Hi,

On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Frederick Ryckbosch
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Using perfmon2 and AMD's IBS sampling technique I'm able to self
> monitor my application.
> I started from the smpl_amd64_ibs.c and notify_self.c examples.
>
> Using sample frequency 0xFFFF0 (as in the smpl_amd64_ibs.c example)
> everything works fine.
> However if I set the sample frequency any lower to eg 0x7FFFF0,

You meant 7FFF0, right?

> sometimes the application hangs.
> Using gdb, I can see it hangs on the read() call in the signal handler.
>
> Is it possible to use ibs in combination with self monitoring ?

I think so, though I have not tried this myself.

> Do I have to make an extra check in the signal handler to prevent
> hanging on the read() ?

No.

> Or am I just missing the point here ?
>
Would you mind sending me your example, so I can verify a few things?

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