linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V3 2/6] perf: Passing struct perf_event to function setup

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Message-ID: <20160804171903.GV6862@twins.programming.kicks-ass.net>
Date:	Thu, 4 Aug 2016 19:19:03 +0200
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@...aro.org>
Cc:	acme@...nel.org, jolsa@...nel.org, mingo@...hat.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3 2/6] perf: Passing struct perf_event to function
 setup_aux()

On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 03:42:19PM -0600, Mathieu Poirier wrote:
> Some information, like driver specific configuration, is found
> in the hw_perf_event  structure.  As such pass a 'struct perf_event'
> to function setup_aux() rather than just the CPU number so that
> individual drivers can make the right configuration when setting
> up a session.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@...aro.org>
> Cc: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>

Yeah, no objection to this.