linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] powerpc/perf: Remove PPMU_HAS

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Message-ID: <56A5E709.2070908@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Mon, 25 Jan 2016 14:42:41 +0530
From:	Anshuman Khandual <khandual@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Madhavan Srinivasan <maddy@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>, mpe@...erman.id.au
CC:	linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH]  powerpc/perf: Remove PPMU_HAS_SSLOT flag for Power8

On 01/25/2016 02:03 PM, Madhavan Srinivasan wrote:
>  Commit: 7a7868326d77 introduced PPMU_HAS_SSLOT flag to
>  remove assumption of MMCRA[SLOT] with respect to
>  PPMU_ALT_SIPR flag. Commit 7a7868326d77's message also
>  specifies that Power8 does not support MMCRA[SLOT].
>  But still PPMU_HAS_SSLOT flag managed to get into
>  Power8 code. Patch to remove the same from Power8 flags.

Please follow the present protocol of referring to a commit
ID like this (<hash_code>: ""). Also this PMU flag was added
originally through the base POWER8 PMU enablement commit
(e05b9b9e5c1: "powerpc/perf: Power8 PMU support") which can
be mentioned in the "Fixes:" part.