linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 08/21] perf: Add new 'paused' attribute

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Message-ID: <20130925224147.GB13425@us.ibm.com>
Date:	Wed, 25 Sep 2013 15:41:47 -0700
From:	Sukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>,
	Corey Ashford <cjashfor@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/21] perf: Add new 'paused' attribute

Jiri Olsa [jolsa@...hat.com] wrote:
| Adding new 'paused' perf_event_attr attribute bit. It sets
| the initial event state as paused, so it wont get started
| until it's triggered by toggling mechanism.

There is a attr->disabled field which also leaves the event off by
default.  Some comments distinguishing the two states will help ?

Sukadev

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