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Re: [perfmon] Re: perfmon2 TODO list (4/4)

From: "Frank Ch. Eigler" <fche at redhat dot com>
To: "Stone, Joshua I" <joshua dot i dot stone at intel dot com>
Cc: systemtap at sources dot redhat dot com
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 21:43:49 -0400
Subject: Re: [perfmon] Re: perfmon2 TODO list (4/4)
References: <CBDB88BFD06F7F408399DBCF8776B3DC06EFAF23@scsmsx403.amr.corp.intel.com>

Hi -

Josh wrote:

> Can libpfm enumerate the possible variations, so we know which
> candidates to ask for?

Even if it can't do it today, we will have ample time to get it added.

> [....]  I guess the only concern I have left is making sure that the
> PMC data we have match the processor we're loading on.  [...]

Absolutely.  Once we undertake cross-compilation seriously, we will
need to do similar assertions, for even basic things like "is module X
really loaded? (and if so, where?)".

- FChE

References:
- RE: [perfmon] Re: perfmon2 TODO list (4/4)
  - From: Stone, Joshua I

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