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On Tue, Nov 04, 2014 at 03:25:27PM +0000, Pawel Moll wrote:
> Very good idea, should have came up with it myself :-)
> 
> Does __setup("perf_use_local_clock") sound reasonable?

Would not the 'module' already prefix a perf.? I never quite know how
all that works out. But sure, that works.

> Then we have to
> decide whether to hide the sysctl "perf_sample_time_clk_id" (my
> preferred option, will see how difficult it is) or just provide an
> invalid clock_id (eg. -1) in it.

invalid clock id is fine with me, although I suppose the clock people
might have an oh-pinion ;-)