These two patches implement get_cpu_str() for powerpc. get_cpu_str() will allow users to cache their perf event JSON files and skip having to specify the --events-file with each perf invocation.
These patches are based on the commit commit 4a5e890 Author: Andi Kleen <a...@linux.intel.com> Date: Fri Jun 13 15:14:14 2014 -0700 perf, tools: Add a --no-desc flag to perf list in Andi Kleen's tree git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ak/linux-misc At this point, I am mostly looking for feedback on the changes around cache_cpu_str() and the get_cpu_str(). -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/