Re: [PATCH -v3] perf, x86: try to handle unknown nmis with running perfctrs

From: Cyrill Gorcunov
Date: Thu Aug 26 2010 - 05:18:42 EST


On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 1:00 PM, Robert Richter <robert.richter@xxxxxxx> wrote:
...
>
> This could also be a race in the counter handling code, or we do not
> proper count the number of handled counters. Maybe 2 counters actually
> fired but we only noticed one counter and then accidentially cleared
> the 2nd without processing it.
>
> -Robert
>

Any chance to get it tested on P4 machine since it has a bit
different design?

Cyrill
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