Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 21 Oct 2015 18:52:52 +0200 | From | Peter Zijlstra <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] x86, perf: Use INST_RETIRED.PREC_DIST for cycles:pp on Skylake |
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On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 08:26:08AM -0700, Andi Kleen wrote: > So it turns out that UOPS_RETIRED.ALL+pebs only works by accident > on Skylake. It's not in the specification.
Accident or not, it works and you've tested it. Might as well keep it. Specs can be updated.
Also, even with the SNB 'hickup' they still haven't got the memo that cycles is important for PEBS ?
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