linux-kernel - Re: [perfmon2] perfmon2 merge news

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Date:	Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:42:05 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	William Cohen <wcohen@...hat.com>
Cc:	Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, akpm@...l.org,
	gregkh@...e.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	perfmon2-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [perfmon2] perfmon2 merge news

> In the past I suggested that it might be useful to have a version of 
> perfmon2 that only set up the perfmon on a global basis. That would allow 

Context switch is imho the main differentiating feature of perfmon 
over oprofile.  Not sure it makes sense to take that one out.

I don't think the complexity of the patches comes from the context
switch anyways, it comes from the lots of other things it does.

-Andi
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