perf evsel: Add a helper to get the value of a config field

This will be used by aux PMUs to read an already written value for
configuring their events and for also testing.

Its helper perf_pmu__format_unpack() does the opposite of the existing
pmu_format_value() so rename that one to perf_pmu__format_pack() so it's
clear how they are related.

Reviewed-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
Signed-off-by: James Clark <james.clark@linaro.org>
Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>
Cc: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
Cc: John Garry <john.g.garry@oracle.com>
Cc: Leo Yan <leo.yan@linux.dev>
Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
Cc: Mike Leach <mike.leach@linaro.org>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Suzuki Poulouse <suzuki.poulose@arm.com>
Cc: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
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James Clark 2026-01-14 15:57:19 +00:00 • committed by Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
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