linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] amd: uncore: Rename cpufeatures macro for cache counters

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Message-ID: <20170614142302.m6t6rbxmqphimfji@pd.tnic>
Date:   Wed, 14 Jun 2017 16:23:02 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Janakarajan Natarajan <Janakarajan.Natarajan@....com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
        Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
        Suravee Suthikulpanit <suravee.suthikulpanit@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] amd: uncore: Rename cpufeatures macro for cache
 counters

On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 10:58:27AM -0500, Janakarajan Natarajan wrote:
> In Family 17h, L3 is the last level cache as opposed to L2 in previous
> families. Avoid this name confusion and rename X86_FEATURE_PERFCTR_L2 to
> X86_FEATURE_PERFCTR_LLC to indicate the performance counter on the last
> level of cache.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Janakarajan Natarajan <Janakarajan.Natarajan@....com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/events/amd/uncore.c       | 2 +-
>  arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h | 2 +-
>  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

A hint for the future:

when a reviewer gives you a Reviewed-by tag, you should add it to your
when patch you submit.

Thanks.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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