linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V5 02/10] perf/amd/iommu: Consolidate and move perf_event_amd

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Date:	Fri, 18 Mar 2016 10:29:10 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Suravee Suthikulpanit <Suravee.Suthikulpanit@....com>
Cc:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, joro@...tes.org,
	mingo@...hat.com, acme@...nel.org, andihartmann@...enet.de,
	vw@...mu.org, labbott@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V5 02/10] perf/amd/iommu: Consolidate and move
 perf_event_amd_iommu header

On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 04:09:33PM +0700, Suravee Suthikulpanit wrote:
> But the whole point is that since we are moving it to consolidate these
> duplicated declarations, I think we should just put it in the most common
> place. The include/linux/amd-iommu.h file is already there. It's not like we
> have to create a brand new file, and then having to move it later.

Strictly speaking, it was wrong to put it there in the first place as it
is x86-specific.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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