Re: [PATCH] Support for perf on AMD family17h processors

[Natarajan, Janakarajan]

On 11/17/2016 12:46 AM, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> * Janakarajan Natarajan <Janakarajan.Natarajan@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > This patch enables perf core PMU support for AMD family17h processors. In
> > family17h, there is no PMC-event constraint. All events, irrespective of the
> > type, can be measured using any of the performance counters.
> BTW., that's a very nice hardware design that simplifies counter constraints and
> scheduling!
>
> Does Fam17h have 6 generic counters per core, like Fam15h?
Yes. Fam17h has 6 generic core counters.
> Thanks,
>
> 	Ingo