linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 5/5] perf/x86/amd/power: Add AMD accumulated power reporting mechanism

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Message-ID: <20160122175103.GG9806@pd.tnic>
Date:	Fri, 22 Jan 2016 18:51:03 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Huang Rui <ray.huang@....com>
Cc:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Robert Richter <rric@...nel.org>,
	Jacob Shin <jacob.w.shin@...il.com>,
	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
	Fr�d�ric Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, spg_linux_kernel@....com,
	x86@...nel.org, Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
	Andreas Herrmann <herrmann.der.user@...glemail.com>,
	Suravee Suthikulpanit <suravee.suthikulpanit@....com>,
	Aravind Gopalakrishnan <Aravind.Gopalakrishnan@....com>,
	Fengguang Wu <fengguang.wu@...el.com>,
	Aaron Lu <aaron.lu@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 5/5] perf/x86/amd/power: Add AMD accumulated power
 reporting mechanism

On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 04:04:40PM +0800, Huang Rui wrote:
> OK, you're right. Peter, Boris, thanks for your information.
> I might need look at topology deeper. :-)
> 
> So how about below update:

Please send a full patch, not those diffs ontop - I don't know about
Peter but I absolutely can't grok it this way.

> BTW, "smp_num_siblings = ((ebx >> 8) & 3) + 1" should not put under
> init_amd(), we would better move it to bsp_init_amd(). Because the AMD
> "smp_num_siblings" number must be constant.

You can send me a fix once your other stuff hits tip and you can base it
ontop.

Thanks.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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