@@ -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 */
@@ -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 */
@@ -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;
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@linux.ibm.com> --- 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(-)