linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] perf script: Add script to collect and display IBS samples

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Message-ID: <20111230095521.GA12077@elte.hu>
Date:	Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:55:21 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com>
Cc:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>,
	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] perf script: Add script to collect and display IBS
 samples


* Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com> wrote:

> > Once something like 'perf report' works for some useful 
> > looking sub-case you can also tack on all the extra IBS 
> > goodies that specialized tools might need as well, i have no 
> > problem with providing that.
> 
> Isn't that outlook I gave about pebs like implementation of 
> the precise bit with IBS "useful enough"? This would be on top 
> patches anyway, so no need to hold back current patches.

An 'outlook' is not something I can test before sending commits 
to Linus.

To help your effort we could tentatively put the patches into a 
separate tip:perf/ibs topic branch if everyone agrees otherwise, 
which can go upstream once it's complete and usable.

Thanks,

	Ingo
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