linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 09/15] perf_counter tools: optionally scale counter values in perfstat mode

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Message-ID: <18899.18161.598498.143604@cargo.ozlabs.ibm.com>
Date:	Wed, 1 Apr 2009 21:50:25 +1100
From:	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 09/15] perf_counter tools: optionally scale counter
	values in perfstat mode

Ingo Molnar writes:

> Nice! Shouldnt this be the default mode of output?

I agree, it should.

> I think we want to make users aware of the fact when output is 
> sampled due to over-commit, rather than precise, agreed?

Definitely.

Paul.
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