linux-kernel - Re: [perfmon] 2.6.19 new perfmon code base + libpfm + pfmon

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Date:	Tue, 05 Dec 2006 12:24:36 -0500
From:	William Cohen <wcohen@...hat.com>
To:	eranian@....hp.com
CC:	perfmon@...ali.hpl.hp.com, linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org,
	oprofile-list@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	perfctr-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [perfmon] 2.6.19 new perfmon code base + libpfm + pfmon

Stephane Eranian wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have released another version of the perfmon new code base packages.
> 
> There is no major updates in this version compared to 061127. This is 
> a convenience release so that people can use plain 2.6.19.
> 
> The perfmon2 kernel changes are:
> 	- fix UP exit bug in system-wide mode where the active context
> 	  accounting was done incorrectly.
> 	- MIPS update to correct register hardware addresses (Phil Mucci)
> 
> I have also released a new libpfm, libpfm-3.2-061204 with the
> following changes:
> 	- updated MIPS processor detection code
> 
> Also a new version of pfmon, pfmon-3.2-061204 with the following changes:
> 	- fix various perfmon v2.0 compatibility bugs for IA-64
> 	- fortify return values for read() (will Cohen)
> 	
> Both libpfm and pfmon releases work with kernel-patch 061127 or 061204.
> 
> You can grab the new packages at our web site:
> 
> 	 http://perfmon2.sf.net
> 
> Enjoy,
> 

Some of the ptrace functions (e.g. ptrace_may_attach in perfmon_syscall.c) 
being used in the perfmon kernel patches will go away with the utrace patches: 
http://people.redhat.com/roland/utrace/


-Will
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