linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V4 10/10] powerpc, perf: Cleanup SW branch filter list look up

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Date:	Mon,  9 Dec 2013 17:21:47 +1100 (EST)
From:	Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
To:	linuxppc-dev@...abs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	khandual@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Cc:	mikey@...ling.org, ak@...ux.intel.com, eranian@...gle.com,
	acme@...stprotocols.net, sukadev@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	mingo@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V4 10/10] powerpc, perf: Cleanup SW branch filter list look up

On Wed, 2013-04-12 at 10:32:42 UTC, Anshuman Khandual wrote:
> This patch adds enumeration for all available SW branch filters
> in powerpc book3s code and also streamlines the look for the
> SW branch filter entries while trying to figure out which all
> branch filters can be supported in SW.

This appears to patch code that was only added in 8/10 ?

Was there any reason not to do it the right way from the beginning?

cheers
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