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

From: Peter Zijlstra
Date: Tue Sep 09 2014 - 04:33:38 EST


On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 03:36:06PM +0300, Alexander Shishkin wrote:
> This adds support for overwrite mode in the AUX area, which means "keep
> collecting data till you're stopped". It does not depend on data buffer's
> overwrite mode, so that it doesn't lose sideband data that is instrumental
> for processing AUX data.

This patch is out of order as well, it would've made sense right after
the other aux buffer patch. Also, its not specified (and I can't find it
in the patch) how it _is_ set. The Changelog above only says how it is
not.

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