Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:50:46 +0200 | From | Ingo Molnar <> | Subject | Re: [tip:perfcounters/core] perf_counter: x86: Fix call-chain support to use NMI-safe methods |
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* Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@polymtl.ca> wrote:
> I guess. However, having the ability to call module code in NMI > handler context [...]
I dont think we really want to execute module-provided code from NMI handlers. NMI context is pretty tricky to begin with. (Yes, i know it's possible via nmi notifiers or modular oprofile but it's a really bad practice IMHO.)
Ingo
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