linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: perf: Clean up perf

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Message-ID: <1314970326.1301.16.camel@twins>
Date:	Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:32:06 +0200
From:	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
To:	Kevin Winchester <kjwinchester@...il.com>
Cc:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...stprotocols.net>,
	x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: perf: Clean up perf_event cpu code

On Tue, 2011-08-30 at 20:41 -0300, Kevin Winchester wrote:
> The CPU support for perf events on x86 was implemented via included C files
> with #ifdefs.  Clean this up by creating a new header file and compiling
> the vendor-specific files as needed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kevin Winchester <kjwinchester@...il.com>
> ---
> 
> This is now against the tip tree.  I left it all as one big commit for now,
> although I can break it up if necessary.  I'm just not sure it would gain much.
> 
> Again, this is by far the largest out of the handful of patches I have ever
> submitted, so please let me know if I am doing anything wrong.
> 

I've stuck it in the queue,. seems to work so far.

If Ingo doesn't complain, it ought to show up for the next release
someplace ;-)
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