Re: [RFC PATCH 3/6] perf: Generalize some arch callchain code

From: Frederic Weisbecker
Date: Tue Aug 17 2010 - 23:51:23 EST


On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 01:46:34PM +1000, Paul Mackerras wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 10:48:32PM +0200, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
>
> > - Most archs use one callchain buffer per cpu, except x86 that needs
> > to deal with NMIs. Provide a default perf_callchain_buffer()
> > implementation that x86 overrides.
> >
> > - Centralize all the kernel/user regs handling and invoke new arch
> > handlers from there: perf_callchain_user() / perf_callchain_kernel()
> > That avoid all the user_mode(), current->mm checks and so...
> >
> > - Invert some parameters in perf_callchain_*() helpers: entry to the
> > left, regs to the right, following the traditional (src, dst).
>
> I think you mean (dst, src), don't you?


Indeed yeah :)




> Apart from that, the patch looks OK, so
>
> Acked-by: Paul Mackerras <paulus@xxxxxxxxx>


Thanks a lot for your reviews and acks!

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