Re: [PATCH 2/4] perf, x86: Report TSX transaction abort cost asweight

From: Andi Kleen
Date: Tue Aug 13 2013 - 14:25:25 EST


> Make it a bigger mess: :-)

Ok. Only the second union is enough, it only needs the flags,
not the cycles.

>
> struct hsw_tsx_abort_info {
> union {
> u64 value;
> struct {
> u32 cycles_last_tx;
> union {
> };
>
> Also, I think your patch is 'broken' in that it dumps the reserved bits
> out to userspace and this brand spanking new SDM doesn't say they're 0.

Will fix.

> __intel_pmu_pebs_event() isn't getting any prettier with all those
> pebs_format tests; but I'm not seeing anything to really fix that.

Ok. Are you merging your patch with these changes (fll, union)
or should I send a new one?

-Andi

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