linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 4/6] perf vendor events arm64: Update scale units and descriptions of common topdown metrics

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Date:   Tue, 8 Aug 2023 09:46:39 +0100
From:   John Garry <john.g.garry@...cle.com>
To:     James Clark <james.clark@....com>,
        linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org, irogers@...gle.com,
        renyu.zj@...ux.alibaba.com
Cc:     Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>, Mike Leach <mike.leach@...aro.org>,
        Leo Yan <leo.yan@...aro.org>,
        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>,
        Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>,
        Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@....com>,
        Kajol Jain <kjain@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Kan Liang <kan.liang@...ux.intel.com>,
        Nick Forrington <nick.forrington@....com>,
        Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@...il.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, coresight@...ts.linaro.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 4/6] perf vendor events arm64: Update scale units and
 descriptions of common topdown metrics

On 07/08/2023 15:20, James Clark wrote:
> Metrics will be published here [1] going forwards, but they have
> slightly different scale units. To allow autogenerated metrics to be
> added more easily, update the scale units to match.
> 
> The more detailed descriptions have also been taken and added to the
> common file.

It's unfortunate that we can't have a concise description - like which 
we have now - and a full description.

> 

Anyway,
Reviewed-by: John Garry <john.g.garry@...cle.com>