Re: [PATCH] perf_counters: start documenting HAVE_PERF_COUNTERSrequirements

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Fri Jun 12 2009 - 13:30:48 EST



* Mike Frysinger <vapier@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Help out arch porters who want to support perf counters by listing some
> basic requirements.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> i imagine more details would be good, but this is a starting point and
> better than nothing
>
> init/Kconfig | 2 ++
> tools/perf/design.txt | 15 +++++++++++++++
> 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
> index c649657..20f85b1 100644
> --- a/init/Kconfig
> +++ b/init/Kconfig
> @@ -936,6 +936,8 @@ config AIO
>
> config HAVE_PERF_COUNTERS
> bool
> + help
> + See end of tools/perf/design.txt
>
> menu "Performance Counters"

Applied, thanks Mike! I have made a small change: i changed it from
help text into a regular comment. We usually use help texts for
interactive Kconfig options - but this is not one.

Thanks,

Ingo
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