linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 1/7] perf, core: Add all PMUs to pmu

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Date:	Wed, 28 May 2014 08:59:51 +0200
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	"Yan, Zheng" <zheng.z.yan@...el.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...e.hu, eranian@...gle.com,
	ak@...ux.intel.com
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/7] perf, core: Add all PMUs to pmu_idr

On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 02:18:04PM +0800, Yan, Zheng wrote:
> Currently, the build-in PMUs are not added to pmu_idr. This makes
> a inconvenience for finding PMU by type.
> 
This was done because of the horrid mess that we have with the software
pmus, some of which alias the same id.

I've not through about how this will or will not break things, but since
you didn't either, I'll leave you to sort it out.

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