Re: [patch] perf_counter: Add p6 PMU

[Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>]

On Tue, 2009-07-07 at 16:06 -0400, Vince Weaver wrote:
> OK, so I lied, I found time to throw together a p6 PMU patch.
> I've tested it on a Pentium III and it seems to be working.
> 
> I'm sure the patch still needs a lot of work.  I'm not sure how to 
> implement p6_pmu_enable_all().  There is no support for the various 
> cache-related counters.
> 
> The code is based on the info in the Intel Software Developer's Manual Vol 
> 3B, with some comments and code taken from the relevant perfmon2 patches.
> 
> There's a lot of overlap between the p6, intel, and amd methods.  Not sure 
> if it would be wise to merge up some of the common code.
> 
> I do have Pentium Pro, PII, and PIII hardware to test this on.  I also 
> have a Yonah-based laptop, but it might have architectural perfmon version 
> 1 despite being a p6-related core.
> 
> Let's hope this version of pine I am using doesn't do something stupid to 
> the whitespace in the patch.

Awesome, I'll try it on my pentium-3 mobile tomorrow.

Thanks!