linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/7] perf, x86: Implement AMD IBS

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Date:	Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:07:16 +0200
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/7] perf, x86: Implement AMD IBS

On Thu, 2011-07-28 at 15:46 +0200, Robert Richter wrote:
> This patch set adds support for AMD IBS to perf. 

> The approach is still to collect raw sample data which should be the
> most important use case for application developers. The data format is
> the same as described in the IBS register specification.

That makes it hardware dependent right? I take it new hardware with IBS
extensions adds output MSRs.

Anyway, I'll try and go over it again next week after reading the IBS
hardware spec (again.. that stuff just won't stick to memory).

I've got the BKDG for Fam10, is there anything more I should read?
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