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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2] perf/x86/intel: ignore CondChgd bit to avoid false NMI handling
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From: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] perf/x86/intel: ignore CondChgd bit to avoid false NMI handling
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:22:24 -0700

>>
>> I'm also interested in the behaviour of CondChgd bit on Ivy Bridge processors.
>
> The intended meaning of CondChgd is that a hardware debugger has taken over the
> PMU. It shouldn't really be set in other circumstances.
>

Thanks for your explanation.

The hardware debugger you mean is a kind of ITP?

> I think right now for perf it would be best to just ignore it.
>
> In theory could stop using the PMU, but if some BIOS set it it would
> completely disable perf there. So better to just ignore it.
>

I'll reflect this information in the patch description.

--
Thanks.
HATAYAMA, Daisuke



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