From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755746Ab3BRSsh (ORCPT ); Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:48:37 -0500 Received: from mga11.intel.com ([192.55.52.93]:10619 "EHLO mga11.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754753Ab3BRSsa (ORCPT ); Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:48:30 -0500 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.84,689,1355126400"; d="scan'208";a="292717927" From: Andi Kleen To: mingo@kernel.org Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Basic perf PMU support for Haswell v8 Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:48:02 -0800 Message-Id: <1361213287-7636-1-git-send-email-andi@firstfloor.org> X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.7.7.6 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org This is based on v7 of the full Haswell PMU support, but ported to the latest perf/core and stripped down to the bare bones Only for very extremly basic usage. Most interesting new features are not in this patchkit (full version is git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ak/linux-misc.git hsw/pmu5) Contains support for: - Basic Haswell PMU and PEBS support - Late unmasking of the PMI - Support for wide counters v2: Addressed Stephane's feedback. See individual patches for details. v3: now even more bite-sized. Qualifier constraints merged earlier. v4: Rename some variables, add some comments and other minor changes. Add some Reviewed/Tested-bys. v5: Address some minor review feedback. Port to latest perf/core v6: Add just some variable names, add comments, edit descriptions, some more testing, rebased to latest perf/core v7: Expand comment v8: Rename structure field. -Andi