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From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Subject: Re: perf: prctl(PR_TASK_PERF_EVENTS_DISABLE) has no effect
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:01:51 +0100
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* Andrew Steets <asteets@rgmadvisors.com> wrote:

> prctl(PR_TASK_PERF_EVENTS_DISABLE) doesn't appear to disable 
> perf event counters.  Here is a demonstration program:

btw., what's your usecase?

Thanks,

	Ingo