Re: [PATCH] perf/x86: check ucode before disabling PEBS on SandyBridge

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 06/13/2012 01:38 AM, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Tue, 2012-06-12 at 13:58 -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>>  even things like Nehalem + Westmere in the same system
> 
> Uhm,.. how well do you expect Linux to run on a franken-system like
> that? I'm pretty sure perf will malfunction in such a setup.
> 

perf might, but I have seen such frankensystems in the field and they
work (although I haven't seen that particular combo, I have to admit.)

	-hpa

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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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