linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 1/3] perf: cavium: Support memory controller PMU counters

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Message-ID: <20170726152801.GD28875@nazgul.tnic>
Date:   Wed, 26 Jul 2017 17:28:01 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Suzuki K Poulose <Suzuki.Poulose@....com>
Cc:     Jan Glauber <jan.glauber@...iumnetworks.com>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 1/3] perf: cavium: Support memory controller PMU
 counters

On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 04:17:11PM +0100, Suzuki K Poulose wrote:
> How about adding a soc specific (wrapper) driver for the memory controller, which
> could use the PCI id and trigger EDAC and PMU drivers (based on what is
> selected by configs)  ?

That was the last idea on my list if nothing slicker comes up. Having a
"multiplexer" driver just for the loading is meh.

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    Boris.

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