linux-kernel - [PATCH] x86/oprofile: rename kernel parameter for architectural perfmon to arch

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Date:	Tue, 7 Jul 2009 16:43:29 +0200
From:	Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
CC:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	oprofile-list <oprofile-list@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Subject: [PATCH] x86/oprofile: rename kernel parameter for architectural perfmon to arch_perfmon

The short name of the achitecture is 'arch_perfmon'. This patch
changes the kernel parameter to use this name.

Cc: Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Signed-off-by: Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com>
---
 Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt |    4 ++--
 arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c         |    2 +-
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index d08759a..fd64b54 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1720,8 +1720,8 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 	oprofile.cpu_type=	Force an oprofile cpu type
 			This might be useful if you have an older oprofile
 			userland or if you want common events.
-			Format: { archperfmon }
-			archperfmon: [X86] Force use of architectural
+			Format: { arch_perfmon }
+			arch_perfmon: [X86] Force use of architectural
 				perfmon on Intel CPUs instead of the
 				CPU specific event set.
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c b/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
index b07dd8d..89b9a5c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
+++ b/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ static int __init p4_init(char **cpu_type)
 static int force_arch_perfmon;
 static int force_cpu_type(const char *str, struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
-	if (!strcmp(str, "archperfmon")) {
+	if (!strcmp(str, "arch_perfmon")) {
 		force_arch_perfmon = 1;
 		printk(KERN_INFO "oprofile: forcing architectural perfmon\n");
 	}
-- 
1.6.3.1


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