Re: [PATCH v2] riscv: perf: Drop defining `perf_instruction_pointer()` and `perf_misc_flags()`

From: Oliver Upton <oliver.upton@linux.dev>
To: Prabhakar <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@bp.renesas.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] riscv: perf: Drop defining `perf_instruction_pointer()` and `perf_misc_flags()`
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 08:57:28 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <Zztx-EBqXcFdBSPj@linux.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20241116160506.5324-1-prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@bp.renesas.com>

On Sat, Nov 16, 2024 at 04:05:06PM +0000, Prabhakar wrote:
> From: Lad Prabhakar <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@bp.renesas.com>
> 
> With commit 2c47e7a74f44 ("perf/core: Correct perf sampling with guest
> VMs"), the perf core now handles the functionality previously requiring
> arch-specific definitions of `perf_instruction_pointer()` and
> `perf_misc_flags()`. As these definitions are no longer necessary for
> RISC-V, this patch removes their implementation and declarations.
> 
> This change also fixes the following build issue on RISC-V:
> 
>     ./include/linux/perf_event.h:1679:84: error: macro "perf_misc_flags" passed 2 arguments, but takes just 1
>     ./include/linux/perf_event.h:1679:22: error: 'perf_misc_flags' redeclared as different kind of symbol
>     ./include/linux/perf_event.h:1680:22: error: conflicting types for 'perf_instruction_pointer'; have 'long unsigned int(struct perf_event *, struct pt_regs *)'
> 
> The above errors arise from conflicts between the core definitions in
> `linux/perf_event.h` and the RISC-V-specific definitions in
> `arch/riscv/include/asm/perf_event.h`. Removing the RISC-V-specific
> definitions resolves these issues and aligns the architecture with the
> updated perf core.
> 
> Fixes: 2c47e7a74f44 ("perf/core: Correct perf sampling with guest VMs")
> Reported-by: Chris Paterson <Chris.Paterson2@renesas.com>
> Signed-off-by: Lad Prabhakar <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@bp.renesas.com>
> Reviewed-by: Andrew Jones <ajones@ventanamicro.com>

Reviewed-by: Oliver Upton <oliver.upton@linux.dev>

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Thanks,
Oliver