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

From: Anshuman Khandual
Date: Sat Sep 21 2013 - 02:46:59 EST


On 09/21/2013 12:11 PM, Anshuman Khandual wrote:
> On 08/30/2013 05:18 PM, Stephane Eranian wrote:
>> 2013/8/30 Anshuman Khandual <khandual@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>
>>>> 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 ?


s/though/through/

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