Re: sparc boot failure due to perf init

[Sam Ravnborg]

> >  }
> >  
> > -arch_initcall(pcr_arch_init);
> > +early_initcall(pcr_arch_init);
> 
> 
> I just realized, doesn't this make bootability depend on link order?
Yes.

> Since both the pmu init and its dependencies are now early_initcall()
> how do we guarantee pcr_arch_init() and cpu_type_probe() are in fact
> called _before_ init_hw_perf_events()?

Today this is achieved by perf_event.o being located last
in the Makefile in arch/sparc/kernel/

It deserves a comment..

	Sam
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