linux-kernel - Re: [patch 06/11] perf_event_open.2: 4.1 add AUX sample support

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Date:	Wed, 14 Oct 2015 08:32:25 +0200
From:	"Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@...il.com>
To:	Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@...ne.edu>
CC:	mtk.manpages@...il.com, linux-man@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>,
	Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Kaixu Xia <kaixu.xia@...aro.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>,
	Robert Richter <rric@...nel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, adrian.hunter@...el.com,
	kan.liang@...el.com, markus.t.metzger@...el.com,
	mathieu.poirier@...aro.org
Subject: Re: [patch 06/11] perf_event_open.2: 4.1 add AUX sample support

On 07/23/2015 07:13 PM, Vince Weaver wrote:
> 
> This manpage patch relates to the addition of the AUX sample type
> as added in the following commit:

Thanks, Vince. Applied.

Cheers,

Michael



> 	commit 68db7e98c3a6ebe7284b6cf14906ed7c55f3f7f0
> 	Author: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>
> 
> 	perf: Add AUX record
> 
> 	Signed-off-by: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>
> 	Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>
> 	Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...radead.org>
> 	Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
> 	Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
> 	Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>
> 	Cc: Kaixu Xia <kaixu.xia@...aro.org>
> 	Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
> 	Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>
> 	Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
> 	Cc: Robert Richter <rric@...nel.org>
> 	Cc: Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
> 	Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> 	Cc: adrian.hunter@...el.com
> 	Cc: kan.liang@...el.com
> 	Cc: markus.t.metzger@...el.com
> 	Cc: mathieu.poirier@...aro.org
> 	Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1421237903-181015-7-git-send-email-alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com
> 	Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
> 
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@...ne.edu>
>  
> diff --git a/man2/perf_event_open.2 b/man2/perf_event_open.2
> index bd6c4c9..dfb0b64 100644
> --- a/man2/perf_event_open.2
> +++ b/man2/perf_event_open.2
> @@ -2445,6 +2445,39 @@ is the flags information.
>  .I filename
>  is a string describing the backing of the allocated memory.
>  .RE
> +.TP
> +.BR PERF_RECORD_AUX " (since Linux 4.1)"
> +\" commit 68db7e98c3a6ebe7284b6cf14906ed7c55f3f7f0
> +This record reports that new data is available in the separate
> +AUX buffer region.
> +
> +.in +4n
> +.nf
> +struct {
> +    struct perf_event_header header;
> +    u64 aux_offset;
> +    u64 aux_size;
> +    u64 flags;
> +    struct sample_id sample_id;
> +};
> +.fi
> +.RS
> +.TP
> +.I aux_offset
> +offset in the AUX mmap region where the new data begins.
> +.TP
> +.I aux_size
> +size of the data made available.
> +.TP
> +.I flags
> +describes the aux update.
> +.RS
> +.TP
> +.B PERF_AUX_FLAG_TRUNCATED
> +if set then the data returned was truncated to fit the available
> +buffer size.
> +.RE
> +.RE
>  .RE
>  .SS Overflow handling
>  Events can be set to notify when a threshold is crossed,
> 


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