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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/3] perf-events: Add support for supplementary event registers
On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 08:09:14PM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:

Thanks for the review. I discovered another problem on my own too.

> > + int percore_used;
> > + struct intel_percore *per_core;
>
> Either per_core != NULL implies percore_used or it should be state
> inside the struct.

It does not, I'll clarify.

> > +#define INTEL_EVENT_EXTRA_REG(event, msr, vm) \
> > + EVENT_EXTRA_REG(event, msr, ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_EVENT, vm)
> > +#define EVENT_EXTRA_END {}
>
> Does that imply a zero filled struct?

Yes.

> > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
> > @@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
> > #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_SUP_INTEL
> >
> > +struct intel_percore {
> > + raw_spinlock_t lock;
> > + int ref;
> > + u64 config;
> > + unsigned extra_reg;
> > + u64 extra_config;
> > +};
> > +static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct intel_percore, intel_percore);
>
> Please dynamically allocate these when needed, just like the AMD
> north-bridge structure.

Fully dynamic is difficult because the topology discovery does not
really handle that nicely.

I can allocate at boot, but it will not save a lot of memory
(just one entry per core)

To be honest I would prefer not to do that change, are you sure
you want it?

> I think I like Stephane's suggestion better, frob them into the existing
> u64 word, since its model specific and we still have 33 empty bits in
> the control register there's plenty space.

Ok. I'll see how many changes that needs.

-Andi

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ak@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.


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