linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/7] perf: New helper function for pmu name

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Message-ID: <20101006155026.GT13563@erda.amd.com>
Date:	Wed, 6 Oct 2010 17:50:26 +0200
From:	Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com>
To:	Paul Mundt <lethal@...ux-sh.org>
CC:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Matt Fleming <matt@...sole-pimps.org>,
	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"linux-sh@...r.kernel.org" <linux-sh@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>,
	"linux-arch@...r.kernel.org" <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Deng-Cheng Zhu <dengcheng.zhu@...il.com>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/7] perf: New helper function for pmu name

On 06.10.10 09:30:41, Paul Mundt wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 06, 2010 at 03:18:25PM +0200, Robert Richter wrote:
> > So, I am also fine with implementing a generic perf_pmu_name() for sh
> > and then derive the oprofile cpu_type string from it in the oprofile
> > code.
> > 
> Again, this is unacceptable.

Paul,

maybe I misunderstood you, but isn't this you preferred solution? We
make perf_pmu_name() part of the generic i/f and then derive the
oprofile name from the pmu name provided by perf.

-Robert

-- 
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Operating System Research Center

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