RE: [PATCH V3 1/5] perf/x86/intel/uncore: customized pmu event read for client IMC uncore

[Liang, Kan]

> On Thu, 2 Nov 2017, Liang, Kan wrote:
> > > On Thu, 2 Nov 2017, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> > > But then you have this in uncore_perf_event_update():
> > >
> > > -       if (event->hw.idx >= UNCORE_PMC_IDX_FIXED)
> > > +       if (event->hw.idx == UNCORE_PMC_IDX_FIXED)
> > >
> > > So how is that supposed to work?
> >
> > This is for generic code.
> >
> > In previous code, the event_read function for IMC use generic code.
> > So we have to deal with >= in generic code.
> >
> > Now, customized event_read function 'snb_uncore_imc_event_read'
> >  is introduced for IMC. So IMC does not touch the generic code.
> > The generic code is corrected here.
> 
> The customized read function does not help at all.
> 
> uncore_perf_event_update() is used from snb_uncore_imc_event_stop(). So
> it's broken with this patch.

Right, need to use the customized read function to replace it as well.
I will fix it in next version.

> 
> This is a complete and utter mess to review.

Most of the customized functions will be clean up after the series is applied.

Thanks,
Kan