linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] perf: add const qualifier to perf_pmu

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Message-ID: <51ADBB1D.9060805@synopsys.com>
Date:	Tue, 4 Jun 2013 15:32:05 +0530
From:	Vineet Gupta <Vineet.Gupta1@...opsys.com>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
CC:	Mischa Jonker <Mischa.Jonker@...opsys.com>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...stprotocols.net>,
	James Hogan <james.hogan@...tec.com>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] perf: add const qualifier to perf_pmu_register's 'name'
 arg

On 06/04/2013 03:28 PM, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 04, 2013 at 11:45:48AM +0200, Mischa Jonker wrote:
>> This allows us to use pdev->name for registering a PMU device.
>> IMO the name is not supposed to be changed anyway.
>>
> Indeed, and thanks! 
>
> PS. WTH is a metag?

It's the cpu core from Imagination Tech - their port got merged in 3.9 (along with
ARC from Synopsys).

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