linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V4 8/8] perf/x86/intel/uncore: clean up client IMC uncore

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.20.1801142153460.2371@nanos>
Date:   Sun, 14 Jan 2018 21:53:57 +0100 (CET)
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Kan Liang <kan.liang@...el.com>
cc:     peterz@...radead.org, mingo@...hat.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, acme@...nel.org, eranian@...gle.com,
        ak@...ux.intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH V4 8/8] perf/x86/intel/uncore: clean up client IMC
 uncore

On Thu, 2 Nov 2017, kan.liang@...el.com wrote:

> From: Kan Liang <Kan.liang@...el.com>
> 
> The counters in client IMC uncore are free running counters, not fixed
> counters. It should be corrected. The new infrastructure for free
> running counter should be applied.
> 
> Introduce free running counter type SNB_PCI_UNCORE_IMC_DATA for data
> read and data write counters.
> 
> Keep the custom event_init() function compatible with old event
> encoding.
> 
> Clean up other custom event_* functions.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kan Liang <Kan.liang@...el.com>

Reviewed-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>