linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/6][v4]: perf: Create a sysfs entry for Power event format

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Date:	Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:26:46 +1100
From:	Michael Ellerman <michael@...erman.id.au>
To:	Sukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>, robert.richter@....com,
	Anton Blanchard <anton@....ibm.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>, linuxppc-dev@...abs.org,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...stprotocols.net>,
	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>, benh@...nel.crashing.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/6][v4]: perf: Create a sysfs entry for Power event
 format

On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 10:26:13PM -0800, Sukadev Bhattiprolu wrote:
> 
> [PATCH 5/6][v4]: perf: Create a sysfs entry for Power event format
> 
> Create a sysfs entry, '/sys/bus/event_source/devices/cpu/format/event'
> which describes the format of a POWER cpu.

Did this patch go upstream? I don't see it.

If not, please don't merge it.

> The format of the event is the same for all POWER cpus at least in
> (Power6, Power7), so bulk of this change is common in the code common
> to POWER cpus.

No. The event format is different on most POWER cpus, in particular it
is different on Power6 and Power7, and will be different again on
Power8.

cheers
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