Re: [PATCH v3 1/5] perf_event: introduce 'inject' event and get HZ

[Xiao Guangrong]

Stijn Devriendt wrote:
>> 'inject' event is a very useful feature and it's suggested by Ingo
>> [ See http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/12/28/31 ]
> 
> Is it possible to, instead of injecting a specific inject_event enum,
> pass a type/config pair (+task/cpu?) to inject the value of that
> specific event? Then the HZ could have it's own perf_event type.
> 

Until now, 'inject' event just trigger parameter/query events, if
you need sample cpu/task, you can use other event.

> This integrates better with what I'm struggling with right now:
> counters that are not ever incrementing but rather indicate
> a discrete value inside the kernel that might change both
> up and down. My dynticks knowledge is rather limited but
> if HZ might vary then this approach is definately worth it.
> 

dynticks not touch HZ at all as i know.

Thanks,
Xiao
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