Re: [PATCH 3/7] perf/x86/intel/uncore: Create a symlink for an uncore PMU

From: Greg KH
Date: Thu Jun 24 2021 - 01:45:08 EST


On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 06:22:05PM -0700, kan.liang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Kan Liang <kan.liang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> The platform specific support for Sapphire Rapids will apply a
> meaningful name for each uncore PMU. The script which works well with
> the old name may not work anymore because of the name change. To avoid
> the issue, a symlink should be created from the new name to the old
> name.

What script needs a specific name?

And where in Documentation/ABI/ are you documenting this change and new
symlink?

greg k-h