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Message-ID: <20111019165252.GH24346@erda.amd.com> Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:52:52 +0200 From: Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com> To: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl> CC: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, oprofile-list <oprofile-list@...ts.sourceforge.net> Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] oprofile, x86: Reimplement nmi timer mode using perf On 18.10.11 06:59:41, Peter Zijlstra wrote: > On Mon, 2011-10-17 at 16:27 +0200, Robert Richter wrote: > > The legacy x86 nmi watchdog code was removed with the implementation > > of the perf based nmi watchdog. This broke Oprofile's nmi timer > > mode. To run nmi timer mode we relied on a continuous ticking nmi > > source which the nmi watchdog provided. The nmi tick was no longer > > available and current watchdog can not be used anymore since it runs > > with very long periods in the range of seconds. This patch > > reimplements the nmi timer mode using a perf counter nmi source. > > fair enough, > > Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl> > > I take it you'll take this through your oprofile tree? Yes, will send it through my tree. Thanks, -Robert -- Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Operating System Research Center -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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