Re: [PATCH v3 0/5] MIPS/Perf-events: Sync with mainline upper layer (v3)

[David Daney <ddaney@caviumnetworks.com>]

On 11/29/2010 01:19 AM, Deng-Cheng Zhu wrote:
> Current MIPS Perf-events uses older interfaces to the generic layer. So it
> will not work. This patch set fixes this issue (reported by Wu Zhangjin) by
> adding MIPS counterparts for a list of previous commits that went to
> mainline earlier.
>
> Changes:
> v3 - v2:
> o Keep all mentioned commits in the form of number + title + original
> summary + (MIPS specific info when needed).
> v2 - v1:
> o Corrected the return value of the event check in validate_event().
>
> Deng-Cheng Zhu (5):
>    MIPS/Perf-events: Work with irq_work
>    MIPS/Perf-events: Work with the new PMU interface
>    MIPS/Perf-events: Fix event check in validate_event()
>    MIPS/Perf-events: Work with the new callchain interface
>    MIPS/Perf-events: Use unsigned delta for right shift in event update
>
>   arch/mips/Kconfig                    |    1 +
>   arch/mips/include/asm/perf_event.h   |   12 +-
>   arch/mips/kernel/perf_event.c        |  345 ++++++++++++++++------------------
>   arch/mips/kernel/perf_event_mipsxx.c |    4 +-
>   4 files changed, 171 insertions(+), 191 deletions(-)
>

Entire set:

Acked-by: David Daney <ddaney@caviumnetworks.com>

I am basing my modifications for Octeon perf counters on this set.

David Daney