linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] RISC-V: Enable perf events by default

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Message-ID: <CAOnJCUJnc3VJq3PRn+wTMTbf2N5VdJs_uPjRyWTs-EKuC_190w@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:34:22 -0700
From:   Atish Patra <atishp@...shpatra.org>
To:     Anup Patel <apatel@...tanamicro.com>
Cc:     Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...belt.com>,
        Paul Walmsley <paul.walmsley@...ive.com>,
        Alistair Francis <Alistair.Francis@....com>,
        Anup Patel <anup@...infault.org>,
        linux-riscv <linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org List" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] RISC-V: Enable perf events by default

On Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 2:00 AM Anup Patel <apatel@...tanamicro.com> wrote:
>
> Let us enable perf events by default in RV32 and RV64 defconfigs
> so that we can use RISC-V PMU drivers on various RISC-V platforms.
>
> Signed-off-by: Anup Patel <apatel@...tanamicro.com>
> ---
>  arch/riscv/configs/defconfig      | 1 +
>  arch/riscv/configs/rv32_defconfig | 1 +
>  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/configs/defconfig b/arch/riscv/configs/defconfig
> index f120fcc43d0a..57aaedc7cf74 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/configs/defconfig
> +++ b/arch/riscv/configs/defconfig
> @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE=y
>  CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
>  CONFIG_EXPERT=y
>  # CONFIG_SYSFS_SYSCALL is not set
> +CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS=y
>  CONFIG_SOC_MICROCHIP_POLARFIRE=y
>  CONFIG_SOC_SIFIVE=y
>  CONFIG_SOC_VIRT=y
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/configs/rv32_defconfig b/arch/riscv/configs/rv32_defconfig
> index 8b56a7f1eb06..21d422e740d5 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/configs/rv32_defconfig
> +++ b/arch/riscv/configs/rv32_defconfig
> @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE=y
>  CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
>  CONFIG_EXPERT=y
>  # CONFIG_SYSFS_SYSCALL is not set
> +CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS=y
>  CONFIG_SOC_SIFIVE=y
>  CONFIG_SOC_VIRT=y
>  CONFIG_ARCH_RV32I=y
> --
> 2.25.1
>

I think it is better to enable perf events by adding CONFIG_PROFILING
to the defconfig similar to other ISAs.

-- 
Regards,
Atish