Re: [PATCH 2/4] perf: Add persistent event facilities

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Tue May 03 2011 - 02:48:29 EST



* Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> > include/linux/perf_event.h | 22 +++++++++++++++-
> > kernel/events/Makefile | 2 +-
> > kernel/events/core.c | 29 ++++++++++++++++++---
> > kernel/events/persistent.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > 4 files changed, 105 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> > create mode 100644 kernel/events/persistent.c
>
> I really like this new kernel/events/ subdirectory you created - we could move
> the other perf_events.c facilities there as well, and maybe split up the file a
> bit, it's 7.5 KLOC now which is a bit excessive.
>
> We should probably do that before adding kernel/events/persistent.c - wanna do
> those changes? Initial commit should be a mostly-rename thing:
> kernel/perf_events.c could move into kernel/events/core.c or so - and then we
> could split the core up some more, into various facilities.

Looks like you have a time machine and after reading my feedback you have have
sneaked this exact change into patch 1/4! :-)

( The alternative interpretation is that i should start reading series at the
beginning - not in the most interesting looking (largest) places where i
would stupidly ask for changes you've put into 1/4 already. )

Thanks,

Ingo
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