Re: [PATCH] perf, x86: try to handle unknown nmis with running perfctrs

Robert Richter
2010-08-10T19:05:55Z

On 10.08.10 13:24:51, Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:

> It gets masked on NMI arrival, at least for some models (Core Duo, P4,
> P6 M and I suspect more theh that, that was the reason oprofile has
> it, also there is a note in SDM V3a page 643).

Yes, that's right, I never noticed that. Maybe it is better to
implement the apic write it in model specific code then.

-Robert

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