linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 03/18] arch: arc: Remove CONFIG

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Date:   Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:04:30 +0530
From:   Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:     Vineet Gupta <Vineet.Gupta1@...opsys.com>
Cc:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Robert Richter <rric@...nel.org>,
        Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...nel.org>,
        "oprofile-list@...ts.sf.net" <oprofile-list@...ts.sf.net>,
        William Cohen <wcohen@...hat.com>,
        Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        "anmar.oueja@...aro.org" <anmar.oueja@...aro.org>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
        "linux-snps-arc@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-snps-arc@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/18] arch: arc: Remove CONFIG_OPROFILE support

On 14-01-21, 17:51, Vineet Gupta wrote:
> On 1/14/21 3:35 AM, Viresh Kumar wrote:
> > The "oprofile" user-space tools don't use the kernel OPROFILE support
> > any more, and haven't in a long time. User-space has been converted to
> > the perf interfaces.
> >
> > Remove the old oprofile's architecture specific support.
> >
> > Suggested-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
> > Suggested-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
> > Signed-off-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
> 
> Acked-by: Vineet Gupta <vgupta@...opsys.com>
> 
> I presume this doesn't need to go through ARC tree.

Yes.

-- 
viresh