linux-kernel - perf: regression with PERF_EVENT_IOC

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.00.1105231555490.17453@cl320.eecs.utk.edu>
Date:	Mon, 23 May 2011 16:04:31 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Vince Weaver <vweaver1@...s.utk.edu>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
cc:	fbuihuu@...il.com, a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl, mingo@...e.hu,
	paulus@...ba.org, acme@...hat.com
Subject: perf: regression with PERF_EVENT_IOC_REFRESH

Hello

the changeset 2e939d1d   perf: Limit event refresh to sampling event

changes the behavior of
  ioctl( , PERF_EVENT_IOC_REFRESH, )

before the changeset, you could have a counter group where only one of the 
subevents was sampling.  PERF_EVENT_IOC_REFRESH would correctly enable 
sampling for only that subevent.

With the changeset applied, this fails with EINVALID.  Now you can only 
sample in a group leader.

Was this an intended change?  It breaks various of our PAPI regression 
tests that worked fine before the change was committed.

Vince
vweaver1@...s.utk.edu
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