From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: matt@console-pimps.org (Matt Fleming) Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:25:08 +0100 Subject: [PATCH V2 0/4] Generalise ARM perf-events backend for oprofile In-Reply-To: <20100831110517.GE22783@erda.amd.com> References: <20100831110517.GE22783@erda.amd.com> Message-ID: <20100831112508.GA27532@console-pimps.org> To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 01:05:17PM +0200, Robert Richter wrote: > On 26.08.10 15:09:15, Matt Fleming wrote: > > The perf-events backend for OProfile that Will Deacon wrote in > > 8c1fc96f6fd1f361428ba805103af0d0eee65179 ("ARM: 6072/1: oprofile: use > > perf-events framework as backend") is of use to more architectures > > than just ARM. Move the code into drivers/oprofile/ so that SH can use > > it instead of the nearly identical copy of its OProfile code. > > > > The benefit of the backend is that it becomes necessary to only > > maintain one copy of the PMU accessor functions for each architecture, > > with bug fixes and new features benefiting both OProfile and perf. > > > > Note that I haven't been able to test these patches on an ARM board to > > see if I've caused any regressions. If anyone else could do that I'd > > appreciate it. Though, I have been able to compile this version of the > > series. > > > > This patch series is based on tip/master. > > Matt, > > please rebase your next version of this patch set to > > git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rric/oprofile.git core > > It contains Will's patches. Sure, will do! Thanks.