugs/view.php?id=1385
>
> In the next kernel update, I will enable bpftool for el9. The perf
> package will remain disabled. A patch that fixes the perf build issue
> is available but needs to be backported to stable kernel lines.
>
> Akemi

As detailed in our bug tracker (#1385), the bpftool, perf, and
python3-perf packages are now included in kernel-ml-6.5.6-1 for el9.
In el8, bpftool has to be disabled indefinitely due to build error;
the perf, and python3-perf packages are included.

Akemi