* Andy Lutomirski <l...@amacapital.net> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 10:55 AM, Andi Kleen <a...@firstfloor.org> wrote:
>
> >> I'm suggesting a perf event option, just like the way that PEBS
> >> works.
> >
> > Right now it's a somewhat experimental feature and just having the
> > sysctl is fine. [...]
NACKed-by: Ingo Molnar <mi...@kernel.org>
> > [...] If it turns out that is what everyone uses such an option
> > could be still added later.
>
> I'm a bit worried that the syscall will be stuck as ABI forever,
> though. Its presence will make adding a different configuration
> mechanism awkward.
The sysctl is a usability non-starter, obviously.
Thanks,
Ingo
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