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Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/9] perf tools: Introduce 'P' modifier
To: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org>
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On 10/5/15 12:06 PM, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> The 'P' will cause the event to get maximum possible
> detected precise level.
>
> Following record:
>    $ perf record -e cycles:P ...
>
> will detect maximum precise level for 'cycles' event
> and use it.
>

Does the end result (which precise level is used) get saved to the 
header and displayed to the user properly?