linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V1 3/3] x86, bm: Add documentation on Intel Branch Monitoring

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Message-ID: <093f19ac-9fac-8ee8-7671-7b4d1807a9b8@infradead.org>
Date:   Sat, 11 Nov 2017 17:56:14 -0800
From:   Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:     Megha Dey <megha.dey@...ux.intel.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com,
        andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com, kstewart@...uxfoundation.org,
        yu-cheng.yu@...el.com, len.brown@...el.com,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, peterz@...radead.org, acme@...nel.org,
        alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com, jolsa@...hat.com,
        namhyung@...nel.org, vikas.shivappa@...ux.intel.com,
        pombredanne@...b.com, me@...ehuey.com, bp@...e.de,
        grzegorz.andrejczuk@...el.com, tony.luck@...el.com, corbet@....net,
        ravi.v.shankar@...el.com, megha.dey@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH V1 3/3] x86, bm: Add documentation on Intel Branch
 Monitoring

On 11/11/17 13:20, Megha Dey wrote:
> This patch adds the Documentation/x86/intel_bm.txt file with some
> information about Intel Branch monitoring.

> +4. Window count select: /sys/devices/intel-bm/window_cnt_sel
> +   Possible values are:
> +   ‘00 = instructions retired
> +   ‘01 = branches retired
> +   ‘10 = returned instructions retired
> +   ‘11 = indirect branch instructions retired
> +   By default, it has a value of 0.

Hi,

Is the 'xx binary notation?  If so, it would be nice to say so..
or whatever it is.

thanks,
-- 
~Randy