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

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Date:	Tue, 24 Feb 2015 09:30:56 +0000
From:	Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
CC:	Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <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" <x86@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFT v2] x86: move cacheinfo sysfs to generic cacheinfo
 infrastructure



On 24/02/15 07:58, Ingo Molnar wrote:
>
> * 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?
>

No, in-fact the generic code is almost based on the x86 implementation.

Regards,
Sudeep

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