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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 4/4] perf/x86/uncore: modularize Intel uncore driver

    * Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> wrote:

    > On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 12:53:23PM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
    > > >
    > > > Ah; but do you want this config option hidden in the "Processor
    > > > type and features" menu or would they be better in "General
    > > > setup/Kernel Performance Events and Counters" ?
    > >
    > > What's your preference? There's a vali argument for both: the
    > > uncore driver is part of the CPU, but it's also a perf driver.
    >
    > My initial thought was having it in the perf menu because that's
    > relatively easy to find and not big and cluttered (yet) like the
    > arch menu is.
    >
    > I actually had to double check I had the right patches applied
    > because I couldn't find it the first time.

    Okay, agreed, lets do it that way. It's also the better choice UI
    wise: arguably people will associate this driver with 'perf', not with
    CPU features.

    Thanks,

    Ingo


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