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

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Message-ID: <20140319124431.GN27632@laptop.programming.kicks-ass.net>
Date:	Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:44:31 +0100
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:	"Yan, Zheng" <zheng.z.yan@...el.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	acme@...radead.org, eranian@...gle.com, andi@...stfloor.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] perf/x86/uncore: modularize Intel uncore driver

On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 12:53:23PM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > Ah; but do you want this config option hidden in the "Processor type 
> > and features" menu or would they be better in "General setup/Kernel 
> > Performance Events and Counters" ?
> 
> What's your preference? There's a vali argument for both: the uncore 
> driver is part of the CPU, but it's also a perf driver.

My initial thought was having it in the perf menu because that's
relatively easy to find and not big and cluttered (yet) like the arch
menu is.

I actually had to double check I had the right patches applied because I
couldn't find it the first time.
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