Re: [PATCH 11/21] perf/x86/intel/lbr: Support LBR_CTL

From: Peter Zijlstra
Date: Fri Jun 19 2020 - 14:41:10 EST


On Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 07:03:59AM -0700, kan.liang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> - if (x86_pmu.extra_regs || x86_pmu.lbr_sel_map) {
> + if (x86_pmu.extra_regs || x86_pmu.lbr_sel_map || x86_pmu.lbr_ctl_map) {

> + union {
> + u64 lbr_sel_mask; /* LBR_SELECT valid bits */
> + u64 lbr_ctl_mask; /* LBR_CTL valid bits */
> + };

This makes absolutely no sense. There is hoping the compiler realizes
how stupid that is and fixes it for you, but shees.

Please, just keep the old name.