On 10.11.07 21:32:39, Andi Kleen wrote: > It would be really good to extract a core perfmon and start with > that and then add stuff as it makes sense. > > e.g. core perfmon could be something simple like just support > to context switch state and initialize counters in a basic way > and perhaps get counter numbers for RDPMC in ring3 on x86[1]
Perhaps a core could provide also as much functionality so that Perfmon can be used with an *unpatched* kernel using loadable modules? One drawback with today's Perfmon is that it can not be used with a vanilla kernel. But maybe such a core is by far too complex for a first merge. -Robert -- Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Operating System Research Center email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
