linux-kernel - Re: [Patch v1 01/10] perf/x86: improve sysfs event mapping with event string

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Date:	Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:25:55 -0700
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, peterz@...radead.org, mingo@...e.hu,
	acme@...hat.com, jolsa@...hat.com, ming.m.lin@...el.com
Subject: Re: [Patch v1 01/10] perf/x86: improve sysfs event mapping with
 event string

On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 04:15:43PM +0100, Stephane Eranian wrote:
> This patch extends Jiri's changes to make generic
> events mapping visible via sysfs. The patch extends
> the mechanism to non-generic events by allowing
> the mappings to be hardcoded in strings.
> 
> This mechanism will be used by the PEBS-LL patch
> later on.

I'm going to pull this patch into my Haswell patchkit to handle
the same problem. I originally had a different solution, but 
this works as well with the latest perf/core.

-Andi

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