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

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Date:   Fri, 28 Jul 2017 16:12:33 -0700
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:     Jan Glauber <jan.glauber@...iumnetworks.com>,
        David Daney <ddaney.cavm@...il.com>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Suzuki K Poulose <Suzuki.Poulose@....com>,
        linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 1/3] perf: cavium: Support memory controller PMU
 counters

On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 03:15:15PM +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 11:08:56AM +0200, Jan Glauber wrote:
> > OK. As fixing the firmware will take quite some time I'll go for the memory
> > controller driver that starts EDAC / PMU depending on their CONFIG_.
> > 
> > What would be the proper location for the multiplexer?
> > drivers/soc/cavium or drivers/misc?
> 
> Uff, no idea. Greg? You're the special drivers guy. :-)

Start out in misc/ and let's see the code to determine if it should be
moved elsewhere.

thanks,

greg k-h