linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] perf, x86: Avoid checkpointed counters causing excessive TSX aborts v4

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Date:	Fri, 30 Aug 2013 18:02:15 +0200
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	mingo@...nel.org, acme@...radead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] perf, x86: Avoid checkpointed counters causing
 excessive TSX aborts v4

On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 04:47:23PM -0700, Andi Kleen wrote:
> @@ -1224,6 +1240,15 @@ again:
>  		x86_pmu.drain_pebs(regs);
>  	}
>  
> +	/*
> +	 * To avoid spurious interrupts with perf stat always reset checkpointed
> +	 * counters.
> +	 *
> +	 * XXX move somewhere else.
> +	 */
> +	if (cpuc->events[2] && event_is_checkpointed(cpuc->events[2]))
> +		status |= (1ULL << 2);
> +
>  	for_each_set_bit(bit, (unsigned long *)&status, X86_PMC_IDX_MAX) {
>  		struct perf_event *event = cpuc->events[bit];
>  

I'm sure I commented on that XXX thing.. 

Yep, right here:

  http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=137638980210140

Sup?
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