From: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
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Subject: [PATCH] perf_event_open.2: 4.9 PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_DRV_CONFIGS support
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 11:09:25 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1470935365-2097-1-git-send-email-mathieu.poirier@linaro.org> (raw)
This manpage patch relates to the addition of the
PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_DRV_CONFIGS ioctl.
link: http://www.spinics.net/lists/kernel/msg2318998.html
Signed-off-by: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
---
man2/perf_event_open.2 | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/man2/perf_event_open.2 b/man2/perf_event_open.2
index 3c894ccd1209..315b6a91079a 100644
--- a/man2/perf_event_open.2
+++ b/man2/perf_event_open.2
@@ -2732,6 +2732,12 @@ The argument is a BPF program file descriptor that was created by
a previous
.BR bpf (2)
system call.
+.TP
+.BR PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_DRV_CONFIGS " (since Linux 4.9)"
+This makes it possible to pass configuration parameters to PMU drivers.
+Configuration parameters are specific to each drivers.
+
+The argument is a pointer to the desired configuration parameters.
.SS Using prctl
A process can enable or disable all the event groups that are
attached to it using the
--
2.7.4
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2016-08-11 17:09 Mathieu Poirier [this message]
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2016-08-12 16:52 ` [PATCH] perf_event_open.2: 4.9 PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_DRV_CONFIGS support Vince Weaver
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2016-08-12 17:56 ` Mathieu Poirier
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2016-08-12 20:31 ` Vince Weaver
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2016-08-12 20:47 ` Mathieu Poirier
2016-10-21 6:50 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
[not found] ` <7c5322b9-51f1-2cb3-4aa5-6cc21b90baed-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2016-10-21 14:22 ` Mathieu Poirier
2016-08-12 17:57 ` Vince Weaver
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2016-08-12 18:02 ` Mathieu Poirier
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