Re: [PATCH v5 10/13] perf stat: Use affinity for opening events

Andi Kleen
2019-11-11T17:02:32Z

> > #include <linux/time64.h>
> > @@ -440,6 +441,7 @@ static enum counter_recovery stat_handle_error(struct evsel *counter)
> > ui__warning("%s event is not supported by the kernel.\n",
> > perf_evsel__name(counter));
> > counter->supported = false;
> > + counter->errored = true;
>
> how is errored different from supported?
> why can't you use it?

errored means that the event is still partially open, while supported means it is
closed. While I guess it could be combined it seems cleaner to keep them
separate.

-Andi