linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v0 00/71] perf: Add support for Intel Processor Trace

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Date:	Wed, 11 Dec 2013 10:52:25 -0300
From:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...stprotocols.net>
To:	Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>, Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...il.com>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v0 00/71] perf: Add support for Intel Processor Trace

Em Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 02:36:12PM +0200, Alexander Shishkin escreveu:
> Hi,
> 
> This patchset adds support for Intel Processor Trace (PT) extension [1] of
> Intel Architecture that allows the capture of information about software
> execution flow, to the perf kernel and userspace infrastructure. We
> provide an abstraction for it called "itrace" for "instruction
> trace" ([2]).

Nice stuff! And big patchset, I'll start by cherry picking the tooling
chunks that I find OK, will then comment on whatever is left.

While that happens I'm sure the new kernel bits will be discussed.

- Arnaldo
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