Re: [PATCH V5 0/13] perf: Intel uncore pmu counting support

From: Andi Kleen
Date: Tue Jun 12 2012 - 23:31:44 EST


"Yan, Zheng" <zheng.z.yan@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Peter suggests keeping the uncore names as they're listed in the intel
> doc. For Sandybirdge-EP, uncore names are something like: Cbo, iMC, QPI.
> I think Uncore_Cbo_0 appears better than uncore_Cbo_0

How about a case insensitive match for the sysfs directories? That can
be implemented in user land with nftw(). Since sysfs is all virtual
it should not be too expensive, as long as you only walk the pmu
parts.

I think that would be most user friendly.

-Andi

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