Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] perf test: Add user space counter reading tests

[Vince Weaver]

On Tue, 19 Jul 2022, Ian Rogers wrote:

> These tests are based on test_stat_user_read in
> tools/lib/perf/tests/test-evsel.c. The tests are modified to skip if
> perf_event_open fails or rdpmc isn't supported.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>

> +		.type	= PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE,
> +		.config	= event,
> +#ifdef __aarch64__
> +		.config1 = 0x2,		/* Request user access */
> +#endif

should this value have a name rather than being a "magic constant"?

Vince