Re: [PATCH 0/2] x86/intel_rdt and perf/x86: Fix lack of coordination with perf

[Reinette Chatre]

Just one clarification ...

On 8/10/2018 9:25 AM, Reinette Chatre wrote:
> static inline int x86_perf_event_error_state(struct perf_event *event)
> {
>         int ret = 0;
>         u64 tmp;
> 
>         ret = perf_event_read_local(event, &tmp, NULL, NULL);
>         if (ret < 0)
>                 return ret;
> 
>         if (event->attr.pinned && event->oncpu != smp_processor_id())
>                 return -EBUSY;

I am preparing a patch series and in that the above extra test will be
included as the last sanity check in perf_event_read_local() as you
suggested. This inline function will thus go away and the only error
state check would be a call to perf_event_read_local().

Reinette