RE: [PATCH] ARC: perf: Accommodate big-endian CPU

[Alexey Brodkin <Alexey.Brodkin@synopsys.com>]

Hi Greg,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-snps-arc <linux-snps-arc-bounces@lists.infradead.org> On Behalf Of Greg Kroah-Hartman
> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2019 11:40 PM
> To: Alexey Brodkin <abrodkin@synopsys.com>
> Cc: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>; linux-snps-arc@lists.infradead.org; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org;
> stable@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] ARC: perf: Accommodate big-endian CPU
> 
> On Tue, Nov 05, 2019 at 07:52:16PM +0000, Alexey Brodkin wrote:
> > Hi Sasha, Greg,
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
> > > Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2019 4:11 PM
> > > To: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>; Alexey Brodkin <abrodkin@synopsys.com>; linux-snps-
> > > arc@lists.infradead.org
> > > Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; stable@vger.kernel.org; stable@vger.kernel.org
> > > Subject: Re: [PATCH] ARC: perf: Accommodate big-endian CPU
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > [This is an automated email]
> > >
> > > This commit has been processed because it contains a -stable tag.
> > > The stable tag indicates that it's relevant for the following trees: all
> > >
> > > The bot has tested the following trees: v5.3.7, v4.19.80, v4.14.150, v4.9.197, v4.4.197.
> > >
> > > v5.3.7: Build OK!
> > > v4.19.80: Failed to apply! Possible dependencies:
> > >     0e956150fe09f ("ARC: perf: introduce Kernel PMU events support")
> > >     14f81a91ad29a ("ARC: perf: trivial code cleanup")
> > >     baf9cc85ba01f ("ARC: perf: move HW events mapping to separate function")
> > > v4.14.150: Failed to apply! Possible dependencies:
> > > v4.9.197: Failed to apply! Possible dependencies:
> > > v4.4.197: Failed to apply! Possible dependencies:
> >
> > Indeed the clash is due to
> > commit baf9cc85ba01f ("ARC: perf: move HW events mapping to separate function") as tmp variable "j"
> was changed on "i". So that's a fixed hunk:
> > -------------------------------->8------------------------------
> > diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/arc/kernel/perf_event.c
> > index 8aec462d90fb..30f66b123541 100644
> > --- a/arch/arc/kernel/perf_event.c
> > +++ b/arch/arc/kernel/perf_event.c
> > @@ -490,8 +490,8 @@ static int arc_pmu_device_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> >         /* loop thru all available h/w condition indexes */
> >         for (j = 0; j < cc_bcr.c; j++) {
> >                 write_aux_reg(ARC_REG_CC_INDEX, j);
> > -               cc_name.indiv.word0 = read_aux_reg(ARC_REG_CC_NAME0);
> > -               cc_name.indiv.word1 = read_aux_reg(ARC_REG_CC_NAME1);
> > +               cc_name.indiv.word0 = le32_to_cpu(read_aux_reg(ARC_REG_CC_NAME0));
> > +               cc_name.indiv.word1 = le32_to_cpu(read_aux_reg(ARC_REG_CC_NAME1));
> >
> >                 /* See if it has been mapped to a perf event_id */
> >                 for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(arc_pmu_ev_hw_map); i++) {
> > -------------------------------->8------------------------------
> >
> > Should I send a formal patch with it or it's OK for now?
> 
> We need a "formal" patch that we can apply if you want it applied.

Done, see https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1201398/ and your inbox.

-Alexey


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