linux-kernel - Re: [patch] perf_event_open.2: PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_IND_JUMP branch_sample

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Date:   Sat, 15 Oct 2016 09:13:32 +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,
        Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [patch] perf_event_open.2: PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_IND_JUMP
 branch_sample_type

On 10/14/2016 10:31 PM, Vince Weaver wrote:
> 
> Linux 4.2 added a new branch_sample_type: PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_IND_JUMP

Thanks, Vince. Applied!

Cheers,

Michael

> Signed-off-by: Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@...ne.edu>
> 
> diff --git a/man2/perf_event_open.2 b/man2/perf_event_open.2
> index afdee49..cd49cbb 100644
> --- a/man2/perf_event_open.2
> +++ b/man2/perf_event_open.2
> @@ -1247,6 +1247,10 @@ Any return branch.
>  .B PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_IND_CALL
>  Indirect calls.
>  .TP
> +.BR PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_IND_JUMP " (since Linux 4.2)"
> +.\" commit c9fdfa14c3792c0160849c484e83aa57afd80ccc
> +Indirect jumps.
> +.TP
>  .BR PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COND " (since Linux 3.16)"
>  .\" commit bac52139f0b7ab31330e98fd87fc5a2664951050
>  Conditional branches.
> 


-- 
Michael Kerrisk
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