> >> This is x86 specific. Why not just try it out and in case of error > >> suggest checking > >> if pinned system-wide events exist (such as NMI watchdog on x86). that > >> would > >> be more generic. > > > > That's really complicated, i would have to tear down all state and then > > resubmit all the events. I think just checking the NMI watchdog is good > > enough. I couldn't give a sensible error message for the generic case > > anyways. > > > What about that fancy error reporting extension that was proposed a few months > back? It could help print a sensible error msg. Did it ever make it in?
AFAIK it's not in. Also even the extended error wouldn't know who installed a pinned counter. -Andi -- [email protected] -- Speaking for myself only. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
