linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] AMD Family10h+ IBS support for oProfile driver: Setup routines

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Date:	Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:01:04 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>
To:	"Kasindorf, Barry" <Barry.Kasindorf@....com>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] AMD Family10h+ IBS support for oProfile driver: Setup routines

On Wed 2008-06-11 09:29:29, Kasindorf, Barry wrote:
> Yes,
> This is visible to userspace. The corresponding changes to the usermode
> code have been sent to the oProfile list. The confusion is that it is
> not AMD Family 10 but it is Family 16(10h). This can be confusing so we
> changed it.

...so we require users to upgrade userspace tools at the same moment
they upgrade kernel, and they can't go to the old kernel. Bad.

(Please mention userspace change in changelog).

I don't think potential for confusion is that big... and perhaps you
can do s/10/10h/ in userspace tools?

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