Yup. The performance community started calling it PCL for shorthand, but the kernel guys are generally referring to it as perf_counters. - d
> -----Original Message----- > From: Drongowski, Paul [mailto:paul.drongow...@amd.com] > Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 3:49 PM > To: Godmar Back > Cc: perfmon2-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [perfmon2] questions about perfmon2 > > I think we're referring to the same kernel feature: > > http://people.redhat.com/mingo/perfcounters/ > http://lwn.net/Articles/315944/ > > > -- pj > > -----Original Message----- > From: Godmar Back [mailto:god...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 5:29 PM > To: Drongowski, Paul > Cc: perfmon2-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [perfmon2] questions about perfmon2 > > On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 4:59 PM, Drongowski, Paul > <paul.drongow...@amd.com> wrote: > > > > We're keeping an eye on Performance Counters for > > Linux (PCL), adoption of PCL by OProfile, etc. It'll > > take a little while for the whole situation to shake out. > > What is PCL? Is this the same as perf_counters (the system/interface > that was adopted into the mainline kernel, according to Stephane?) > > Normally, I could answer this question via a simple google search - > however, because the terms are so generic and so similar, I wasn't > able to this time. > > - Godmar > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA > is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your > developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay > ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9-12, 2009. Register > now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf > _______________________________________________ > perfmon2-devel mailing list > perfmon2-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/perfmon2-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9-12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf _______________________________________________ perfmon2-devel mailing list perfmon2-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/perfmon2-devel
