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From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
To: Lin Ming <ming.m.lin@intel.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH -tip] perf: x86, add SandyBridge support
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* Lin Ming <ming.m.lin@intel.com> wrote:

> Adds SandyBridge support to perf.

Wondering, have you tested things like PEBS? You can do it via:

	perf record -e instructions:p -a sleep 10
	perf top -e instructions:p

('p' stands for 'precise')

Also, please list known limitations in the changelog.

Thanks,

	Ingo