[PATCH V2 0/6] perf: New conditional branch filter

Anshuman Khandual khandual at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Sat Sep 21 16:41:38 EST 2013


On 08/30/2013 05:18 PM, Stephane Eranian wrote:
> 2013/8/30 Anshuman Khandual <khandual at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
>> >
>> >         This patchset is the re-spin of the original branch stack sampling
>> > patchset which introduced new PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COND filter. This patchset
>> > also enables SW based branch filtering support for PPC64 platforms which have
>> > branch stack sampling support. With this new enablement, the branch filter support
>> > for PPC64 platforms have been extended to include all these combinations discussed
>> > below with a sample test application program.
>> >
>> >
> I am trying to understand which HW has support for capturing the
> branches: PPC7 or PPC8.
> Then it seems you're saying that only PPC8 has the filtering support.
> On PPC7 you use the
> SW filter. Did I get this right?
> 
> I will look at the patch set.
> 

Hey Stephane,

Just wondering if you got a chance to go though the patchset ?

Regards
Anshuman



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