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SubjectRe: [PATCH v3] perf tools: add support for libpfm4
On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 02:36:13PM -0700, Ian Rogers wrote:
> This patch links perf with the libpfm4 library if it is available and
> NO_LIBPFM4 isn't passed to the build. The libpfm4 library contains hardware
> event tables for all processors supported by perf_events. It is a helper
> library that helps convert from a symbolic event name to the event
> encoding required by the underlying kernel interface. This
> library is open-source and available from: http://perfmon2.sf.net.
>
> With this patch, it is possible to specify full hardware events
> by name. Hardware filters are also supported. Events must be
> specified via the --pfm-events and not -e option. Both options
> are active at the same time and it is possible to mix and match:
>
> $ perf stat --pfm-events inst_retired:any_p:c=1:i -e cycles ....
>
> v3 is against acme/perf/core removes a diagnostic warning
> v2 of this patch makes the --pfm-events man page documentation
> conditional on libpfm4 behing configured. It tidies some of the
> documentation and adds the feature test missed in the v1 patch.
>
> Author: Stephane Eranian <eranian@google.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>

hi,
is this the latest version? I can't apply it on Arnaldo's perf/core

jirka

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