linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Add Xeon 7500 series support to oprofile

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Message-ID: <20100125142721.GG2014@erda.amd.com>
Date:	Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:27:21 +0100
From:	Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
	oprofile-list@...ts.sf.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add Xeon 7500 series support to oprofile

On 21.01.10 23:26:27, Andi Kleen wrote:
> Add Xeon 7500 series support to oprofile
> 
> Straight forward: it's the same as Core i7, so just detect
> the model number. No user space changes needed.
> 
> Very simple patch, so it could be still merged for .33?

Patch applied to oprofile/urgent. I will try to merge it for .33.

I would like to see a follow on patch that changes all x86_model
values to hex that have the extended model bit set. This would make
the code more readable since the spec is also using bit values for
this.

Thanks.

-Robert

-- 
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Operating System Research Center
email: robert.richter@....com

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