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From: Kumar Gala <kumar.gala@freescale.com>
To: "Fleming Andy-afleming" <afleming@freescale.com>
Cc: linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: RFC: performance monitor/oprofile support for e500
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 23:43:52 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <0329659A-2BC9-11D9-A949-000393DBC2E8@freescale.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <642F8D42-2A11-11D9-A860-000393C30512@freescale.com>

Andy,

Some feedback:

* Any reason to get ride of the 604 code now,w/o replacing it with 
something?
* Why have you introduce two CPU features (CPU_FTR_CAN_USE_PMON_INTR & 
CPU_FTR_FSL_BOOKE_PMON) you dont use ?
* In the PerformanceMonitor can't you use regs->nip for the same 
purpose of regs->sia?
* Does arch/ppc/kernel/perfmon.c really need all the headers you are 
including?
* Does perfmon.c make more sense as perfmon_fsl_booke.c
* op_ppc32_setup, I'd prefer the saving & restoring of the perf_irq 
like arch/ppc64/oprofile/common.c does
* a number of issues related to SMP
* any reason get_kernel is a function?
* Do ctr_read & ctr_write really belong in op_impl.h, especially since 
different implementations will be needed for classic ppc.


I sent a note to Paul M. about putting num_counters into cpu_specs 
table.

- kumar

On Oct 29, 2004, at 8:16 PM, Fleming Andy-afleming wrote:

> This patch:
>  * Adds support for using the performance monitor counters and the
> associated interrupt, but only enables it currently for e500
>  * Removes the old 604 performance monitor code, suggested by various
> people on IRC
> * Adds oprofile support for the e500, with potential for expansion to
> support other ppc32 processors
>
> Andy Fleming
>  NCSG Open Source Team
>  Freescale Semiconductor, Inc
> <oprofile-kernel-patch><ATT2027925.txt>

  parent reply	other threads:[~2004-11-01  5:43 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-10-30  1:16 RFC: performance monitor/oprofile support for e500 Andy Fleming
2004-10-30  3:29 ` Eugene Surovegin
2004-11-01  5:43 ` Kumar Gala [this message]
2004-11-01 17:03   ` Andy Fleming
2004-11-01 17:27     ` Kumar Gala

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