From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: robert.richter@amd.com (Robert Richter) Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 20:34:22 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 5/7] oprofile: Abstract the perf-events backend In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <20101006183422.GV13563@erda.amd.com> To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org On 04.10.10 16:44:23, Matt Fleming wrote: > Move the perf-events backend from arch/arm/oprofile into > drivers/oprofile so that the code can be shared between architectures. > > This allows each architecture to maintain only a single copy of the PMU > accessor functions instead of one for both perf and OProfile. It also > becomes possible for other architectures to delete much of their > OProfile code in favour of the common code now available in > drivers/oprofile/oprofile_perf.c. > > Signed-off-by: Matt Fleming > Tested-by: Will Deacon > --- > arch/arm/oprofile/Makefile | 4 + > arch/arm/oprofile/common.c | 319 ------------------------------------- > drivers/oprofile/oprofile_perf.c | 326 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > include/linux/oprofile.h | 6 + > 4 files changed, 336 insertions(+), 319 deletions(-) > create mode 100644 drivers/oprofile/oprofile_perf.c This patch looks good. -Robert -- Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Operating System Research Center