linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] perf, x86: P4 PMU -- Use perf_sample_data

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Date:	Fri, 22 Apr 2011 10:20:48 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Don Zickus <dzickus@...hat.com>
Cc:	x86@...nel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...il.com>,
	Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...nvz.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] perf, x86: P4 PMU -- Use perf_sample_data_init helper


* Don Zickus <dzickus@...hat.com> wrote:

> From: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...il.com>
> 
> Instead of opencoded assignments better to use
> perf_sample_data_init helper.
> 
> Tested-by: Lin Ming <ming.m.lin@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...nvz.org>
> Signed-off-by: Don Zickus <dzickus@...hat.com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c |    3 +--
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
> index c2520e1..6f2bd89 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
> @@ -912,8 +912,7 @@ static int p4_pmu_handle_irq(struct pt_regs *regs)
>  	int idx, handled = 0;
>  	u64 val;
>  
> -	data.addr = 0;
> -	data.raw = NULL;
> +	perf_sample_data_init(&data, 0);

This one sure can wait for v2.6.40, right?

Thanks,

	Ingo
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