Hi Dan,
Thanks for the idea. I already have a perfmon2 kernel patch to work
with, but using libpfm for the native event info sounds like a good idea
for now... it would allow me to test that portion of libpfm via the PAPI
tests instead of writing a bunch of new ones.
Regards,
- Corey
> "Dan Terpstra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 07/18/2007 08:53:07 AM:
>
>> Corey -
>> One other direction that may be of interest:
>> Libpfm can be implemented independently from the Perfmon2 kernel patch.
>> The current PAPI cvs HEAD for most x86 actually uses libpfm for native
> event
>> info and perfctr to actually control the hardware. All that's required
> is a
>> thin conversion layer between libpfm and perfctr.
>> That's one possible way to split the port into two independent steps...
>> That way you can build and test libpfm and then use it to test a kernel
>> patch.
>> - d
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:perfmon-
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Corey Ashford
>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 7:43 PM
>>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> Subject: [perfmon] Update to testsuite for perfmon2?
>>>
>>> Hi folks,
>>>
>>> Back on November 1st of 2006, Will Cohen posted to this mailing list a
>>> test suite for perfmon2 (Subject: [perfmon] testing perfmon/libpfm)
>>>
>>> Has there been an update to this test suite? And if so, how may I
>>> obtain it?
>>>
>>> Currently, I am looking for some tests that exercise libpfm well.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> - Corey
>>>
>>>
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