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Date:   Thu, 20 Sep 2018 14:07:09 +0200
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
To:     Wei Wang <wei.w.wang@intel.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/5] perf/x86: add a function to get the lbr stack
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On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 06:05:55PM +0800, Wei Wang wrote:
> The LBR stack MSRs are architecturally specific. The perf subsystem has
> already assigned the abstracted MSR values based on the CPU architecture.
> 
> This patch enables a caller outside the perf subsystem to get the LBR
> stack info. This is useful for hyperviosrs to prepare the lbr feature
> for the guest.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Like Xu <like.xu@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Wei Wang <wei.w.wang@intel.com>

Also, that SoB chain is broken. Since you're the author (per From), your
SoB should be first, also since you're the one sending it, your SoB
should also be last.

Nowhere did Like Xu handle the patch so he shouldn't be having a SoB at
all.