linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] perf vendor events: Remove 'type' field from mapfiles

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Date:   Fri, 26 Feb 2021 07:47:37 -0800
From:   Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
To:     John Garry <john.garry@...wei.com>
Cc:     peterz@...radead.org, acme@...nel.org, mingo@...hat.com,
        mark.rutland@....com, jolsa@...hat.com, namhyung@...nel.org,
        irogers@...gle.com, kjain@...ux.ibm.com,
        alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        will@...nel.org, linuxarm@...wei.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] perf vendor events: Remove 'type' field from mapfiles

On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 09:08:17PM +0800, John Garry wrote:
> Included for each CPU entry in the per-arch mapfile.csv file is a 'type'
> field.

I don't like it because this will make the mapfile incompatible with
what download.01.org uses. We originally derived it from that.

It would be ok if it fixed something serious, but as it seems to be
more cosmetic I don't think there's a good reason to devivate.

-Andi