Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/9][v5] powerpc/perf: Rename Power8 macros to start with PME

From: Michael Ellerman <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 14:02:20 +1000

On Tue, Oct 01, 2013 at 05:15:02PM -0700, Sukadev Bhattiprolu wrote:
> We use helpers like GENERIC_EVENT_ATTR() to list the generic events in
> sysfs. To avoid name collisions, GENERIC_EVENT_ATTR() requires the perf
> event macros to start with PME.

It's a bit unfortunate, because they no longer match the documentation,
or any of the comments. Are we seeing actual name collisions with PM_,
or is it just a theoretical worry?

cheers