linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] x86, perf: Add PEBS frontend profiling for Skylake

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Date:	Sat, 18 Jul 2015 00:23:01 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
cc:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] x86, perf: Add PEBS frontend profiling for Skylake

On Fri, 17 Jul 2015, Andi Kleen wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 11:05:37PM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 10:52:33PM +0200, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > > 
> > > I don't think the code is the right place to document such registers.
> > 
> > If the code deviates from the SDM, it _is_ the right place to explain,
> > seeing how its the only place.
> 
> It won't anymore in the next revision.

And that justifies to leave completely undocumented crap in the code
for the current revision?

> ak@...ux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only

I'm sure Intel appreciates that disclaimer.

Thanks,

	tglx
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