linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -v2] perf, x86: try to handle unknown nmis with running perfctrs

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Message-ID: <20100812182126.GM4879@redhat.com>
Date:	Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:21:26 -0400
From:	Don Zickus <dzickus@...hat.com>
To:	Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com>
Cc:	Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...il.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Lin Ming <ming.m.lin@...el.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	"fweisbec@...il.com" <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Huang, Ying" <ying.huang@...el.com>,
	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -v2] perf, x86: try to handle unknown nmis with running
 perfctrs

On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 03:10:07PM +0200, Robert Richter wrote:
> On 12.08.10 00:00:58, Robert Richter wrote:
> > I was debuging this a little more, see version 2 below.
> 
> I was testing the patch further, it properly filters perfctr
> back-to-back nmis. I was able to reliable detect unknown nmis
> triggered by the nmi button during high load perf sessions with
> multiple counters, no false positives.

For my own curiousity, what type of high load perf sessions are you using
to test this.  I don't know perf well enough to have it generate events
across multiple perfctrs.

Thanks,
Don
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