Re: [PATCH v4 09/22] perf: Support overwrite mode for AUX area

[Alexander Shishkin]

Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Tue, Sep 09, 2014 at 02:53:42PM +0300, Alexander Shishkin wrote:
>
>> We can infer where the new data starts from the timestamps in the trace
>> stream, so the decoder can take care of it (and that's how it's done at
>> the moment).
>
> So that means the data stream can be read from arbitrary locations,
> right? I can imagine not all data streams are always readable like that
> (for instance the perf datastream is not).
>
> Does it make sense to have the driver provide head,tail for this mode?
> In your case you can simply provide whatever, but for those where it
> matters they can ensure consistent data such that the stream might be
> recoverable.

Yes, there's no reason not to, and some HW might indeed benefit from
this.

Regards,
--
Alex
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