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Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 17:50:26 +0200
From: Robert Richter <robert.richter@amd.com>
To: Paul Mundt <lethal@linux-sh.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/7] perf: New helper function for pmu name
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On 06.10.10 09:30:41, Paul Mundt wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 06, 2010 at 03:18:25PM +0200, Robert Richter wrote:
> > So, I am also fine with implementing a generic perf_pmu_name() for sh
> > and then derive the oprofile cpu_type string from it in the oprofile
> > code.
> > 
> Again, this is unacceptable.

Paul,

maybe I misunderstood you, but isn't this you preferred solution? We
make perf_pmu_name() part of the generic i/f and then derive the
oprofile name from the pmu name provided by perf.

-Robert

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