linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] perf/x86/uncore: modularize Intel uncore driver

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Message-ID: <20140319084917.GE27632@laptop.programming.kicks-ass.net>
Date:	Wed, 19 Mar 2014 09:49:17 +0100
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	"Yan, Zheng" <zheng.z.yan@...el.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...nel.org, acme@...radead.org,
	eranian@...gle.com, andi@...stfloor.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] perf/x86/uncore: modularize Intel uncore driver

On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 04:56:44PM +0800, Yan, Zheng wrote:
> This patch adds support for building Intel uncore driver as module.
> It adds clean-up code and config option for the Intel uncore driver
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yan, Zheng <zheng.z.yan@...el.com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/Kconfig                              |  7 ++++
>  arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig               |  1 +
>  arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig             |  1 +
>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile                  |  3 +-
>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.c | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---
>  5 files changed, 55 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
> index 0af5250..8e4e247 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
> @@ -1103,6 +1103,13 @@ config X86_CPUID
>  	  with major 203 and minors 0 to 31 for /dev/cpu/0/cpuid to
>  	  /dev/cpu/31/cpuid.
>  
> +config X86_INTEL_UNCORE
> +	tristate "Intel uncore performance monitoring support"
> +	depends on CPU_SUP_INTEL
> +	---help---
> +	  This adds a driver to access the Uncore performance monitoring Units
> +	  of Intel processors.
> +

Ingo do you agree with this config option placement?
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