linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] perf test: Add user space counter reading tests

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Date:   Wed, 20 Jul 2022 10:57:32 -0400 (EDT)
From:   Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@...ne.edu>
To:     Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>
cc:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
        Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>,
        Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
        Kajol Jain <kjain@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
        Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>,
        Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@....com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org,
        Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
        Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] perf test: Add user space counter reading tests

On Tue, 19 Jul 2022, Ian Rogers wrote:

> These tests are based on test_stat_user_read in
> tools/lib/perf/tests/test-evsel.c. The tests are modified to skip if
> perf_event_open fails or rdpmc isn't supported.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>

> +		.type	= PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE,
> +		.config	= event,
> +#ifdef __aarch64__
> +		.config1 = 0x2,		/* Request user access */
> +#endif

should this value have a name rather than being a "magic constant"?

Vince