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SubjectRe: [PATCH] perf/x86/intel: Drop kernel samples even though :u is specified
On Fri, May 19, 2017 at 08:06:09PM +0800, Jin, Yao wrote:
> SNIP
>
> > I would much rather see this in generic code, somewhere around
> > __perf_event_overflow() I suppose. That would retain proper accounting
> > for the interrupt rate etc..
> >
> > Also it would work for all architectures. Because I'm thinking more than
> > just x86 will suffer from skid.
> Yes, moving to generic code is better. Thanks for the suggestion! I will do
> that.
>
> > If you're really worried, I suppose you can put it behind a PERF_PMU_CAP
> > flag or something.
> I guess what you are suggesting is to add checking like:
>
> if (is_sampling_event(event)) {
> if (event->pmu->capabilities & PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_INTERRUPT) {
> return;
> }
> }

Ah, I was more thinking of something like PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_SKID or
something that would skip the test and preserve current behaviour.

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