[PATCH v3 1/4] perf: Add comment about current state of PERF_MEM_LVL_* namespace and remove an extra line

From: Kajol Jain
Date: Wed Oct 06 2021 - 10:08:27 EST


Add a comment about PERF_MEM_LVL_* namespace being depricated
to some extent in favour of added PERF_MEM_{LVLNUM_,REMOTE_,SNOOPX_}
fields.

Remove an extra line present in perf_mem__lvl_scnprintf function.

Signed-off-by: Kajol Jain <kjain@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h | 8 +++++++-
tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h | 8 +++++++-
tools/perf/util/mem-events.c | 1 -
3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
index f92880a15645..e1701e9c7858 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -1241,7 +1241,13 @@ union perf_mem_data_src {
#define PERF_MEM_OP_EXEC 0x10 /* code (execution) */
#define PERF_MEM_OP_SHIFT 0

-/* memory hierarchy (memory level, hit or miss) */
+/*
+ * PERF_MEM_LVL_* namespace being depricated to some extent in the
+ * favour of newer composite PERF_MEM_{LVLNUM_,REMOTE_,SNOOPX_} fields.
+ * Supporting this namespace inorder to not break defined ABIs.
+ *
+ * memory hierarchy (memory level, hit or miss)
+ */
#define PERF_MEM_LVL_NA 0x01 /* not available */
#define PERF_MEM_LVL_HIT 0x02 /* hit level */
#define PERF_MEM_LVL_MISS 0x04 /* miss level */
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
index f92880a15645..e1701e9c7858 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -1241,7 +1241,13 @@ union perf_mem_data_src {
#define PERF_MEM_OP_EXEC 0x10 /* code (execution) */
#define PERF_MEM_OP_SHIFT 0

-/* memory hierarchy (memory level, hit or miss) */
+/*
+ * PERF_MEM_LVL_* namespace being depricated to some extent in the
+ * favour of newer composite PERF_MEM_{LVLNUM_,REMOTE_,SNOOPX_} fields.
+ * Supporting this namespace inorder to not break defined ABIs.
+ *
+ * memory hierarchy (memory level, hit or miss)
+ */
#define PERF_MEM_LVL_NA 0x01 /* not available */
#define PERF_MEM_LVL_HIT 0x02 /* hit level */
#define PERF_MEM_LVL_MISS 0x04 /* miss level */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/mem-events.c b/tools/perf/util/mem-events.c
index f0e75df72b80..ff7289e28192 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/mem-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/mem-events.c
@@ -320,7 +320,6 @@ int perf_mem__lvl_scnprintf(char *out, size_t sz, struct mem_info *mem_info)
/* already taken care of */
m &= ~(PERF_MEM_LVL_HIT|PERF_MEM_LVL_MISS);

-
if (mem_info && mem_info->data_src.mem_remote) {
strcat(out, "Remote ");
l += 7;
--
2.26.2