Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 19 Mar 2014 12:32:54 +0100 | From | Ingo Molnar <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 4/4] perf/x86/uncore: modularize Intel uncore driver |
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* Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 04:56:44PM +0800, Yan, Zheng wrote: > > This patch adds support for building Intel uncore driver as module. > > It adds clean-up code and config option for the Intel uncore driver > > > > Signed-off-by: Yan, Zheng <zheng.z.yan@intel.com> > > --- > > arch/x86/Kconfig | 7 ++++ > > arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig | 1 + > > arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig | 1 + > > arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile | 3 +- > > arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.c | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--- > > 5 files changed, 55 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig > > index 0af5250..8e4e247 100644 > > --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig > > +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig > > @@ -1103,6 +1103,13 @@ config X86_CPUID > > with major 203 and minors 0 to 31 for /dev/cpu/0/cpuid to > > /dev/cpu/31/cpuid. > > > > +config X86_INTEL_UNCORE > > + tristate "Intel uncore performance monitoring support" > > + depends on CPU_SUP_INTEL > > + ---help--- > > + This adds a driver to access the Uncore performance monitoring Units > > + of Intel processors. > > + > > Ingo do you agree with this config option placement?
Yeah, the modularization looks mostly good to me, but its name should lie within the PERF namespace, i.e. CONFIG_PERF_PMU_X86_INTEL_UNCORE=y.
Thanks,
Ingo
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