linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 0/4] perf: add ability to sample interrupted machine state

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Message-ID: <CABPqkBQUm9C=NkYCCJRH+rf5HUmZecg1UQyZknic6D+tT-hbxQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 9 Jul 2014 19:14:10 +0200
From:	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
To:	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	"mingo@...e.hu" <mingo@...e.hu>, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 0/4] perf: add ability to sample interrupted machine state

On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 5:47 PM, Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
>> Value profiling means sampling the values of function arguments passed in
>> registers.
>
> You can use it for more, e.g. it's also useful to sample loop iterations.
>
Correct.

> -Andi
>
> --
> ak@...ux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only
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