linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFT v2] x86: move cacheinfo sysfs to generic cacheinfo infrastructure

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Date:	Tue, 24 Feb 2015 08:58:47 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:	Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFT v2] x86: move cacheinfo sysfs to generic cacheinfo
 infrastructure


* Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com> wrote:

> This patch removes the redundant sysfs cacheinfo code by 
> reusing the newly introduced generic cacheinfo 
> infrastructure through the commit 246246cbde5e ("drivers: 
> base: support cpu cache information interface to 
> userspace via sysfs")
> 
> The private pointer provided by the cacheinfo is used to 
> implement the AMD L3 cache specific attributes.

Is there any change expected to the functionality/output of 
the code?

Thanks,

	Ingo
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