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From: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
To: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, mingo@kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86, perf: Use INST_RETIRED.PREC_DIST for cycles:ppp
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2015 06:54:14 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20151201145414.GE3528@tassilo.jf.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20151201134151.GN3816@twins.programming.kicks-ass.net>

On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:41:51PM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 04:28:09PM -0800, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
> > index 9dfbba5..ba41899 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
> > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
> > @@ -482,6 +482,9 @@ int x86_pmu_hw_config(struct perf_event *event)
> >  			/* Support for IP fixup */
> >  			if (x86_pmu.lbr_nr || x86_pmu.intel_cap.pebs_format >= 2)
> >  				precise++;
> > +
> > +			if (x86_pmu.pebs_aliases)
> > +				precise++;
> 
> This is not accurate, it would allow :ppp for core2 for example, which
> does not at all support PREC_DIST events.
> 
> Something like so on top?

Yes that's fine. Thanks.

Are you just applying it with that change, or should I resend a combined patch?

-Andi

  reply	other threads:[~2015-12-01 14:54 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-12-01  0:28 [PATCH 1/2] perf, x86: Use INST_RETIRED.TOTAL_CYCLES_PS for cycles:pp for Skylake Andi Kleen
2015-12-01  0:28 ` [PATCH 2/2] x86, perf: Use INST_RETIRED.PREC_DIST for cycles:ppp Andi Kleen
2015-12-01 13:41   ` Peter Zijlstra
2015-12-01 14:54     ` Andi Kleen [this message]
2015-12-01 14:55       ` Peter Zijlstra
2015-12-04 11:50   ` [tip:perf/core] perf/x86: Use INST_RETIRED.PREC_DIST for cycles: ppp tip-bot for Andi Kleen
2015-12-06 13:11     ` Ingo Molnar
2015-12-06 22:06       ` Peter Zijlstra
2015-12-07  6:48         ` Ingo Molnar
2015-12-07 10:26           ` Peter Zijlstra
2015-12-07 14:02           ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2015-12-07 14:12             ` Peter Zijlstra
2015-12-07 13:51       ` Peter Zijlstra
2015-12-08  5:36         ` Ingo Molnar
2015-12-08  8:50           ` Peter Zijlstra
2015-12-08  8:57             ` Peter Zijlstra
2015-12-08 13:27               ` Peter Zijlstra
2015-12-09  8:29                 ` Ingo Molnar
2016-01-06 18:51   ` tip-bot for Andi Kleen
2015-12-01 13:19 ` [PATCH 1/2] perf, x86: Use INST_RETIRED.TOTAL_CYCLES_PS for cycles:pp for Skylake Peter Zijlstra
2015-12-04 11:50 ` [tip:perf/core] perf/x86: " tip-bot for Andi Kleen
2016-01-06 18:51 ` tip-bot for Andi Kleen

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