linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] perf, record: Add clockid parameter

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Date:	Sun, 29 Mar 2015 19:00:19 -0600
From:	David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
CC:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] perf, record: Add clockid parameter

On 3/28/15 1:55 AM, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> Subject: perf, record: Add clockid parameter
> From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
> Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2015 15:32:01 +0100
>
> Teach perf-record about the new perf_event_attr::{use_clockid, clockid}
> fields. Add a simple parameter to set the clock (if any) to be used for
> the events to be recorded into the data file.
>
> Since we store the entire perf_event_attr in the EVENT_DESC section we
> also already store the used clockid in the data file.
>

I am clearly missing some kernel patch to try out this perf patch. I 
have the 4 timekeeper ones; none of those modify perf_event code. What 
other patches are needed? Was this one (or some variant) accepted:

     https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/2/20/236

Perhaps a better question is what tree has all of the kernel side patches?

David

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