The binary available already in the build is an older perf binary which will not work. Perf compilation is disabled since it fails with this error:
LINK /data/src/android/out/target/product/vexpress/obj/kernel/tools/perf/perf
/data/src/android/prebuilts/gcc/linux-x86/arm/arm-linux-androideabi-4.7-linaro/bin/../libexec/gcc/arm-linux-androideabi/4.7.3/real-ld: error: /data/src/android/out/target/product/vexpress/obj/kernel/tools/perf/liblk.a(debugfs.o): incompatible target
perf.c:217: error: undefined reference to 'debugfs_mountpoint'
util/util.c:258: error: undefined reference to 'debugfs_mount'
util/util.c:271: error: undefined reference to 'debugfs_mountpoint'
tests/parse-events.c:981: error: undefined reference to 'debugfs_find_mountpoint'
util/parse-events.c:163: error: undefined reference to 'debugfs_valid_mountpoint'
util/parse-events.c:460: error: undefined reference to 'debugfs_valid_mountpoint'
util/parse-events.c:949: error: undefined reference to 'debugfs_valid_mountpoint'
util/parse-events.c:998: error: undefined reference to 'debugfs_valid_mountpoint'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make[1]: *** [/data/src/android/out/target/product/vexpress/obj/kernel/tools/perf/perf] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/data/src/android/kernel/linaro/vexpress/tools/perf'
make: *** [android_kernel] Error 2
The binary available already in the build is an older perf binary which will not work. Perf compilation is disabled since it fails with this error: android/ out/target/ product/ vexpress/ obj/kernel/ tools/perf/ perf android/ prebuilts/ gcc/linux- x86/arm/ arm-linux- androideabi- 4.7-linaro/ bin/../ libexec/ gcc/arm- linux-androidea bi/4.7. 3/real- ld: error: /data/src/ android/ out/target/ product/ vexpress/ obj/kernel/ tools/perf/ liblk.a( debugfs. o): incompatible target mountpoint' mountpoint' events. c:981: error: undefined reference to 'debugfs_ find_mountpoint ' events. c:163: error: undefined reference to 'debugfs_ valid_mountpoin t' events. c:460: error: undefined reference to 'debugfs_ valid_mountpoin t' events. c:949: error: undefined reference to 'debugfs_ valid_mountpoin t' events. c:998: error: undefined reference to 'debugfs_ valid_mountpoin t' src/android/ out/target/ product/ vexpress/ obj/kernel/ tools/perf/ perf] Error 1 src/android/ kernel/ linaro/ vexpress/ tools/perf'
LINK /data/src/
/data/src/
perf.c:217: error: undefined reference to 'debugfs_
util/util.c:258: error: undefined reference to 'debugfs_mount'
util/util.c:271: error: undefined reference to 'debugfs_
tests/parse-
util/parse-
util/parse-
util/parse-
util/parse-
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make[1]: *** [/data/
make[1]: Leaving directory `/data/
make: *** [android_kernel] Error 2