linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 05/10] perf, tools, stat: Basic support for TopDown in perf stat

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Message-ID: <20151217140358.GB15533@two.firstfloor.org>
Date:	Thu, 17 Dec 2015 15:03:58 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/10] perf, tools, stat: Basic support for TopDown in
 perf stat

> >> This is x86 specific. Why not just try it out and in case of error
> >> suggest checking
> >> if pinned system-wide events exist (such as NMI watchdog on x86). that would
> >> be more generic.
> >
> > That's really complicated, i would have to tear down all state and then
> > resubmit all the events. I think just checking the NMI watchdog is good
> > enough. I couldn't give a sensible error message for the generic case
> > anyways.
> >
> What about that fancy error reporting extension that was proposed a few months
> back? It could help print a sensible error msg. Did it ever make it in?

AFAIK it's not in. Also even the extended error wouldn't know who
installed a pinned counter.

-Andi

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