linux-kernel - Re: [tip:perf/urgent] perf/x86: Set pmu->module in Intel PMU modules

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Message-ID: <20170105202421.GA3092@twins.programming.kicks-ass.net>
Date:   Thu, 5 Jan 2017 21:24:21 +0100
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@...ux.intel.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, davidcc@...gle.com,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kan.liang@...el.com, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>,
        Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>,
        Paul Turner <pjt@...gle.com>,
        Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
        Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        "linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org" 
        <linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [tip:perf/urgent] perf/x86: Set pmu->module in Intel PMU modules

On Thu, Jan 05, 2017 at 10:46:30AM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 7:52 AM, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org> wrote:
> >
> > The first time I saw this I thought about doing something like the
> > below, but never got around to testing if that works and subsequently
> > forgot about things again.
> >
> > Does this make sense and or work?
> 
> I'd argue against it.

Fair enough; /me files it in the bit-bucket.