Re: [PATCH v2 03/23] arm64: cpufeature: Add cpucap for PMICNTR

Hi Oliver. Thanks for review.

Oliver Upton [off-list ref] writes:

On Fri, Jun 20, 2025 at 10:13:03PM +0000, Colton Lewis wrote:

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Add a cpucap for FEAT_PMUv3_PMICNTR, meaning there is a dedicated
instruction counter as well as the cycle counter.

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Signed-off-by: Colton Lewis <redacted>

I don't see this capability being used in this series.

Thanks,
Oliver

You are correct it isn't now. I'll take it out.

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---
  arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c | 7 +++++++
  arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps       | 1 +
  2 files changed, 8 insertions(+)

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diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c  

b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
index 278294fdc97d..85dea9714928 100644

--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c

@@ -2904,6 +2904,13 @@ static const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities  

arm64_features[] = {
  		.matches = has_cpuid_feature,
  		ARM64_CPUID_FIELDS(ID_AA64DFR0_EL1, HPMN0, IMP)
  	},
+	{
+		.desc = "PMU Dedicated Instruction Counter",
+		.type = ARM64_CPUCAP_SYSTEM_FEATURE,
+		.capability = ARM64_HAS_PMICNTR,
+		.matches = has_cpuid_feature,
+		ARM64_CPUID_FIELDS(ID_AA64DFR1_EL1, PMICNTR, IMP)
+	},
  #ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_SME
  	{
  		.desc = "Scalable Matrix Extension",

diff --git a/arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps b/arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps
index 5b196ba21629..6dd72fcdd612 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps
+++ b/arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ HAS_LSE_ATOMICS
  HAS_MOPS
  HAS_NESTED_VIRT
  HAS_PAN
+HAS_PMICNTR
  HAS_PMUV3
  HAS_S1PIE
  HAS_S1POE
--

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