Re: [PATCH 1/3] perf/x86/intel: output LBR support statement after validation

From: Andi Kleen
Date: Wed Jun 08 2016 - 05:09:01 EST


> Ok, so you're saying that syscall and int are not causing LBR callstack to
> record an entry. If that is the case, then a rfi should not cause a pop of the
> last LBR entry. Is that right?

rfi = ?

But likely yes. There shouldn't be any ring 0 branches in the callstack LBR,
as long as the patch forcing it to ring 3 is still there.

-Andi

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