linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] perf/x86: fix SNB-EP CBO and PCU uncore PMU filter management

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Date:	Tue, 21 Aug 2012 12:46:18 +0200
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...e.hu, andi@...stfloor.org,
	zheng.z.yan@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] perf/x86: fix SNB-EP CBO and PCU uncore PMU filter
 management

On Mon, 2012-08-20 at 18:22 +0200, Stephane Eranian wrote:
>         .constraints            = snbep_uncore_cbox_constraints,
>         .ops                    = &snbep_uncore_msr_ops,
>         .format_group           = &snbep_uncore_cbox_format_group,
> +       .extra_regs             = snbep_uncore_cbo_extra_regs, 

The whole cbo vs cbox thing is a bit unfortunate, I know Intel tends to
forget to type the last letter, but could we be consistent?

Ideally Intel would have called the thing a Cache Coherence Unit or
somesuch to match the Power Control Unit, But seeing its called C-Box, I
don't see the point of saving the 1 character and obfuscate the name.
I've even seen CBO Box used, which is of course completely ridiculous.
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