Re: [RFC][PATCH 00/11] perf pmu interface -v2

[Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>]

On Fri, 2010-06-25 at 12:11 +0100, Will Deacon wrote:
> Hi Peter,
> 
> On Thu, 2010-06-24 at 15:28 +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > These patches prepare the perf code for multiple pmus (no user
> > interface yet, Lin Ming is working on that). These patches remove all
> > weak functions and rework the struct pmu interface.
> > 
> > The patches are boot tested on x86_64 and compile tested on: powerpc
> > (!fsl, what config is that?), sparc and arm (sorry no SH compiler)
> > 
> 
> I tried to test these for ARM, but I get compilation errors. Maybe you
> forgot to enable perf in the ARM .config? Anyway, the compiler log is:
> 
>   CC      arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.o
> arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c: In function 'validate_event':
> arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c:342: error: 'pmu' undeclared (first use in this function)
> arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c:342: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
> arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c:342: error: for each function it appears in.)
> arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c: In function 'armpmu_event_init':
> arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c:536: warning: return makes integer from pointer without a cast
> arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c: In function 'init_hw_perf_events':
> arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c:3037: error: expected ';' before 'return'
> arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c:3038: warning: no return statement in function returning non-void
> make[1]: *** [arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.o] Error 1
> make: *** [arch/arm/kernel] Error 2
> 
> I think there's a missing semicolon, an ERR_PTR that should be a PTR_ERR
> and an ordering issue with the pmu struct.

I seem to have lost a refresh before sending the emails, please check:

git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/peterz/linux-2.6-perf.git perf-pmu

I pushed out updated patches there.