Re: [PATCH V5 4/8] perf/x86/intel/uncore: add new data structures for free running counters

From: Andi Kleen
Date: Fri Jan 19 2018 - 15:24:37 EST


> Oh, think a bit more.
> I think we cannot do the same thing as we did for CPU PMU's fixed counters.
>
> The counters here are free running counters. They cannot be start/stop.

Yes free running counter have completely different semantics. They
need a separate event code.

-Andi