[PATCH] powerpc/perf: Use strstarts() to simplify is_thread_imc_pmu()

From: Thorsten Blum

Date: Sat Jul 04 2026 - 08:14:32 EST


Replace the open-coded implementation with strstarts() to simplify
is_thread_imc_pmu().

Signed-off-by: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@xxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c | 5 +----
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c
index e3822f36c419..1d2db6d3e226 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c
@@ -1023,10 +1023,7 @@ static int thread_imc_event_init(struct perf_event *event)

static bool is_thread_imc_pmu(struct perf_event *event)
{
- if (!strncmp(event->pmu->name, "thread_imc", strlen("thread_imc")))
- return true;
-
- return false;
+ return strstarts(event->pmu->name, "thread_imc");
}

static __be64 *get_event_base_addr(struct perf_event *event)