linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 05/22] 2.6.22-rc3 perfmon2 : sampling format support

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Message-ID: <20070530085231.GA20850@frankl.hpl.hp.com>
Date:	Wed, 30 May 2007 01:52:31 -0700
From:	Stephane Eranian <eranian@....hp.com>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/22] 2.6.22-rc3 perfmon2 : sampling format support

Andi,

On Wed, May 30, 2007 at 11:11:32AM +0200, Andi Kleen wrote:
> Stephane Eranian <eranian@...nkl.hpl.hp.com> writes:
> > 
> > Each format is identified via a 128-bit UUID which can be requested
> > when the context is created with pfm_create_context().
> 
> Why does it need a uuid? Isn't a name enough?
> 
Sorry about that, the description is old and does not correspond to 
the actual code. The UUID has been removed during the previous code review.
It has been replaced by a simple string.

> There is no documentation how the locking in this file works.
> 
Which particular file?

-- 

-Stephane
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