[RFC] perf-cache command interface design

[Hagen Paul Pfeifer]

On 7 November 2014 09:21, Masami Hiramatsu
<masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com> wrote:

> File Format
> ===========
> All the cache files are placed under ~/.debug/ by default.
> The paths of buildid cache of binary/symbols are not changed.
>
> The SDT/probe caches are placed under the ~/.debug/.probes/path/to/bin/bu/ildid
> and that is linked to ~/.debug/.probes/.buildid/bu/ildid
> # To avoid conflict with files under /probes/*, I picked up .probes/.

A little bit late: but why ~/.debug? Why not $XDG_CACHE_HOME/perf/ as
the root for all perf related files? debug is not unique nor is it sufficient
to meet file hierarchy: man file-hierarchy(8)

Hagen