linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V8 20/23] perf tools: making function set_max_cpu

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Date:	Mon, 25 Jan 2016 18:12:42 -0300
From:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
To:	Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@...aro.org>
Cc:	linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V8 20/23] perf tools: making function set_max_cpu_num()
 non static

Em Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 01:46:22PM -0700, Mathieu Poirier escreveu:
> On 14 January 2016 at 14:46, Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@...aro.org> wrote:
> > For memory allocation purposes, code located in other places
> > then util/cpumap.c may want to know how many CPUs the system has.
> >
> > This patch is making function set_max_cpu_num() available to
> > other parts of the perf tool so that global variable
> > 'max_cpu_num' gets the right value when referenced by cpu__max_cpu().
> >
> > Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
> > Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
> > Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
> > Signed-off-by: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@...aro.org>
> > ---
> >  tools/perf/util/cpumap.c | 2 +-
> >  tools/perf/util/cpumap.h | 1 +
> >  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cpumap.c b/tools/perf/util/cpumap.c
> > index 10af1e7524fb..ae179320c0c0 100644
> > --- a/tools/perf/util/cpumap.c
> > +++ b/tools/perf/util/cpumap.c
> > @@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ out:
> >  }
> >
> >  /* Determine highest possible cpu in the system for sparse allocation */
> > -static void set_max_cpu_num(void)
> > +void set_max_cpu_num(void)
> >  {
> >         const char *mnt;
> >         char path[PATH_MAX];
> > diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cpumap.h b/tools/perf/util/cpumap.h
> > index 85f7772457fa..45fa963345eb 100644
> > --- a/tools/perf/util/cpumap.h
> > +++ b/tools/perf/util/cpumap.h
> > @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ struct cpu_map {
> >         int map[];
> >  };
> >
> > +void set_max_cpu_num(void);
> >  struct cpu_map *cpu_map__new(const char *cpu_list);
> >  struct cpu_map *cpu_map__empty_new(int nr);
> >  struct cpu_map *cpu_map__dummy_new(void);
> > --
> > 2.1.4
> >
> 
> Arnaldo,
> 
> I can't queue this patch for 4.6 without at least a reviewed by from you.

This one I remember, looks ugly, the name set_max_cpu_num() looks
strange, when that was restricted (static) to that cpumap.c file, it
wasn't a problem, exporting it for wider usage looks bad.

You've been waiting for this for quite a while, it seems, lemme stop
what I am doing to check this...

- Arnaldo
 
> It has been rebased to 4.5-rc1 here [1] for your convenience.  I will
> be happy to use another baseline should that be more adequate for you.
> The same goes for [2]
> 
> Thanks,
> Mathieu
> 
> [1]. https://git.linaro.org/people/mathieu.poirier/coresight.git/shortlog/refs/heads/perf-v4.5-rc1-V8