linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/6] perf/amd/iommu: Modify functions to query max banks and counters

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Date:	Thu, 7 Jan 2016 09:28:33 -0600
From:	Suravee Suthikulpanit <Suravee.Suthikulpanit@....com>
To:	Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>
CC:	<bp@...en8.de>, <peterz@...radead.org>, <mingo@...hat.com>,
	<acme@...nel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/6] perf/amd/iommu: Modify functions to query max
 banks and counters



On 01/07/2016 06:34 AM, Joerg Roedel wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 01, 2016 at 12:13:36PM -0600, Suravee Suthikulpanit wrote:
>> Currently, amd_iommu_pc_get_max_[banks|counters]() require devid,
>> which should not be the case. Also, these don't properly support
>> multi-IOMMU system.
>>
>> Current and future AMD systems with IOMMU that support perf counter
>> would likely contain homogeneous IOMMUs where multiple IOMMUs are
>> availalbe. So, this patch modifies these function to iterate all IOMMU
>> to check the max banks and counters reported by the hardware.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Suravee Suthikulpanit <Suravee.Suthikulpanit@....com>
>> ---
>>   arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_amd_iommu.c | 17 +++++++----------
>>   drivers/iommu/amd_iommu_init.c             | 20 ++++++++++++--------
>>   include/linux/perf/perf_event_amd_iommu.h  |  7 ++-----
>>   3 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
>
> Reviewed-by: Joerg Roedel <jroedel@...e.de>
>
> This looks like the fix for the CZ issue, right? If true, it is
> probably v4.5 material.

Yes in deed :)

Suravee
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