linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 0/5] Cavium ThunderX uncore PMU support

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Date:   Thu, 20 Oct 2016 12:01:09 +0100
From:   Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:     Jan Glauber <jglauber@...ium.com>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/5] Cavium ThunderX uncore PMU support

On Thu, Oct 20, 2016 at 12:55:01PM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 20, 2016 at 11:44:18AM +0100, Mark Rutland wrote:
> > I think there's general confusion over the use of invalid context.
> > Perhaps we could clear that up with:
> > 
> > #define perf_uncore_context	perf_invalid_context
> > 
> > and
> > 
> > s/perf_hw_context/perf_cpu_hw_context/
> 
> What might be missing is the fact that these are _TASK_ contexts.

Yes, that too.

> New names might clarify things a little though.

I'll add that to the list of cleanup/rework I've been meaning to look
at.

Thanks,
Mark.