linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 3/4] perf, tools: Add support for printing new mem

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Message-ID: <20170823140032.GE28715@tassilo.jf.intel.com>
Date:   Wed, 23 Aug 2017 07:00:32 -0700
From:   Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
Cc:     Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, peterz@...radead.org,
        acme@...nel.org, jolsa@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Joe Mario <jmario@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 3/4] perf, tools: Add support for printing new
 mem_info encodings

> Andi,
> how is this 'Remote' different from the remote levels in mem_lvl?
> 
>         "Remote RAM (1 hop)",
>         "Remote RAM (2 hops)",
>         "Remote Cache (1 hop)",
>         "Remote Cache (2 hops)",

It applies to any other level. This is needed to express
"Remote unknown level", as is reported by Skylake.

-Andi