[PATCH 1/2] perf: arm_pmuv3: Remove cyclical dependency with kvm_host.h

[Colton Lewis]

Oliver Upton <oliver.upton at linux.dev> writes:

> Hi Colton,

> On Tue, Feb 04, 2025 at 07:57:07PM +0000, Colton Lewis wrote:
>> asm/kvm_host.h includes asm/arm_pmu.h which includes perf/arm_pmuv3.h
>> which includes asm/arm_pmuv3.h which includes asm/kvm_host.h This
>> causes confusing compilation problems when trying to use anything in
>> the chain.

>> Break the cycle by taking asm/kvm_host.h out of asm/arm_pmuv3.h
>> because asm/kvm_host.h is huge and we only need a few functions from
>> it. Move the required declarations to asm/arm_pmuv3.h.

>> Signed-off-by: Colton Lewis <coltonlewis at google.com>

> Please do not move KVM namespaced functions into non-KVM headers. Having
> a separate header for KVM<->PMUv3 driver interfaces is probably the
> right thing to do, especially since you're going to be adding more with
> partitioned PMU support.

That seems like a good idea to me.