Re: [PATCH] perf/x86/intel: use hexidecimal value for cpuid

From: Zhenyu Wang
Date: Wed Mar 08 2023 - 20:49:53 EST


On 2023.03.08 15:16:19 +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 08, 2023 at 11:15:01AM +0800, Zhenyu Wang wrote:
> > It's easier to use hexidecimal value instead of decimal for reading
> > and following with SDM doc, also align with other cpuid calls.
>
> *shrug*..
>
> > Signed-off-by: Zhenyu Wang <zhenyuw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > arch/x86/events/intel/core.c | 2 +-
> > arch/x86/events/intel/lbr.c | 2 +-
> > arch/x86/events/intel/pt.c | 2 +-
> > 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
> > index 14f0a746257d..5af084198c8f 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
> > +++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
> > @@ -5903,7 +5903,7 @@ __init int intel_pmu_init(void)
> > * Check whether the Architectural PerfMon supports
> > * Branch Misses Retired hw_event or not.
> > */
> > - cpuid(10, &eax.full, &ebx.full, &fixed_mask, &edx.full);
> > + cpuid(0xA, &eax.full, &ebx.full, &fixed_mask, &edx.full);
> > if (eax.split.mask_length < ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTS_COUNT)
> > return -ENODEV;
>
> But now the data type names and the cpuid calls are no longer related.

oh, right, missed that. How about we change those too e.g union cpuid_0xa_eax?

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