linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 07/11] x86: perf: intel

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Date:	Mon, 17 Feb 2014 08:07:34 -0800
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:	Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>,
	Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>,
	Matt Fleming <matt.fleming@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 07/11] x86: perf: intel_pt: Intel PT PMU driver

> So MAX_ORDER is 11, which gives us (11+12) 23bit or 8M max allocations, right?
> 
> Given this TOPA stuff is completely fucked in the first release, that's
> about all we can get it, right?
> 
> Now given you said 100s MB/s data rate for this itrace stuff, we're at
> ~0.1s traces. And that's in the very best case where we can actually get
> 8M.
> 
> Is that a workable amount

The PMI handler switches to a new buffer to allow longer traces
in memory.  It just costs one PMI.

-Andi

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